Book+Project+4+Historical+Fiction

Example: Mrs. Shelley //NightJohn// by: Gary Paulsen Sarny-a female slave, birth mammy sold when I was 4, raised by old Delie... 10/31 (p.13-24) I hear people talking about me saying how I am dumb. That isn't true I'm just quiet and listening all the time so that I learn things... David-Where you coming from whats your name. Lisa-I'm a escaped slave i need help please help me. 1/19 Dear Diary I don't understand what should i do she says she got very bad people looking for her i don't think i should be talking to this girl i don't know her name she seems really hurt I'm going to have to find out more about this girl. 1/19 Just finding out that she is a escape slave i asked her how did she escape she said her and her farther took the underground railroad and his in merchant ships her story is very wild for a 12 year old. 1/19 Just finding out that she has been traveling from Savannah to Baltimore just to get to the underground railroad the more things i find out about Lisa it makes me wanna help her more and more. 1/19
 * Part 1 "Dear Diary."** Create a diary or journal and write at **least five entries** that might have been written by a character in the book you are reading. The entries should share details about the story. Directions: Beside your name type the title and author of the book. Under your name write the name of the character then list the 5 entries in either a diary or journal . You do not need to wait to make your entries. Make entries as you read. Enter each entry starting with the date you are making it and the pages that it includes. Your entry may include images. Be sure to check spelling and sentence structure.
 * Grade: Total= 135pts. To Include: Title and Author=5pts, Each Entry=10pts., Format=5pts. each entry, Character Description=20pts., up to 15pts. extra credit for more entries**
 * Part 2 Create a Tagxedo and save as a jpeg, upload under your final entry (35pts) [[file:Book Project Tagxedo Rubric.doc]]**
 * Due Date: Nov.19**
 * Deshon-Send'em South**

Riki Sulai**-** Riki is Crazy for horses she has a best friend named Gwendolyn Highland. Gwendolyn Highland**-** Gwendolyn is always at the farm, her Grandmother owned Highlands Farm Estates. That's where Riki and her friends go almost all the time, along with Gwendolyn her self. She is also crazy for horses, but not as much as Riki. 11/25 Dear Diary, I can't get Diablo out of my head, I keep having nightmares about him. I've Prayed and nothing seems to work. My best friend is mad at me now, and we barely even talk. I was so mad when she accused me. I couldnt believe she would stoop so low. (pg.88-90) 11/25 Dear Diary, Diablo is gone and we can't find him anywhere. We have looked all around the camp and he hasn't shown up. After all of that looking, we went to Gwendolyn's Granny to get ideas of where Diablo could be, but when we got to the door we heard voices and he was trying to sell granny another horse. (pg.104-105) 11/25 Dear Diary, Here we are again still looking for Diablo, and still nothing. Where could diablo possibly be, please HELP me!!! (pg. 120) 11/25 Dear Diary, We were running back to the mill to get Diablo, so we called sheriff for back up. (pg. 143) 11/25 Dear Diary, We finally got Diablo back, I'm so happy, now we are saying our goodbyes and headed home with Diablo's in the back of the trailer. Persephone Leland is smart, shy, love-struck, and sneaky. She's smart because she tutors her younger brother, Charles. She's shy because whenever Lochinvar came over for tea, she wasn't able to talk or she'd stutter. She's love-struck because she loves Lochinvar. And she's sneaky because she snuck into the Kensington Palace with her brother, Charles. She dressed as a boy. 11-12 [chapter 1] April 1837—Mage’s Tutterow, Hampshire, England Dear Diary, My twin sister, Penelope Leland thought I had killed our little brother during spell lessons this morning. Obviously Charles thought it was hilarious when, after many times I continuously zapped him with today’s spell repellere statim!, and he tricked me and pretended to be dead. That little twerp. But we love him so dearly. We would kill ourselves if he chose to die so young. Anyways, we are going to London. Penelope always dreamt of going to somewhere that is very fancy. Imagine…balls, delicate figures, long ball dresses, and ohhhhhh. The life, She said at the dinner table when she found out that we were going to London. I couldn’t care less about that. I really did not care about ever getting a husband; all I care about is my spells. My good ole spells. Yes, I know. Maybe a little should be cared for. But I don’t know. We sat down to eat lunch, right? And the next thing we heard was a wail. It seemed to be coming outside. We sooner found out that Charles thought we were still in the schoolroom, so he had decided that he’d climb the ivy vine so we’d think he was doing the hovering spell outside the schoolroom window. But we weren’t even in the schoolroom anymore, which he might have known of if he had suddenly watched the clock. Watching us practice magic and him not being able to do anything. So mainly, it is not fair to him. But hey, he’s only 11 years old. Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-13 [chapter 2] Dear Diary, Today Pen and I were dancing together in the schoolroom to practice for the upcoming London ball and parties. Pen thinks that if Princess Victoria practices her dancing skills that it will be great for her then it will be good for us. While we were dancing, we heard someone say, “Excuse me,” the voice said. “May I have the next waltz?” I opened my eyes (Pen said it will help because I really do not know how to dance), and stared. A tall, fair-haired man stood before us, dressed in a deep blue riding coat, tan buckskin trousers, and shining boots. Of course I knew who it was. It was Lochinvar Seton. Gosh, he’s grown up so MUCH though!!! He was such a rude, devious boy, but now…wow! Oooooooooo!!! Well, anyways…while we were sitting down in the green parlor, Lochinvar started talking about his work on the schools back at home. After the Earl of Northgals and Lochinvar left, Pen scolded me for sitting there like a rock. Well, my bad! Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-14 [chapter 3] Dear Diary, I woke up four nights after the Seton’s arrival, clutching my blanket and breathing hard, and stared from my high bed to my room. The setting moon cast a dim light on the half-filled boxes and trunks that stood around. It was the third night in a row that that horrible dream came to me tonight. Anyways, Pen had woke me up, scaring me half to death, and told me the same details of the dream I just woke up from. We both agreed that there was a possibility of Ally sending us those dreams as a warning. After having THREE dreams in a row on the same night, we figured that Ally must be in some kind of trouble or danger. Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-15 [chapter 4] Dear Diary, Several days later, Pena and I were looking out of the carriage window at the streets of London. I’m thinking Pen will surely find someone perfect within minutes our first ball and be engaged by June. When we walked into our London vacation, Kenny, the Town house butler, handed Mama a note saying that Mrs. Ally’s family is sick. As soon as I held that paper in my hand, I knew there was something wrong with Ally. And it just wasn’t my imagination. Charles had the idea of going to the bookstore to see what just was wrong with Ally’s family. Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-16 [chapter 5] Dear Diary, At breakfast the next morning, Mother told us that we would concentrate on our presentation dresses today. We had to eat quickly so we could go. As soon as we got to Madame Gendreu’s, we were whisked off to try on our dresses. My, oh my. The dresses were beyond beautiful! Even Momma and Pen said I looked great! But she looked even BETTER! No lie! Anyways, chat later. Good day! Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-17 [chapter 6] Dear Diary, Lochinvar called promptly at four the next afternoon. I was just going over the principles of the islands of the Caribbean Sea with Charles when Pen, lounging on the windsill, sat up and cleared her throat, and I nodded. I told Charles that was enough for today. While we were having tea with Lochinvar, we told him about the note, he agreed to help us with getting into Ally’s family’s bookstore. Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-18 [chapter 7] Dear Diary, At dinner that night, Pen told Papa to tell us about Kensington Palace. Furtherado, he told us all the rumors and about the palace itself. We weren’t really interested in the palace beauty; we were more interested in the places in the palace. That night while everybody else in the house was asleep, I snuck into Ally’s room, found a love spell, read it and put it on Lochinvar. Now we’ll just have to see if it worked, now won’t we. Yours truly, Persephone Leland 11-19 [chapter 8-10] Dear Diary, One morning, Pen, Momma, and I went out to send visiting cards to all Momma’s acquaintances in town. Actually, invitations had already started to arrive, begging their presence at numbers of balls and parties of all sorts! In the carriage, Charles stood up to look out the window to see if we were being followed, and when he sat back down, he gave Pen and I a slight nod, saying that we were. That afternoon, Pen and I were sitting in front of the Princess Sophia. We had tea and biscuits. We talked and talked and talked. Mostly about the balls we have been going to and how we’ve been doing lately, etcetera etcetera. The next social evening party was at Lady Conyngham’s. Lochinvar was NOT there, he had come down with some sort of influenza or something. Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-20 [chapter 11- 20] Dear Diary, I fell and twisted my ankle at the ball tonight. It was such an embarrassment! I mean, Lord Caharrick is shorter than me, and he…well let’s just say HE’S the cause of why my ankle is broken, okay? Anyways, Lochinvar came over today and made Charles absolutely in heaven! He was talking about Algebra and horses at the same time. Quite impressive, but I didn’t tell him that. When Lorrie Allardyce came over, she told me that the love spell was a fake one. Then it hit me. I used a FAKE love spell. When Lochinvar told me he loved me all those times, they were from deep in his heart. He REALLY did love me! And I HAD to ruin everything, didn’t I?! Love Always, Persephone Leland 11-21 [chapter 22] Dear Diary, We were trapped! Me and Pen followed something that looked EXACTLY like Ally. We were at the princess’s birthday ball and our birthday so happens to be on the same day! How cool, right? Anyways, when we got trapped, Pen found Ally laying on the ground, so Pen rushed forward. She told me to follow her, but I saw the chalky white line, and told her no. Me and the wizard, Michael Carrighar had an all-time magical duel. We used up every last bit of our energy. When I tried to escape, the door flew open, revealing an open-mouthed Charles and Lochinvar, and Charles managed to throw a wooden stool at Mr. Carrighar. I fainted. When I found out that Lochinvar was also a witch, I was so happy! I mean, holy! And, okay, let me just tell you that Lochinvar proposed me in front of my sister, my brother, two governesses, and the heiress to the throne. Love Always, Persephone Leland
 * Lindsey-** Diablo's Double: Gabi Adam
 * [|Diablo's Double]**
 * Jodi** __//Bewitching Season//__ by: Marissa Doyle

1/11/78 Dear Diary,
 * Dalton**

My name is Tessa and i have been trapped in the and I have been trapped in this castle by two sisters Mrs.Black and Ms. white. I have been writing letters and stuffing them under my matress i know that they arent going to be sent but i do it to pass the time. they keep calling me into their room everyday but one of these days im going to escape.

4/11/78 Dear Diary, today Mrs. Black caught me running away

Mucius Marius Domitius is a boy who attends a rich school, Xanthos School. Since it costs so much money to go to this school only a few boys attend: Antonius, Flavius, Caius, Julius, Rufus, Publius, and himself. This book takes place in the Roman times. The students call Xanthos, the teacher at the school, Xantippus. (pgs. 1-15) Dear Diary, Today was the worst day ever! Rufus hung a sign saying 'Cauis is a Dumbbell' right behind Xantippus' back! And then Xantippus caught him and expelled him. It was horrible. It all started when Cauis said some rude things about Rufus' father, said his father was a failure. You see, Rufus' father is a general and recently he has lost a major battle to the Gauls. Rufus was completely humiliated and Cauis was rubbing it in his face. Rufus got mad at Cauis and he wanted to get back at him and now he is expelled. Xantippus said was going to see Rufus' mother in the morning and tell him about his behavior. Rufus begged him not to but Xantippus wouldn't hear him, so he shooed Rufus away. Don't get me wrong, Rufus is my friend and I felt kind of bad for him. (pgs. 23-30) Dear Diary, I walked into school today with my friends. As expected, Rufus did not accompany us, but neither did Cauis. I was worrying about him. The sun was rising higher and by now Cauis had slipped our mind, for Xantipppus was nowhere either. Antonius thought he had been turned into a pig. Antonius is always saying strange things so none of us listened to him. We were now so worried that we went ahead and went into Xanthos' room. We found that everything was turned over, that was not like Xantippus. Then we heard a banging from the wardrobe. It was my idea to open the wardrobe and willing Julius, and Antonius followed. Publius and Flavius are always the scared ones. I opened the door and I saw Xantippus rapped and gagged. 'I was assaulted last night,' Xathos said. (pgs. 31-40) Dear Diary, Xantippus told us all about his assault. Since he was badly bruised he told us to take the day off. I asked him if he was still going to go see Rufus' mom and he said he never really was going to see his mom he just wanted to give Rufus a scare. Julius asked him if he wasn't expelled then and Xantippus said NO! We were all excited about this and decided we should use our free time to visit Rufus and tell him the truth. On our way to see him, though, we were passing the Minerva Temple and on the wall it had 'Cauis is a Dumbbell' in red letters. We all gaped at the writing then Julius exclaimed, 'Rufus did that!' (pgs. 41-60) Dear Diary, Julius and Antonius tried to rub the red paint off but it was already dry. Then we heard voices and we didn't want the people to think we did it. Flavius instantly picked up him school stuff and ran towards the bushes, Scared-y. We followed him and watch intently. There were two men stopped in front of the temple, looking at the writing. The short, fat man was furious and yelled about having the writer's hands cut off. The men finally left and shortly after Claudia, Caius' sister showed up. She told us everything happening at her home. Vinicius, her father, was furious; Caius had told who had committed the crime; and she also was complaining that she hadn't had time to do her hair. She left and then we al; thought we should pay Rufus a visit. Rufus swears he didn't do it but there was no way we could believe him- even as much as we wanted to. Rufus then wrote 'Caius is a Dumbbell' on a wax tablet and we've sent Antonius and Publius to see if it matches. They will shortly be back and we will find out. (pgs. 61-68) Dear Diary, It is true! The handwriting looks exactly the same! But Rufus says he didn't do it. I don't know who to believe until Rufus comes up with this crazy idea that his handwriting was forged. You know, though, now that I think about it it does kind of make sense. Since we figured out Rufus' handwriting was forged we decided to visit Xantippus now. Rufus had stayed behind saying he didn't feel well and we let him stay. We arrived at Xantippus' Publius realized the wax tablet bearing the original words 'Cauis is a Dumbbell' was missing. We asked Xantippus why it was not there. He said he didn't want such things hanging about in his classroom. As we were leaving Xanthos' place I noticed something shiny under the wardrobe. It was a chain for somebodies coat. Xantippus said it belonged to the burglar. (pgs. 70-87) Dear Diary, Xantippus told me I could keep the chain! Ya! Now we are going to Vinicius' place to make sure he knows of Rufus' innocence and keep him from going to the prefect. On our was there we saw the newspaper stands opening up. I saw that there was something about the Temple of Minerva and suggested we should hurry to Vinicius'. We arrived at his house and Claudia led us to his room. He was not in the mood at all to talk to us but he wasn't rude or impatient. We tried our hardest to explain to him that Rufus was innocent. Thanks to my friends I had to do all the talking while they added a few bits and pieces into the story. We finally finished and he sent one of his slaves to fetch a famous man named Scribonus, a master at handwriting skills. When Scribonus arrived Vinicius led him to the Temple where he would differentiate the writing from the second wax tablet and the writing on the Temple. In the end he determined that they were the exact same. Vinicius became angry again and ordered Rufus to confront him immediately. (pgs. 87-96) Dear Diary, So Rufus had lied to us after all. I was so sure he was telling the truth, though. Flavius suggested Rufus should run, but I said no. I led the way to Rufus' house, but when we arrived we were frightened by Rufus' mother, Livia. She was sitting in his room crying. She told us the prefects had come and arrested Rufus and now he was in jail. But even Livia knew Rufus would do nothing of the sort. She begged us to help her and of coarse we did, after all he is our friend. Livia was greatly pleased and then became curious why Rufus was not in school and then why none of us were in school. I, once again told the story while the rest filled in the little details. At the end of the story Livia admitted that Rufus should not have acted that way but neither should have Caius. Livia had said that the guards guarding the Temple had seen nothing before the fifth hour. After our discussion Livia said we should leave and on the way out I remembered that Rufus had grabbed my lantern and I wanted to look for it really quickly. Though, I could not find it anywhere. It was a very expensive lantern and had my name engraved on it. Publius was being nosy while I was looking and he opened Rufus' money box. There was no money in there. Weird. But it got weider Antonius was looked under Rufus' bed and discovered wet clothes. Livia had no idea why the should be wet. After all that we left with nothing; no Rufus, no lantern, and no happiness, but some clues. (pgs. 106-116) Dear Diary, Publius, Antonius, Flavius, Julius, and I left for the Minerva Square. When we got there Julius asked if anyone had any money. For what reason I did not know so I asked him why. 'We are going to see Lukos,' he said, 'He will want money.' Lukos is this soothsayer man with second sight. Earlier we decided to go and see him so he can use his second sight to see who the chain belongs to. We figured if we found who the chain belongs to we would find who Xantippus' burglar was, and if we found who the burglar was we thought we could find the person who wrote on the Temple wall. I quickly rounded up money from everyone and we continued our journey to Lukos'. We arrived at his house and I knocked on the door. No reply, I knocked again. When no reply came again Publius started to bang on it, then Antonius and Julius accompanied him. When none of this had any effect I turned the door handle and it opened. A voice came from inside the door, inviting us in. So, naturally we entered. I said to Lukos, or who I assumed was Lukos, that I wanted to know who the chain belonged to and laid the chain down on the table in front. Lukos did not move. Publius then told him we would definitely pay. All of the sudden Lukos became angry and hurled snakes at us. Flavius, Scared-y, was the first to run but a snake hit him square in the face and he almost fainted with shock. He quickly recovered and ran after everybody else. In his hurry he slammed the door shut and I was locked in. (pgs. 119-125) Dear Diary, I didn't know what to do, I was stuck. The door wouldn't budge. I didn't want Lukos to know I was still in his home so I hid in a tight spaced area. There were snakes all over the floor. I picked up a blanket on the ground and shooed at them and they slithered away. I realized that the piece of clothe I was holding was not a blanket but a coat. Rufus' coat. I gasped silently. I rapped Rufus' coat around me and tried desperately to find a way out. My hands touched the rungs of a ladder. I pulled myself onto the ladder and started climbing upward. My head hit something solid. I noticed it gave a little when my head bumped it so I pushed it with my hand. The trap door flew open and I felt rain. I crawled along the roof top until I felt an edge. I waited for a flash of lightening to see what was below, but when it came I saw nothing. I jumped anyway landing in something very wet. Whatever it was was pushing me round-and-round. The water was shallow enough where I could stand up in it. So I did. I knew where I was now. I was in the Baths of Diana! I walked up the steps of the pool and laid down on a bench, using Rufus' coat as a pillow. I was thinking how lucky I was to have survived that fall. If I had fallen half an hour later all the water would have been drained and I would have broken my neck. (pgs. 126-131) Dear Diary, I was rudely awaken in the morning by a not-so-pleasant face. He started ranting on how he had caught me now like I had been there before. He said he was going to report me to the prefects. I told him I had not done this before and I hadn't meant to do it this time. He wasn't going to listen, thought, for he just kept going on and on. I asked him to describe the person who had come in here the previous night. He said he looked like me. I said, 'Not possible.' Then he asked me my name and I told him, Mucius Marius Domitius. Then he said it was definitely me and held up a lantern with my name written on it. Rufus had been there before me. He scolded me for sneaking in and taking a bath without paying the fee. I told him I would pay and pulled out a gold coin that I had collected from Publius to pay for Lukos' second sight. He told me I must be born to a wealthy family for having so much money to give away. My father is Marius Domitius, the Tribune. When I told him this he bowed low to me. 'I am sorry, Sir,' he said to me. I told him it was alright and I left. I needed to tell my friends of adventure and what I had learned. (pgs. 132-141) Dear Diary, '...So Rufus couldn't have written on the temple wall because he was in the Baths of Diana all night, that had to be between the first and second hour because there was enough water in the bath,' I finished telling my friends my story, 'That also explains the wet clothes.' We were sitting in our secret cave and a bunch of stuff was going through our mind. Julius thought me should go and see Livia, but Antonius thought we should write the Emperor a letter explaining Rufus' innocence. We all thought that was Antonius' best plan ever, and quickly but it in action. We nominated Julius to write the letter since he had the best handwriting while Julius dictated. We argued over how to write the letter forever but we finally managed to finish it. Publius then brought up that we still didn't know who had written on the wall, 'The Emperor will want to know that,' he said. The out of nowhere Cauis steps in, 'I wrote it.' (pgs. 142-157) Dear Diary, We all were shocked. Questions like 'Why?' 'When?' and 'How?' came into our minds. Cauis said it wasn't him who had called the prefect on Rufus, though. We all were still mad at him and all giving him glares. We wondered how Cauis had faked Rufus' handwriting so well. 'I filled the grooves in the wax tablet with red paint and pressed the tablet against the wall,' he said. We all were impressed, all except Julius, 'He's lying.' Caius raised his hands innocently, 'How so?' Julius said if he had done that then the words on the temple would have appeared backwards. Cauis did it because he was sorry about Rufus' fate. We decided to be nice to him again. We heard a grunting noise outside and now Xantippus marched, well sort of marched- he injured his leg during the burglary- 'interesting stories I've been hearing,' he said. He sat down on one of our boxes. He had found out about Rufus, and went to look for us. He asked us about Lukos and we told him the story. Xantippus was not pleased when he found out about our letter. He read it himself and criticized Flavius for his spelling. He then told us what he knew about the newspaper, but at the time none of knew how this would help in our situation. He told us that nothing is delivered to the news reporters after the fifth hour because they are writing the news from the previous day. Therefore the news of the desecration of the temple must have been written up before it actually happened. After that, he had to leave and told us to clean up our cave, it was a pigsty. (pgs. 166-171) Dear Diary, We went to visit the Censor's office to find out when the news of the desecration of the temple was written and who had delivered the information. The Censor, Megabates, told us that it was delivered around the fourth hour by the Ex-consul Tellus, himself. Tellus had been a famous general earlier and now he has retired to a rich life. He is very close to the Emperor which was why Xantippus was surprised when the boys told him who the messenger was, 'Why would Tellus risk his relationship with the Emperor like that?' Xanthos asked. (pgs. 172-182) Dear Diary, We were trying to think through why Tellus would want Rufus arrested. Antonius said he was envious of Rufus' father who just had a major victory over the Gauls, but Xantippus thought other wise, 'Tellus was very successful himself,' he said. We were thinking of all these different possibilities. Our final conclusion was there was a guest at one of Tellus' parties. The guest informed Tellus of writing on the temple, which there was none at the time, so the guest had to later on, around the fifth hour, sneak out and write the writing. They thought of all the possible guests it could be but sent Antonius, who had the better memory out of all of them, to read a list- this list had list of names that attend the parties. Antonius would go to the palace with a letter that Xantippus had quickly scribbled on. Antonius would take it to Tellus and supposedly "wait for an answer" but really he just going to memorize all the names on the list. Then sneak back out and report to us. Meanwhile, we had to do homework while Antonius got all the adventure. (pgs. 183-198) Dear Diary, Antonius has been gone way to long for me to feel comfortable with. Two hours has passed when he was only supposed to be gone less then one hour. Xanthos was about to send us to look for him when we heard a cry, 'Hello!' a familiar voice said. We burst into questioning. Antonius didn't bother to answer these quite yet. He was dazed and in his own world. He slowly explained his adventure. He had cloak that was much to big for him and his sandals were missing. But it was a waste for Antonius had found no names. The whole date had been crossed out. But the Antonius showed us the cloak. It had that same chain that we had found on Xantippus' floor, below the wardrobe. Xantippus asked how it wound up on Tellus' cloak. I remembered that we had left the chain at Lukos' house, but how did Tellus get it? I said Tellus was the one who broke into your house. Xantippus was getting up now and putting on his cloak. He was going to tell the prefects the truth, but then I thought. 'Was the man who attacked you tall or short?' Xantippus said he was tall. That brought our spirits down for Tellus is a short, fat, bald man. Xanthos sat back down now. Then we heard some more footsteps outside. Xantippus called out, 'Who's there.' We saw an old man walk in and told us that he was just released from prison and that he was chained next to a boy named Rufus. The boy told him to come here and deliver a message. 'Tear the sheep's clothing off the red wolf.' But that was he was allow to say. None of us of coarse could figure out the message. How could Rufus be so sure we could understand it? It was raining outside again. Antonius ducked down, 'Tellus is outside,' he whispered. (pgs. 199-211) Dear Diary, I looked out the window and saw this man in a dark cloak. Tellus was going into the bakery, why? I have no idea. Xantippus said we could follow him, so we did. The baker was one of our friends because we went there often for bread. We asked him where the dark, fat man went and he pointed towards a backdoor. We went out the door and were pelted with rain. Tellus was nowhere in site, but we could here him. The we saw him just standing there. Then all of the sudden he took off running into the next building which we recognized as Lukos'. We could here talking but could not make out the words so we crept forward. I peeked in the door and found Lukos sitting down with his back to us. Tellus was once again nowhere. Lukos was counting money then he turned around; dropped the curtain and yelled, 'RUN!' Instinctively, Flavius was the first to run. He tripped over a tightly stretched rope and that pulled the door shut. We pounded on the door but it wouldn't open. Lukos came up and pulled Flavius to his feet BY HIS HAIR. We asked Lukos where Tellus was and he said he had left. Then we accused Tellus of desecrating the temple. Lukos yelled, 'It wasn't Tellus! It was me, all me, he had nothing to do with it!' We were naturally shocked. Lukos told us his story on why he trashed Rufus, '...Because he found out my secret, and he had to go. He had told me about his quarrel with Cauis and I seized the opportunity. I noticed that around mid-day Rufus was not in jail so I sent the prefects after him.' (pgs. 212-123) Dear Diary, Lukos also attacked Xatippus. Looking at him, he was taller than Xanthos. He ordered all of us to get into the cellar. He was going to kill us. Surprisingly I saw myself moving first. I walked passed Lukos and turned around and grabbed his arm and twisted it behind him. Lukos struggled but I held on. I yelled for my friends to help. The recovered from their shock and came to help. Cauis took a blow to the face but he got back up and knocked Lukos on the head with a stool. Lukos dropped like a rock, unconscious. We sat down for a little while and then got back up to find a way out. The light from the candle was getting dimmer and soon it would be dark. I remembered what Rufus had said, 'Tear the sheep's clothing off the red wolf.' What did that mean? Then I knew; I went over to Lukos and tore his wig off. Lukos was the red wolf- 'Lukos' in Greek means 'wolf'- and the sheep's clothing was his wig. Under the wig was the most surprising thing yet. It was Tellus! (pgs. 224-243) Dear Diary, Tellus suddenly moved. We jumped and I grabbed his sword. He sat up, sounding pitiful. Tellus told us why he he faked being Lukos. He said it was because he was in debt and he had heard that soothsayers make a lot of money. That was against the Emperor, though, and Tellus was good friends with the Emperor. Why would he risk that trust? Because he was desperate. Tellus said he would release Rufus if we would not tell his secret. Tellus told us to swear we wouldn't. He told us to raise our right hand to do it, we did, except me. I hesitated; I still didn't trust Tellus, but I did, then he made a grab for my sword but I quickly pulled it back. Then the candle went out. We heard Tellus run somewhere but I wasn't sure where. We heard a bang at the bakery door and we ran to hit, banging back and yelling help. Xantippus barged through the door, 'There you are boys.' I was so glad to see him. We told him that Tellus was Lukos. And then we went to look for him. I thought about the Baths of Diana and ran through the bakery and through the Baths' doors. I looked in the pool, Tellus had jumped to late. (pgs. 244-249) Dear Diary, It has been three days since school was out and now it was back in and I was not looking forward to this at all. We had had a big feast the previous night for getting Rufus back. After we found out that it was all Tellus' doing, Vinicius and Xanthos had gone to the prison immediately to get Rufus out. And now, sitting beside, there was Rufus. He had recovered quickly the only thing wrong was the swelling in his wrists from the chains. 'Cauis!' Xantippus yelled, 'What is the Rhine?' Cauis answered, 'Um, a river with banks on both sides.' We all bust out laughing, even Xanthos. This was the first time I've ever seen Xantippus laugh. And then we laughed some more. The main character in this story is about a 17 year old boy.Named Adam who who want to join the Marion corps to get revenge.For his father who died at the battle of pearl Harbor on the USS Arizona.So he in list's with the help of his grand father and is shipped off to Okinawan japan to kill Japaneses enemy soldiers will he live or will he die? (1-20)Dear Diary,I am going to grandpa's today to get him to sign me up for the Marion core I want to help fight and pay back for my dad. Its going to take some time with grandpa he Knows about war. After all he lost an arm in world war 1 but well see (20-75) DEAR DIARY Today I signed up for the Marion corps.They shaved our heads then we marched use all to the mess hall.I found out that there food isn't very good.And also they don't let you leave with out eating every thing we have a real mean drill Sargent.I told him my dad was killed at pearl harbor and he said I was in the wrong place.I told him I wanted pay back for the Japanese he said I'll get my chance. (75-100) Dear Diary Today we did target practice. We also started training hard.Sarge said we were going to war and that we were going to be tough marions.And when we get to Okinawan.We will live and will not die.we did shooting and sarge said I was a good shot and that I needed to come back and help teach the class after the war's over I told him I'd Think about (100-135)Dear Diary Today they told us that were all going to war.They said they were sending us to a place in Japan.Lots of people were bummed but I am a little bit reveled.That I can get some pay back for my dad.By the time we found out the news.We were so tired from running marching and climbing that we barley even cared.Now came the hard part I thought writing a letter to my mom to let her Know and not trying to break her heart. (100-175)Dear Diary Tonight we are shipping out.We are going to parachute out of planes and move in to the enemy.I'm kinda scared never been in an air plane before hope its smooth.But it wasn't bullets and bombs were exploding every where in the air.And every time that happened the pilot would jump the plane.Now they gave us a green light and we stud up and jumped I landed just by the sarge and he had lost his weapon all he had was a knife.So we started making our way to the bunker which was our objective to blow it up. So then we started to dig fox holes to make good cover for enemy fire.So we started digging and then started shooting at the bunker but they had mortars and one shell came right down on my fox hole and I got pretty lucky because.It Hit the dirt and missed me by one hair and that got me a ticket home because medal hit it even though most went to the ground.They also gave me a purple heart and would you have know my friend came to the hospital two weeks later and took me home well that's my story of my marion corps fight.
 * Ansley** 11/22 //Detectives in Togas// by: Henry Winterfeld
 * John** //Hero's Don't Run// by Harry Mazer


 * Tishawn **
 * The Day Gogo Went to Vote**

Matilda is a very hard working young lady. She does everything her mother ask her to do and sometimes even more. She is a very out going person. She lives back when they didn't have much to give or receive so she worked her hardest. Dear Diary, This morning was going great, until a Miskito started buzzing in my ear while I was asleep, then my mother entered my room hollering for me to get up and start on my chores. So I woke up and found a dead rat! so I just tossed it out to the garden. After I went down to the kitchen my mother, my pore mother was worrying where Polly was, I said to her, mother don't you worry she is always late, shes probably just down at the blacksmith with that boy Mathew. There is nothing to worry about. But mother of course was still worrying so I offered to go looking for her but instead since I had so many chores, Mother went. After a few hours mother came through the front gate and through the door with a strange look on her face. I asked what was wrong but it took her a second to respond. When she did, she said Polly was dead. Dear Diary, This is still the same day that I found out that Polly died. I had asked mother to go see the family but then she said no. So then i asked her if I could go to her funeral. And she said no, I was so upset that I went off on her, which was something I wish I had not done. So then later that day she said she had to go to the store, but she had looked way to tired so I said ill go for her, and grandpa agreed. That the moment that I finally got to leave the house. Dear Diary, When I arrived at the store I saw Mr.Epler and Mrs.Epler. Mr.Epler didn't talk but Mrs.Epler did. Her and I talked about the fever rumors that have been going around and how she say's that the fever is God's way of punishing the people who don't worship him. But the people that do worship him are going to be fine through it all. After we were done talking at her stall I moved on to Mr.Owens stall, he had apologized for the pore looking cabbages. But since the cabbages were so pore looking it was easy to talk him into lowering the price. Next I moved to a lemon stall. I scratched one and smelt it, And decided to buy it. After I purchased the lemon I moved on. While on my way to the next stall a person grabbed my basket and swung me around. It was Nathaniel Benson. After we talked for a while he told me he was going fishing and had asked if I would like to join him. I said yes, and right before we were heading out to go the church bell rang. He had asked me why it was ringing since it wasn't even time for it to ring, but once it did the whole store hushed and looked at the bell. The butcher looked out at everyone and said "Another person dead." Dear Diary, After we got back from the tea party my mother made me go to we sent letters out to the people who invited us but they never responded, which didn't really bother me much. The day after that we had a huge thunder storm it cleared the air really well. After all this we got a letter from "On the advice from the college of physicians" it said that 1st everyone should avoid the sick. 2nd it said that all of the infected home should be marked. 3rd it said sick people should be placed in the center of large airy rooms without curtains and should be kept clean. 4th it said that we all must supply a hospital for the poor. 5th it said all bell tolling must stop at once. 6th it said that the dead should be buried privately. 7th it said that the streets and wharves must be kept clean. 8th it said that all people should avoid being in the sun, drafts, and evening air. 9th it said that everyone should avoid fatigue of the body and mind. 10th it said that all people should dress appropriately for the weather. And finally 11th it said that everyone should consume alcohol in moderation. Dear Diary, I was so happy that they had to stop ringing that stupid bell. I never liked it. Grandpa never understood why so many people was scared and ran. I understood but he didn't. The doctors are warning people that we might see a thousand dead before the fever is gone. Me and grandpa were on the way home as we say a old man walking the same way we tried to stop him but we couldn't. As we got closer and closer we thought he was sick and he got closer to the house so grandpa freaked out and started telling the man to get away. So we got a little closer and the man turned around and dumped his cargo on the side walked I looked at it and instantly screamed "Mother!!!". She was still alive so we grabbed her and took her inside. She never opened her eyes until we got her into bed and grandpa said all she needs is a little rest. Character description: Felicity is the type of girl that is concerned about the people that are the closest to her. She also cares about others, Felicity worries a lot about what will happen to her family considering that her father is very loyal to the Patriots. Felicity is worried that her best friend Elizabeth will be forced to move out of the colonies because her family is loyal to the Crown. 11/17 Dear Diary, Elizabeth and I passed Widow Reed's again today, we noticed that the book we had our eyes on that was bounded in leather. Elizabeth said that my birthday was only a few weeks away and maybe my parents would get it for me. I realized that she was right and I had nothing but hope inside of me after she said that. 11/17 Dear Diary, Today I was scared what the answer to my question would be, I was concerned that my father might get in trouble for standing up for Mr.Mc Leod; would the committee think we were loyal to the crown too. thought about the answer and then I began shivering, there were things that could happen to loyalists that were worse than imprisoning them. 11/17 Dear Diary, I was talking to Fiona today and she said the conflict of the revolution bothered her mother so much that she begged her father to flee town right away, he wouldn't do it though. I'm happy that it's Fiona's father that has to make the decision to flee town or suffer the consequences and not mine. I am sad for Fiona and her family though. After I thought about it a little more I was ashamed that I was acting selfish. I felt even more ashamed when Elizabeth leaned over and hugged Fiona. 11/ 18 Dear Diary, I fell asleep last night with my window open. I woke up in the middle of the night and heard shouting coming from somewhere outside. Without thinking of lighting a candle I threw on my dressing gown and ran downstairs, only to find my mother and father standing there, I ran to join my parents grabbing my mothers hand. As my we went downstairs to the parlor, my dad threw open the shutters and what I saw next made me lose my breath. There was a huge mob outside of my house that went all the way down the street, they were carrying torches and lanterns. I heard shouts and curses of the mob. I asked father what they were doing, and before he could answer me the mob seemed to make a path. A man wash pushing a cart with someone inside of it, that instant I realized who it was. It was Mr. McLeod. 11/18 Dear Diary, After my father left to go help Mr.McLeod, I asked my mother if my father would be alright. She answered, "Your father is a well respected man out here, Lissie. If anyone can help Mr.McLeod he can. 11/22/10 (pgs. 1-50) Dear Dairy,  My name is Buddy Caldwell but I don't like to be called Buddy so they call me Bud. I'm from Flint, Michigan and live with my ma'am. I don't know who my father is. Everyday I tell myself I’m going to find my father old day. Like the one of my rules I say "when you make up your Mind to do something, hurry up and do it, if you wit you might talk yourself out of what you wanted in the first place." I think I might go off and find my father because my ma'am put a flyer up and I think  she was trying to give me a hint who he is.  11/23/10 (pgs. 60-150)  Dear Dairy,  I’m not home anymore in that little shack, I went to go find my father and maybe he can help me and my mother out and this little town. Every night I have to find something to eat and sleep and that’s the hardest thing I ever have to do. But I met new people like the Amos’s' family and now I’m in Hooper Ville. All help to the Amos’s'. Also I met a girl named Deza Malone with her dimples. I wrote down 120 divided by 5 and it was 24. I have walked 24hours to reach Grand Rapids....... 11/24/10 (pgs. 161-198) Dear Dairy, I found a restaurant and i could see that someone was in the living room. On the other side of the room was Herman E. Calloway was sitting at a table with Mr. Jimmy and a woman. Miss Thomas told me that this was the Grand Calloway Station. My father name I found out was Herman Caldwell. All along I was saying my last name wrong it wasn’t Calloway...... 11/25/10 (pgs.  198-242) Dear Dairy, Since I found my father he wanted to see my ma'am. So we went back to the Flint, Michigan and we got back to town ma'am was shocked and she finally explained everything to. My father friend says he wasn’t easy to get along with but they also said we saw them 2 but they wouldn’t think it was personal. As that being said dad help the town like i said he would and we came in and help fix the kitchen up. 11/25/10 (end of the book) Dear Dairy, My name Bud not buddy. I have a father named Herman Caldwell and he is a musi cian. One day I plan to be like him and that blacks can be just as rich as whites and really help the town.
 * Heather Fever Laurie Halse Anderson**
 * Sierra**
 * Victoria** A Felicity Mystery: Traitor in Williamsburg By: Elizabeth Mcdavid Jones
 * Tiera- Bud, Not Buddy**
 * Brittani** __//Blue//__ by: Joyce Moyer Hostetter

girl who is mature for her age. She is a 13 year old daddy's girl. She likes to work in her garden. she is very protective of her siblings and Acts like there mother.
Dear dairy, 11 daddy is going off to war. I wish he didn’t have to go but he is needed to defeat Hitler. When he left he gave me his blue overalls as he left and I miss him already. I hope he comes home soon. On other news, I heard the polio epidemic is huge. Its spreading like wild fire and sill no one knows how to cure it or how to prevent your self from getting it. My mom won’t even let us play in the creek or dirt any more. Well, I shouldn’t be complaining because before daddy left he gave me his overalls and told me to tack his place wile he is gone, so I have to act like an adult. Dear dairy, 11/23/10 I love getting letters from daddy! Today mama and I baked him cookies and sent them to him. He said he should be home soon but I know he is lying. It’s harvesting time and there is a ton of work to do. My brothers are trying to slack off say that they feel sick and week but there just trying to get out of work. I’m not doing there work for them. If they want to eat this food there going to help pick it! Dear dairy, 11/23/10 Today my brothers and I were working in the garden when my youngest brother. My bother fell and couldn’t move or get up. I feel so guilty, I told him to stop lying around and to work. He told me he felt sick and weak, why didn’t I listen? I thought he was just trying to get out of work. It’s all my fault! How could I do such a thing? He’s in the hospital and IT’S ENTIRELY ALL MY FAULT! I wish I could see him. I wish I could tell him how sorry I am. I hope he comes home soon. Ahhhhh!!! I’m such a terrible person. Dear dairy, 11/30/10 I'm going to sneak into the hospital tonight. my mother sees my brother because she is a nurse but she wont let me visit because i might get polio. but i want to see my brother and apologize. and its not just for not listening to him when he said he felt sick, it for everything i did. i didn't let him see my secret spot in the woods, i didn't let him play with him, and i still never listened to him. so its final i'm going to see him. Dear diary, 12/1/10 my brother died of polio. i still feel guilty but my dad came home and things are getting better every day. Adam is a helpful boy. Dear Journal, 12/6 (1-4) My father was at Pearl Harbor when the Jepanese attacked on Deceber 7, 1941. He was an officer on the ship. That Sunday Moring I was fishing with pals and we seen the planes. We thought it was just a practice, but when we heard that bomd we new it was no practice. After pearl Harbor we moved to San Diego because we was evacuated from Hawaii.I don`t like it here it reminds me of Hawaii.My mom got a letter from my grandfather. when she got that I was ready to go. Dear Journal, 12/6 (5-8) We had moved to an apartment in Bakersfeild with my aunt. It was bigger than the one in San Diego. It had two rooms with ,but the bathroom wa in the hall. My mom said she didn`t want to share bathroom. I saw a river out the window it reminded about the morning of Pearl Harbor. It was so peaceful until we heard rumbles and flags go up in the air. Dear Journal, 12/6 (9-12) On Monday Bebe was waiting on me after school. Bebe was asking me all kinds of questions. First, he asked me were I am from. I pointed to the sun in the western sky meaning Hawaii. My mom had took us out to eat at the Orange Grove. We took the bus into the city. Their was a lady playing the "The Beer Barrel Polka." There was no tables. My mom pushed the dishes aside for the waitress. The busgirl was Nancy from the bus stop. I said hey to her but she looked at me like I was stupid. I tried to help with the plates but she said that`s my job. The next day I seen her on the bus. 12/6 (13-17)Me and Nancy walked home for school. I had asked her if she ever thought about living alone. She said yes all the time. Then I asked is Woody going to stop her moving. She said "thats not my father thats my mother`s boyfriend. she said she doesn`t have a father. 12/6 (19-end) I started writing letter to every. To my grandpa, I told him things like Im sorry for not writing you back. I know you want me to come. Also Im not coming to live with you. Grandpa, I love you and I hate to let you down............I also wrote to Davi. I said Im glad to hear that your father is doing better. Jane is a careful and intelligent girl. Dear Diary, 11/23 [ 1-15 ] My mom just got done contacting Mary Adelaide from the spiritual realm. She moved quickly and violently while Mary Adelaide took over her body. My mom performed this for Mary's friends Gertrude and Juilia. They wanted to talk to them sense it's been twenty four years sense she's passed. Mary, in my mother's body, tried to talk to her husband, but he ran out of the room. He claimed it was a scam, but Mary seemed to understand why he would feel that way. Mary left my mother's body just as soon as she entered it. Gertrude and Julia were thrilled, and paid my mother a good amount. Mom told me and my younger sisters Emma, Mimi, and Amelie that there was enough money for us to get dinner the next day and to even pay for a train fare. Mom doesn't know where we're headed yet, but with her carrying a baby, Blythe, and the other five of us around, I know it will be a safe place. Dear Diary, 11/23 [ 30-37 ] We finally reached Buffalo, New York. Mom and us walked to a nearby hotel named //The Spirit Hotel//. No one was there at the time we arrived, on account of the hour being so early, so we sat outside on wicker chairs waiting for someone to allow us inside. Finally, a women who introduced herself as Aunty Lily appeared in front of us in the gleaming sun light. She let us in, and asked us if we were looking for a room. When mom answered yes, she told us that they were out. Aunty Lily seemed to be disapproving of us, giving us angry replies. But then mom saw Aunty Lily's deceased husband standing behind her, and asked Aunt Lilly if he would know of another place for us. Aunt Lily couldn't believe her ears. She and mom started talking about their deceased husbands, and the next thing I knew Aunt Lily said she could have us stay in a cottage and work in place of Aunt Lily when Aunt Lily was unable to work. We walked toward the cottage, mom and Aunt Lily leading the way, involved in the same conversation they were in just a few minutes earlier. Dear Diary, 11/23 [ 60-75 ] As I sat on the front porch step reading of this new ship, contrusted in Ireland by the British White Star Line, I became lost in the printed words of the newspaper. This new ship was said to be four city blocks long, built for luxury, and remarkably unsinkable. As I read on, my eldest sister Mimi came up to me, tears were running down her face. She told me that she had seen an African couple who arrived to speak to Madam Anushka, a Russian medium, in a motorcar. When she moved closer to the Model T Ford, the women stared at her. Mimi said she felt frightened and ran away from the couple. Just after hearing Mimi's story, my youngest sister Blythe arrived with strange news. Blythe stated to Mimi that Madam Anushka asked Blythe to bring Mimi to her. Mother walked out on the porch and brought me and Mimi inside. She told Blythe to report to Madam Anushka and tell her that Mimi would no longer be around for the next month. She sentenced us to our room, and without answering our confusion, walked off. Mimi and I accepted her silence, and walked up the stairs to the room we shared. We sat out on the roof after entering the room knowing that we had to have an answer. Later, mother and Mimi had a talk. I and my younger sisters Blythe, Emma, and Amelie hid from them as we listened to their conversation. Mother told Mimi that our father had a first wife who was a black female. She died when Mimi was just an infant and our farther remarried to our mother. Mimi was stunned along with the rest of us. Mother found us out, and when she did, we all ran to hug Mimi and ensure her that our relationship wouldn't change because she was our half sister. After that, Mimi and I decided to embark on a trip. We came to a conclusion to see a scientist Tesla, who had saved our family from years before during an earthquake when we had first moved to New York. Mimi and I agreed that we had enough money to leave and head out for this scientist in hopes that I could interview him for an article I'd wanted to write. There was a journalist contest and the winner would receive five hundred dollars and an internship complete with board. The next day after our decision, we agreed to leave and hold out on the information of our journey to mother and our sisters. Dear Diary, 11/24 [ 89-123 ] I met a man named Thad, Telsa's assistant. Mimi and I were waiting to speak to Telsa for my interview when Mr. Guggenheim and his girlfriend Ninette offered us dinner at their apartment. Mimi and Ninette had a long talk about fashion and disappeared into Ninette's room. When they reappeared, Mimi had on a gorgeous deep purple dress with a hobble skirt. I didn't take much interest into and neither did Thad. Ninette and Mimi stayed in the apartment for dinner, but Thad decided to take me to a Chinese restaurant instead of eating lobster with Ninette and Mimi, which was perfectly fine for me. After dinner, Thad instructed me to meet with Tesla at the entrance to the park at Columbus Circle. Tesla went to the park every day, rain or shine, to feed the pigeons there. I saw Tesla walking; I ran up toward him and introduced myself. We walked through the park as I interviewed him. Just as soon as our conversation had started it came to an end. A man had been following us, Tesla remembered him as the man that had set his lab in Colorado Springs on fire years before. We rushed to get to a very well populated part of the park so that we wouldn't be in danger. When we arrived back at the hotel where Thad, Tesla, Ninette, and Mimi were all staying at, Tesla left for him room to lay down. I went up to the suite to find Mimi. When I arrived at Mr. Guggenheim’s apartment, I saw Mimi standing in a blue satin dress; her hair piled high above her head. Ninette and Mimi stated that they'd be leaving for Europe. Mimi was to be Ninette's intern and companion. I was stunned. Despite my pleading, Mimi refused to come home with me. As I boarded the train that was to take me back to Spirit Valle, I heard my voice being called by a seemingly frantic voice. When I looked up, the caller was Thad. He told me not to worry about Mimi, that she was just overwhelmed by the excitement. Thad promised to write to me, and with that, he was gone. As the train chugged off, I couldn't help but feel that Thad had jumped out of my life. Tears came back into my eyes as I started thinking about the loss of my sister, my best friend, and now even the loss of Thad. Dear Diary, 11/24 [ 124-141 ] Mother was in disbelief. She hollered at me for days at a time. The entire town took up my disgrace. I got dirty looks and Aunty Lily even told me that it was my fault, that I had forced Mimi to come with me. That it was my idea to trick Aunty Lily into driving us. After a while, me and mom put everything behind us, for the new year. I havn't heard from Mimi or from Thad. I worry about Mimi a lot, not as much as mother of course. It's hard to imagine that I am the oldest now, but hopefully Mimi will return. Mother gave us great news, a man she has been writing to, W. T. Stead, has sent five translantic crossing tickets on an ocean liner in an envelope. She told us that we should be able to stay with her cousin, Agatha, who lives outside of London in Brighton. We will be leaving in just a little over a month according to mother. Dear Diary, 11/25 [ 142-145 ] The trip went great, at least for me and Blythe that is. Emma and Ameilie stayed in their rooms, horribly sea sick from the commotion of the boat. After the trip, we arrived with Agatha, my mother's cousin, at her house, where we will be staying for a while. Dear Diary, 11/25 [ 168-178 ] Mimi returned home to us as we were in the middle of a séance. My mother's cousion, Agatha, wanted to contact her late husband, Reginald. While mother was in the middle of a conversation, Emma noticed Mimi's reflection in a glass ball sitting on the table. We all jumped out of our seats and I hit the light swich. Emma was right; there was my eldest sister, Mimi, standing in the doorway. We were thrilled to see her. As we sat and talked that night, she informed us that she had fallen in love with a man named Victor. I recalled him as the valet for Ninette and Mr. Guggenhiem. As if that news wasn't shoking enough, she told us that she would be traveling home on the maiden voyage of //Titanic//. Blythe was to go along with Mimi on this voyage. She was able to go only if she could babysit a women's two children sense the women was pregnant with a third. Her name was Juliette LaRoche. Blythe couldn't believe the news. She jumped with excitement at the thought of being aboard the //Titanic//. Dear Diary, 11/25 [ 199-216 ] Mr. Robertson, a very well known writer, informed us of his predictions about the fate of //Titanic//. He had written about a ship, The //Majestic// that sinks after colliding with an iceberg. The idea came to him in a dream. The //Majestic// and the //Titanic// seemed to be closely related names. But I refused to listen to it, and clung close to logical explanation. Mr. Robertson told us that Mr. Stead had always felt that he would meet his death by ice or by drowning, which my mother was already informed of by Mr. Stead himself. But what mother didn’t know was that Mr. Stead had also predicted the sinking of //Titanic//. Mr. Robertson showed us a book of Mr. Stead’s sketches. Mother took the book, and within an instant of opening it, she dropped the book to the land on the floor below as a horrid look came to her face. I retrieved the book from the ground, and opened it as I flipped through the sketches with Ameilie and Emma on each side of me. His sketches included Mr. Stead himself, under water, flailing hopelessly about, his suit and tie floating around him. Another sketch showed a gigantic ocean liner sinking, its back half standing straight up at a ninety degree angle. A third sketch depicted an iceberg with some people climbing onto it while others floated in a frigid ocean. Right then we knew we had to get Blythe and Mimi off that ship. Agatha raced us into a crowd of people standing in front of the massive ship named the //Titanic//. I, Ameilie, and Emma raced forward, leaving mother and Agatha behind in the crowd. I knew we had to find a way onto the //Titanic//, but how? As I caught glimpse of Captain Smith and a huge crowd following him onto the ships, I knew how we could board the ship unnoticed. I grabbed hands with my two sisters and walked beside Captain Smith, completely unnoticed by anyone boarding along with us. As we got on, I realized we had to hurry as the ships horn billowed. The next thing I knew I was standing in front of Thad. I didn’t have time to explain how much I missed him or how badly I needed to get Blythe and Mimi off of the ship. I warned him that the sink was liable to sink and that Thad and Tesla should leave with me and my other sisters. But he laughed and grinned off my warning. By the time we had reached the bow of the ship it was too late to get off. //Titanic// had started its voyage. But just as it took off, I heard a loud crash. It turned out that the //Titanic// was hardly out of port when it collided with a much smaller ship called the //New York//. Neither ship was greatly damaged. I figured that Mr. Stead’s prediction was parsley right, the ship had collided, but maybe he was wrong about the severity of the accident. I didn’t bother worrying about it any longer, //Titanic// was a safe and unsinkable ship. Dear Diary, 11/26 [ 227-241 ] Thad and I had a great time. We danced together and for once I couldn't help but feel like everything was perfect. After we danced, we walked back to Mimi's room. Before I had the chance to know the door swung open, my eldest sister standing in the doorway. I explained why the twins and I were aboard, which she laughed at. Victor, the man Mimi told me she had fallen for, was too meet for her for lunch soon. Li, the women Thad was to escort to her father's restaurant, the twins, and Blythe went off to lunch as well, leaving me and Thad to pick a dining area for ourselvs. Sitting in front of Thad was everything I had imagined it would be. We sat face to face, knee to knee, talking about Tesla's inventions. Suddenly, I realized standing behind the door leading back into the ship was the man who had followed Tesla and me. Thad was talking to me about the earthquake machine, and I knew I had to do something to stop him from giving away the secret to Tesla's sacred invention. Without thought I pressed my lips to Thad's. When our kiss was over I whispered in Thad's ear as to why I had jumped in his lap to kiss him during our lunch. Without hesitation Thad ran to the door, me dashing right behind him, and the two of us began chasing the illusive man. Thad ran ahead of me and within a few seconds of him doing so he returned out of breath and panting. We went back to his and Tesla's room to make sure it was locked. When we arrived the door was shut, but no longer locked. Thad motioned for me to wait in the doorway as he inched his way inside the room. Bedding and clothes were everywhere. Thad emerged shortly after and proclaimed the room to be safe. He bent over and pulled out a briefcase from underneath the dresser; the earthquake machine still inside. After leaving Thad's room, we went to talk with Tesla. We informed him of everything we had went through and with that Tesla stated that he wanted to discuss their plans with Thad, so I took off to find my sisters. I saw Mimi kissing Victor goodbye. I ran up to her and she smiled as she told me he had asked her to marry him. She told me that she was to give him an answer the next day. That evening we came to port at Cherbourg. Blythe stood on deck with Mimi, the twins, and me looking for the LaRoche family. Mimi was confident that she would recognize Ms. LaRoche and, indeed, she did. Mimi pointed her out to the rest of us. When Ms. LaRoche caught site of Mimi her face seemed to light up. They hugged and Mimi introduced Blythe first and then the rest of us. Ms. LaRoche was holding her daughters hand. Her name was Simone and the oldest of Ms. LaRoche's daughters. Ms. LaRoche informed us that her other daughter, Louise, was with her husband. Just then a tall, handsome man carrying a little girl in his arms joined us. Ms. LaRoche introduced him as her husband, Mr. Joseph LaRoche. We were all stunned as we looked at the man that was her husband. Ms. LaRoche could tell we were surprised to find out that her husband was a black man. When she asked if it was a problem for Blythe, Blythe came out of her flabbergasted expression and took the hand of Louise. Blythe told the women that it wasn't a problem by far, and I could tell it was anything but a problem for Mimi. Dear Diary, 11/30 [ 248-300 ] Mimi informed me that her and Victor were to be wed in three days. Those three days were the shortest days I had spent aboard the //Titanic.// Mimi and Victor's wedding was amazing. Ninette and Mr. Guggenhiem had dresses made for us that sparkled and shimmered. I was proud to be wearing them, standing next to my sisters aboard the //Titanic//. Later that night everything took a turn for the worse. It was clear that //Titanic// was going to sink. Blythe got on a lifeboat with Ms. LaRoche but Mimi and I couldn't get on the boat with them because Emma and Ameilie went missing. Mimi and I headed off to find them. On my way to find my sisters I met up with Tesla who told me he had a dream about using his time machine to save us and the ship. Tesla told me he would need my help so we headed off for the cargo hold and later met up with Thad. Thad, Tesla, and I started down the stairs and hallways till we finally reached the cargo hold. Once there Tesla set his time machine off and in the next second I was in the frigid ocean surrounded by floating bodies and frantic people. Tesla swam to me and pulled me onto a floating door. I looked over and realized that Emma and Ameilie were floating on a door side by side. We rushed over and grabbed them. Within a few minutes Ms. Brown and a few others arrived in a life boat and lifted the four of us onto the small boat. As we rowed through the night Ameilie lay unconscious. I wondered about Mimi and if she had made it. I knew Victor hadn't after seeing his body lay in the water as we passed him. Emma took my hand and told me she didn't want to leave. I didn't understand, but when she closed her eyes and Ms. Brown grabbed my waist and told me not to yell at her to wake up, I knew what she had meant by not wanting to leave. Dear Diary, 11/30 [ 306-319 ] Ameilie came out of her coma and talked to us. She said that Emma was the one talking. I thought back to when Emma told me she wasn't going to leave me. Back in Spirit Vale we had a memorial service for Mimi and Emma, though Mimi's body was never found. Ameilie changed her name to Ameilie-Em, sense Emma lived on with her. I later found out that I won the internship for my interview paper with Tesla. After begging for weeks mother finally agreed to let me go. Four years had passed when my boss brought a newspaper to my attention. A German naval ship picked up two people floating in the water and claimed them to be our spies. I begged him to let me cover the story after realizing a near impossible theory. Was it possible that me and Tesla had been sent a few hours in time and Thad and Mimi were sent four years in time? I didn't bother to question it. That very day I set out for the police station where the prisoners were being held. When I pulled up at the station I was led inside and I took a seat on a bench. Footsteps approached and as I turned to see whose they were I saw Mimi. I ran to greet her. Thad stepped into the room and we ran to each other within seconds of our eyes meeting from across the room. Now we are on a train headed back for New York. I have informed them both of Victor's death and how Emma is still in a way, with us. I can't wait for tomorrow, knowing I have my family by my side ready to face what's next to come. Dear Diary 11/5 [1-20] Well today I have to go and work out in the field today because Papa said that I need to help him cause it is my turn to help. Well school is on the way right now and to me I hate school and all the kids that are there I really don't like Dear Diary 11/5 [21-32] Today is the first day of school and i am a little nervous about it then my mom says that we need to heed out the door to the school, so all of my brothers and sisters grab our lunches and we start to walk to the school. Oh yeah did i mention that it is really cold outside today and we have to walk through the snow today and just freeze that really sucks! Dear 11/5 [33-43] I got to school today and I get into my class room and I go to sit down and when i sit down my feet don't touch the ground and I don't have a desk to put my books on so I have to put them in my lap instead. My legs really hurt my legs because I can't reach the ground with my feet, and if I complain my teacher would just say to suck it up and deal with it. Dear Diary 11/5 [ 44-89] When I get home from school I got a surprise because today is my birthday. My Papa says that it is really cool so when he says to look I can't believe my eyes there are 2 baby calf's that are mine now. My Papa thinks that I am more responsible now he trusts me now I am so happy I will take good care of them, I have decided to name them Star and Bright. Dear Diary 11/5 [90-234] Well now I am happy because I have 2 awesome cows now, but what sucks now is that I have to go help out cutting out cubes of ice, so now I guess that I am done writing because my Papa is yelling to me to come help out with the ice cutting. Well don't worry I will be back to write more once I have a chance to sit down and write, well bye. __ A __ __ boy At War __ By Harry Mazer Tucker Smith Adam Pelko- He is a young high school student that is living in Hawaii, while his dad's ship is dock in pearl Harbor. He likes to ride bikes and fish, with his friend Davi. November 29, 1941 Dear journal, today was my first day at my new high school. It was bad enough that I was coming late, but today mom tried to drive me all the way to school and I had to make her drop me off down the street, so no one would laugh at me for having my “mommy” drive to school. When I got to school I had to go get all my papers straightened out, so my first class had already started when I walked in. Mr. Handler interrogated me when I walked into class; he was asking me these questions like, “where are you from Adam?” or “What military, Pearl Harbor, Hickman Field, or Fort Know?” I gave him the most phony and super patriotic answer, I told him “America, the United States of America.” It was not my best first day of school. December 1, 1941 Dear journal, I went for a bike ride along this road called Aiea, it rained hard twice and then just stopped. The clouds would come, then just disappeared and then come back and just bust open. The rain quite just has fast as it started and I was dry within minutes, the rain traveled in curtains down the side of the mountain, the water splashed up and hit my face and kicked up from my tire splashing my back. I saw some posters up that said “Join the Navy and see the World.” It was true of course, we moved all over the place for dad, but the one thing I don’t like about this move is that I’m in a civilian school instead of one on the Navel base. This school is just so different, there are not kids from the Navy like any of my other schools, so none of the kids get were I’m coming from. Today when I rode my bike past the harbor I looked for dad’s ship, because he was supposed to be back from a training mission, and when I got closer I saw the flag of the Arizona waving in the breeze. I knew that dad was on his way home or already home, so I peddled fast to make sure he did not get mad for me not being home on time. When I got home, there he was sitting in a beach chair with his shoes and socks off, and Bea hanging over his legs. December 2, 1941 Dear journal, this morning Bea woke me up by making bear give me a big kiss; mom walked in and said I better clean my bunk so when dad gets up he would not be disappointed in me not keeping my bunk clean while he was away. Dad didn’t wake up so mom did the inspection, and she made sure to check every little thing like the shelve in my closet (which I didn’t dust). I told mom I would be back at 1800, I took my bike out for my normal ride down to the beach, and when I got down there some boys from school where playing a game with a coconut. One of the boys who is in my class name Davi Mori called me over to play with them, we played for a long time and after we all ran and jumped into the water. Then I looked at the time and saw I needed to head home, so Davi and I rode back together, on the way I hit a hole in the road and broke my bike. Davi told me his dad could fix it, so we rode back to his house and his father welded it back and said “I was good to go, with no charge”. When I got home(which was way later than 1800) mom and dad where in the back yard drinking cocktails, dad wanted to have a little talk with me so mom went in while he talked to me about how my actions showed on him in the Navy, Today was a pretty good one. December 7, 1941 Davi and me planed on going fishing together this morning at 0600, when I got there Davi wasn’t there yet. When I was about to go back home I heard him yell “Hey Haole!” he was sitting on Martians crossbar, holding some fishing poles. I wanted to tell him I couldn’t go, that something had come up but the poles were already tide to my bike. When we were going up a hill, a cap full of sailors came zooming over the hill and we had to scramble to get out of its way. When we got to Pearl, we stopped and un-packed our stuff and went to the edge of the water, when Martian said “Hey guys come look at this little paddle boat!” when we got it into the harbor, we dropped our lines and waited. When all of a sudden horns came from all directions, then the Star spangled Banner began to play, and then Martian pointed up to the sky and yelled “Shooting!” I didn’t know what was going on, was it a war game or real life war. Then I saw a plane and it was a Japanese 0, and I knew this was no game. This was a real attack on the harbor! December 9-10, 1941 We still haven’t found anything out about dad, and I don’t want to but I’m starting to think he went down with his ship; it is so hard for mom and little Bea. Mom and I come home every day with new facts or rumors, but nothing about dad. Some are just plain crazy; mom said she heard they are asking all families that lost their family member to please pack to go back to the main land. I don’t want to leave dad, and I told mom were leaving him, abandoning him and as soon as the words came out I regretted them. When the day came for us to leave I went to the and bought some leis, and gave them to Bea and mom, when we got out into the harbor we tossed them over the edge of the ship and into the water. Now I was on my way back to the States, missing the biggest man in my life, my father. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; overflow: hidden;"> Eben is the main character. He has black hair, light skin, and is 13 years old. He is on the Patriot side. He has a really curious nature and that what gets him in trouble. In the book he talks about his hardships and what he is going through. Day 1 Dear Journal, I am hating this world now the freaking government made the stupid British stay in our houses. I think this is dumb why cant they stay in the woods we will give them the supplies or we will try! Then I got slapped in the Face with a fish. Dear Journal, Day2 I just figured out that my dad and 16 year old brother is going to war I am so worried. What if my dad dies and me and my brother have to keep care of the family and that little devil so called sister. And even worse what happens if they both die and I will be the man of the house. I am so worried. Dear Journal, Day 3 My Stupid best friend Danny just followed his dad to the battle sit with out him knowing. His dad is going to be so mad, and his mom is crazy about the what ifs and what happens. But I am right hear beside her he could get killed by going out into the open without knowing about sniper's. Dear Journal, Day 4 I followed this guy home with out him knowing. He was spying on my dad saying all of is weaknesses and saying to kill him first he is a very high ranked Patriot. Dear Journal, Day 5 My dad has just been shot in the arm 3 hours ago. I hope he is better. I am just mad about he has to go back out there in about 3 weeks with a splint. I had heard rumors all over Charleston that the war is going to end about in three weeks. Because Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion is taking over. I hope that's true. Patriots
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 * Tra'Jon A Boy No More by: Harry Mazer**
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 * Joel**
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 * Tucker**
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