Alford Branch Celebration

So my mom roped me into going with her and volunteer at the Alford Branch Celebration and I actually had a lot more fun than I thought I was going to have. The had pizza and cake for the volunteers, I made Alford Branch some birthday cards, I made paper airplanes and Megan and I made stepping stones and dressed up as Clifford.

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During:
   

And there are no after shots because it gets SO hot!! And here's my stepping stone:

See! I wrote the word FOX in it!!

It was a ton of fun going there hopefully we can do it again sometime
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Every Soul A Star

Every Soul A Star is possibly the most magical, wonderful, special book ever written. I have read it over a trillion times and yet every time I’m still subdued by the pure amazingness of this book. It stars three children all alike in dignity but with entirely different stories. Ally a girl that has no memory of life outside of Moon Shadow, Bree a future prom princess who wants to be anything but here in Moon Shadow and Jack the boy that dreamed he could fly. It’s magical, witty, and by the end of it if you don’t want to see an eclipse there’s something mentally wrong with you. It’s a story about new beginnings, change and making friends. It’s perfect for all ages and something I would want everyone to indulge in.  

Life is Pain Highness Anyone Who Says Otherwise is Selling Something.

"Life is hard...if it isn't then it's not life."
"Well thanks mom, all of my problems have gone magically away."
"I don't like this attitude you've been giving me later Sara."
"It's just- nevermind."
"What?"
"NOTHING! GOSH MOM! MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!"
"Oh so we're shouting now? Good, 'CAUSE I CAN SHOUT TOO! WHY SARA? WHY? WHY DO YOU DELIBERATELY DISOBEY ME! WHY DO YOU SULK ALL THE TIME!"
"BECAUSE ME LIFE IS A LIVING HELL!"
"Oh Sara....you are SUCH a drama queen. Nothing else so might I ask why is you life a living hell?"
"Because of back-stabbing bitches, failures, homework, stress, inconsiderate people...shall I go on?"
"Sara, It just sounds like middle school. I don't see why you're so hormonal...crying and shouting. That's all you ever do besides not eating. And why don't you? I don't know BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER TOLD ME!!"
"FINE! Want me to tell you why I don't tell you the truth about my life at school is because you NEVER EVER LISTEN!"
"I do too listen."
"Oh really....what's my best friends name?"
"Violet."
"Mom...Violet's my cousin. My friend's name is Merida. Which you would know if you LISTENED!"
"FINE! Whatever I'm not going to fight."
"Good because I leaving." Sara walked away slamming her door behind her. When Sara entered her room she had to rush to her bathroom to throw up. Sobbing she grabbed a piece of paper.
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"Sara. Come down! We need to talk."
Silence.
"Sara?! Come down or else I'm coming up."
Silence.
"Alright Sara." As Sara's mom entered Sara's room she gasped Sara was laying lifeless on her bed a knife on the floor her black hair cascading down the side, blood dripping out of her wrist-out of her pale skin her chocolate eyes staring blankly at the wall.
"Oh Sara....why?" Then she saw the crumpled up piece of paper she grabbed it and opened it. It read:

I'm so sorry, especially to you mom. I just couldn't do it. The stress the bullying. I was never pretty like the other girls. I was just plain. And don't get mad at me for throwing myself a pity party mom. But it was too much the demand overwhelmed me. I'm so sorry-forgive me.
                     ~Sara

A short story-written by Caitlyn Fox
copyright: 2012

Magical By ME!

So in my Creative Writing class I was supposed to write a story and I was working on this epic fantasy story "The Demon Princess/The Escapers Of Archenon" (which I will finish). So anyway this is what I'm submitting an children's picture book which I'm really proud of called Magical so enjoy!

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

So The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore was an animated short film that won (or was nominated I'm not sure) an Oscar. The it was made into a children's book. It is so cute! It made me cry the first time I saw it and I was like "I want his life!" Enjoy.

                           

The Messenger

I think that this book was the darkest out of the three. It had many evil qualities to it.

The main character, Matty is an older version of Matt from Gathring Blue. Matty's living in Village with the Seer (Kira's dad) and having some what of a normal life. Matty realizes that he has a gift, the same way Leader (Jonas from The Giver) and Kira (Gathering Blue) do.

This book is about Matty's journey to warn people that Village is being walled up because of the rivalry between people in Village. So Matty goes on his journey through Forest to return Kira to Seer.

Lois Lowery is an amazing author. She made it possible for me to imagine all the pain that Kira and Matty were feeling on their treacherous journey through Forest.

I love this book!!! I love Lois Lowery!!! ENJOY!!!

Gathering Blue

It was a sweet book. I didn't like it as much as I did The Giver, but it was nice. The one thing I have to say though is that it's really slow.

Now the world is different then The Giver's, it was more savage and filthy. The main character, Kira is a 11-12 year old girl who was born with a twisted leg. Now naturally in their world if you have some problem they bury you in the field and the "beasts" come and eat you. But even though her mother died and her father was taken by the beasts she's able to fend for herself. She find out that she has a gift. Whenever she uses thread they seem to control themselves making magnificent art.

In the story she has a little tag-a-long 7-8 boy named Matt and his dog Branch, who helps her a lot. She also meets a 11-12 year old carver named Thomas and a 3-4 year old girl named Jo. Thomas, Jo and Kira all have gifts and over the course of this book they realize how important their gifts really are.



If you're wondering; you DO NOT have to read The Giver before you read this. But if you want to read the last book in the series; The Messenger you have to have read The Giver and Gathering Blue.


ENJOY!!!

The Giver

I didn't really understand The Giver until I really got into it. The world in this book is so controlled and so found of sameness that they've forgotten how to love and to feel. Jonas (the main character) gets assigned the job Receiver of Memories, and as the Giver is givein memories he sees what it was like "back and back and back". Blue skies, green grass, snow, the ocean, sorrow, war, death, and love. He also realizes that he is tired of living in a black and white movie he wants color and emotion back in the people's life. But he realizes that all the community wants is a controlling community that stops people from making choices on their own, the want sameness.

No one realizes what they're doing because the only people with emotions are Jonas and the Giver. They together make a plan to leave the community and go for Elsewhere. Jonas insisted that the Giver come with him but he objected because he told him that when he leaves the community all the memories he had given him will come back to the people and he needed to be here when that happened.

I loved this book and I hope that you decide to read it. Plus if you really liked this book there are two more in the series; Gathering Blue and The Messenger.

ENJOY!!!