Each child could add only one line to the story. Their names are shown in parenthesis.

THE STORY

Jaden went to the carnival . . .
He rode the ponies (Annie). Which took him to a magical fluffy land. (Brianna) The fluffyness was made of clouds and cotton candy. (Mathew) He quickly ran into a pink dragon and they became friends (Velia) The dragon, so large and frightening, was actually quite friendly. (Elena) He told Jaden his name was Pete, and revealed he had magical powers. (Chanel)

The dragon gave Jaden a ride on his back. (Mor) They soared through the clouds and finally stopped at the dragon’s house. (Mar) Quickly making their way into the house, they looked for food to cook. (Cynthia) They decided to make stacks of pancakes smothered and drenched in the most magnificent and powerful maple syrup. (Jordan) When they ate them, they turned invisible. (Chris) They could walk through walls. (Nate) But it only lasted three hours. (Sydney)

Because it only lasted three hours, they decided to take a nap! (Sadie) After their nap, they went to go look for food. (J) Once they woke up, they started walking through the magical forest. (Ava) Then they found Chuck Norris. (Dillon) And he gave them a potato. (Daniel) After eating the potato they were able to shoot missiles out of their fingers. (Warren) Every time they ate more potatoes, they grew stronger and heavier missiles! (?) Jaden and the dragon stopped eating potatoes and started eating carrots, which allowed them to have x-ray vision. (Lydia) So then they see through everything and anyone. (Ashley) So they snuck around and scared people. (Elaina) Then they made a magic hideout. (Lili) They made plans and magic potions. (Sofia) They experimented with the potions. (Marco). They used them to heal the sick. (Hannah) The end!

"This is the scene where Miguel and Lucy are walking to the house across the street from Lucky's home to ask if they can get the lady's old push lawn mower for the Scrap Metal contest." Katelyn

"My favorite book is V for Victory, because it's inspiring to read about wars. I think it would be super fun to be a kid in the 1940s because there were a lot of contests and I am very competitive. Also, I would love to, like in V for Victory, have my family run a store and me helping out." Sadie, age 11

"My favorite book is Which and Wizard, because it tells how imporant my self is. I like fiction adventure kind of books. Adventure gives me energy. Like I'm traveling with the books. " Hynsoon, age 11

"My favorite book is Scarlett, because it has a lot of description about the scenery and the characters. I like to read fiction books, because I am always dreaming, and when I'm dreaming, I feel like the characters are alive." Taylor, age 13

"I would love to be a kid in the 1940s because I've loved the way they were dressed. I also want to know more about how they lived." Tannia, age 11

Thank you to all our Summer Book Club participants! I enjoyed all of your entries and it was hard to choose which to feature, but here are the few I selected from each category. I hope you'll all participate in our Book Club next time and enter again!

CINQUAIN POEMS:

V for Victory:

Alfonso
Battle Medic
Lost his arm
Is a smart man
Hero

by Nathan Kinard, age 13

Worker
Collecting Scrap
Finds new friends
Wants his brother home
Miguel

by Nathan Kinard, age 13

Doing My Part:

Train
Leave home
Love in air
Think about to much
Gone

by Renee Cline, age 10

This scene is from Doing My Part. The bubble says, "I'll do proud in the army. Maybe I'll even bring home a medal."

This scene is from The No-No Boys.

"This is Arleen. She is 10 years old. She is a good friend to Helen but she is very goofy. She helps Helen by stopping Mrs. Osthoff to move some where. She does this by persuading her to come back because of Helen. Arleen knows Mrs. Osthoff because Helen told her about Mrs. Osthoff.

She knew that Mrs. Osthoff was moving because she lived next to her house and woke up early. She saw Mrs. Osthoff going out with a sutcase, so she stops her even though she still has her pajamas on. It made Helen happy because Mrs. Osthoff didn't move away."

"I think there should be a dog that follows one of the boys around. He would be brown and black. The boys would love him. His name would be tickle."