Amanda's Mind Muser - The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Mind Muser

"How long have you been trapped here with Mrs. Cavendish?" said Victoria during lunch. She put down her sandwich. The meat was rubbery and rank with a strange spice.

"I’ve been here 8 weeks," said Jacqueline.

A tiny girl with two black braids squeaked, "For me it’s been five days."

"I don’t even know," said a girl with brown hair and glasses, "I’m pretty sure it’s been more than a year though… my name is Amanda by the way!"

"I don’t know how long anyone’s going to stay," Amanda said.

"But we do know," said Jacqueline, leaning closer, "that nobody stays past their thirteenth birthday."

Amanda and some other children nodded solemnly as they ate.

Then Victoria noticed how fake Amanda’s movements seemed, her face looked like plastic as if they were dolls.

"Why do you look like that?" Victoria asked.

"Look like what?" said Amanda.

"Like... dolls or puppets or something," said Victoria.

"I don't know," said Amanda, examining her hands, "she changes you... you’ll see in coaching."

"What’s coaching?" said Victoria.

"It’s when she fixes you," Amanda explained "she makes you stop doing whatever you’re doing that made her take you here in the first place."

"Oh..." said Victoria, "That sounds awful!"

"It is," said Amanda.

"What does she do to you?" asked Victoria.

Just as Amanda was about to answer they heard footsteps. "Uh oh!" said Amanda "She’s coming!!"

The gofers were running around bumping into each other.

The girl with black braids choked on her food. Jacqueline thumped her shoulder and said, "Pull it together Caroline."

Immediately the table went silent as Mrs. Cavendish walked into the room.

"Hello children," said Mrs. Cavendish in a sickly sweet voice, "Lunch is over," she smiled. It was then when Victoria realized she would be finding out more about coaching in a few minutes, "Time for class…



There's something evil in the shadows.





By: Luke and Gary Paulsen

     The memory was like a knife cutting into us, the secret, divorce and anger.

   "Luke!" cried out Brian, I turned and laughed at what I saw, because what I saw was, Brian covered in flies; then it started happening to me and they went into my nose and all around me, surrounding me. When the sun came up completely the bugs went away the swelling came on, we could barely see anything our eyes were forced to nearly shut completely.

   "I can barely see!" I said.

   "Well swellings or not we still need water, I’m so thirsty!" said Brian.

   "Yeah," I replied. So Brian went on the log - the one hanging over the lake-and drank, and drank, and drank.

   "Hey! Don’t drain the lake! I still want some water!" then he came back to shore and I went out, then I drank, and drank, and drank. But when I turned back, I saw vomit on the sand.

   "That yours?" I pointed to the vomit on the shore, and Brian said, "Yep."

Then I vomited into the lake.

   "Hey!" I said, "We still need food!"

   "Yeah!" said Brian.

HOLES - By Aidan

AIDAN          HOLES BY LOUIS SACHAR       2013.05.15
       I was just sent to ‘Camp Green Lake,’ don’t ask me why. I was minding my own business, when a cop car pulled over beside me and told me to get in. So, naturally, I came with him. Next thing I knew, I was on this un-airconditioned bus, heading to this place called Camp Green Lake. Well, I can tell you, there’s no lake.
     
      So, after about 8 or 9 hours of sweltering heat on the bus, we finally pulled in onto a dry (like everything else) sunken-in piece of land. Guess that’s where the lake used to be. So, I got out of the bus. I was led to a building that looked like it had been sunbathed for the last 40 years, and was nudged inside.
Inside the building, there was a man sitting on a chair, eating sunflower seeds. He had the smell of tobacco on him, like he had just quit smoking.
    "This ain’t Girl Scouts, boy," said the man.
"Who are you?" I said.
The man got up from his chair and said, "I’m Mr. Sir. As I said before, this ain’t Girl Scouts."
"Okaaay..." I said, sarcastically. "Don’t you DARE talk to me that way, you brat, or I’ll punch your lights out!" Mr. Sir bellowed at me. He raised his fist, I flinched. "Wimp," Mr. Sir said.

     Mr. Sir pushed me outside, into the hot sun, AGAIN, and I was led to a building. I was told that I would be assigned to a group. I was assigned to    group D. I was led to another, smaller building, which was supposed to be  group D. I entered the building and was greeted with a couple of kids, maybe 6 or 7. One had glasses, a couple were tall, there was a dark-skinned boy who was very small and thin. They all were dressed in orange jail-ish
uniforms.

     "Hi," said one of the boys. "I’m Stanley Yelnats" the boy said.
"So, why are you here?" asked another kid, who was wearing mud-coated glasses, that I guess hadn’t been cleaned in the last 50 years.
"Well," I replied, "I don’t really know. I was picked up by some truck. They brought me to this bus, and made me get on. They told me I was going to ‘Camp Green Lake’. This is, I take it, Camp Green Lake."
"Yep," said the boy with the glasses.
"I wonder why this kid got sent here if he didn’t do anything," said another boy.
"Yeah, you go think on that, X-Ray," said Stanley.
"Oh, by the way, my name is Aidan," I said.

     I was told that I would be digging holes 5 deep and wide in any direction. I was also given a pair of the orange clothing everyone else was wearing. I was also told that I would have a free day today, to wait. I was starting to snore from boredom, because I had been just laying in a cot for the last 5 or 6 hours, when Mr. Sir burst into the building.

      "Hey, Girl Scout! Looks like you’re free to go!" he said. "What? How!?" I said, startled! "Turns out you are innocent. There was a spree of small corner-store robberies, and the description of the criminal matched you. He was just found in his home, down in Oakville. We found him with over $2000, a pile of candy, and 10 lottery tickets," Mr. Sir said.
"Where any of the tickets winners?" I asked sarcastically.
"Sadly no. But, if you’ll just come with me, you’ll be back home in the next 9 or 10 hours, give or take a few centuries," he said.
After a quick goodbye to the kids at Group D, getting back on the bus, and a 10 hour drive, I was finally back home.

     "Aidan!" cried Mom. "You’re back!" she added.
"Amazing observation, Mom..." I said. Dad was at work, he didn’t even know that I was back. What a surprise he got when he got home!
I was treated to a beautiful dinner, CORN DOGS and Coke. I was so happy that I was back home...
　THE END ? ;D

Cat's Mind Muser!!!!! Prepare to be blown away!!!!!!! Fine, Not really... Well, Maybe! Just Read It!!!!!!!!

Awake and Dreaming Mind Muser

She sat beside her mother on the bus, when she noticed a girl looking at her that was sitting on the other side of her, looking at her with a warm smile.

               
                  "Ummm... Do I know you?" Theo asked.

                 "Not yet you don’t. I’m Cat by the way," the girl replied, "Why don’t you come with me? It’s my stop anyway."

                    Rae was asleep, so Theo followed Cat. She was in this strange place, full of colour and cleanliness, not grey and mould.

                     She went to this place called Canadian Martyrs, and saw a whole bunch of different classrooms. Once she was led to the library, her jaw dropped. It was the biggest library Theo had ever seen! Then, she heard Rae’s voice, very loud and stern, saying, "Theo, Theo!"

                      Theo saw everything start to fade. She turned to Cat, yelling for help, but all she did was start to fade as well. This time, she was the one yelling for help. Theo ran toward her tried to grab her hand, but it was too late. She was gone.

                     The library completely faded as well, and Theo was back on the bus.

                     "Theo, stop daydreaming! This is our stop!" It was Rae. The library. The girl. It was all a dream, but maybe they did exist, but in another place, another world. Just maybe, she will be able to find it.

Olivia's Mind Muser

Chapter 2

       I was waiting for Mau to return from the Boy’s Island with everyone else in the Nation. He would be a man soon. Everybody was waiting at the water’s edge for Mau to return. Suddenly a giant wave was coming towards the Nation. I ran away as far as I could because the wave was too big. I hid in Big Pig Valley and stayed there until the wave would pass.
      The next day I came out of Big Pig Valley and the village was gone. The wave sliced it off the island. I looked around and saw a few stumps marking where the long house had stood since... forever. I wonder if Mau survived the wave. I heard someone screaming names. I wondered who it was. I saw the wave, nobody survived but me, at least that’s what I think. I ran towards where I heard the screams coming from. I saw someone running up the long slope and past the lower fields. I followed them quickly. They were running towards the Women’s Place, but it was a man; they weren’t allowed there. I eventually got to the Women’s Place and I saw Mau. He had survived the wave!
       He went back down the fields and grabbed a broken branch, and flailed ineffectively at the birds. I found a branch and did the same. There were bodies everywhere in the area just above where the scoured land where the village had been. At first they were hard to see as they were tangled with debris and grey as the ashen mud.
"Wow," I said, Mau turned around and saw me.
"You survived the wave?" He asked me. "How?"
"I ran to Big Pig Valley," I told him.
"Oh," He said. "We have to move these bodies, the pigs are coming down soon and they’ll eat..."
I knew what he was going to say.
"That’s a good idea."
        I watched Mau look for bodies. He was careful and gentle. He found a body and he dragged it carefully down to the beach to the point where you could see the current. Mau found rocks and big coral lumps and tie them to the body with papervine. Then he took his knife and cut the spirit hole. Then he pulled the body out into the waves where the current sinks and he let it go. Mau did this again and again with every body he found.

                                  



Katherine's Mind Muser

Chapter 16

the odd couple

At exactly half past three that afternoon, under a brightly shining sun and clear blue sky, Miss Scrimmage’s top music student began the opening cords of the Wedding March.

Down the red carpet came Miss Peabody on the arm of Mr. Sturgeon.

She looked beautiful. Mr. Sturgeon told himself ‘why do I have the honor to take her up to the altar? ’. Miss Peabody’s dress was shinning with lace and satin. She had objected firmly to wearing the veil but Cathy and Diane had persuaded her to wear her hair down – she wasn’t even close to intimidating with her outfit and hair different.

Once Miss Peabody was on the altar (Mr. Sturgeon’s job was done [much to his relief]), the ceremony began.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered…"

To me, it when on and on and on and on.

"I now pronounce you man and wife." said the Justice of the Peace.

Suddenly, there was a crack. And then there it was again crack, crack! The window of the guest cottage shattered into a million pieces.

The house began to lose bricks and more windows cracked and broke.

Everyone was staring at the cottage.

"Run!" cried Mr. Wizzle.

Then, there came a hissing sound. ‘Oh no! ’ thought Boots.

The hissing sound grew louder and louder still! An immense shadow shaded the lawn – a great big balloon 10 meters high was the cause of this shadow. It had the unmistakeable features of Mr. Wizzle. On his white shirt was a red W.

Miss Peabody (now Mrs. Wizzle) laughed delightedly. "Look, Wizzle! It’s you!"

　

Kyle's Mind Muser

When Meg woke to the jangling of her alarm clock the wind was still blowing but the sun was shining; the worst of the storm was over. She got up and walked down to the kitchen table. Kyle was sitting down at the table and was listening to music. "Kyle!" Yelled Meg.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"Can you help me become more cool in school please?" Meg said.
"Cause everybody makes fun of me and I need help."
"Yeah sure!" Said Kyle.
"Thanks", said Meg.
So Meg and Kyle went to school and they both went to their home room, room 11. In room 11, a lot of fun stuff goes on. There are computers, Ipads, a smartboard, and much more. We also go on a lot of class trips. Meg hates class trips because she doesn’t like travelling apart from school and home.
"Wow..." Said Meg.
"What?" Kyle asked.
"I can’t believe that you are sooo popular but I’m a moron."
"Don’t Be so hard on yourself Meg," Replied Kyle. "It will be alright."
"Ok, whatever you say."
So on went the bus ride and I sat with all of my friends while Meg sat beside me moaning angrily. She looked outside and saw a HUGE black thing.
"Maybe that’s the tesseract mother was talking about..." She murmured.
"What did you say?" Kyle asked.
"Look, it’s the tesseract." She replied.
"I see nothing." Said Kyle. "I don’t see anything at all."
Maybe I’m just different from anyone else, that must be why I can’t fit in. Thought Meg. That huge black thing better be good cause if it’s not, were in trouble...

Literature Circle Activity - Mind Muser/The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Making a book better by adding me 2013/4/29
　

"You liked the movie?" asked Ponyboy. "Sure, Paul Newman is the best!" I answered. We just got out of the movie theatre and were walking home, oblivious to what was soon to happen. Walking down Hewittisthebest Street we talked about how good the movie was and what we might want to see next. We slowed down. Something didn’t feel right, so I asked P-boy, "Does something feel off to you?" to which he answered "Yeah, somethin don’t feel right". As soon as he said that the first of the cars rolled down the street. It was from a gang of people who attack people like me and P-boy. The dirty un-kempt greasers, so we sped up hoping that we could make it to Hewittisstillthebest Street before the rest of the gang members showed up. It was too late, me and P-boy where surrounded, but luckily I flew out of the situation, using sheer willpower and said, "Good luck, I’ll go get the others," and with that I was off, but I got ice cream instead of the gang and pony got a haircut.