I Am
By Dajanaé B., from the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland
I am a singer and smart.
I am not what people think I am.
I am the player of my favorite basketball team making a shoot one hand.
I am Jenal Monae with the weird style.
I am the breakfast you sit on your table in the morning and wake up saying finger-licking good.
I am the swish you hear when Curry hit that 3 pointer.
I am the newborn nany that has to grow up to learn and to be successful in life.
I am the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King when he gives inspiring speech to Blacks and Whites.
I am the confident one who doesn’t care about that others said.
I am a Golden State fan and I’m also Dajanaé.
Broadway Boys & Girls Club Creative Writing
I am from
by Omar, 8 years old. Written at the Carnegie West Public Library Page to Stage Workshop
I am from playing with my friends outside.
I am from playing with Legos and watching DragonBallZ.
I am from the time when I was on Animal Jam.
I had a trophy for playing basketball when I was 6.
I like Mike and Ike’s and I eat candy.
I don’t like tick baths.
I am from Somalia where sometime I go at the beach and swim.
I sleep at my cousin’s house every Friday and Saturday.
I play hide and go seek with my cousins, Abdi, Mohamed, and with my little brother Yusef, and my big brother Ahmed.
I am from eating rice and peas and I eat spaghetti.
The Adventures of the Book Minion
By MacKenzie from the Sunbeam School Writers’ Club.
I fly I fly in the sky
By Marcus from Noble Elementary 4th Grade
I fly I fly in the sky
using my bird’s eye view
I fly I fly in the sky
flapping my blue wings.
I fly I fly in the sky
watching leaves fall as I fly.
I fly I fly in the sky
why I turn to the right.
I fly I fly
as I take a break and glide.
The April Fool’s Alliteration Times
Alligator Info Comic
By Amelia from Noble Elementary in Cleveland Heights
Mrs. Sheepafant Goes on an Adventure
Once upon a time there was a half elephant and sheep named Mrs. Sheepafant. She was walking and she heard a loud sound. She froze and looked up and it was an owl. And then the owl picked her up and she ended up in the jungle. She was too scared to say a word.
She looked around and ran off. She stopped. There was a monkey in the way. The monkey stuck his tongue out of his mouth. Mrs. Sheepafant told the monkey to stick his tongue back in his mouth, and the monkey didn’t listen.
The monkey punched her in her face. A few hours later, Mrs. Sheepafant woke up and the monkey was still there. Mrs. Sheepafant punched the monkey in its face. “Ooooooooooooow!”
“Ho ho ho,” laughed Mrs. Sheepafant.
“Not funny!”
The monkey seemed too far away. She ran and ran away. She came to a place. She looked around. There were lots of leaves. She went under the leaves. Then she went to bed. A few hours later, she woke up.
The monkey was gone and she walked out of the rain forest. Then she was back home. Then she went back to bed.
The Treasure
By Chano B. from the Carnegie West Summer Writing Workshop
Characters: Mike, a talented smart man, and Max, a cyborg dog that can do cool stuff
Scene 1: At home
Mike: I am broke. I need money!
Max: Go on the internet?
Mike: Okay, Max. Good boy.
(walks to computer. begins typing)
Mike: Let me see here. Yaaaa. I found it!
Max: You did.
Mike: There is a treasure somewhere in Alaska.
Max: Let’s go then.
Mike: Okay, first let’s pack up.
Max: Okay.
(They put gloves, ropes, and flashlights into a backpack.)
Scene 2: The Cave
Max: We found it.
Mike: Let’s go in the cave. But first let’s get our flashlights out.
(Max flies and Mike walks.)
Max: Dang. It’s dark up here.
(Max shines his flashlight on the treasure. He sees pieces of gold and sparkly jewels, and a treasure chest.)
Max & Mike: We’re going to be rich.
(They hear a sound of heavy feet on the cave floor.)
Max: Uh oh. It’s a dragon
Mike: Max! Turn into a tank!
.
(Max’s body turns into a tank, and he shoots the dragon. The dragon falls on the ground.)
Max: Is it dead?
(The dragon sits up.)
(Max turns into a bazooka and Mike uses him to shoot the dragon. Then Max turns back into a dog.)
Mike: Whew!
Max: Let’s go get the treasure!
Ode to a Crooked House
By Raziel B.
Engagement, but a problem.
Some poison, but no Motive.
Some suspects, but one likely.
Some issues, but no answers.
A will, but it is missing.
Smart girl, but with concussion.
Found will, but for one person.
Some cocoa, but it’s death.
A car crash, but an answer.
A notebook, but the truth.
This is a good book.