fifth Grade Authors

Hiking in the Wrong Place 
by Asa
Everyone was in the helicopter, they were flying to an island to go hiking. After they landed,they went in the woods. Jeff walked  in front after about 4 miles of hiking they saw a huge mountain. When they got about 200 feet up, Officer John fell, he was hanging on a vine.  It started to break, then he fell and died. They kept hiking. Soon, water was shaking the ground. They ran because they knew what it meant. They ran, but Pablo got eaten, and Officer Jerimiah got rammed off the mountain.
Youth American Grand Prix: Abigail's Story
by Ava Rose
I’m Abigail. My sister Katherine and I left Russia when I was 10 and she was 13. I have reddish black hair and Katherine has black hair. Our last name is Mikhailov. I love to dance. I do all kinds of dance: ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, variations, everything. I love ballet most of all, pointe especially. 
Scarlet
by Delana
When I had awoken I was in a thick soft barrier. It was transparent and it had a scaled pattern that matched my own. I could see out of the enclosure; while I looked I saw my mother sharpening her talons with the sharp edge of another dragon’s tail, she filed them into a curved point. She spat some fire over my barrier, keeping me warm as the night went by. When she thought I was sleeping, she started to flap her wings.
“Your name is Scarlet.” she called to me as she flew away into the night.
Peel's Big Adventure
by Florence
Hi there! I am Peel. If you cannot tell I am a banana peel. I’m getting pretty old and rotten right now, but I used to be super adventurous. Now, let me tell you my story. It all started when I got chosen to be in someone’s grocery cart! It was like winning the lottery! I could feel the warm hands picking me up. They were so big that the thinish long things- from what I’ve heard I believe they are called fingers, wrapped all the way around me.
Find the Light
by Grace
I started to have dreams. Dreams about caves, underneath my home town. These caves were home to things I could never imagine, rulers of nightmares, and terrorists of dreams. I was relieved that we moved away from my old home, and that the big city of Celeste was safe from whatever caves lie beneath Osoko. Then one day, Mom came into my room, and told me to come out into the kitchen, because her and dad had some news.
The Importance of Black History
by Graham
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most important people in African American history. King lead the march to end discrimination,racism,and segregation. He had one of the most historic speeches of all time. He had a dream that our beautiful African American children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
In Search of the Dragons
by Honour
Dragons are very interesting creatures. They symbolize many people’s cultures. Some people say that they are mysterious creatures, and some people say they are majestic, and magical creatures. Whatever they are, let’s dwell into the stories of the dragons!
Ullyses Story
by Isabella
Once upon a time there was a young lady named Ullyses. Ullyses wanted to go to the moon.One day her dream came true. She flew all the way to the US to go to NASA. She went to the moon.The rocket that took her went 7,000,000 miles per second.Then she saw the moon.It was big,white , and definitely not cheese. All of a sudden space junk (unused pieces of man made things) hit her rocket and threw it off track. Her rocket started going closer and closer to Pluto. Then her rocket passed Pluto. She was stuck in space for at least a year. Then she saw another planet that she never saw before.
Kicking the Ball Around
By Jenn
​Soccer is a competitive game where you kick a ball around on a field and try to score in a goal. I am going to tell you about the history of the game, how it is played,positions,and a Bunch More!
The Magic United
by Jiyu
“Where is the princess? The magic is failing in Melody!” the villagers scrambled around as the dragon of Disorder, the mischief of Melody, flew around them. “Our ruler, Princess Estia is searching for the Harmony key in the darkest point of Melody! She is not here to protect us!”
Tent
by Karissa
“Mother, where are you going” I said in a firm and questionable voice. My mother stuttered and shaked. I could not understand what she wanted to say to me. Then she was grabbed by my father who started acting weird ever since he visited the “Fortune Teller” at the crowded county fair. The client before him turned out to be fine and walked with confidence out of the opaque tent, but as soon as my dad walked outside of the tent, my joyful and humorous father had turned into a creepy, and haunted stranger that I am supposed to call my loving father.
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The Royal Chain
by Lilliana
The princess was dreaming in her castle. She wondered if her mom would let her have a pet like a dog or a bird. But then she heard a “bang” that the robbers made.

​The princess looked out the window and saw no one. So she went outside and saw no one again; the queen got up in her gown and saw the princess had been taken by the robbers. So the queen set a look out, but the princess knew she would never find her in Australia.
Love at War
by Lola
It’s 1940, France World War 2. In the middle of all of this is Katie Brown, a southern belle who has just moved to France. Her mother, Janica, got a job as a banker. Living on a babysitting salary, they fled to France. On the same day a letter appeared on a soldier’s door. “Mr. Walker you have been accepted into our training camp.’’ He thought to himself “This is my chance to prove myself worthy.’’
For the Better or Worse
Mia 
​Once upon a time there was gorgeous Princess named Elisabeth. One day while she  was at the market getting groceries that the king sent her to get, she met a Prince named Matt. Right at that moment Matt and Elizabeth looked each other right in the eye. Instantly they fell in LOVE.  
Rose and Jane's Adventure
by Nikhitha
One summer afternoon, Rose and Jane were playing soccer in the blazing heat. They were in the Jungle Park with enormous grey rocks, trees that curved every which way, and vines that hung from old wooden benches. The park was bare without children. ​
Rockin' Robotics
by Ruthie
“Brrrring!” rang the bell. I was off to robotics! When we got to the library all of the boxes were laid out for us. We were making robots out of pipes and motors. I was in a group of seven and it was a girl group. We had to go to the robotics meeting every other week. The 3rd robotics meeting we went to the pool to test out robot. Ours didn't work because it floated and didn’t dive. It was supposed to go underwater and not sink and not float. So the next meeting we had to fix it.
Sawyer's 2016 Soccer Prediction
by Sawyer
There are many leagues in Europe but one of the most competitive leagues is the Champions League.  It’s almost upon us! The 2017 Champions League finals will be held in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on June 3, 2017. The Champions League is a tournament held every year between the best teams in Europe. It starts out between thirty-two teams in the group stage, there are four teams in a group. After three matches, two teams are eliminated from each group leaving sixteen teams. From there on out they play two matches and add the scores together to see the winner. In the finals they play only one game. I want to predict some of the most likely teams to be crowned champion.
Party in the Dark
by Sheena
“Wake up Eve!” I grabbed my pillow, and threw it over my head.
“Can’t I sleep a lIttle longer?” My voIce was muffled over my heavy pIllow.
“I know thIs Is a new school but..”
“Mom, do you know what It feels lIke to be the new kid your whole lIfe?” I felt my face getting warm.
Super Kitty
by Sofia
One misty summer vacation morning 5 moms named Amy S., Amethyst T., Clover K., River S., and Zoe A. left their kids to have a break and enjoy a vacation in Egypt. They took a plane and saw many sites and when they got there they saw many pyramids. The next day they all decided to take a trip around Egypt and enjoy all the sites. So they walked around talking about stuff looking around, but then they saw a huge pyramid so they went in. When they walked in there was a blinding light coming from hieroglyphs on the wall. But they all noticed that there was something under the hieroglyphics. It was kind of like tombstone with a mystical tint to it. They all wanted to touch the tombstone. Amy got closer first, then River, followed by Amethyst, Zoe and Clover. They all took one step together then bumped into the tombstone; they fell like dominos. But they didn’t care they just got up like nothing happened, but something did they all gained the power to read minds.
Chester and Chuck
by Sophie
The sky was very blue, the stars were covered up by the puffy clouds.Chester was curled up in his rocky home, birds started to sing and show the other animals their morning music. Chester was woken by the birds and the animals cheering them on. He charged out of his cave and ran towards the birds.
Miranda Gardener
by Soyu
Ten year old Miranda Gardener lives in a large community in North Carolina. She has light brown hair and light pink glasses and has a small corgi named Joy. To Miranda her mother Lucilda Gardener, is her most favorite person in the whole wide world. They did everything together. They cooked together, they sang together, they played with Joy together and even went on trips together. Every day of her life she and her mom were together, Until one day...

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The Exposure
by Veronica
​The beautiful city of Charlotte, North Carolina shimmered in the sunlight. What could be more perfect? Anything but the argument of the century: Superhero vs. Normal Person.