This Non-Fiction novel is told by Jeannette Walls from when she was three years old until adulthood. Jeannette has an older sister named Lori and a younger brother named Brian. Jeannette and Brian love the outdoors, while Lori likes to read books and go to school. Jeannette's father, Rex Walls, is an alcoholic who likes to stay out all night in the bars. Rose Mary Walls, Jeannette's mother, can never hold down a job to supply the kids with food.…
“Okay we only have four dollars left” thankfully there mom gave them enough money to ride the rides for free so they could spend their money on food or souvenirs. After they finished the funnel cake they realized they were thirsty so that’s what they spent the four dollars on. “Now let’s go ride all the rides” Max said “Okay” Sam said though he thought it was not a very good idea. After riding all the rides Sam felt sick, “I’m going to go to the bathroom” Sam said “Okay I will wait here” said Max. After Sam had gone to the bathroom he was walking and not looking at the ground but then he tripped.…
One extremely hot blazing day in 2011 we were at Seneca, South Carolina. We were watching Tyler Kesterson ,my brother, and Trendin McKinney ,Kynsie's brother, at the World Series and our brother's team was in the field first ,Southwest Arkansas. When the first batter was up and Cane Edwards our pitcher threw the ball and the batter hit the ball to short stop and T.K threw it to first base and everyone screamed and shouted for him. We got three outs our turn to bat and there was no run limit and Tyler was up to bat and he hit it to outfield and he run to second base and then Kyle Blagg got up to bat and got a single. Logan Wilcher was next up to bat and he hit it to short stop and the bases was loaded with zero outs and Trendin McKinney was up to bat and he was a home run hitter.…
“The Baseball Card” ` Rickey and Gary out of school at 2:45 , and they take the same route to school every day. They cut through the old car dealership parking lot , when the boys started to cross the parking lot Gary spotted an old shoe box. Gary then began to kick the box across the parking lot as he walked. Stop gary that's super annoying said Rickey , Gary just looked at Rickey and rolled his eyes and continued to kick the box.…
I sat in the front seat as the officer drove down Broadway to Santa Maria High School to pick up Roberto. The officer got out of the car to pick up Roberto to drive us down to deportation. As we got to deportation Roberto and I wondered what will we do next. When the officer called us down to get of the white van he told me and Roberto, "Do you guys have any family here?"…
I saw my family at the Cubs game and we all wore something the same, also we played baseball and watch it with me moms side of the family with our cousins, grandparents, and also aunts and uncles. After our long journey to Chicago, Illinois was to get unpacked at a nice hotel. But all of us wanted to do something after a long time in the car that we drove down in. So the parents decided that we were going to go to the pool and while we were their some of the parents went out to get pizza.…
The Headless Candy Hogger By Brenty boo times thomes (AKA: Beary Brent) It was Halloween night for Peter Lightning. He was going trick or treating with his friends, Donny and Sylvester. Peter was going to be a Pumpkin head from his favorite movie, " Night in The Cornfield".…
CRASH, BOOOOOOOOM!!! As the people of sunny vale trailer park watch the plane crash in the back of the park. "What was that?" Asked Earl as he went to check it out. When he got there he saw a boy laying there it stunk like gasoline and there was parts all over the ground and the boy still alive he asked if the boy was ok the kid said his arms and legs are in extreme pain and he needs to go to a hospital NOW!…
One day on Christmas Eve there were 7 kids gathering around the fire warming up before the guests come to eat. They we're all talking about how they wanted all these toys for Christmas and stopped when all the guest comes in the door. We come to greet them and hope that the dinner is as good as it have been last year. Their mom was the best cook in the world!!! While they we're playing with their cousins and grandparents, they heard the phone ring.…
No Need To Profile Racial profiling has always been a serious issue throughout the years and just when things seem to calm down, something always happens. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity as ground for suspecting someone of having committed an offense. Throughout a time in one 's life, they will be a victim of racial profiling.…
I just love to read, I read every chance I get. My boss, and wife try to keep me from reading, but I always find a way. One day my wife and I were going to play cards at a friends house, I went to change my shirt like she told me too, and I snuck a book into my pocket to read later in the night. But my wife found it, and as I tried to play it off as how did that get in there? My wife got angry, which caused her to rip the pages out.…
This guy george was in his office working then he felt a little shake and he stopped. But then he began working again then all of a sudden BOOM!!! He runs outside since he works in the basement and he went outside and then there it is the san francisco earthquake and he rushes to help people out of the rubble and he got hurt doing so but it was bearable so he keep pushing through the pain you can see the struggle in his face but then he worked on getting people to safety so much that you could see the veins popping out of his face and then a couple minutes later he passed out.…
The 50 Year Ride It was a beautiful, warm, summer day in Kansas City, Missouri. There were three old men sitting in the sauna having a great time. “Boy, this is the life!” said Brady. “Sure is,” said Will.…
It was a stormy night on elmstreet by the mental asylums house. A person from the mental asylum has died, nobody knows who did it, but a superhero named super cow and cops have come to find out what happened. So as they search the place they find a weapon it is a surgery knife. Then all of a sudden the lights go out and then there is another murder. The lights come back on And they see that a man has been choked to death.…
The setting of this story is in a library and some what in some type of a cemetary. Some of the characters are the boy, father, and vampire. The boy watches out for book thieves. Also he’s there to work for his dad.…