Adeline and Grumpy Grandma

Swish! Adeline and her best friend, Miranda, twirled through various outfits and styles. Miniskirt? Tick! Cool-looking tie-dye T-shirt? Tick! Platform shoes? Tick! It was after school, and Adeline and Miranda were designing, making, and putting together outfits for both of them to wear in their school’s Fashion Design Fiesta, which was two weeks away! It […]

Girl Pilot

(based on “A Wish for Wings” by Robert Swindells) “Hi Mam, hi Dad.” Jenna marched through the door, took off her boots, and stomped into the living room of her house. She glanced around. “Where’s Ned?” she asked, before she realised that it was a Wednesday afternoon and Ned was at cricket. “Cricket, Jen. He’s […]

Colliding Worlds

Thirteen-year-old Aurora shivered as she sat down on the deck of her mum’s house, watching the Southern Lights and her foggy breath as she breathed out. She watched as green, red, violet and misty blue danced across the the night sky dotted with stars. If only her family was as peaceful as the aurora hanging […]

The Tooth Witch

The sun sank below the horizon as streaks of rose pink and plum and crimson faded into a dark indigo. Even in Towerston City, where skyscrapers blocked out the view of the sky, you could still see a sliver of the majestic sunset. It was simply too amazing to be missed. The city birds slept […]

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The Waves

Powerful waves roar Turquoise-green, salt on my tongue I go down under

Clarence the ridiculous clown

Clarence the ridiculous clown Always was the laughingstock in town. But then Clarence fell Down a deep, deep well And after that everyone wore a frown.

A girl named Miss Muffet

There was a girl named Miss Muffet, Who kept on eating her buffet. But then down came a spider Who drank all her cider And also ate her freshly cooked mullet.

A foolish girl called Jane

A foolish girl called Jane Was once stuck in the drain. An old man was accused of murder And said he, while holding a girder, “I’ll be thinking she was very insane!”

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The Strange Text Message

It was a regular Friday at school. At least, it was until I, Shinta Byrnes, got the strange text message. I had been tidying up – it was the end of the day – when Yusuf’s message arrived. Ding! I reached into my phone and looked at the message. It read: Come quick! I’m in […]

Autumn

Leaves crunching under my feet Cold, chilly wind brushing my face Wet rain soaking me The cool air nips my hands Sudden changes in weather Wearing warm clothes everywhere I go Trees almost bare from the falling of leaves Sun covered by clouds shines weakly at me Autumn