Do you know what the name game books are? You don't!
The Name Game books are quality written books byAndrea Woodrow.
Each one deals with different girls and their different lives. Here are a few name game revews:
By Sherill Bosg:
"I thought name game books were very intamite,personel and very enjoyable,a real treat for young adults".
CORY ADAMS:
"I thought that these books were fabulos and i've only read 3. You can count on that I will read the rest."
so here they are with a bit of and intro to name game books by andrea woodrow.

CEEJAY OR C.J:
Alone in a new school,home and having new parents may seem like a totally bad situation to any normal teenage girl. But not to Ceejay. Ceejay short for Cynthia Jennifer grew up all her life with her grandmother,Emma Short till Emma's sudden death. It was then time for Ceejay to move in with her odd Aunt and Uncle. Ceejay grows up to love them and the place she lives.But still she wonders what happened to her original parents or were they are......

ERIKA:
With a best friend who cares for you, a mother and father that love you dearly,a home and native land,what could possibly go wrong? Just ask Erika Elan.
Erika and her best friend Monica and Febbee are having enough trouble just growing up. Till one day when everything seems to go down hill. Erika's father looses his job and they have to move downtown,Erika's brother get's into a car accident and her parents get a divorce. Erika feels then it's her job to turn things around.

PATSIANN:
Patsiann and her mother Margott live on the beautiful beach in San Diego. They have alovely house and a wonderful friendship. Her mother loves to travel around the world and visit all kinds a different places. When Patsiann and her mother travel to a small town in Africa,Patsiann's mother cathces a rare diesis that can't be cured in that country. Join the beautiful and wonderiss atventure of a girl with courage,faith and hope.


LAURELA:
Having a father who is handicap and in a wheelchair,a mother who is emotionally ill and a sister whois dead and in a coffin is much too rivalry for a little girl who is only 14.
Laurela,short for Lauralynn,lives in a small town called Rossberg where the sun sets at 7:30 pm and rises at 6:00am and everything has a routin. Til the day her 19 year old sister dies. Her mother becomes emotionally ill and her father with his handicap becomes phicically impossible to do anything. So,alone in the world,Luarela has to take care of her brother with,hostile,harmful and brutally dangerous happenings.

PATTY:
She lives in a little staw house in Africa were she is slaved all day and most of all night. Her brother,Scallumm and mother Nala and father Muffassa. When the wars start and she had to protect and shelter her familly but then she loses her little brother too a captive and has to sneek on a boat to save him. If you love a book of adventures,wonderful tales,and suspicious beings,this name game book is for you!

PAIGE:
On the counrty,things are done as they should be done.
Amd children are kept out on the fields and in the river,where they work all day. Paige,with her father work all day for evil Mrs.Nabob and her snotty son Fredrick. She is slaved all day and misses out all night. Her father,Jon Caloin,works nights as well,so that Paige can get some rest.
Paige has a best friend thoe that brings home homework everyday so that if ever Paige has enough money she can go to school and learn. That is when by surprise,Paige's grandmother from her mom's side shows up,and takes them both home,so they won't need to be slaves.

SCARLETT:
How do you solve a problem like Scarlett? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? That's the wuestion that many of Scarlett Huston's teachers ask themselves at St. Annamaire bording school. She is always braking the rules and getting into trouble. Though she is foolish,the teachers love her too much too send her away and she is very intellegent.
It's when Scarlett's great grandmother,Eva dies that all the laughter ends. This is for sure a classic.

DIANNE EVELYN:
Dianne Evelyn a 12 year old girl has the voice of Patsi Klien. Read this great autobiography about a girl in Alanis's body.


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Erika

By:andrea woodrow

CAPS LOCK.

"ERIKA!"CRIED ANGELA ELAN TO HER DAUGHTER ERIKA. THIS WAS THE THIRD AND LAST DAY SHE HAD SLEPT IN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER SHE HAD SLEPT IN TILL 2:00PM. AND QUITE FRANKLY ANGELA WAS FED UP WITH IT!
"ERIKA! I SAID GET UP RIGHT NOW!"HER MOTHER YELLED IN DISGUST.
"YA YA I'M I'M UP MUM!"ERIKA YELLED TO HER 33 YEAR OLD MOTHER.
"YOUR STILL YOUNG!"SHE YELLED AGAIN,"YOU SHOULD BE SLEEPING IN!"
"WELL DEAR,YOUR 13 AND YOU HAD YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP SO GET UP!"ANGELA YELLED ONCE AGAIN.
AT THAT TONE OF VOICE ERIKA GOT UP AT ONCE.
IT WAS ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TILL SCHOOL STARTED AND THIS SATURDAY WAS
THE LAST CHANCE THAT ERIKA COULD GET BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHES.
ERIKA STOOD UP IN HER DAYBED. SHE RAISED HER ARMS HIGH IN THE AIR AND YAWNED. THEN SHE GOT OUT OF BED AND SHE GOT DRESSED. SHE PUT HER NAVY LE CHATEAU SHIRT ON WITH HER CALVIN KLEIN JEANS. THEN SHE PUT HER GREY AIRWALK SHOES ON AND RAN DOWN STAIRS.
HER FATHER TWO BOTHERS AND YOUNG SISTER HAD BEEN UP SINCE 6:30AM. SHE RAN INTO THE KITCHEN,GRABBED A DOUNUT THEN RAN OUT THE DOOR.
SHE GOT INTO THE FAMILY VAN THEN WAITED FOR HER MOTHER TO COME.
SHE BEEPED THE HORN THREE TIMES BEFORE HER MOTHER CAME.
SHE WAS CARRIING HER LITTLE SISTER CARRY WHEN HER MOTHER CAME.
"MOM!"ERIKA YELLED,"DOES SHE HAVE TO COME?".
"YES DEAR I BOUGHT HER STROLLER AND STUFF SO SHE WILL KEEP QUIET SO DON'T YOU WORRY".
"WHY CAN'T SHE STAY WITH DAD?"ERIKA ASKED."BECAUSE HE HAS TO WORK TODAY"HER 4 MOTHER RESPONDED."THEN WHAT ABOUT TOM?"ERIKA ASKED.
"HE'S GOING TO HIS FRIEND KEVIN'S HOUSE".HER MOTHER SAID. "THEN HOW ABOUT RANDY?"SHE ASKED HOPEFULLY. "NO HE'S AT ANDREA'S HOUSE TODAY"HER MOTHER FINIFSHED. "OH ALRIGHT BRING HER AND LET'S GO!".
THE DRIVE TO WEST EDMONTON MALL WAS LONG AND TIERING AND REALLY INSTEAD OF SHOPPING,ERIKA WANTED TO GO HOME.
HER SISTER WAS BEING A BRAT AND HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY.....

WHEN THE SHOPPING WAS DONE ERIKA ENDED UP WITH THREE PAIRS OF JEANS 7 T-SHIRTS A SWEATER LEGGINGS CK PERFUM A PRUSE HIP HUGGER DRESSES AND A AFGAN SHIRT.
SHE WENT TO BED AT 8:30PM BECAUSE SHE WAS SO TIERED AND WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY AT 7:00AM.
SHE CALLED HER BEST FRIEND MONICA AND THEY ARRANGED A SLEEPOVER THAT NIGHT. FOR THE DAY HER AND HER OTHER BEST FRIEND FEBBEE DECIDED TO GO TO IKEA AND LOOK AROUD.

WHEN THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL ARRIVED MONICA AND ERIKA HAD ANOTHER SLEEPOVER SO THEY COULD GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.
IN THE MORNING MONICA WOKE ERIKA UP AT 8:00AM AND THEY WALKED TO THERE SCHOOL.
ERIKA WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO SCHOOL. SHE THOUGHT OF THE HOMWORK THEY WHOULD HAVE AND THE TELEVISION SHOWS SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WATCH AND THE SLEEPING IN SHE WHOULD HAVE TO SKIP.
WHEN THEY GOT TO THIER CALSSES,ERIKA FOUND OUT THAT HER AND MONICA WERE IN THE SAME CLASS. BUT SHE ALSO REALIZED THAT FEBBEE WASN'T.
"OH FEBB'S HOW WILL WE EVER GET ALONG ALONE?"ERIKA ASKED.
"I DON'T KNOW BUT I THINK I WILL CHANGE CLASSES BECAUSE THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW IN MY CLASS IS THAT NEW GIRL FROM LAST YEAR SYLVIA AND I JUST HATE HER, ANYWAY I'LL TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL MRS. JACOBS ABOUT IT AFTER SCHOOL,WILL YOU AND MONICA WAIT FOR ME?"
"SURE","WE ARE GOING TO THE BURGER BARREN AFTER SCHOOL AND MAYBE GERRY'S MALT STOP DO YOU WAN'T TO COME?"
"YAH BUT THERE'S THE BELL SO I HAVE TO GO OKAY?BYE!".

"OH MONICA I FEEL SO BAD FOR FEBBEE SHE REALLY HAS IT ROUGH!I MEAN WHO WHOULD OF DONE THAT TO AN HONOR STUDENT?" ERIKA ASKED MONICA AS THEY WAITED FOR THE TEACHER IN THIER CLASS TO COME.
WHEN THE TEACHER ENTERED THE ROOM HER EYES WERE FULL OF TEARS AND SHE SAID,"CLASS SCHOOL IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY SO EVERYONE CAN LEAVE THIER THINGS IN THE CLASS AND GO BACK HOME".
MONICA RAISED HER HAND JUST BEFORE THE WHOLE CLASS LEFT,"MRS. IS THE WHOLE SCHOOL OUT OF CLASSES?".
"NO"THE TEACHER SAID,"JUST YOURS".
MONICA AND ERIKA LEFT AND FELT BAD FOR FEBBEE BUT THE TEACHER WAS FORCING THEM TO LEAVE.
"LEAVE RIGHT NOW AND GO HOME FOR THE DAY" SHE SAID IN A JAGGED OFF THE WALL SOUNDING VOICE,"SCHOOL MIGHT EVEN BE CANCELLED TOMMOROW,WHO KNOWS!"
"OH MONICA!"ERIKA YELLED,"I WONDER WHY SCHOOL IS CANCELLED!".
"WELL,LET'S GO TO THE OFFICE AND FIND OUT,MRS. JACOBS WILL TELL US"MONICA SAID.
WHEN MONICA AND ERIKA GOT TO THE OFFICE THE TEACHERS WERE HAVING A MEETING SO THE ONLY PERSON TO TELL THEM WAS THE VICE PRINCIPAL,MR. EVANS.
"HEY!" ERIKA YELLED TO HIM,"WHAT A SECOND!".
THE TEACHER WAS JUST ABOUT TO LOCK HIS OFFICE DOOR WHEN THE GIRLS ENTERED.
"MR.EVANS"MONICA SAID,"YOUR THE ONLY TEACHER HERE SO WE'LL ASK YOU".
"YES" CONTINUED ERIKA,"WE NEED TO KNOW WHY CLASS WAS CANCELLED TODAY".
MR.EVANS ROSE HIS HANDS AND STOOD UP FROM HIS CHAIR TO FACE THE GRILS,"I'M REALLY SORRY GIRLS BUT I'M AFRAID IT'S MUCH TOO PRIVATE"HE SAID AS HE LEFT THE ROOM.
"TOO PRIVATE MONICA?"ERIKA SAID,"WOW THIS IS BIG".
"LET'S GO TO MY HOUSE ERIKA,WE CAN ASK MY MOM MAYBE SHE KNOWS".
"WELL I HAVE TO CALL MY MOM SO JUST A SECOND".
ERIKA PHONED HER MOM AND HER MOM SAID IT WAS OKAY THAT SHE WENT TO MONICA'S AND SHE TOO WONDERED WHY CLASSES WERE CANCELLED.
AS MONICA AND ERIKA WERE WALKING TO MONICA'S HOUSE THEY SAW A GRIL FROM THIER CLASS NAMED SUSAN WHO WAS RUNNING UP TO THEM.
"HEY GUYS GUESS WHAT!"SHE YELLED,"SCHOOL IS CANCELLED TOMMOROW TOO!".
"WHY IS SCHOOL CANCELLED SUSAN?"ERIKA ASKED.
"WAIT,LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AT MY HOUSE,COMMON SUSAN" MONICA SAID.
THE GIRLS PASSED MANY PEOPLE FROM THEIR CLASS AND THEY ALL WERE HAVING FUN.
WHEN THEY GOT TO MONICA'S HOUSE HER MOM DIDN'T KNOW A THING.
SO,WHEN THEY WENT TO MONICA'S ROOM MONICA SAID,"OKAY SUSAN SPILL IT".
"WELL"SUSAN SAID,"MRS. MARTON OUR TEACHER HAD A LITTLE BOY NAMED SCOTT AND MRS. KATE THE GRADE NINE TEACHER HAD A LITTLE GIRL NAMED SARA. THEY WERE BOTH PLAYING TOGETHER BUT THEN THEY GOT KIDNAPPED JUST THIS MORNING!BUT YOU SEE 6 OF OUR OTHER TEACHERS KNEW THEM VERY WELL AND THEY ARE CATHOLAC FAMILY'S SO THE FUNERAL IF THEY ARE NOT FOUND WILL LAST 1 MONTH. IT'S REALLY ACTUALLY SAD BECAUSE SHE WAS HOPING TO BE PREGNANT AND WHEN SHE FINALLY WAS THEN HE BABY GET'S STOLEN I THINK IT'S REALLY BAD".
"WELL"ERIKA ASKED,"DO YOU KNOW WHO DID IT,WHO STOLE THE BABY'S?".
"OH YEAH,EVERYONE DOES IT WAS CAROLINE AND HER BOTFRIEND CHAD. THEY ARE GUILTY BUT THEY SAID EVEN IF THEY PUT ON THE DEATH PENALTY THEY WON'T TALK. CAROLINE SAID THAT SHE AND CHAD HATED MRS.MARTON SO THEY PUNISHED HER."
"BUT WHY I MEAN HOW COULD THEY HATE HER SO MUCH,SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING" ERIKA SAID.
"OH NO DIDN'T YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TEST THEY FAILED? THEY BOTH STUDYED REALLY HARD AND WHEN THE TEST WAS DONE,THEY BOTH FAILED. EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CLASS PASSED BUT THEY DIDN'T SO THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO KILL HER SON ANY TIME IN THE SUMMER. THEY TRIED TO BUT THEY WERE NEVER CAUGHT SO ALL SUMMER THE TEACHER HAD BODY GUARDS.".
JUST THEN A LIGHT KNOCK ON THE DOOR GOT THEIR ATTENTION STRUCK.
"WHO'S THERE?"ASKED MONICA.
"MONICA,PLEASE COME TO THE DOOR"HER MOTHER SAID.
"MONICA,THE PRINCIPAL JUST CALLED TO SAY THAT CLASSES WILL RESUME FOR YOUR CLASS IN THREE DAYS OKAY?".
"SURE MOM"MONICA SAID.
"AND MONICA"HER MOM CONTINUED "THE CLEANING MAID IS COMMING TODAY,SO I NEED YOU GIRLS OUT OF THE HOUSE BY 12PM OKAY?".
"SURE"MONICA SAID.
"I'M GOING TO PICK UP GIGI NOW MONICA THEN I'M GOING TO GROCERY SHOP OKAY?"HER MOM CONTINUED THEN LEFT.
"SURE MOM".
GIGI IS MONICA'S ADOPTED SISTER. THEY GOT HER THREE YEARS AGO THROE AFRICAN AMERICAN CANADA. GIGI ALMOST DIED AND WHEN MONICA'S MOM SAW HER IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE WAS BORN,SHE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO SIGN THE PAPERS. GIGI WASN'T SUPPOSED TO LIVE BUT MONICA'S DAD (CA FOR SHORT) WORKES IN THE HOSPITAL AS A DOCTER SO HE SAW THE BABY AND CALLED HIS WIFE THERE. WHEN JANICE MORGAN TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE BABY,SHE KNEW SHE WANTED IT. BUT STILL JANICE HAD 3 OTHER KIDS SO SHE SENDS GIGI TO A NURSERY DAYCARE FROM 9-12 EVERY MORNING.
MONICA WAITED FOR SUSAN TO LEAVE AND WHEN SHE DID SHE SAID TO ERIKA "LET'S GO SEE A MOVIE".
"OKAY"SAID ERIKA.
"LET'S SEE GANGWEIGHT"CA SAID.
"OKAY,THAT SOUNDS GOOD" (ERIKA,ERIN FOR SHORT OR ER (AIR))SAID.
"LET'S INVITE SOME OTHER PEOPLE TOO"MONICA SAID.
"LIKE WHO?"
"LIKE BETTY AND CAMROSE AND LILLY,KAREN,WHITNEY AND BEN AND PETER"
"YOU WAN'T TO INVITE BOYS?"
"YAH,WE ARE IN THE 8TH GRADE ERIN"
"SO,WHY CAN'T JUST YOU AND ME GO?"
"BECAUSE,I WILL LOOSE MY REP"
"WHAT REP?"
"THE ONE THAT SAYS I'M A MATCH MAKER"
"NOWAY,YOU ARE NOT"
"AM SO,I KNOW WHO YOU LIKE AND YOU NEVER EVEN TOLD ME"
"YAH RIGHT,WHO?"
"JORDEN CATALANO"
"HOW DID YOU KNOW,LUCKY GUESS I BET"
"YOU TOLD ME IN YOUR SLEEP"
"I WHAT?"
"YOU TOLD ME IN YOUR SLEEP LAST TIME YOU WERE OVER FOR A SLEEPOVER I MADE YOU SLEEP TALK"
"WELL SO WHAT IF I HAVE A LITTLE CRUSH ON HIM"
"OH YAH HE'S REALLY CUTE"
"HEY,DON'T GO STEALING HIM!"
"WELL,HE'S SO LONELY AND I THINK I'LL ASK HIM TO THE MOVIES RIGHT NOW"
"CA,YOU WHOULDN'T DARE!"
"OH REALLY"
MONICA DIALED 7 NUMBERS THEN LOOKED AT ERIKA. ERIKA WAS REALLY ANGRY AND SHE NEVER MADE EYE CONTACT.
"HI IS JORDEN THERE?,YAH OKAY,UN HUN YAH IT'S ERIKA,OKAY YAH...CAN YOU....OKAY....YAH....THAT WHOULD BE GOOD.....OKAY....ASK HIM TO MEET ME AT THE MOVIES...THANKS,...YAH...BYE".
"MONICA! YOU ARE SO MEAN!".
"COMMON ERIKA IT WON'T BE SO BAD,YOUR FIRST DATE SOUNDS SO GREAT"
"LET'S GO"ERIKA YELLED HER VOICE A LITTLE COLD.
THE TWO GIRLS WALKED ALL THE WAY TO THE MOVIES CALLED ,"CHEAP JACKS MOVIES" WERE EVERTONE CALLED IT "JACKS" AND EVERTONE IN THAT TOWN HAS BEEN THERE MANY TIMES.
WHEN THEY GOT THERE ERIKA WAS WEARING HER FAVORITE SHIRT,A DRESS AND REALLY HIGH HEALED SHOES. CA WAS WEARING A DRESS AND SOME FLIP FLOPS.
THEY COULD SEE JORDEN CATALANO THE HOTEST GUY IN SCHOOL STANDING AND WAITING. HIS BROWN HAIR WAS COMBED BACK AND HE WAS WEARING JEANS AND A T-SHIRT.
WHEN HE SPOTTED THEM HE SHOUTED "YO ERIN" AND RAN OVER.
"HI" ERIN SAID.
SHE TURNED TO FACE MONICA BUT NOTICED SHE WAS GONE.
"DID YOU SEE WHERE CA WENT?"SHE ASKED.
"YAH IN THAT MOVIE,COMMON,LET'S GO".
WHEN THEY GOT TO THE MOVIE,MONICA WENT TO A DIFFERENT SHOW.
AFTER THE MOVIE WAS DONE SHE WENT TO MEET MONICA BUT THERE WAS A NOTE FROM THE TELLER FROM CA SAYING SHE WENT HOME AND DON'T STAY OUT TOO LATE.
"SO,ERIN,YOU WANNA GO FOR A WALK IN THE PARK OR SOMETHIN?"JORDEN SAID.
"OKAY"SHE SAID.
THE WALK WAS SHORT.
"BYE"HE SAID.
"YAH,BYE" SHE SAID.

THE NEXT MORNING ERIKA GOT UP EARLY AND CALLED CA. SHE SAID THAT THEY WALKED IN THE PARK.
MONICA WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT AND SHE SAID THAT HER AND BRIAN CATOIND HAD HOOKED UP.
"SO DO YOU WAN'T TO BABYSIT MY BROTHERS TONIGHT ERIN? MY MOM PAYS GOOD"
"WELL,YAH BUT WHY CAN'T YOU"
"BECAUSE I AM WITH BRIAN"
"SO I'M WITH JORDEN"
"FINE IF YOU WON'T SUSAN WILL"
"NO I WILL,I COULD USE THE EXTRA CASH"
"OKAY 5 TO 10:30 TONIGHT".
"ALRIGHT,SEE YA"
"YA".
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH CA ALL OF A SUDDEN. SHE DIDN'T SOUND LIKE SHE WANTED TO PLAY BARBIES THEN NOT TELL ANYONE LIKE THAY USED TOO OR EVEN DO EACH OTHERS HAIR. NO,CA WAS GROWING UP AND ERIKA HATED IT. SHE DIDN'T WAN'T TO GROW UP. SHE STILL LIKES PLAYING BARBIES THEN NOT TELLING ANYONE LIKE HER AND CA USED TO DO.
SHE DIDN'T LIKE JORDEN ALL OF A SUDDEN. AND SHE DIDN'T WAN'T TO BABYSIT.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING? WAS SHE A THREE YEAR OLD IN A 13 YEAR OLD'S BODY?.....

WHEN SHE GOT TO CA'S HOUSE THAT NIGHT CA WAS WEARING A REALLY SHORT DRESS AND HEELS.
AS CA WAS PUTTING ON MAKE UP ERIKA SUGGESTED,"HEY WANNA PLAY TAG IN YOUR BASEMENT?"
"OH BOT ERIKA THAT IS FOR BABY'S".
"SO DO YOU WAN'T TO BRUSH EACH OTHERS HAIR?"
"NO WAY,WE ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DO IT BY OURSELVES,REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE A GUY NOW".
"NO,WE ARE BREAKING UP"
"BUT IT WASN'T EVEN TWO DAYS"
"YEAH BUT I DON'T WAN'T TO HAVE A GUY"
"YOUR CHICKEN"
"NO,I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND,I THINK"
"COMMON ERIKA,HE'S THE HOTTEST GUY AROUND. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?".
WHAT KIND OF FRIEND WAS MONICA TRYING TO BE. TOTALLY UN POSITIVE.]
AS MONICA MET BRIAN THAT NIGHT THEY ISSED AND HER MOTHER WAS WATCHING.
"MONICA?"SHE SAID,"I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING OUT WITH SUSAN!"HER MOTHER SOUNDED ANGRY AND DISTROT.
"UH,YAH,I'M METTING HER THERE" CA SAID.
"UH,NO I DON'T THINK SO AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH GUM IN YOUR MOUTH,WERE DID YOU GET IT?".
"WELL,UH MOM,IT'S UH BRIAN'S".
"WHAT!" HER MOTHER SAID.
"GET UP TO YOUR ROOM AND STAY THERE! YOU CAN BABYSIT TONIGHT", HER MOTHER SAID LEAVING.
CA RAN UPSTAIRS AND BRIAN AND I STOOD FACE TO FACE.
"SO" HE SAID,"I GUESS I CAN GO HOME NOW EUH?".
"YAH I GUESS SO" I SAID.
"OR DO YOU WAN'T TO COME INSTEAD OF MONICA?".
"NO THANKS,I'M TOO MUCH OF A BABY".
ERIKA LEFT THE HOUSE FEELING STUPID. SHE HAD THOUGHT THAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST CAME OUT. JUST LIKE THAT.
THAT NIGHT CA PHONED ERIKA AND SHE WAS ANGRY.
"IF YOU WEREN'T THERE" SHE SAID,"THEN I WHOULD OF STILL BEEN ABLE TO GO TONIGHT".
"OH COMMON CA IF YOU HAD THOUGHT ABOUT WERE TO ISS HIM THEN YOU WHOULD BE OUT HAVING A GREAT TIME NOW". ERIN SAID.
"OH ERIKA EXCUSES EXCUSES,YOU ALWAYS MAKE THEM UP, I HATE YOU!".
"WHAT DID I DO CA?","I DON'T UNDERSTAND!".
"YOU YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH ME LIKE A VELCROW BEST FRIEND AND NOW THAT I HAVE A GUY YOUR ALL MAD!".
"WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH TONIGHT?"
"YOU GOT IN THE WAY. YOU PROBOBLY TOLD MY MOM THAT I WAS DOWNSTAIRS WITH BRIAN AND TO GO GET ME IN TROUBLE. YOU ARE SO ENVIOUS OF ME BUT WHY? I'M SO AVERAGE AND I.......BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING
"CA?"
GEES SOMETIMES CA MADE NO SENCE AT ALL.
THE NEXT DAY ERIKA CALLED HER OTHER FRIEND JENNA TO ASK IF SHE WANTED TO HANG OUT.
"SURE,BUT I TOLD CA I WHOULD GO TO THE MALL WITH HER,WANNA COME?" SHE SAID.
"NO THANKS" ERIKA SAID ON THE PHONE THEN HUNG UP.
SHE CALLED FEBBEE INSTEAD BECAUSE SHE REALLY LIKED FEBBEE.
"HI FEBBS"ERIKA SAID.
"HEY ERIN WHAT'S GOING ON?"SHE SAID.
"EVERYTHING!","ARE YOU BUSY TODAY FEBBS,CAN YOU COME OVER?".
"I HAVE SCHOOL DUMMY BUT I'LL COME OVER AFTER SCHOOL IF YOU WAN'T".
"THAT SOUNDS GREAT"
"HEY,THIS WEEKEND,DO YOU WAN'T TO HANG OUT WITH ME AT THE MOVIES OR SOEMTHING?"
"OFCORSE I DO!".
"CATCH YA LATER ERIN,I GOTTA RUN".
"OKAY GRILFRIEND".
ERIKA HUNG UP FEELING VERY SORRY FOR HERSELF.
THAT EVENING WHEN ERIKA FINALLY CAME OUT OF HER ROOM TO EAT,HER MOTHER AND FATHER WERE ARGUING.
"I HATE THIS STINKY HOUSE!"HER MOTHER SAID.
THEY ARGUED ABOUT IT FOR SO LONG,ERIKA GREW VERY HUNGRY.
SHE SAT AND WAITED TILL 9:30 WHEN SHE ANNOUNCED,"I AM SO SICK AND TIERD OF HEARING YOU PEOPLE ARGUE,I AM GOING TO BED!"
"BUT WAIT ERIKA!"HER MOTHER SAID.
HER BROTHERS AND SISTER CAME DOWNSTAIRS ALSO AND SAT ON THE SOFA.HER BROTHERS TOM AND RANDY,WHERE HAVING A THUMB WAR ON THE SOFA. BOTH OF THEM WHERE REALLY SMART. ALWAYS THE SMATEST IN THE CLASS. TOM WAS A SHY GUY,NEVER SPOKE UNLESS HE WAS ASKED TOO. HE HAD SHORT BLOND HAIR AND BLUE EYES. HE WAS KIND,SWEET AND MUCH NICER THEN ERIKA THEN RANDY WAS.
RANDY WAS REALLY SMART AND HAD TONS OF FRIENDS. A TOTAL CROWD PLEASER WITH A BIG BIG BIG MOUTH. RANDY WAS 5,1 SHORT BROWN HAIR AND A RADIENT SMILE.
ERIKA'S FATHER WAS A BUSINESS MAN. HE WAS KIND AND SWEET BUT REALLY SPORTSIE. IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE THE SOCCER TEAM AT SCHOOL,IT HAD TO BE THE BASKETBALL TEAM. IF YOU DIDN'T TRY OUT,YOU WERE GROUNDED AS ACT OF NO RESPECT.
ERIKA'S MOTHER WAS A SHY SMALL LADY. SHE HAD LONG BROWN HAIR AND A SHORT BUT SWEET SMILE. SHE WAS A RESPONSABLE PARENT,BUT NOT OVER PROTECTIVE.
"WELL,"HER MOTHER SAID,GETTING BACK TO SUBJECT,"YOUR FATHER I'M AFRAID LOST HIS JOB TODAY".
"WHAT!"RANDY YELLED,"HE LOST HIS JOB?"
"THAT'S RIGHT KIDS,AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN LIVE IN THE FASION WE LIVE IN TODAY IS IF WE MOVE TO EAST PLACE."
"WHAT?!MOVE?!"ERIKA YELLED.
"THAT IS SO UNFAIR,ARE WE MOVING?" TOM SAID UNDER HIS BREATH.
"YES SON,WE ARE" BERT ELAN,THE FATHER SAID.
"BERT,CAN'T WE RECONSIDER,LOOK AT THIER DEPRESSED FACES!" ANGLEA SAID.
"NO ANGIE,IT'S CONSIDERED,WE WILL MOVE ON SATURDAY".
"NO,I CAN'T,I HAVE TO STAY HERE,I'VE BEEN OFFERED A JOB AND I WAN'T TO TAKE IT"
"WHAT? WE NEVER DISCUSED A JOB FOR YOU!"BERT SAID,FACING HER INSTAED OF THE KIDS.
"WELL I CAN MAKE MONEY TOO AND I WILL" ANGELA SAID IN DISCUST.
"OH REALLY,I'VE BEEN THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO HAS MADE THE MONEY FOR YEARS! NOW YOU SAY YOU'LL HELP,ANGIE LET'S BE REALISTIC".
"REALISTICLY,THESE PAST MONTHS HAVE BEEN HELL,YOU'RE NOT THE MAN I FELL IN LOVE WITH SO MAYBE A SEPERATION WHOULD,GET US...."ANGELA RAN TO HER ROOM.
ERIKA LOOKED AT HER FATHER WHO WAS CRYING AS WELL. TOM AND RANDY WERE CRYING TOO AND IT MADE ERIKA FEEL VERY SAD.
"I'LL GO TO FEBBEE'S TONIGHT,CAUSE IT'S FRIDAY. I REALLY CAN'T STAY HERE".
SHE LEFT WITHOUT ANY CLOTHES,HOPPING FEBBEE WHOULD LEND HER SOME. AS SHE WALKED THERE SHE THOUGHT OF LIFE WITH SEPERATED PARENTS. YUCK.

Laurella

What a gloomy day it was. I thought to myself as the hurst pulled up to the church.
My father was in his wheelchair and my mother standing by my grandma who we all call Lola and she was criing.
My Lola never crys because she belives in God.
I don't. In fact I hate him.
I wipe a flowing tear and then another. As they open the large black car I cry again. The coffin says Lucy May and it makes me cry even harder. But my mother can't hug me because she is having a hard time with her sorrow too.
My father is wondering what we did to diserve this. My little brother Sam is picking his nose. I tell him to stop and he does. He is discracting my consentration. The consentration that is working hard on trying to think my sister is not in that damn coffin.

Chapter 2: Infanite sadness

We gather in the church and I go over and over the words for the solo I am going to sing.
As the paster sings my cousin Jerry who is retarded walks to the coffin to take a peek. He laughs a little and the paster stops talking. I am doing fine crying wise until Jerry askes," Can she come out to play now,or maybe later?"
I loose it and start to swear. I swear and I swear until it feels so good that I stop and start to cry. Everyone is staring at me and I feel so dumb but still I don't care. She didn't need to die. She wasn't supposed too.
Her boyfriend Ben comes over to give me a hug. I tell him not too and I leave the church.
When it is time too sing my solo,I enter the church as planned. I sit on a chair in front of everyone and My Lola smiles. She hasn't frowned yet. She says she can still see and hear Lucy even thoe she is physicly not alive.
I start singing.,"Never had I imagened,that it whould turn out this way but I always cared and still I will and I know your shining down on me from heaven like so many friends we've lost along the way and I know eventually we'll be together,one sweet day eayeay". I stop and that's when I am sitting right beside the body. The coffin is open and the corpse is revealed. My mind is running wild and my head is turning. A little voice in my head keeps repeating,"She's dead she's dead she's dead,she's dead".
I start to scream and yell and I leave the church again. Just as I am out the door and I fell 2044 eyes staring at me I drop to my knees and pray. Pray that this is all a joke pray that when we get home she will be in her room studiing and greet me by saying,"Yello Laurel how is ya?" instead of decying and alone in that coffin.

Chapter 3:Home at lost

For the next few weeks I stay in my room. I haven't etan for three days. Not a crumb not a bite. I sleep in Lucy's room and I cry and cry and cry. But yesterday,I cried so much that my eye got shut closed from all the pressure and I had to go to the hospital.
My best friend keeps on calling me wondering when I will be back at school because I've already missed a month. She brings my homework and dictates me tests. But that`s all. We don't talk,sing zip.
Then one day I am sitting in my room and I hear a voice. It says," Laurella,may I come in?". I nknow it is Sam so I saauelay no. Then all of a sudden,Sam starts to cry. Cry like he never has before,cry like a death cry he sounded like a berrived.i run to1
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the door and open it and give hima big hug and a kiss.
He's only 5 and he doesn't know that Lucy's dead.
"Laurella,where is Lucy?".
I am angrey that my mother hasn't explained it yet and it seems like I have to tell him.
"Well Sammie,when people get old or sick sometimes something happens called death","And",I continue,"they never ever come back","Lucy died and she will never come back. He body is in the ground and her soul in heaven do you get it?".
" But Lucy was only two hands and nine".
"Yes she was Sam but she died by accident" I say lieing,"and when people die by accident it's the same thing that happens like when they die on purpose". I realized I have made no sence and think that this is going to be harder then I thought.
"Does that mean that at any snecond mom or daddy could die or you even if you are only ten fingers and four?".
"Yes Sam that's right".
"I miss Lucy,I wan't her to be undead".
"I'm sorry Sam but that's impossible".
"Nooooooooooo!"Sam wails. I cry with him we are missing our big sister and we wan't her back! I fthis is the way life is,I don't know if I wan't to live.

Chapter 3:Back in class

For the next few days I sit and wait for my mother to tell me I can go back to school.
"I think I am ready mom,or I'll fail my midterm"I say.
She looks like she is about to cry but she dosen't.
"You are weak in your mind,stay home for anothor day,and another."
"No I am going"I pavk my bag and put new clothes on.black. The color of sadness. That's all I'll wear from now on.

When I get to school,Shea my best friend greets me with ahug

My Horrible Hair Dye Experience

By:Andrea Woodrow

My name is Karen Caroll. My best friends name is Monica. We have been best friends since birth and we love to spend time together.
Tonight is the night Monica and Ihave been waiting for,for 2 months. It's Monica's specail 'just the two of us' party. And I can't wait!
Ipack my bags and I kiss my mum good bye. I close the door on my way out and I run all the way to Monica's house.
I love Monica's house so much. She has two french doors in the front of her house and,a million windows. Monica's window in her room is stained glass. It's a picture of a cat and some wool. I love her room so much,mine is simaler.
When I reach Monica's house,I ring the door bell. Her older brother Gregg answers it and says "What do you wan't Karret?".
And I say,"To give you a black eye,oh and a million dollars" and I let out a laugh.
"Monacrap's upstairs"he says then leaves.
Irun to Monica's room and knock on the door.
"What's yhe pass word?"Monica asks.
"Fries and a night of horror movies"I say.
"Common in Karen!!"she yells.
"Hi" i say.
"Hi Karen" she says.
"What do you wan't to do?"she asks.
"Well,what movies did you get?"Iask.
"Terminater 2,Clueless, Long road to Avelon and Party of 10"she says.
"Let's watch Terminater 2 first!"I yell.
"Oh I am so happy you came Karen!!!"Monica yells and gives me a hug.
"I'm happy to be appreciated!"I say.
Monica gets the movie ready just a4s I pull out the hair dye.
"Hey Monica"I say,"look at this!!".
"Oh cool,you brought hair dye?"Monica says.
"Yah and I have some for you too!!".
"Okay then,let's watch the movie later and dye our hair first!!"Monica says running up to the bathroom.
When I reach the bathroom too,we cover the floor and cuboards with newspaper.
Then Monica stirs my dye and says ,"let's do you first,this brown color will look great in your blonde hair,better then in my black hair".
She starts to put it in and when she is done, as I turn aroud and face the mirror,my hair is totally green!!
I screan very loudly and I yell,"Monica! My hair!".
Monica says,"It must of been a chemical reaction to your hair!"
We try to wash it out but the dye says 6-8 weeks. Then Ireally don't care and I tell Monica and I tell her that I don't care and I suggest to watch a movie.

The next day when I get home,my mum takes me to the hair dresser.
When we get there, the hairdresser asks,"what can I do for you?".
My mum explains the problem then the dresser tellsd me,"The dye was permenent but lucly the only thing you got dyed was the ends and not the roots so...I will have to cut your hair about up to your chin".
I was pschyed,I have been triing to grow my hair long and it is pretty long and now I have to cut it!!
As she snips away,I think to myself,'this is one thing I'll never do again!!!'
The End

As I walked home on that foggy misty day,I wished it were summer so bad,my stomach hurt.
'I can't belive it!'I thought,'I failed my Social test,mum's gonna kill me!'
When I got home I had hardly opened the door when my brother Jimmy ran up to me and said,"How was your day Caren?Cory?".
"Fine thank-you "Isaid.
"How did you do on your test?"he asked.
"Fine"Isaid lying.
I run up the stairs to avoid the press bugging me (Jimmy).
When I reached my room,my sister Sophie was lying on my bed reading my comics.
"Sophie!"I yell.
Back to the test subject,it was my third and last chance to pass 7th grade Social and I failed!!!
I'll tell mum it was all my teacher Mr.Huince's fault because if I blame myself,I'm in for it.
I can't concentrait in Social!I feel like I'm an alien and all the other kids are well kids and they say I can't be human again until I pass a test then they take off in my spaceship and I have no mode of transportation!
And to think they whould put there class presedent under so much pressure and self absolution just because they can't pass a test?I mean... Just as I was about to finish my guilt free story my mum entered the room.
"Common Caren\Cory",she said,"what did you get on your test?"
I pretend to be asleep and my mum leaves the room.
Oh! this is going to be hard to keep a secret!

The next day at school my three best friends Shanen,Elizabeth and Mary tell me I should sign up for a ninth grade tutor session.
"No way guys,"I said,"people will think I'm in like 3rd grade".
Just then the bell rang.
"Bye guys,I have Social know!" I said leaving.
When I get into the classroom the teacher asks for all the kids that passed the test and over 60% to leave the room.
The only people left are people I can't stand: Peter Gosniack,Belle Humoer,Isalee Gernation,Maia Retroid,Keven Bell and Patrick La Joie.
"Well"the teacher said,"I am very much disapionted in you! I worked hard to try and get you people organized enough to be ready for this last test and you let me down","but,"he continued,"I have always been a fair man and I decided to let you retake the test and then I will choose the best mark out of the two".
I raised my hand.
"Yes Miss Channelle?"he asks.
"When will the test be?" I asked.
"Tommrow third period"he said.
Then the bell rang. I was so realived that I could take the test over,I skipped 5,6,7,8 periods and studied at study hall.

The next day,I was phsyced for the test. I was so ready.

And that day I entered the oom all proud and confedent. But as the teacher spoke I started to doze off....
It was a normal day and I was taking my test.
Until,my teacher entered the room and all the other kids vanished into thin air.
`Were did everyone go'I thought.
"Miss Chandelle?"my teacher said,"Miss Chandelle,you hace to listen".
The words eccowed in my head. And the class started to turn.
"Hey!"I yelled.
My teachers words got louder and louder every time he spoke.
"Miss Channelle?"he repeated.
His words gave me a headache and every time he spoke,my head hurt even more.
"Miss Channelle,you failed my test noone else did,you are a loner in this world of aliens...".
I put my head on my desk and thought it was all a bad dream but no,when I lifted my head about the amount of students in our whole school came charging for me. And they were all holding a test,my Social test.
"Leave me alone!"I yelled.
I got up and turned around and three aliens stood right close to me. They looked exactly like.....Mary,Elizabeth and Shanen!
"You failed the test!" they screamed to me,"and now you will be punished!".
They took me in their spaceship and tied me to a chair. At take off,they all left to take orders from the big boss (Mr.Huince) and I tried really hard to get out.
But they were to fast and they came back just as I was almost out.
"You can't escape!" they yelled," you have to take the test!".
Then handed me a test and a pencil and I could really feel the pencil in my hand!
I wrote and I wrote till I could write no more.
Then I yelled,"I'm done let me free! Let me go! Leave me alone! Go away!".

I felt a soft tapping on my shoulder. "Get lost,go away" I mummbled.
"Your done the test" my teacher said,"but are you okay?".
I realized it was all a bad dream.
"Yes I'm fine thank-you"I said leaving.
"Um your test will me mailed to your house when it's done okay?" my teacher said.
"Great"I said.

Every night till this morning I've been having dreams of aliens telling me,your test is coming,soon.
I opened the mailbox and I saw my mark.
I phoned Mary and said,"I passed Mary!I got 97%!"I siad.
"How did you do it?"she asked.
"I had a little bit of pressre but with the help of some sources,the work was well done"
"Well,"Mary said,"a job that well done deserves a blizzrd at Dairy Queen euh?".
"No problem!I won't dis-agree to that!"I said and I ran out the door.

The End

The Popular Crowd

Shelly and her close friend Inga,were very good in school. The only mark they ever got was 100% in everything,be it math,be it social,be it science. They must be the smartest two in grade 9.The only problem was,thoe Inga was comfrotable with being in the geek crowd,Shelly wanted so bad to be accepted in the in crowd that she whould do anything. She did Peter Nashons homework and Alyson Brutan's tests,make up ones that is. And she even let them cheat on her paper.
One day finally they let Shelly be in their group and Shelly was so pleased,she almost screamed. Finally,she was cool. Smart but cool.
The leaders of the group were Yran Cruel and Ill Poowis. They told Shelly that the only way that she could hang out with them was to do the initiation test.
"That's the only way you can hang out with us instead of your nerdy crowd."Yran said.
"After school we will have it at Macks store. Be there or don't,your call Shell."
"Okay thank you"Shelly said.

When she was taking the bus home that afternoon,Inga asked her if she wanted to come over and work on a science project.
At first,Shelly was thrilled and said yes,but then she remembered the initiation and said,"Sorry,I have something better to do" not aware of her words.
"Okay"Inga said sadly and hurtfully.

When Shelly got to Macks,everbody was there. Roger,Kelly,Peter,Yran,Ill they were all standing looking at her.
"Hi guys"Shelly said.
"Shut up"Ill said,"okay,this is what you gotta do"she continued,"go inside and steal a package of cigerette's then come out and smoke'em".
Shelly was scared. She knew in her heart she could never do a nasty thing like that. How awful for the person who had to pay for it. How retched of the people that stole it!
Suddenly,Shelly realized that this crwod was the bad crowd. This crowd wasn't a funny crwod or a friendly crwod. They were showoffs,leaders,jerks. Who whould wan't to be their friends.
'Not me 'Shelly thought. They were stupid,unresponsable,students who could care less if they lived or died. Their idea of fun was robbing a store. They think they've got it going but really they are on a treadmile and they can't get it to stop.
I know better and I don't need them.
"So Shelly bud,are you in or not"Yran said.
"I am for sure"Shelly lied.
She went inside the store throe the front then exited out the back.
Just as she was leaving,she saw Inga and said,"Hey Inga,I'm sorry about today,".
"It's okay,I understand".
"No really,what I thought was really important,was just like a rotten candy. You peel the wrapper off cause you think it will taste good but really,it sucks."

ThE EnD!
bY ANDREA WOODROW!!@##$%%^^&&**(())__)*(&*&^%%$$##@!!

Peter

Once upon a time,lived a little boy and his father.
The little boys name was Peter. Peter loved his father and his father loved him too. They got along great and they were best friends.
But one day,Peter had a problem that he didnt' wan't to talk over with his dad. Peter,failed his Science test and his father whould be very angry when he found out.
So for 2 weeks,Peter kept it his little secret. But all in all,Peter didn't like not being able to tell his dad and best friend.
One day,after Peter had kept the secret from his dad for 4 weeks,Peter's dad asked him to come into the kitchen.(Peter was watching television).
When Peter got to the kitchen he said,"What did you wan't dad?".
And his dad said,"Peter,you can tell me anything,you can even tell me if something is bothering you,Peter,why didn't you tell me you needed some help in Science?".
"Dad"Peter said,"it's not that I need help,I failed the test because I didn't study..".
PETER'S DAD GAVE HIM A BIG HUG AND SAID,"That's okay son,I love you".
"LOVE you too dad".PETER SAID

What I didn't have I did

"Where is is!" Iyelled,late for school once again.
"Where is what?"Mom asked.
"My blue jacket,it's gone!".
"What do you mean it's gone!"My mom yelled.
"Jala!"I yelled to my younger sister,"you have my jacket on!".
"Are you wearing it? you told me you weren't".
I grabbed the jacket from my sister but she pulled it back.
"Give it back Jala!" I yelled.
"Girls! stop this at once!" My mom yelled.
I just hate my sister. She's always in the way and she's so nosey and pickey. We fight alot and I guess it's really hard on my mom because she's a single parent. I also have an older brother named Jordan. He's 15,but he's really nice and he helps mom alot and tells my sister and me to stop fighting all the time to help her out.
"Common Jala,I don't wan't to fight so just give it back". I said grabbing it,but she was holding on just as tight.
"No,who whould it hurt if I wore it today huh?" she said with an evil grin.
"Oh keep it you little brat!" I said running out the door.
I take the bus with my best friend Jane. She has blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. I NV her because mine are brown.
I met her on the bus sitting next to Craig. He's our other friend. Not a boyfriend,just a friend.
"Hi guys!" I said as I got on.
"Hey,Alara!" They said in unison.
I sat next to Jane because on the other side of him was Zill Mewis,the most popular girl in 8th grade. She's my primal enemy. I hate her,and the inguistion she puts everyone else in. She's first we're second. She makes it simple but everyone hates her. I wonder why she is so popular. Even the 9th graders like her. They don't even talk to us because if they get caught by the leaders of the pack who are Jamers and Adam,they will be punished. And trust me,you don't wan't to see that!