When Star and I had first started our relationship with Crystal, it was when she followed me down the path. At first I thought that it was Star’s owner. Or even worse! The gang guys from the broken glass park. But it wasn’t. Thank goodness. It was only Crystal. Crystal liked Star and he liked her. The thing was, everything that my old friends like Emma said about Crystal wasn’t even true! She didn’t have chronic halitosis like everyone said she did. Her breath still smelled like Coke and Fritos, but in a good way. One day, after dinner, I went into the forest and Crystal wasn’t there. But usually she is. And even though I gave Star so much attention, he still looked around for Crystal. When Zitlally says, “I felt myself looking around, too.
The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli, is about a girl named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl recently enrolled in a new high school after being previously homeschooled. She was different from the other students in several ways. Stargirl wore different outfits and acted differently from the other kids. She plays her ukulele at lunch and she is nice to everyone despite not receiving the same treatment from the other kids. After amusing behavior at a football game, Stargirl becomes a cheerleader and is the most popular girl in school. However, Stargirl was cheering for the opposing team during basketball season, the student body turned on her. After some time during the school year, the student body accepted Stargirl for who she was after the dance. Throughout the story, Stargirl was treated too harshly by the other students from the first few months of school when everything about her was being judged and through her acceptance, eventual rejection, of her by the students.
It wasn’t like any other swim practice, no, not like any other I’d ever gone to. No one usually moved to Minot, North Dakota that was also in swimming, so when Emily Pitcher and her family moved to town and came to practice, it was quite a shock for everyone on the team. She moved from Colorado and she had 2 younger brothers and a younger sister as well. They seemed nice enough but there was something about Emily, who was my age, which seemed a bit off.
Her enthusiasm lasted till lunchtime, fading only when no one came forward to talk to her, to tell her how beautiful she looked that day, to apologize, perhaps, for the late-night phone call. She is so desperate to know who it was. For her this is one in a billion of amazing things that happen to her. Today would be no different at all, she realized. It was just as if nothing had ever happened. What if it never happens again? Thinking to herself she thought that maybe she was sick and this was all just a dream. No one could ever like someone like her, I mean she wasn’t the prettiest and she didn’t have the “perfect
So when this little person came and pointed at me, I was taken aback. I mean, thinking about it, of course, it, makes sense she would choose me, the shiniest gem in the entire store. Children like shiny objects from what I hear, but I had been so down I forgot I even had a sparkle to me. It's been years since that child picked me. I’ve seen her face many times in the mirror since then. It surprises me still how she removes every single piece every night before bed. Yet, I remain snuggled between her breasts, since the day I was purchased I’ve only left her neck for minor repairs.
Sammy looked around for his girls once again and as he was thinking where they were and what they were doing a loud car horn interrupted his thoughts. He turned around and couldn’t believe what he saw. It was Queenie. She was smiling at looking directly at Sammy. He wasn’t sure whether it was a dream or not but he wanted this moment to last forever. Sammy decided to approach Queenie even though he didn’t know what to say and how to act. The closer he was, the more scenarios of what would happen next, were crossing his mind. Then all of the sudden, the pleasingly sweet voice said:
“She is today. She is tomorrow”. These are the words that are plastered on posters all across Mica. Susan Caraway, more commonly known as “Stargirl”, has recently announced that she will be running for mayor in Mica’s upcoming election. Stargirl is recognized amongst Micans for her generous, outgoing personality as well as her individuality. These three traits are what would make her Mica’s ideal mayor.
I remember that fateful day waking up to my mom’s homemade pancakes. She would always get up early on Tuesday mornings and make them for me. They were the best pancakes ever, they were never dry, always light and fluffy. They were mouthwatering, and I couldn’t resist them and I followed the smell to the kitchen.
Throughout our lives, we all make sacrifices in order to achieve our goals or to help others achieve their goals. For some, this may mean sacrificing friendships or family time, or for others it may mean sacrificing money and other dreams which may also be of great importance to us. A person who has made many sacrifices in order to achieve their aspirations or goals is someone with strength, determination and masses of will-power, and it is someone who is not prepared to give up on their dream.
I slowly walked into the dark and daunting room. She has beckoned for me once again. She always has and she always will, no matter how many years we spend apart. She was like a drug to me. I hated the addiction but would easily fall back into the habit as soon as she would offer herself to me.
R/s last week, Julia and Garrett (deceased) appeared intoxicated and Julia’s speech was slurred. R/s it was reported that Garrett was in car accident and he was intoxicated. R/s Garrett’s daughter Destiny (3) and another child Johnathan (6) was also in the car. R/s Julia has another daughter Kylee (5) in the home.
In the mystery novel, The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson, the author illustrates the idea that people get second chances and consequences for those who do not utilize it well. When the murderer, the Ripper, gets a second chance at life, he makes poor choices. Johnson demonstrates this by adding the quote, “Then shall the slayer return, and come unto his city, and unto his own house, unto the city whence he fled. -Joshua 20:6” (Johnson 5). In the Bible, during this passage, God asks Joshua to create an asylum for those who have accidentally murdered someone. God’s purpose is to allow people to have a 2nd chance at life even though through their mistakes, the proper punishment during that time was to be executed. The author utilizes this
I have raised my voice for, and will continue to raise my voice for, people less fortunate than myself. More specifically however, I often stand up for and help my autistic older sister, Abby. Ever since I can remember, I have felt obligated to fulfill my duty as a "little-big brother", because she is older than me. Whether it be taking her to school, taking her to baseball games, or playing "Dogoply" with her, I have tried to imprint a positive attitude on her so that she can continue to grow into an even greater person than she already is. One time after a football game junior year, I was hanging out with my classmates when the topic of Abby came up. They all talked about how they were the best of friends with her and how they loved her. Sure, all of
My full name is Lauren Elisabeth Stuteville and I attend Antioch High School in the 9th grade. I am 14 years old and my birthday is April 23, 2001, which means my zodiac sign, is a Taurus. I have one older sister that is three years older than me, whose name is Brooke, and is a senior in high school. She is 17 years of age, and will turn 18 on April 18th, and we hang out all the time, therefore, she is a big inspiration to me. My parents became divorced when I was in the seventh grade. Also, I have one dog, whose name is Sam, and is a black Labrador mixed with a Rottweiler. I have had her since she was a puppy at three months, and she is now five years old, and will be six on September 18th. One of my favorite things to do is cheerleading.
Mary didn't look closely at Lauren's hand because all Mary was focused on was getting her to the hospital as quick as possible.
Lisl Winternitz lived during World War Ⅱ, a young girl not fully knowing what was happening in her country around her. Living life scared, never knowing who is watching you, who will stop you on the street because you’re a jew. The Holocaust was repulsive, ghastly, and foul. The Jews at that time had done nothing to deserve the punishment Hitler gave them.