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"Alison the mermaid lived near the beach in New York City with her mermaid friends and her pet dolphin, Candy. She liked to play catch with Candy using blue and pink seashells. Alison loved…

"Wax Paper People / Shake their heads at them / Them that wish to hide / Behind a Wax Paper Mask / Wax Paper People / Whose footsteps are adored / Whose movements are…

"So she followed the ghost into the basement. It was a dark room, and she’d never been in there because it was too scary. She walked after the ghost, and the ghost showed her…

"Monday at dance, I lost my pants / Tuesday at art, I had to fart / Wednesday at track, I lost my backpack"

"We got left here. Boss brought only you. I’m just a hand-me-down. Boss’s cousin used to wear me everywhere! I want a chance to be worn again."

"I know how wind whistles, / I know how leaves speak, / I know how snow dances down / from the highest peak"

"LeBron’s mom had been away in Florida for three months, and his dad was always working. LeBron had been playing since his mom went to Florida -- without any bathroom breaks or interruptions. His…

"'This column was carved in 3000 B.C.E,' the tour guide responded. 'This column will be moving to the Natural History Museum in D.C. in two days, so please come and see it before it’s…

"But as we got closer, we realized he looked dead - but he was alive. His body made spastic movements, going crazy for sure. So we grabbed a bottle of gas and began walking…

"Robert was a patient in a hospital named the Seanol. Robert had gone horrific. He vapidly killed his daughter and wife. He tried running off to the neighbor’s house, but the police had beaten…

"Once upon a time, there was a butter named Butter. One day, he got eaten by a man. Then he died. Then there was another butter."

The quiet river whispers to me "'Wait and the future will come to / you, goodbye goodbye' and the whisper / Grows fainter, fainter, and fainter still until / The whisper disappears. / Oh…

"Once upon a time, there were three witches. Their names were Violet, Aliss, and Kate. They all had magic wands, and the three witches had special magic spells, and a special magic school."

"The way that they / flicker / Then back / FLASH / Like the candlelight / Seems they never eat, / Never sleep -- / Just flicker / Dart out of sight / Flicker…

"You might want to stay close to me because the bullies are coming."

"Sitting by the window / I hear the cuckoo sing / I see the pink buds bloom / I see the weeds in the noon / I hear the kids in the park /…

"S - unny days with lots of kids / U - mbrellas are not needed anymore from the rain, they’re needed for the sun / M - ilkshakes are all around"

"We ran away as fast as we could but then one of them caught Chip, because her legs were smaller. So, I decided to give up and let them take us because they took…

Fed up with all of this nonsense, Stem stood up on the bed and jumped off of the bed. [[Bad Idea.]] Whatever was [[laughing earlier]] grabbed his ankle and pulled him under. Stem fell…

"At first, Timmy was like, 'What in the world is that?' Then, something very odd happened. It jumped on him, and more things came over. It felt slimy but heavy. As more things jumped…

"Days passed before they realized / I hadn’t used their strategy / My tree was bursting larger, / Larger than everyone else / They shot me looks / And evil glances / I left…

"It was a tiny human and he had a stick, a hat, boots, clothes, and a jacket that seemed a bit too big. The human looked up at me while I stared at him…

"Stala had never taken a swimming lesson in her life. When she looked down, she saw a shimmery, blue-purple tail beneath her. Somehow, she knew this had always been a part of her, and…

"When he woke up, he was a dinosaur in prehistoric times! He had switched places and needed to get out of there before the asteroid that killed all the dinosaurs really killed him. His…

"I walk into the halls with my head up high. This year was going to be better, I thought. I was driven out of my school in California. It was all because of me…

"Kendall quickly runs outside and sees her bus leaving. 'Oh shoot!' says Kendall. Kendall goes back in the house and runs up the stairs to her room and gets her headphones, phone, and backpack.…

Hey, I meow, / Aren’t I a funny cat? / But all Miss’s friends do / Is sometimes ruffle my hair /And turn back to the cats / That are somehow so interesting. /…

"I heard someone screaming in the distance. This isn’t your life, Brooklyn. It’s okay, it has to be a mistake. But I realized that it wasn’t mistaken. It was all real. My limp body…

"Then it was the next day of school, and DEBBY and LENA were still mad at each other, and they never looked at each other or talked when they were in the same room."

"After our dear friend / water bottle / bowling pin / Starbucks cup substitute, Flynn Pin"

"JOHN gets sledge hammer. JOHN makes holes in the walls. BOB gets out of wall. BOB lights match and gets back to work. BOB trips over brick and drops match into hole."

"Haunted house looks regular outside / Behind those walls there are spooky sights / You opened doors / You don’t say a lie / The doorbell rings / Ping-pong-ping-pong / The piano plays its…

"Then, they got sent back in time, and they fainted.When they woke up, they found themselves in a nest. It looked like a tropical area… a dinosaur nest! They bolted out of the nest!"

"Hello, Sydney, Elsa, and Lindy! I have trapped you here because Sydney’s parents stole diamonds from me. Then, they turned me to the police and gave the diamonds to them too! I have kidnapped…

" She was so mad, but she felt relaxed after she kicked his butt. In the world of friendliness, you couldn’t be mad, but over here, you could! She was so relaxed that she…

"It’s a dark night tonight, but the sky is clear, and for the first time in a long time, I can see the stars. I duck out of my tent into camp and view…

"Sherman walked the streets alone, like he always did. He wondered what time of day it was, but he didn’t even know. The sun never came up anymore, the stars never came out."

"She was going to get her most favorite thing in the world: a necklace to make her the queen of every town, village, and kingdom. Then she found it and put it on."

"Once upon a time, there was a princess who got turned into a mermaid. Her name was Jamie. Her legs turned into a blue tail! She was confused, she didn’t understand what happened."

"The day my mom sued the school was AWESOME! Well, for me, awesome, but for her, 'terrible.' I mean it’s not like I meant to tick the bully off so much that he headbutted…

"Clown was also mad because he lost money. Since the mouse died before Clown got to the circus, now he couldn’t do his magic trick where he made the mouse disappear."

"Finally, as they pass by, you jump out and make them scream their pants off. Then, you block them, so that they don’t run away. Now, here comes the best part!"

"Once upon a time a girl slapped me. I started crying, and I peed my pants. I told the teacher and she said, 'As long as I get my vacation and get paid, I…

"I was laying on a bed, in a room, not knowing where I was, or even who I was. The room was a bright lime color, just the kind that could burn your eyes…

"Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Jake with future senses, although he no had clue he had them. One day, he had dream about a video game. In the dream,…

"Suddenly an arrow flew from a bow and killed him. Someone killed Silverback because they thought he had the $100 bill. People came rushing towards Silverback, searching his coat."

"Pie is good / Pi has infinite numbers / Pie can have varieties"

"'Okay, I’m ready if you guys are,' I said, handing the girl holding a flute my talent show sign-up sheet. 'Here. Pass it on when you’re done.' The girl pushed her hair behind her…

"I couldn’t believe I was actually doing this. Touching the car without wiping it down with baby wipes 17-18 times, then making it dry in the sun, wiping it down again, then getting waterproof…

"It’s been three years since. I don’t want to be a human again because humans are boring. I was 24 when the wizard cursed me. Now I’m 156 years old in zombie years."

"Cheetahs are the best / They never get dressed / Cheetahs are endangered / They are not strangers"

"Mason Sheppard. Pretty much the opposite of the poster boy almost every kid wanted to be. Whiny, stupid, and spoiled."

"I cannot go to school today / Said little Peggy Ann Mikay / I have the measles and the mumps / A gash a rash the purple bumps"

"Dan the Baker loved baking cakes for the town. People always came in to buy his cakes. Until, starting last week, Dan woke up and saw wrecked cakes."

"I’m lazy. I know that. I’m nosy. I know that. But I didn’t realize being me, the lazy, lying sixth grader, would change my life."

"It happened again. The masked man was back. Lin ran up the stairs as fast as he could. He heard a deep, dark voice say, 'You can run, but you can’t hide!' Lin slithered…

"Today is a day of death. I could feel it in my bones as I lay down on the cold stone floor, each slab cut to my exact specifications to fit together perfectly as…

"Smoldering Embers"

"Everyone in town thought that I was very strange. They never saw me, they never knew where I was, and the only thing they thought they knew about me was where I was staying.…

"It was at 14223 Devil’s Park. / It was just a plain park. There were two people at the store, and they told me, 'Break your face if you steal!'"