To Dream is to Dream

Alexandra in the Nutcracker. By Piglet November 26, 2007

Alexandra woke up with a start.Why was she having a dream about mice?
“Alexandra,hurry up we are going to be late for your audition”her Mom called from downstairs.

“What audition Mom”asked Alexandra.

“The audition for the Nutcracker,”called her Mom.

“Coming Mom,”Alexandra called.An hour later Alexandra and her Mom were in the car driving downtown.

When they got to the audition Alexandra
said “I’m nervous.”

“Don’t worry you will do just fine,” her Mom said.Alexandra went in to the audition and when she came out she said to her Mom”I feel really good about that audition.I think I did well”.When they got home her Mom said
“If you got in you will know by Thursday”.

“Oh but it is only Saturday Mom!”

“I know that,”said her Mom”but they have to have time to get ready for whoever got in.”

“That’s true,”said Alexandra “But why couldn’t they tell us before they finished getting ready?”

On Monday Alexandra said “I wish it was Thursday.I’m so excited AND nervous”

to be continued…

Ticket to Curlew by Celia Barker Lottridge November 25, 2007

Sam Ferrier has just moved from their grand farm in northern Iowa, in the United States, to the vast, unpredictable prairie of Alberta, Canada. When Pa doesn�t need him to help with the building of the house, Sam goes out on their land in search of Buffalo skulls. When Sam�s Ma and two younger siblings join Pa and Sam, Pa buys a wonderful pony for Sam and his siblings. But when, in the winter, they have to do something Sam feels is terrible, it feels like nothing will be right again.

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade and he was not very happy when the new girl daringly crosses over to the boys� side of the playground and outruns them all- including Jess. Despite this incident, they become best friends and can hardly be separated. Leslie invents Terabithia, a land where they rule as King and Queen. When something terrible happens to Leslie, it takes all Jess�s strength to get over it.

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

Heidi is a young girl who lives in the Swiss Alps. At the age of seven she goes to Frankfort, in Germany, to be a companion to a young invalid. Thinking she will get back to the mountains soon enough, Heidi is very disappointed when she is told she cannot go home. She gets very distressed and starts to sleepwalk, making everyone in the house think there is a ghost in the house. One day the doctor comes to help spy on the �ghost�. When he discovers that it�s just a very distressed Heidi, he does all he can to get Heidi back home again

Coming soon

I did a magazine on books in the summer and published it on paper. I decided it would be easier to make it a blog.

Right now I don’t have time to write a post but hopefully there will be (at least) 1 by tomorrow or the next day.

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