Written By: Pranav Sai, 4D

“Wake up! Wake up!” shouts dad
“Remember Joe, you’re making me mad!”
“Oh dad, please let me sleep a while,” said Joe
“I’ve got an infection you see, oh no!”

“You’ve got to wake up Joe, as early as a lark,
Then you’ve got to take a walk in the park,

Written by: Suhaas G., 10A

    Tap, Tap, Tap. My fingernails steadily hit the fiberboard tabletop in an increasingly arrhythmic pattern. My busy mind buzzed with anger and the frustratingly calm atmosphere of the café provided no solace.

    The café was in its calmer mood; the customers in a drowsy and meditative state from the soporific effects of the early morning.  The refreshing aroma of freshly ground cocoa and warm milk wafted through the air, stinging my sensitive nostrils. I detested coffee; I silently laughed at the irony.

Written By: Nayonika, 4C

“Zoey! Come here fast” said Chloe.

“Coming.” Zoey came running through the golden sand of the beach.

“Look, I found something” said Chloe.

“What is it?” said Zoey squinting at something sparkling in the sand.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” said Chloe looking into Zoey’s eyes like an eager beaver.

 “Yes.”

Written By: Sneha, 4B

“Luna! Where are you?” screamed Sunny Beth.

Sunny Beth is Luna Rover’s best friend. Luna and Sunny live in California, United States of America. Sunny came over to Luna’s house to play with her. They both were playing hide and seek. Luna was hiding and wasn’t found by Sunny yet.

“Oh! Please come out Luna or else I’m going home,” lied Sunny. Luna came out of the room as fast as lightning.

“No, don’t go so soon,” cried Luna in a sad voice.

“Are you mad? I just lied, pumpkin head,” giggled Sunny.

By Sriya. M, 5A

“Hurry up Nandu!” Lakshmi cried, stuffing her last pair of clothes into her bag. They were going to their grandma’s house for a few days due to some inconvenience at their house in the city.
Nandu zipped up his bag and ran down the stairs. He opened the door and ran to the car, where their father was waiting for them. Lakshmi closed the door behind her and ran after Nandu.
“Ready to go kids?” their father asked.
It was a long way from the city to the village. The car passed through green meadows filled with blooming flowers and fields filled with golden corn and ripe apples.

Written By: Srujana Reddy Namireddy, 4C

Once upon a time, there were three best friends - Anna, Peter and Sarah. They were always together. One day in school, just as the bell rang, the children ran out of their classes and screamed: “Yay!” Summer holidays had started.”

Everyone rushed to their buses and went home. Anna, Peter and Sarah wanted to go somewhere together.

“Let’s go to some place where the birds sing and there is greenery,” said Peter. Anna and her friends went home.

The next day, Anna called her friends. “Peter, Sarah, let’s go to my aunt’s house. There is a lot of greenery and the birds will sing for us every morning. There are lots of mysteries which we can find there.”

Written by: Suhaas G., 10A

Sinead was incredibly late to her job. Again.
As she weaved through masses of people in the subway station, she was sure they would fire her this time around. She was on the tar road, dodging cares, trucks, teenagers on motorbikes, and other surprises New York City had in store for her.
One of those ‘surprises’ came in the form of a Yellow Sedan that wanted to kill her. As the rogue car came into her view, she briskly and cautiously stepped back, only to find her feet merely centimeters away from a gaping circle of an open manhole. In a trivial attempt to regain her balance, she slipped in an ungainly manner, falling into the dark void below.

Written by: Dhruti Mudigonda

At the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, there lived Lakshmi, Nandu and Kaka, their grandmother, in a small hut. The climate was unpredictable there. Sometimes it was freezing cold and other times it was normal.

“Pittu.” said Lakshmi.

“Not again!” said Nandu and the other team members. “Seven stones is a boring game. I am reluctant to play this game.”

“Please?” requested Lakshmi.

Author Details: Vaishnavi, 10A
My name is Vaishnavi and I’m in grade 10A. My hobbies include reading and shopping, especially for jewelry! I wrote this story for literary week, hoping to write one with a lot of humor and unexpected irony that would enhance your reading experience. I hope that you’ve enjoyed it!

The snow had started to melt and was glistening beautifully on the rooftops and pavements. The street looked like an unfinished painting.  Much of the canvas was still perfectly white, as if waiting for the artist’s hand to return. Houses were covered in pearl white snow and it was certainly a quixotic sight to perceive. While some watched the snow in awe, others seemed to detest it and would scowl as little benign droplets fell on them.

Author Details:
I am in class 7C. My hobbies are drawing and writing. My favorite genres of books are mystery and suspense books. My favorite subjects are English and Social.

If I had been given the power to make dreams come true, I would choose my most important dream. The dream I would choose is one I had a while ago. In it, I had magical powers given to me by an old woman. It started like this.
My friends and I were walking home together. We saw a woman throwing some bread to different birds. Suddenly she cried out in pain and started falling. I rushed to help her. Just before she fell, I caught her and sat her down on a wall.

Author Details:
 My name is Joel Jose Thomas. I study in Grade 7. I like reading books and playing shuttle.

``It’s one heck of a sleepover’’, his mind stated. ``All your friends are here but your head is not’’. Outside, the azure blue sky was turning into a dark ,ominous blanket. Pomfrey was staring onto the phantom lights, bringing brightness into the dark. His friends were just playing around, pranking others and chattering about their day’s activities.  But Pomfrey was walking around his room.

Author details:
My name is Kavin and I am from 10B.
My hobbies are to sketch and play video games.

The Fall of 2017 was a turning point in my life. That faithful Wednesday, I hurried out of my school to only change my life and its purpose. I was walking home when suddenly, I felt a chill embrace my organs and muscles, as my body flew a couple of yards from its previous position.

I attempted to get myself onto my feet and noticed my chest feel lighter than before. I said, "It sure is a miracle to momentarily have a heavy heart from a bad mathematics paper change to a really light chest". I inquired of the reason of my apparent fall and right then I noticed people walk right through me. I WAS A GHOST!!