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By megveryser BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan

“Please, Mom, please!” I squealed.  I was eight years old and excited. It was 2008 and my family wanted to get a dog.  At least most of us did, since my da...
megveryser BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
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By Anonymous
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By Anonymous
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By OreoFinn201 BRONZE
Oak Park, Michigan
OreoFinn201 BRONZE, Oak Park, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;A writer&rsquo;s notebook works just like an incubator: a protective place to keep your infant idea safe and warm, a place for it to grow while it is too young, too new, to survive on its own.&quot; <br /> -Ralph Fletcher

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By L.N.1996 BRONZE
Bellevue, Washington
L.N.1996 BRONZE, Bellevue, Washington
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My brain is a wild jungle full of scary gibberish. I&#039;m writing a letter, I can&#039;t write a letter, why can&#039;t I write a letter? I&#039;m wearing a green dress, I wish I was wearing my blue dress, my blue dress is at the cleaners. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue, &#039;Casablanca&#039; is such a good movie. Casablanca, the White House, Bush. Why don&#039;t I drive a hybrid car? I should really drive a hybrid car. I should really take my bicycle to work. Bicycle, unicycle, unitard. Hockey puck, rattlesnake, monkey, monkey, underpants!

GirlintheRedChair1 SILVER, Menifee, California
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;My life is a loan from God. And I plan to pay it back, but with interest&quot; Andy Wimmer

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By Sarah Caimotto BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan
Sarah Caimotto BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
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mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between&quot;

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By Anonymous
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