A Cheater Named Turquoise
by Darious, Corey and Khaled, ages 9 and 10
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
December 2007
Once there was a man named Turquoise. He had red hair, and he always wore turquoise because he was on a baseball team called Rockets to the Moon. The team played on the moon, which was dangerous, because if you lost a match, everything went black, another player crashed into you, and you flew into space forever and ever. This was called Sudden Death.
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Stinky Cheeseman
by Alex, age 7
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
October 2006
One day, there was a cheeseman. He had bacon for a mouth, and he had two circle crackers for eyes. One day he went out to get some errands. He bought milk and what he used to eat was only hotdogs with no buns. Then he met a person made from ham. He had ham for a head and for his body. He had salami for arms and legs, and he had a sausage for a mouth. And he was a vegetarian.
One day they both went to the movies. Now they were friends. The movie they were watching was Star Warts. And then they did everything together. Then they became fry cooks together. They worked at a restaurant named Fresh Meat. They had burritos, they had burgers, they had fries. They even had chicken fries and meat fries. Actually, meat man's name was Hammish, because he was made from Ham.
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Chewbacca on a Motorcycle!!!
by Daniel Alvarez, age 11
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
September 2006
Part I: The Beginning
Chewy was driving crazy. How did he get there?
Chewy saw a motorcycle, and he says, "Bllllrrrduh?" which meant, "Huh?" He sees the seat and said, "It's a ship!" He got on it, and off he goes on his joy ride.
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His Name is Daddy Yankee
by Lucy, age 9
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
June 2006
His name is Daddy Yankee. His real name is Roberto. He speaks Spanish and English. He mostly sings Spanish music. He was born in Puerto Rico. He looks cute in his outfit. His outfit is fancy.
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Hector's Girlfriend Broke Up With Him
by John, Age 10
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
May 2006, Williamsburgh Annex
Hector's girlfriend Kristen broke up with him because he had a big nose. Every time he went next to her, he pushed her with his nose. Every time he called for a drink, she always felt his saliva, because he also had a big mouth. He looked like a giraffe.
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Horoscope - A Look at the Stars, with Nalani
by Nalani, Age 10
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
May 2006
Taurus (April 20 to May 20)
These days will be better than your wedding day, and better than the day your babies were born. But then someone will take $25 out of your savings. You might not think it is a lot, but soon you will need it.
Gemini (May 21 to June 21)
You will have twins that will get on your nerves.
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How to Annoy a Person
by Nalani, Nala, Yasmeen & Jason, Ages 8-10
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
March 2006
Step 1. Learn their weakness or fear.
ie) place microphone in bedroom and catch words said while sleeping
Step 2. Use weaknesses against them.
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A Strong Man Saves the Statue of Liberty
by Nahylor and Nahyro Molina, ages 6 and 8
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
April 2005
There once was a man named Eagle. He had puffy black hair in the shape of a square, muscles as big as an elephant, and he always wore green and white shorts. Eagle was a big Eagles fan, and every day Eagle did a lot of exercise.
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Super Doo Saves His Math Class on St. Patrick's Day
by Abed Hamdan, 10
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
May 2005
There once was a boy named You Leave Me Alone who could not see the color blue. In its place, he only saw the color pink.
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The Mystery Of The Deadly Dungeon
by Byu Fujiki, ?
Written during Drop-In Tutoring
November 2004
There once was a man named Mr. I Don’t Know Empty. He was a king but he was crazy and he did not know anything. He was 84 years old, he had no hair, he was short, and his left hand’s thumb was missing. He had an old castle and a deadly dungeon.