Grade 5
Fantasy/SciFi, NarrativeWritingFlexible, smart, and funny
Lover of gymnastics, basketball, and books
Who believed in becoming an author becoming an
actress, and God
Who wanted to make people happy, to achieve
her goals and make a difference
Who said, “Fight for success.”
Disaster
It was a warm night and the sky was the color of bubble gum. On Mars it was like living in the future. Let’s take a look in.
Boom. Zoe and her sister Wonder heard a loud noise. Zoe was seventeen and her sister was nine. They were both superheroes that loved and helped each other.
“Go check on Mom and Dad and I’ll check outside,” Zoe told Wonder. They both dashed out of their room to do what they planned what to do. Zoe saw a big hole in the street while in Zoe’s parents’ room, Wonder found out that her parents … were … dead.
ZYGORN!!
“Zoe! Zoe!” she cried.
Zoe dashed to her sister and saw her dead parents.
“Oh my gosh, what happened, Wonder?” she yelled.
“I walked in here and they were just dead.” She thought for a second.
“Zygorn!” they both shouted.
“Stay here and I will go find him and vanish him forever,” Zoe said proudly. She left.
ENEMY REUNION
Zoe flew until she could spot him. “Zygorn!” she yelled at him.
“You, girl,” he said in his deep, evil voice.
“I’m here to kill you,” she said. Just after that they began to fight. Zoe fell when Zygorn used his head to pick her up and made her fall. He started to walk away. Zoe had to do something she really didn’t want to do. She called her best friend SIlek. She came a few minutes later.
IS IT THE END?
Zoe explained to Silek how she realized that having an ego can’t help anything.
“Now, can you help me?” She begged.
“Of course, you do look hurt.” She pointed to Zoe’s bruised arm.
Zoe and Silke flew away to find Zygorn where he waited on Roasting Road. He watched Elderly Titans. “Stop!”
Once Zygorn realized the two girls were just standing there, he began to fight. Harder. Harder. Zygorn was on the ground defeated. They both finished the fight and vanished him forever.
A DREAM
“Wake up, Zoe!” Someone was calling her.
“Zoe!” yelled Wonder from across the room.
Zoe woke up to a sunny normal day on Mars. “It was a dream,” she said under her breath. She got up and got ready for school. “Saving space?” she questioned herself. “Saving space.” She continued her day just thinking about her dream.
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by Rebecca Darugar, 826NYC
by Rebecca Darugar, 826NYC
In this project, alternate universes, crazy scenarios, and compelling characters abound as students take ownership of the science fiction genre…
This book will transport you to worlds created by fifth graders at P.S. 316 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. In these short explorations of science fiction and fantasy, almost anything is possible--and sometimes the least likely paths are the ones taken. If you could choose your own adventures, you would most certainly select these. So take a seat, be it in your spaceship or on the back of your unicorn, and get ready for a wild ride.
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