SNOW by Genevieve Cadwell

I crept out of the house. It was still dawn, but we were bundled up in our winter gear. There was a light snow falling, but it was still super cold.

My sister and I were heading to our secret hideout. Our clubhouse. All of our meetings are held between 3 and 5 A.M. That way, our parents would still be asleep when we return.

We ran throughout the little village we live in. There are only five other girls in our village. All of them are in our club. We ran all the way to the edge of the forest. There was our hideout. In a cave.

Two of their clubhouse members, Chelsea and Lucinda, were already there. They had started a little fire in the firepit we made.

Before long, all of our clubhouse members had arrived. There were seven of us. Me(Melody), my sister(Lexi), Chelsea, Lucinda, Courtney, Henrietta and Morgon-all of us were here.

At 4:30, our meeting was done. We all gathered up our things and left. But as we were having our meeting, it began to snow harder. We could hardly see. Luckily, the seven of us had stuck together. We decided to go back to our warm clubhouse. There was no way we would make it home safely.

At our houses, all of our parents were up. But none of us were home. They must have been worried sick, I thought.

I tried to send them a text, but it wouldn't go send. The only thing I managed to do, was send my Mom a crappy voicemail.

“Mom. We’re in the clubhouse. All seven of us! We’re snowed in!!”

My parents immediately gathered all of our friends parents, and together, they began a journey in the snow.

Three hours later, they found us. By now it was 10:00. But there was still no way home. So now we had nineteen people in our clubhouse/cave. It made it warmer. But we were still cold.

At 2:00 that afternoon, it finally stopped snowing. We climbed out of the cave, and started crawling home.

We were all at my house at 4. We had a party and a sleepover. It was a happy way to end the day!

Flying Bunnies by Genevieve Cadwell

Can bunnies fly? Of course they can. Well maybe not all bunnies can, but my bunny sure can.

Twilight was writing as she was laying under the stars. But as she got a new idea. She needed to check her idea out.

Twilight sat up and made a wish. Slowly, she was lifted of the ground. She flew herself all the way to a friends house.

She flew across the ocean to her friends house.

Once she reached the lighthouse, she ran up the twisty stairs. Then, she sat down to write.

She wrote with a magical pen. Whatever she wrote, happened in storyland. She needed to go to storyland to learn more about her story.

Once she finished writing, she walked over and turned on the lighthouse light. Then she ran back down the twisty stairs, made a wish, and started to fly.

She flew all the way to storyland. Then, she flew throughout storyland to where her story was being taken place.

She saw her main character, Clarissa, skipping down the dirt path to her house. Then she looked at how well the forest in her story was going along.

But as she was walking throughout the forest she couldn't remember the wayout. She tried to fly away but she couldn't leave the ground. Then she remembered her story. The forest didn't have any magic in it! She tried hopping, but since she mainly flew, she couldn't jump very high. She started calling for help.

Clarissa heard some shouting and ran off to find the person shouting. She found Twilight on the ground crying. Clarissa asked what was wrong and received an answer. Lucky for Twilight, Clarissa knew the woods like the back of her hand.

She led Twilight out of the forest and made her promise she would come back again. Twilight agreed and flew home.

But first Twilight had something to add to her story. But this part was about herself.

Once Twilight was actually done, she flew home to her nice warm bed. Tomorrow she would go and visit Clarissa.

The Rainforest by Genevieve Cadwell

Once there were two, cute, twin bears. Brooke and Ben were asleep in their cave. It was 6:00.

Suddenly their alarm went off. They both sat up in bed and yelled

“Como and George are coming today!”

Como and George were their best friends. And today, they were coming over to play.

Each time the friends played, they went on an adventure. Today they were going to a rainforest. Since Como and George were monkeys, they were going to show Ben and Brooke how to swing on vines. They couldn't wait!

“Ding Dong.” Como and George were here. Ben and Brooke rushed to the cave entrance.

“Ben. Brooke. We haven't seen you in forever!”

“We’ve missed you too, Como.”

“Ben. Brooke. Are you ready to check out the rainforest?”

“Swing on vines?”

“You bet ya we’re ready!”

“Okay. So what are we waiting for? Let’s go check out the rainforest!”

Ben, Brooke, Como and George ran all the way to the rainforest. Then when they saw four vines, all lined up next to each other, they ran to catch a ride.

“Okay. We’re going to ride these vines across this valley. Hold on tight! Here we go!!!!!”

“Whee!”

“That was awesome George, Como. But where’s Ben?”

“Ben??! BEN!!!!!!? Where are you?!??” Brooke shouted. Where was her brother?

“Hey. Guys look. There he is!!”

Ben had accidently let go of the vine. He started falling down, down, down. Luckily he grabbed ahold of a cliff and climbed up.

“Guys. We need to call 911 immediately!”

15 minutes later, a helicopter landed on the ledge Ben was stuck on. They loaded him on to the helicopter and examined him.

2 days later, Ben returned home. He had a broken leg, but other then that, he was fine. Everyone signed his cast, and both Ben and Brooke’s mother, and Como and George’s mom said no more adventures without them.

Ninja Stars by Genevieve Cadwell

Ninja Stars

Green, Yellow and Blue

Help All Of Our Dreams Come True!!

Late With Paper by Genevieve Cadwell

Folding Paper

Hurry Up

It’s Getting Very Late

I Need To Get All My Stuff Done

But Quickly

You Just Wait

Sport=Swim by Genevieve Cadwell

Free And Back

And Breast And Fly

Swimming In A Pool

Dolphin, Flutter

Kick, Kick, Kick

Swimming In A Pool

I’ve Been To Many Meets

You See

My Best Is Backstroke Too

I Love To Swim

And I Swim Fast

I’m Like A Fish In The Sea

My Mom Says I Swim To Much

And That I’ll Grow A Tail

On A Big, Bright Full Moon

It Might Just Happen So

I’m Really A Mermaid!!!!! by Genevieve Cadwell

I’m A Mermaid.

Can’t You Tell?

It’s Plain To See

I’m Fast On Land

But Watch Me In The Water

I’m Faster Than Ever

With My Mermaid Tail

Mine By Genevieve Cadwell

A Pen That Writes

A Light That Shines

A Epilogue To My Story

It Is Just Lovely Glory

A Trio Forever by Genevieve Cadwell

There Once Was A Trio Of Friends,

Melanie, Alexandra And Celestyn,

The Closest Friends There Ever Were,

They’d Laugh And Play

And Sing All Day

The Closest Friends There Ever Were

Where A World Is A Place To Creativity by Genevieve Cadwell

Once upon a time, there was a lighthouse. And in the lighthouse was a magical pen. This pen, could write by itself. But if someone else wrote with the pen, anything they wrote would go to a magic land.

You see, the lighthouse and the pen were a team. A team that needed to stick together.

The lighthouse lit up the way to a mystical world. A world that no human has ever reached. A world where no human could reach. But in this mystical world, were things that were written. Written by this magical pen.

All things were fine until one day.

A nice little girl, with a head full of stories, was skipping down a dirt path. Then she saw the lighthouse.

She went in the open door and up the long, dark, twisty stairs. All the way to the tippy-top. But at the room at the tippy-top, was where the pen sat.

The little, curious girl saw the pen and started to write.

Suddenly, the lighthouse light started flashing. The written world was in danger! But the child, lost deep in thought, saw no flashing lights behind, only her story in front of her. But the pen still couldn't be in her hand. She had to stop writing!

Meanwhile, in storyland,some new characters were being made. There became a gorilla and a chipmunk. A squirrel and a rocketship. This child had a humongous imagination.

But at the lighthouse, pen still worried. But really, was anything extremely intense happening in storyland? Were things out of control? NO!!!

At the lighthouse, the little girl finished her epic story about animals flying to the moon.

But after she wrote the story, she found the lighthouse quite boring. So she decided to leave.

Once the little girl was far away from the lighthouse, the pen started writing.

The pen wrote a more informal story then usual. But it fit the occasion perfectly. In the story, the main character, Odessa, is specifically told to check on the magical storyland her world has. Then she is told to write about how well storyland was going. Then she is supposed to turn that experience into a letter. And she should send that letter to a magic pen.

So a very anxious pen, and a very anxious lighthouse, went to sleep.

 The next morning, a letter came in the mail. The letter was addressed to pen.

Dear Pen,
I was given great orders to help your magical world. Here is my report. All storyland is safe and sound. I was extremely proud to receive these orders. I hope I have served you well.

Sincerely,
Odessa

And with that, Pen and lighthouse, relaxed. All was well in the wonderworld.

THE LIGHTHOUSE by Genevieve Cadwell

The Lighthouse Lamp

Lights The Way

To A Funny Camp

But Faraway

Is This Camp

And It Takes More Then One Day

The Lighthouse

Is Never Quiet Like A Mouse

It’s Loud And Noisy And Squeaks All Day

And It’s Not Anything Like Clay

Book Review of HELLO UNIVERSE by Erin Entrada Kelly by Genevieve A. Cadwell

At first, I thought I wouldn’t like this book. It didn’t seem like a good book. I have to admit, I didn’t understand all of. I could have been I was reading too fast, or that I needed to look back. Or maybe it was just plain, old confusing.

One thing I really didn’t was hoe Chet “The Bull” Bullings got on the “What this book is about” page. He wasn’t that much of a main character. Although he did make the problem in the book.

HELLO UNIVERSE [turned out to be] a good book – but you really have to get into it before you understand it. [Edited by Guy Stewart]

[ORIGINAL REVIEW] At First I Thought I Wouldn’t Like This Book. It Didn’t seem Like A Good Book.  I Have To Admit, I Did’nt Understand all Of It.  It Could’ve Been I Was Reading To Fast, Or That I Needed To Look Back.  Or Maybe, It Was Just, Plain Ole Confusing.  One Thing I Really Did’nt get Was How Chet “The Bull” Bullings got On The “What This Book Is About” Page.  He Was’nt That Much Of A Main Character.  Although He did Make The Problem in The Book.  Hello Universe Is A Good Book-But You Really Have To Get Into It Before You Understand It.

What Should Writers Write With? by Genevieve Cadwell

They should Get A Bag

With Everything In It Galore

Choosing The Color

They Could Take It Around all Summer.

But What should Writers Put In It

That’s A Mighty Good Question You Asked.

Let’s Personalize It

Yes That Would Be Nice

But Don’t Forget Your utensils

We’ll Need Pencils And Pens

And some sticky Notes

But Don’t Forget

The Most Important Of Them all

Some Notebooks Would be Grand

And Any Other Tool You Could Think Of

This Bag Of Wonder

Serves To Be Quite Right

But Shows A True Thing Yes

A Writer Needs A Lot To Write

And Let’s Not even Start With Ideas……...

My Short Story by Genevieve Cadwell

Once upon a time, there was an author named Anastasia. One day, Anastasia was writing a story about a fox when the full moon awoke. It shined in the open window, lighting up the room. 

A minute later, Anastasia was no longer in her study. She was in a different world.

But where was she? She was lost in a that she had no knowledge of.

She decided to sit down and write for ideas.

But as she started to write, she heard a cry for help! She ran to see what it was, but instead, she saw…………

“Humpty Dumpty?”

“Please put me back together again! If you do, I can show you the way home.”

Anastasia bravely, agreed to try. And boy, what happened was amazing! It was unbelievable!

She put Humpty together!

“You have passed my test. You are a true author-and the youngest too. Now, the way home is quite simple, the way home, is simply, a little story.

Anastasia wrote. And she didn't stop until she had written herself, home.

Misunderstood by Genevieve Cadwell

Tears of sadness, confusing, misunderstood,

Your favorite sweatshirt. The one with the yellow hood,

All your stuff is gone.

You’ve nowhere to go,

Ut your memories, The sad ones, Not good,

Are lost, Gone forever,  Just like the yellow hood,

It lifted a weight off your shoulders,

Is it for the best?  Or better yet ,

A whole new world to come

So what it comes down to now,

Is an important question indeed,

Are tears Good or Bad

Or simply,

Misunderstood.

An Interview with Lucy Dreher by Genevieve Cadwell

 Q what Genre Do You Like To Write About?

A Sci-Fi

Q What Is Your Favorite Color?

A Black

Q What Is Your Favorite Sport And Why?

A Hockey Because You Get To Ice Skate And Wear Lots Of Gear.

Q What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

A An Author

Q What Is Your Favorite Book?

A Cat Warriors

Q Where Is Your Dream Vacation/

A Alaska

Q What Is Your Favorite Subject In School?

A Writing

Q Where Do You Want To Go To College?

A An Engineering College

Q Where Do You Want To Live When You Grow Up?

A Minnesota

Q What Is Your Favorite Author?

A Erin Hunter

Letter To Target by Genevieve Cadwell

Dear Target,

I think Your Store Should Have A Better area for the books.  My Idea was you could kinda have two sides.  One side for the adults and one side for kids.  You could have a little wall in between them.  On the kid side there would be characters from children's books on the wall.  On the adult side there would be characters from adult books on the wall.  The book shelves would be in a pattern where there would be room to walk around and look at the books.  You could have a fancy desk in the middle for some important people.  You could have author signings!  Authors could come and sign books.  They could take photos with fans plus sign books!  You would get more people to come to your store.  If more people came to your store, you’d have more money.  Therefore you could pay your employees more and everyone would be happier.  And who Doesn't love a visit from a famous person?

Sincerely,

 Genevieve Cadwell

 4th grade

9 years Old