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One recurring message in flying lessons and other stories is to always be patient. One example is in the first story titled "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium." In the story the main character is very patient and drives at five AM every morning with his dad to his work so he can play basketball. In his first few weeks he never even gets a second of playing time. But then eventually he gets a chance and he plays great and he gets to play for the rest of the summer instead of just watching the games over and over again. Another example of being patient is in Flying Lessons when the main character Santosh goes on a trip with his grandmother. Santosh is not the biggest fan of his mother nor the trip as he just sits around hoping somebody will play with him and eventually he "accidentally" meets somebody named Carlos, when a ball hits him. And thanks to his Grandmother Carlos and him end up talking a few days later and really get to know each other and become friends. In both my examples the main characters are being patient and then something great comes there way.

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My favorite story in the book flying lessons was "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court Into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" by Matt de la Pena. This was my favorite story because this story I can much relate to. Whether it's baseball or basketball I always want to push through to try to become really good at it. The main theme in this story in my opinion is that you never know when your name will get called so you always have to be ready for anything. In this story the main character ends up convincing his dad to let him ride in his dad's car at 5am then walk five miles everyday. He did this every single day but nobody was going to let him play so he did not get a chance to play. Many weeks later he has the chance to prove himself when his favorite player Dante calls him out wondering why he still comes if he never gets a chance to play he then says he just wants to play and Dante lets him take his spot. He ends up doing great and another person ends up offering him a spot on his team and he plays for the rest of the summer. In the story the main character was patient even thought he never even knew if he would get to play. He stayed at the gym because he loved the game and was always ready for his name to be called.

By Alex Keplinger

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I think it's important we should learn about Omar's story because Omar has a unique story about his life and using persistence to get to go to America. Omar used that grit even after he got to the US and worked to go to college and be very successful in life, despite having a really hard time growing up.  We should learn from Omar that when things seem really bad, something great can always happen.  For example, Omar thought he was leaving his mother behind when he left the refugee camp behind, but eventually he found her. Overall, I think Omar's story teaches us a lot about the power of persistence.

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My favorite story was Sol Painting, Inc because I could understand the main character, Merci’s, point of view and disgust with the way he and his dad were treated. It taught a lesson about how sometime situations are unfair.  Students at the school did not respect the work Merci and his dad were doing for Seaward Pines.  Merci has a lot of respect for his dad and his painting company and dreams one day to own the company with his dad. He is proud of his dad’s work and he loves the chance to work with his dad and make money. I felt really terrible for him when wealthy students ruined his work.

This story stood out to me because it talks about class in our society. The sports girls at this wealthy private school did not respect the work of a painter and this made Merci really upset. After they ruined Merci’s painting of the red door in their gym he thought on page 55, “I feel like I’ve been slapped. An ugly coldness creeps up from my stomach as we stand there in silence. Perdon? Excuse-oh man? Do they think we don’t speak English? Do they think we don’t speak English. And even if we didn’t, would that make their silly apology any better?” This shows me that everyone takes pride in their work and we need to be thankful for all different types of jobs that people do in our society. These girls made Merci and his dad feel invisible.

Furthermore, Merci did not understand why his dad did not stand up for himself in front of the students and the administrator. His dad swallowed his pride and cleaned up the girls mess of his work. At the end of the chapter, I learned that his dad acted like and invisible person for his son. Merci would be able to attend a good school and get a good education.

One theme through the many short stories was the theme of understanding is persevering and following your dreams even when things hard, you need to keep trying. I also liked the diversity of the different stories. Each story came from a different point of view with a unique situation that the main character had to overcome. This included wanting to be a basketball star, having a significant disability, and being a young girl in a difficult situation.

By Ryan K

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I love how Brendan Slocumb included many vowels in his story “The Violin Conspiracy”, it really helped me fully experience the book. I also liked how he used the main character’s thoughts to enhance the story. My favorite quote in the book was “Alone, we are a solitary violin, a lonely flute, a trumpet singing in the dark. Together, we are a symphony.” , because it shows the importance of teamwork. I would recommend this book to a friend because it is a emotional roller coaster and it is very well written.

Conrad

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The book “The violin conspiracy” is about a young man named Raymond McMillan (who is also the storyteller) who aspires to be a professional violinist. He starts his journey at his school where he faces racist conflicts. Not only does he face racial issues he also faces family problems his mom and most of his family doesn’t believe in his dream and tells him to quit. Later on a trip to his grandma Raymond finds his great grandfathers long lost violin, after getting it cleaned Raymond finds out that it is a rare violin worth millions of dollars. Right after that a few people claim it was theirs including Raymond’s family. Raymond was sued multiple times. Then the worst thing possible happens the violin was stolen right before a huge competition.

What I think is going to happen is that the people suing him stole the violin and that Raymond is going to get it back right before the competition and then win it.

Conrad

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One repeating motif I noticed throughout the short stories in the book flying lessons is characters learning a deeper meaning about themselves/self discovery. For example in the short story “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium” The court helps the main character learn who he wants to be. Another example is in “Flying Lessons” when the main character quotes “I can have all the success in the world, but no one will ever like me.” He comes to realize he wants to change who is. He then goes on to make a new friend with the help of his grandma.

Conrad

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I just finished the book When Stars Are Scattered.

In the book, When Stars Are Scattered, I recognized a theme. The theme is that in difficult times, friends and family support one another. And in the end you have good times, and you get what you worked for. Omar lived in a refugee camp, which was not a very good place. Omar’s life wasn’t that great either while Omar was living in the refugee camp, he did not have a lot of food or water. He even did not have a very good bed to sleep. One day a guy came to Omar and said, “Hello there Omar, we would like you to join our school,” Omar said, “I don’t know because who is going to watch over my younger brother?” The guy said that he would be perfectly fine, but Omar didn’t know what to say, so Omar agreed. In this part of the story Omar made the right choice because going to school could improve a lot of things in his life. When Omar started school, he had no clue on what they were doing because at school everything they were doing was in English. When days and weeks past he was getting used to it, some days he would get super stressed about his day and his friends and family would support him by giving him hugs and calming him down. One day there was a test that could help him so much in is academic future, but he had no idea. So, on his way home a girl named Marium who was one of his classmates appeared convinced Omar to study and take the test. So, Omar and the Marium got right to work on studying hard and she pushed him every day. Finally, the day came and he passed his test. Omar even had a chance to go to America to live a better life with Hassan. So, they got their chance to go to America, and this was because of all the hard work that Omar went through with his friends and family pushing him. It paid off in the end. Omar and Hassan lived in America and lived a better life.

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My favorite story in the book flying lessons was the short story was “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium” Because it highlights the trait building and learning of the main character as he learns multiple important life lessons from and observes the older people at the court he played at. I also liked how the “ordinary hoop court” majorly impacted the main characters traits and taught him many life lessons.

Conrad

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The Diaz family has a weekly appointment because: it’s the only night that Stella’s mom can leave work early to be with Stella and her brother Nick and cook dinner for them. And I don’t have any thing similar in my family, I mean I don’t think so.

The foods connected to my heritage I eat in my family are: well there are two types of food in my family. The two types of food are Jewish and Israeli, they’re quite different. At Beth El which is basically a church for those who are Jewish, I eat some  Israeli food. Hummus and falafel are some of the top Israeli foods in Israel. Jewish food every day in Israel, but it’s most commonly on Jewish holidays. Jewish holidays include Hanukkah, Passover, roshhashana, and many more. on hanukkah the jewish food is challah, grape juice or wine, latkes, doughnuts or anything with oil. passover we eat parsley in salt water, matza, and no bread. On roshhashana we eat round challah, apples and honey, and grape juice.

Stella  has a difficulty speaking because: when Stella moved from Mexico to Chicago she didn’t know much English  but, at school Stella took a special class that helped her learn hard words and other words too.

If I wrote a story it would be about: well I usually write about animals and pets, in fact I’m somewhat working on my first book series. My first book is called “adoption!” And my series is called “Cinnamon, Buns, and  Alyssa”

Stella was inspired by an author she see’s at the library and wants to be an author too, what do you dream of doing or being: I want to be a designer of some sort because well I don’t really know why but, I’m really into it. In fact once I finish this I’m going to use Canva to design stuff.

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My favorite story in Flying Lessons is "How to Transform and Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium" because is shows how you can learn the importance of life lessons in unexpected places. in the story, the main character plays basketball with older guys, even though it seem like just a game he starts to understand thing like teamwork, respect, and growing up. In addition, I liked how the court became more than just a place to play it turned into where the main character learned who he wanted to be.

-Beau Bowers

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I loved how Sharon M. Draper used adjectives to convey Melody's emotions and thoughts. My favorite quote from Out of My Heart is, “I noticed that kid Noah looking right at me. And smiling. Right at me. How was this even possible?” I would definitely recommend this book to a friend because it has a really amazing emotional adventure.

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I just finished reading When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed. Two posible themes for the book are: in difficult times friends and family support each other, and good things come to those who wait. The story show the when in difficult times friend and family support each other because in the beginning Omar skips school to help his brother. Also he does a lot of tasks like cleaning and fetching water and food to support his brother and foster mom through the book. This shows that he is committing to helping his family and doesn’t mind being teased for it.The story also shows the second theme of good things come to those who wait. It shows this theme when Omar and his brother wait seven years to be resettled in the US but all the waiting finally pays off when they finally get resettled. This shows the second theme because most people would have given up about Omar kept waiting and it payed of with the extraordinary chance of being resettled in America.

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This summer I read Hoops. It was so good. It's about a girl named Judy (the one in 13)that always watched the boys play basketball. She wanted a girls basketball team. Later in the school year they announced that they would have a girls basket ball team. What they did not say is that they would be treated differently. While the boys team had a bus ,food and jerseys even. The girls team had none of that not even jerseys. they practiced in the old elementary court and didn't even have a coach. Until the art teacher stepped in and became there coach. At their 3rd game they got jerseys finally!!! It is such a good book I definitely recommend it!

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Out of My Heart by Sharon.M Draper Entry #1

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Out of My Heart is a sequel to Out of My Mind, where Melody Brooks, who has Cerebral Palsy, is the main character and narrator. Out of My Heart is about Melody going to summer camp, but it is designed for people who have disabilities. I think that Melody will find new friends at the camp and find a crush.

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I loved how Kwame Alexander used font size and bolding to show words that have emotion behind them. I also enjoyed how Kwame used a poetry writing format instead of the traditional novel format with paragraphs. My favorite quote from Crossover was, “A loss is inevitable, like snow in winter. True champions learn to dance through the storm.” I would recommend this book to a friend because I know that most of my friends have a passion for basketball.

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Crossover is about the main character and narrator, Josh Bell, and how he plays basketball like it's his job. Josh Bell loves to play basketball with his dad and brother, Jordan Bell. But after Josh’s brother gets a girlfriend, Jordan starts to think less of Josh and basketball, and more of his girlfriends. Josh does not like that fact and accidentally throws a basketball at Jordan’s stomach at full force. Even though he was only a few feet away. I think that Jordan and Josh will become true brothers again because of how much they share a love for basketball.

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I loved how John David Anderson used adjectives and his storytelling humor to show what the future might be like if aliens came into contact with Earth. My favorite quote from Stowaway was my Bastian Black, “That…..is why………we……broke up…”. I would highly recommend this book to a friend because it has amazing comedy and action that will entertain you while you read the book, which is about 300 pages. That is a lot of entertainment.

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Stowaway is about the main character, Leo, and how he stows away onto a spaceship called the Icarus with a crew of space pirates. The Aykarians, an alien group, and the Djarik, yet another alien group, are at war with each other and have attacked Earth because of the valuable mineral called ventausium. The Aykarians found Earth and informed them that they are not the only ones in the universe, and asked for peace. Also, the Djarik have captured Leo’s dad, Dr.Fender. I think that Leo and the crew of space pirates will become mutual friends and find Leo’s dad.

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$76.49 is my favorite story because I love how Kwame Alexander imported his writing style and humor from his poet-child-author side. I also loved how Monk, the main character, is a Star Wars fan like me. Furthermore, Monk blackmailed his crush, Angel Carter, using his newfound telekinesis powers after he was involved in a minor car accident. A recurring theme in Flying Lessons is that true friendship can be found in the most unexpected places. One unexpected friendship was in Secret Samantha by Tim Federle, when Samantha made friends with the new kid who was different from the rest of Samantha's friends. In Flying Lessons by Soman Chainani, the main character makes a friend while he is on vacation. I think that taking risks /courage is the learning to fly isn’t easy, it’s scary, requires courage, and sometimes means falling before you soar. Across the stories, characters take emotional or personal risks to grow.

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What I liked the most about Golden Arm by Carl Deuker is the thrill you got from reading the story. The story always got me thinking, "What's gonna happen next?" My favorite quotation from the book was when the Marauders' (one of the teams he played against) head coach told Laz, "We'll, you've got a golden arm, take good care of it." I would definitely recommend this book to a friend because it always got me hooked and overall it was a very good story.

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Golden Arm by Carl Deuker is about a high school baseball player named Laz Weathers who is trying to get int the MLB despite his family's little wealth. The setting is in Seattle, Washington. The Narrator in the story is the main character, Laz. The conflict in the story is that Liz had been going to a school that was very poor and would not likely get him noticed by scouts. I think that later in the story, Laz will get into the MLB.

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In this book a girl named Cara goes to wizard school. But instead of using a wand and practicing spells, she is sweeping. This is because when something casts a spell, it leaves behind spell dust— and she has to clean it up. Harley Wu is a wizard who is believed to be the chosen one and she always make magic look easy. Cara pretty much hates her. Then one day Harlee’s spell leaves behind something bad: a rift of magic. When more rifts appear around the school, Cara thinks Harlee is behind all of it.

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One of the main themes in Gather is resilience—especially how people find strength in tough situations. Ian, the main character, faces a lot of challenges like his mom’s addiction, money problems, and the fear of losing his home. Even though things get really hard, he keeps trying to take care of himself and the people he loves. The book also shows how important community can be, with neighbors and unexpected friends stepping in to help. The title Gather itself reflects this idea—how people and support can “gather” around someone when they need it most. It’s a reminder that even when life feels like it’s falling apart, there’s still hope if you keep going and let others in.

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Kenneth M. Cadow uses a unique writing style in Gather that helps readers really connect with Ian, the main character. The story is told in first person, which makes it feel personal and honest, like Ian is talking directly to us. Cadow’s voice is described as “wry” and “cautious,” and it kind of wanders like a dog circling before lying down—which fits perfectly with Ian’s thoughtful and uncertain journey. The author also uses simple but powerful language to show big emotions without being dramatic. His sentences often loop back or pause, making readers slow down and think, just like Ian does. This style helps us feel the weight of Ian’s choices and the quiet strength he shows through tough times.

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In Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow, the book explores some tough social issues like poverty, addiction, and family struggles. Ian, the main character, is trying to take care of himself while dealing with his mom’s drug problems and the fear of being put into foster care. He lives in a small town where money is tight, and people don’t always get the help they need. Even though things are hard, Ian shows a lot of strength and tries to stay independent. The story shows how hard it can be for kids in tough situations, but also how important it is to have hope and support from others.

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In The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas shows how police brutality affects individuals and entire communities. The story starts when Starr sees her friend Khalil get shot by a police officer, even though Khalil was unarmed and didn’t do anything wrong. This moment changes everything for Starr—she struggles with fear, anger, and the pressure to speak out. As the media tries to make Khalil look like a criminal, Starr realizes how unfair the system is and how often Black victims are blamed for their own deaths. Throughout the book, she finds her voice and starts standing up for justice, even when it’s hard. Thomas uses Starr’s journey to show how police violence isn’t just about one incident—it’s part of a bigger problem that needs to be challenged.

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I'm halfway through hoot now, I love the story because there is a pancake restaurant being built, but two kids knew that endangered owls lived there. They didn't want the builders to build this restaurant because of this. So, they set up pranks/ traps to distract them and maybe get them to leave. One of which was a group of snakes. They had glitter on their tails, and tape on their mouths. I think that they will succeed in the end but almost get caught. So far it's a 9/10. Would recommend.

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In the book “Holes” by Louis Sachar, the part I liked most was when Stanley’s lawyer talked to camp green lake and got both zero and Stanley released. My favorite quotation was when after camp green lake said they “misplaced” zero’s files, camp green lake said they were lost in cyberspace. Stanley’s lawyer said “so you’re just going to keep him confined here forever while you go. Climbing through the black holes in cyberspace.” And lastly, I would definetey recommend this to a friend (although most have already read it.)

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In this book the main character is Esme. Everybody who is not related to the 4 original witches are not witches. One day something goes wrong and a witch hunter tracks down and captures all of the witches except Esme and her friend Tiago. The only way to save the witches is to find an original witch— which is almost impossible. Esme and Tiago journey to a dangerous realm full of secrets.

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On my vacation in France 🇫🇷 my family from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 rented a place in France 🇫🇷 and my parents and I were invited to stay with them! the house is pretty nice. There’s a pool there’s also bocce which is nice. I got to play with my cousins in the pool, inside, and on Roblox.

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I recently went to Inlet Beach, Florida, and it was amazing. I have gone to Inlet Beach previously, but I had the most fun this year. This year when we visited, there was lots of marine life. There were dolphins, stingrays, huge crabs, tons of fish, and even a tiny shark (probably a baby.) The beaches were really nice, the water was clear, and I think Inlet Beach may be one of the most beautiful areas in Florida. I did lots of kayaking while I was there, and I even got to kayak with the dolphins super close to me. Overall Inlet Beach was an 11/10 vacation, and I loved it.

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On my trip to France 🇫🇷 I went on a boat on the Mediterranean Sea. When I was underwater looking at the fish with my dad a jellyfish swam over and stung me on the wrist! It hurt so much the captain put cream on the sting than wrapped it. It hurt for while but I’m good now 😁.

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Liana and I took my son, Camilo, to Spain to go to University! We made an excursion to the beach in San Sebastian and found this little amusement park on top of a mountain. Can't wait to hear what adventures you all had too!

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This book is about about a girl named Charlie who just moved to America from London. She had a hard time fitting in before, so she decided to completely reinvent herself. On the first day, as she is walking in, the janitor accidentally splashes her with water and it gets all over her! She gets super embarrassed and goes to the bathroom. A girl walks in and helps her with her hand and then shows Charlie a shortcut to class. The girl is named Nola. She meets Nola’s friends. Then one of the friends adds Charlie to a group chat called Curlfriends. I think that the conflict is that Charlie isn’t really being herself. I think that her new friends will figure this out.

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In the end, her friends found out Charlie wasn’t being herself and Charlie stops hiding things from her friends. I would totally recommend this book to my friends and I think that it is relatable.

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On our first day in Florida, I got invited to an event. This event celebrated teens that had graduated. I was asked to play a piece on the keyboard. So, I brought my keyboard and walked into the room. We waited for about a half an hour and it was time. I stepped up and started playing. I hadn't had time to practice much the past week because of other travels. With that in mind, I start playing. I get around the middle of the piece, and the sheet music falls on my hands! This obviously makes me mess up. But what if i told you this is a good thing? This made people realize that my playing was real and not recorded. After my performance, i got more applause than i probably would have. Anyways, some people talked after that, we celebrated the teens graduation, and it was fun.

8/10 experience

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In the book When Stars are Scattered, one theme is that in difficult times, friends and family support one another. For example, Omar always takes care of Hassan, and they are definitely going through difficult times in the camp. Another example is that Fatuma takes care of Hassan and Omar, even though she is not their real mother. In conclusion, one theme in the book is that in difficult times friends and family support each other.

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While we were in Florida, my family had to check out the beach. On our second to last day there, we walked behind the resort we were staying at and suddenly found sand under our feet. It felt so soft. Me and my cousins went deeper in the water to boogie board for a little. Afterwards, I went to bury my leg in the sand. It was fun, although i almost got stuck.

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Holes by Louis Sachar is a book about a kid named Stanley who was accused of stealing $5,000 sneakers he didn’t steal. He was sent to a place called camp green lake where every kid has a 5 foot long shovel and every day, they have to dig a 5 foot long hole (the shovel is the measuring stick) and they have to be able to lay the shovel flat anywhere in the whole.

The book is in third person, so the narrator is the author.

The conflict is that he might not be able to survive in camp green lake.

What I think is going to happen is that people will realize he didn’t steal the sneakers and release him.

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the part I liked most about the book was when Omar and Hassan were selected to go to America. My favorite quote were the ones that made me recognize how lucky we are to have all this stuff. I would recommend their book to a friend because it is a great book about refugees and overall it was a great read.

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In Flight 171, a bunch of high school seniors are stuck on a plane that takes a creepy turn. Devon, the main character, is dealing with the loss of her twin sister and some heavy guilt, so she fits the “haunted heroine” archetype. The other passengers fall into familiar roles too—like the secretive villain, the brave-but-scared friend, and the mysterious old woman who seems to know way too much. The big theme is all about guilt, secrets, and what people are willing to do when their lives are on the line. It’s tense, emotional, and kind of like The Breakfast Club meets Final Destination, but with way more moral dilemmas and supernatural twists.

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I liked this book because a lot of people can relate to Stella. A lot of people have a feeling of anxiety, fear, and/or shyness right before they do something big. Stella felt like that for most of the book. The reason she feels like that is because her best friend, Jenny, is in the other class and there is a new kid in class, Stephen. In the first third of the book she has nothing to say, unlike the name. In that third, she is mostly either in the classroom or in her house. In the second third, Stella does things very important to the story line, including the spelling bee, going to the aquarium, and going to a pizza place. In the last third she has some new friends including Stephen and Anna (a friend of Jenny's).

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The book Sounder is a novel about an African American boy. The story centers around his family's struggles after his father gets arrested for stealing much needed food.

There loyal hunting dog, Sounder, got injured during the arrest. As the boy searches for his father he matures emotionally. I loved this novel it is about 120 pages and I would recommend

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On Sunday, I returned from Island Lake camp, a 3 week sleep away camp on the Pennsylvania and New York border. It is a choice camp meaning you can choose your activities for each day. At Island Lake, I tried so many new activiti like cooking, circus, and even archery! To conclude, Island Lake was a great experience and I can’t wait to go back next year.

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Author’s name: Bonnie Bader

plot of book: Sally arrived at Kat’s nursery blue and not breathing. As Sally grew she stayed in an incubator to help herself breathe, Kat called it a bubble. When Sally got too big for her incubator Kat built her a new one, that had room for visitors. After Sally was in her new incubator she started to take breaks from her bubble. And Sally learned how to breathe by herself. Sally now lives with Kat’s friend Bonnie and her husband, 2 kids, and 4 other dogs… in a loving family!

Sally’s story is an awesome book. In fact you can look on instagram and find Sally. In the search bar type: bottle brigade, and scroll all the way to 2022 pups. Sally should be there!

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We go to the astronaut speaker, and we arrive in a theater. His name is Guy Gardner. He showed us a video of him in space. Also, he went in depth about the experience up there. He gave some people the opportunity to feel weightless, so he brought some kids up, including me, a chance. It was just us jumping, but now I could say I've weighed 0G's before. Anyways here's a picture

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This is the start of our 5-hour long journey in the KSC. First, we go into the first building, a close up look at the rocket models and rocket parts. We saw some of the real size rockets outside as well. Then we went to see the astronaut speaker.

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Last month I went to a theater camp, and I loved it! Everyone at the camp worked together to perform a musical. Each day we would practice the show and then on Friday we performed it for our families. The name of the show was "Pirates The Musical" which is about someone who snuck on board a pirate ship and pretends to be a pirate. The week went by so fast!

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Why we Love Baseball: a History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

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Why we Love Baseball: a History in 50 Moments by Joe Posnanski

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Now that I’ve completed half of the book, I’m making the first entry. This book doesn’t have a main character, setting, plot, or conflict, but the narrator is the author, Joe Posnanski. My favorite story about the book is where a AAA team’s catcher, when a guy was staling 3rd, he overthrew a potato, instead of the ball. The runner thought it was the ball and went home and was tagged out. The catcher got banned from the team with a $50 fine which he paid in potatoes.

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The part I liked most was the rain delay speech. In 2016, the cubs hadn’t won a World Series in over 100 years. They were against the Indians (now the Gaurdians) who hadn’t won a World Series since 1948 (they still haven’t.) and there was a rain Daley. It was looking like the Indians were going to win game 7. Then, in the rain delay, Teoscar Hernandez gave a speech that made the cubs win the game. My favorite quotation was when Teo said that Aroldis Chapman, who gave up a big Homerun to Rajay Davis, thinks he cost them the game. I would recommend this book to a friend because it’s a great book that I really liked.

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When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jameson and Omar Mohamed:

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When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jameson and Omar Mohamed:

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In When Stars are Scattered, the main character and narrator, Omar, deals with a conflict of not being able to go to America and not taking care of Hassan because he has to go to school. The setting is a refugee camp called Dabaab and my prediction for the book is that Omar will eventually go to America.

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I found this series when I went to get some summer reading books, and now I am reading book six. I only got Disney After Dark (book one), Disney at Dawn, and Disney in Shadow. I still have eight books left, and I only have one week left, but they are good books so I will try to finish them. From what I can tell the villains are Maleficent, Jafar, The Evil Queen, and Ursula. Book three, which has Jafar's snake, Jafar does not appear at all! Again in the book that shows Ursula ( book five) only has Ursula once! I am exited to read book one of The Return: Disney Lands.

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My family and I went to Colonial Williamsburg a few weeks ago. We ate ice cream from a recipe by Thomas Jefferson. It tasted like custard. I learned men wore wigs because they didn't want to take time to style their hair for special occasions. My brother and I also rolled hoops with sticks on the grass and tried to fling a ball in a cup like kids in the 1770s. They even blew bubbles back then! We ended the day going through a maze in the Governor's Garden.

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Entry One:

The book is about a dystopian future where the world outside of the one underground silo that people live in is toxic, and if you talk about going outside, then that is exactly what you will get. But and when you go outside, you have to clean the cameras that let the people inside the silo see the outside world. But there is one who was talk about the outside world and, as such, got to go outside, but she did not clean the cameras and walked over the hill and beyond. The story is told from the first person of different people in the story. I think that she sees a vast city, ravaged by the toxic air and abandoned.

Entry Two (I forgot to do the middle one earlier) :

I really like dystopian novels so this one was right up my alley, but my favorite part of the book was when (spoiler alert) she realized the conspiracy going on. My favorite quote from the book was probably “We can’t control where we are right now, just what we do going forward.” I probably would recommend this book to a friend but I don’t think any of my friends would enjoy it, they like other genres of books.

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On Friday I was at a camp and I slipped on something on the ground. Next thing I know it I am at OrthoVirginia getting a X-Ray. If you look veryyyyy closely my fibula has a little brake the brake is not vey visible it is very tiny. The doctor said I have to have a boot on for 4 weeks and maybe a brace on for 1 or 2 weeks.

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last Friday, me and my family went on a trip to Florida. It took us 14 hours to drive there. In those hours, we pretty much just sat in the truck, occasionally and ate every couple hours. We traveled separately but arrived within 5 hours of each other. It was fun but a little bit boring. 6/10 rating.

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My family and I went on a road trip to the western part of America. The first thing we did was go to Devil's Tower. We hiked

along the Tower Trail which is 1.3 miles and went fully around the tower. We saw a climber on the tower and two deer. We earned a Junior Ranger badge there. The next day we went to the Badlands. There we hiked the Window Trail, climbed some rock formations and fed some prairie dogs. There we got two Junior Ranger badges and one patch. The day after that we went to Mt. Rushmore. There we hiked the Presidential Trail, went into the Sculptor's Studio, and watched a video about the sculpting of Mt. Rushmore. There we got another Junior Ranger badge. Later that day we went to Custer State Park. There we saw hundreds of bison! The bison were everywhere! They were in the road, in a pond, and on top of the hills! There we earned a patch. We had a great time!

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When I was in Colorado I went to a zip line park in Seven Springs. Once I arrived at the parking lot we took a shuttle to this small mountain. We then took a ten minute hike to the practice trail. The guides showed us the hand signals and how to brake. After that we had our first zip line it was about thirty feet tall and about one hundred feet long .Our next zipline was the same length and height as the first. The third zip line was five hundred feet long and about one hundred eighty feet long. After that we took these bridges over a cliffside to the next zip line. It was extremely scary the bridges were wobbly and one hundred and thirty feet in the air. We were clipped in to a line which was good. After that we had the scariest zip line yet it was five hundred feet of the ground and one thousand one hundred feet long. For some reason I thought it was a good idea to volunteer first but it was definitely not I jumped off and I was so scared but eventually I adjusted to it all. I looked done and saw the stunning  views. Finally we were at the last zip line this zipline was eighteen hundred feet long. This zipline was by far the most fun. We went up to 50 mph . After that we went down this rope  were we got lowered and then went back to our hotel.

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Omar's Story, When the Stars are Scattered (Prompt 2) 

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Omar's Story, When the Stars are Scattered (Prompt 2) 

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Omar is the main character of the book, "When the Stars are Scattered." In this book Omar and his brother, Hassan are refugees in a refugee camp in Kenya, where his brother has a disability and food is scarce. His family fled from Somalia, but his dad was killed, and his mom was lost after she gave them to a neighbor to protect. After a long multi-month journey to the refugee camp, they were assigned a foster mom named Fatuma, when all the other kids when to school, Omar stayed home to take care of Hassan, but one day when he was 11, a UN worked stopped by their home (more like tent) and convinced Omar to go to school. He was one of the smartest kids at school and even managed to go to middle and high school, but one day in middle school one of his friends told him he was on the list (The list is a list they post were some people get interview to go to the US). Two weeks later he goes to have the interview but the following days he is not on the list, this means that he will not go to America. He becomes very sad and depressed for a while, but life goes on and he gets past it. Later in high school his name is on the list! He goes to the interview and then gets more and more interviews and then, at last he goes to the US and there becomes a UN worker to help the people that were not on the list. I think we should learn about this story because it is an inspiring story about how even through hard times, he preserved and eventually made it to the US and was then able to help other people in the same situation as he was.

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Last Weekend, I went to the Omni Homestead Resort with my family! It was amazing! On Friday, we drove four hours to get there, and stoped at the huge gas station, Buc-ee’s, which in my opinion was not worth it, but I did get some souvenirs. Anyway, once we arrived at the Homestead, a bellhop carried our luggage up to our room, and a valet took our car. The resort was very big, and had golf corses, pools, a lazy river, a spa, a theater, ballrooms, conference rooms, ski mountains for the winter, and hiking trails. The place was complete with lots of fun activity’s, and the building was built in 1766! So old!

In short, my trip was filled with delicious food, dazzling views, ziplining, archery, horseback riding (my favorite activity), fishing, chess, s’more toasting, exploring, and oversized gas stations.

All in all, the trip was nothing short of spectacular, and a perfect way to escape for the weekend into the beautiful mountains of Virginia. I wish I lived at the Homestead.

- Catherine

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Tupac’s poem The Rose That Grew from Concrete is all about something beautiful growing in a tough place, and that really connects to The Hate U Give. Starr, the main character, lives in a rough neighborhood and deals with a lot of hard stuff like racism and violence, but she still finds the courage to speak up and fight for what’s right—kind of like the rose growing through concrete. Khalil, her friend who gets shot, also lived a hard life, but his story ends up inspiring people and starting a movement. The title of the book comes from Tupac’s idea of THUG LIFE, which means that the hate society gives to kids ends up hurting everyone. The book shows that even when life is unfair, people can still grow, be strong, and make a difference.

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The author is Angela Dominguez. The plot of Stella Diaz is trying to make a new friend in her class. Her friend Jenny is in a different class than her this year. so she's lonely. she was scared at first to ask the new kid Stanley to be her friend. At the end of the book she's made lot of new friends.

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That is not me but that it is my number!!!

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I had a soccer tournament about a week ago!!! My team got First place! My team is called RSMG Ballers! It was super fun. The tournament was all the way is jersey. The drive was 3 to 4 hrs! I had so much fun. The first game I got 3 goals! The second game I got 3 goals! The next game I got 2 goals! The last game I got 1 goal! In all I got 9 goals the whole tournament!! I had a blast there hopefully we will win it again next year.

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I came back from India a few days ago and I am super jet lagged! Today I woke up at 5 am and yesterday I was so tired that I went to sleep at 7! Everybody in my family keeps waking up in the middle of the night. Its pretty crazy.

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Me and my cousins:                                                                                                                                                                            Me: pink life vest; Julia, 8: tallest in green vest; Holly, 6: holding my hand; Erin, 4: holding shovel; Maria, 2; in front of me 

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I just got back from the beach! I was there with my cousins, aunt, uncle, and grandma and grandpa. We were in Panama City. We got a three story beach house that had a pool and hot tub. The best part? There was a mini arcade table! I also got to sleep on a bunk bed. We stayed for a week. And every day we got to have Italian ice!

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Planet earth is blue by Nicole Panteleakos

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Planet earth is blue by Nicole Panteleakos

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ENTRY # 1:

The book is about a girl named Nova who cannot speak and her sister, Bridget. They are separated from their family and then from each other. Nova and Bridget write to each other from their separate foster homes every day, and Bridget promises Nova that they will watch the Challenger launch together.  Nova is a big fan of space related things, and that’s one of the reasons why they plan to watch the Challenger launch together.

I think that Bridget and Nova are going to be reunited right before the launch, and I also think they will be reunited and get a forever family that is not foster where they can be together.

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I started my summer holiday by traveling to Amman, Jordan where I taught for a few years. The first group of 5th graders I taught graduated from high school and are heading to college. They invited me to attend and speak at their graduation!

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Today was our second day in London! So far we have seen the British Museum, Tower of London, London Bridge, and tonight we will have a boat tour! We have ridden trains and busses galore. (Fun fact there cars and streets are oposite ours.) It is much cooler here and the food is delicious.

-Malcolm

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A few weeks ago, I went to New York for the first time and it was one of my favorite trips ever! The pizza (the best shop is called John’s and it is on Bleeker street) was really good there and one of the best parts was renting a bike and biking in Central Park. I got to see the Yankees play and they lost 5-2 to the cubs, but it I had a great time.

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I've been having so many hockey camps lately. I had 4 last week! I don't know how to feel about it, but I'm sure it will help me in the long run. Next, I had a regular summer camp on Thursday, and Friday. On Thursday we went to a pool and had a great time. On Friday there was a bouncy castle and other outdoor activities.

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I spent the first two weeks of my summer traveling in France and Spain. We went to Bordeaux, Provence, Costa Brava, and Barcelona. We met up with my Norwegian family and had a wonderful time! I can't wait to hear about all of your summers :)

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After reading the book Flying Lessons by Christopher Myers, I can say that Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push by Walter Dean Myer was my favorite short story in the book. It was my favorite story because it had a good message about how it is ok if you aren't the best at something, like a sport for example. The whole book is named after one of the short stories called Flying Lessons by Soman Chainani. I think that the author chose this name for the book because the short story was about a boy who was afraid to make friends for being different, but he realized that it was okay after he finally made a friend, and most of the short stories in that book have someone overcoming something in their life. That short story best shows that to me, so that is why I think the author chose that title.

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My trip to Universal in Orlando was very fun. We were in the regular park for two days and in the new Epic Universe park for one day. My favorite ride at Epic was the Stardust Racers rollercoaster. It was overall a very fun and exhilarating rollercoaster and the wait time for it was never too long because the cars could hold a lot of people. Probably the best rollercoaster I have ever been on. My favorite ride in the other park was a roller coaster called Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. It was very fun, and it has a lot of unexpected things, we even went backwards! We did end up getting stuck on it one time, but it wasn't that bad. overall Universal was great, and I would definitely recommend it, no matter which park you're in.

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3 days ago I left to go to India! It takes around 1-2 days to fly there because of all the walking around and waiting. India is super fun! I’ve already done a lot of things like going to the mall, and visiting my grandmother and cousin, and eating lots of amazing food! 😋 There is only one problem, and that is jet lag! I get so tired in the day and I don’t want to sleep in the night!

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This is me whith my team on color wars at Ramah day camp🏕 in Maryland. We had such a fun time representing our colors as team captains. The day before color war we made cheers/chants,DIY t-shirts, signs and even ways to make them be quiet🤫🤐. We had a great time as captains on our teams. It was also a great way to learn responsibilities and feel like a counselor.

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I went to sleep-away camp this week. I got back yesterday. I was really nervous. I had never been to a sleep-away camp before. It was for a week. We put on a skit at the end of the week during closing camp fire. We did counselor impressions. I even made a new friend!

The best part was that I knew someone there. We were in the same cabin. It was great.

There was a pool and an area with lots of hammocks. One time, at the hammocks, we saw a snake! Luckily, it was only a rat snake. Nothing dangerous.

Camp Winona is a super fun Girl Scout camp. I love it so much!

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This week I went to a hockey camp at Medstar Capitals Iceplex, practice facility of the Washington Capitals. In this camp we did different drills to improve defense, stick handling, and scoring. At the end of the week we showcase our skills in a scrimmage. I scored one goal but we lost 13-16

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This book is about a girl named Ava Baldwin. It tells about her time at the Academia del Forte. She faces many challenges that are near death experiences. She meets three new friends, Layla, Fia and Arnold. And together they discover Medusa’s true story.

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Today I had my first day of robotics and rock climbing camp. My dad dropped me of and I was just waiting for Jack M. The conselor's then split the big kids and little kids in two different groups. We then walked over to building momentum and we 3dd printed. We then used a 3d printing pen. After that we had lunch and went to sportrock. We did bouldering and then rope climb then my dad picked me up.

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Today I had my first day of robotics and rock climbing camp. My dad dropped me of and I was just waiting for Jack M. The conselor's then split the big kids and little kids in two different groups. We then walked over to building momentum and we 3dd printed. We then used a 3d printing pen. After that we had lunch and went to sportrock. We did bouldering and then rope climb then my dad picked me up.

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I've read two books so far this summer. The first one was High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner. It's about a kid name Silas who loves baseball. In school he does a presentation on a baseball player named Glenn Burke who is the creator of the "high five." Burke was the first openly gay baseball player. In the book, Silas was also gay but hadn't told anyone yet. As he learned more about Burke, he became more comfortable with being gay and decided to tell his coach and a friend. I would recommend this book.

The second book I read is Flying Lessons & Other Stories - our required reading. Many of the short stories were interesting. My favorite one was Seventy Six Dollars and Forty Nine Cents, which was about a kid named Monk who has the power to read others' minds. He used his power to help his classmates get better grades.

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What are some of Omari’s Traits? Use Specific examples from the story to support the traits you identify…

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What are some of Omari’s Traits? Use Specific examples from the story to support the traits you identify…

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Omar’s traits are caring, kind and strong. He is protective of his brother because his brother can’t speak and he thinks he can’t do anything. Omar keeps him in the tent with his foster mom when he goes to go to school few hours because he is afraid he might wander away. At first Omar didn’t even want to go to school be he didn’t want to leave his brother.

The camp gets food rations every 15 days. They are fine for the first 10 days but they starve the other 5 days. Omar is strong because he walks everyday with his brother even when he is hungry.

Omar’s foster mom stares at the stars for hours and when Omar sees her doing this he doesn’t try to talk to her he just takes his brother for a long walk.

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To day we saw the new super man movie

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This lighthouse has a unique light pattern:2.5 seconds on 2.5 seconds off 2.5 seconds on 20.5 seconds off. Every lighthouse has its own light pattern. It was ten stories tall. I climbed to the top and saw the light pattern. You can see me in the picture!

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I spent this Fourth of July at one of my best friend’s house. My parents, me, my grandma, my cousin (who is visiting from Texas) drove to Shirlington, (where my friend lives) and once we were joined by my friend and her parents, we set off to their neighborhood pool.

Barely anyone was at the pool, so it was pretty much ours. My friend and I splashed around for a bit, then my dad, my cousin, and my friend’s mom came in, and we played fun games of Marco Polo and Keep Away that took up the whole pool. We ended the games and went home when my cousin started cheating and began to say polo underwater.

We took showers, and grilled tasty barbecue for dinner on my friend’s backyard grill, than got back in our cars to drive to the spot to watch fireworks.

We drove to one of the Shirlington parking garages, and settled on the top, open air level. A lot of other people had the same idea, and a small crowd of people stood in anticipation. When the fireworks started, everyone cheered and clapped with awe. Even though the fireworks were far away, I could still feel the vibrations. My dad and I picked our favorite fireworks. He liked the ring shaped ones, and I liked the showers of golden sparks. After the show had ended, a group of teenagers put on their own fireworks show. Even if it was illegal, it was still pretty. It was a great Fourth of July!

- Catherine G. S. Voces

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on the 4th of July, I went to a party and my sister set a personal record for most serving of cotton candy that she ate in a single night (8). After that, we saw fire works and it was a lot of fun

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I went to a Savannah Bananas baseball game and it was very fun. We were in a suite too, which also made it enjoyable, and I'm grateful to my mom's friends who got us the tickets. When we were there , we saw a player do a flip while catching the ball, and I also got to meet one of the players. The player's name was Noah Niznik, who came into our suite, and took a picture with me, my family, and some other families who were in the suite as well. He also signed my Savannah Bananas hat. Overall I had fun, and it was very enjoyable.

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The last human on earth. The author is Lee Bacon. The plot is that three robots XR

935, SKD_988, and Ceeron_902. The main human in this story is Emma. she was found on the solar farm that these three robots worked on. They almost kill her but... they don't. Then the three robots find out from Emma that there is more than one human left on earth. She has a map that has a blue and red dot the red dot is another bunker. They get to that bunker then get back and save the other humans in the bunker.

P.S. the humans in Emmas bunker are sick so Emma gets medicine to help her people.

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Me and my family went to D.C. to go see the fireworks. It was a great experience until we saw a person. My mom let me know that this person was not sober, and they were under the influence of drugs. They were walking up to cars at a red light and they approached our car. My mom cautiously moved up so they couldn't do anything. They walked over to another car. Other than that, 10/10 experience. The fireworks were beautiful.

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I jus finished a trip with my family to the Bahamas on a disney cruise and to disney world. On this trip I went waterskiing in Jamaica, ran a 5k in the Bahamas, and stingray watching in the Grand Cayman Islands this was an adenturous trip that I enjoyed.

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July 6, 2025

What are some of Omar's traits? Use specific examples from the story to support the traits you've identified.

Omar had many traits, one trait was that he was witty because he did very well in school. Another trait is that he was responsible and caring for his brother Hassan. For example, he was keeping him out of danger and cared for him when he had seizures.  One more trait would be that he was hardworking. For example, he studied very hard in school, fetched water, and would help make food for his family.  Lastly, he was hopeful because he wished that one day he would go to America and leave the refugee camp, and find his mother.

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The Dragon’s Apprentice is about a young girl named Ciara who finds (and keeps) the legendary journal of Bianca of Skael. After the warden thinks her mother stole the book and arrests her, Ciara runs away and hides in a tower. She also might accidentally summon a dragon, and might convince it to teach her Magic. But she doesn’t yet understand that magic comes with a price. Sort of a mystery, this book is great for anyone who likes dragons and magic.

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I just started reading Firborne, by Rosaria Munda. It is about a city constantly in fear of being invaded by nearby nations, but they have a secret weapon: dragons!

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I really liked the way the book was made. He talked a lot about the players like they were super hero’s. The team ended up winning the state championship even though the at some points it felt like they wouldn’t.

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Last week I went to Capital Camps in Waynesboro, PA. It was a very fun experience to have. It was also my first overnight camp.

This is me and my bunkmates at the farm for pizza as our lunch. At the farm there are the goats named Snoopy and 2 goat kids named Salt and Pepper. After we went to the lake for a swim and had a fun time.

Many of my bunkmates are from the Maryland, DC and Virginia area. We can visit each other throughout the school year or have a bunk reunion. I had a bottom bunk in the cabin and there were ten girls in the cabin. I can't wait to go back next summer!

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waltz in a minor op. posthumous by Chopin

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On Saturday, June 28, I had a piano recital. You may be wondering, what piece did you play, or what happened. I'll go through it all, don't worry. Anyways, I waited for what felt like forever before it was finally my turn. I felt a little jolt as I got ready to go up and give it my all. As i walk up to the piano, the eerie silence haunts me but at the same time feels inviting. I rest my hands on the piano and start up the show. I come to the part that stumped me times before and executed it well. I get towards the end and finish. At the end, I got crowded by family and other parents and showered with compliments. Great experience for me and I'm thankful to everyone.

link of the piece here so you can listen for yourselves: https://youtu.be/eN5z1mu6j4M?si=MA5yeZvHwwFqCopW

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On Saturday three weeks ago we had time trial! It was really fun and I ended up being third seed in fly and back

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Today, I had my first day of track camp at St. Agnes and St. Stevens. I got to practice my 100 and 400 meter run. I also got to play games like sharks and minnows, relays, and  capture the flag. When I first got to camp, I didn't know anyone but then I saw Harry.  Then I found out he was in the same camp as me.

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Today, I had my first day of track camp at St. Agnes and St. Stevens. I got to practice my 100 and 400 meter run. I also got to play games like sharks and minnows, relays, and  capture the flag. When I first got to camp, I didn't know anyone but then I saw Harry.  Then I found out he was in the same camp as me.

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Three days ago I got back home from North Carolina. It took around 6 hours to get home. Today I have been unpacking and getting ready for camp

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Three days ago I got back home from North Carolina. It took around 6 hours to get home. Today I have been unpacking and getting ready for camp

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For a week I have been going to this camp called camp Levine. We have a school day without any subjects and without Library and Spanish. So pretty much just P.E., Drama, Music, and Art. We have had a pretty weird week which includes: a search for a lost rubber duck, a leak caused by the AC generator working more, a story about heat stroke, an oil disaster because of a flute, a apprentices only bench fight, and a 5th grader in a one of the groups that was supposed to be a 4th and 3rd grade group. But since this has not gone unnoticed this has been very fun. And I know how to play the notes B, A, and G on the flute! It took us two days to even make a sound. Drums, guitars and pianos are easy to make sounds. I know it is hard to play a song! But all you have to do to make a sound on a guitar is strum a string. All you have to do to make a sound on a piano is press down on a key. All you have to do to make a sound on a drum is by hitting it. But we have to blow in the correct spot and way. We have to hold our instrument up in the correct way so we can press keys. It is so annoying! See you at the performance!