Danielle Brooke

Haunted House

By Danielle Brooke
Chelsea Public School, Grade 10

I live in a small, forgotten town in Vermont. Most people consider this town to be safe compared to cities with high crime rates. Those people don't know about the old, abandoned house on Main Street - the house my neighbors just moved out of. They only lived there for two weeks.
"Who decides to move after two weeks?" I ask incredulously.
"They have to travel a lot because of Mr. Martinez's job." My mom sighs.
"Normal people would stay at a hotel if they were only staying for two weeks," I argue, pulling my hair into a ponytail.
"Max, you know there aren't any hotels around here." Mom is getting annoyed.
"They left because that house is haunted!" I insist.
"Go play outside." Mom is sick of my theory. I trudge out of the house indignantly. I have to prove I am right somehow. Then I have an idea. I run over to Angela's house.

Election Limerick

By Danielle Brooke
Chelsea Public School, Grade 10

Many people are ready to push
Out of office old President Bush
Too many mistakes
This president makes
He'll soon be kicked out on his tush.

How I Got my Super Powers

By Danielle Brook
Chelsea Public School, Grade 10

I lived in the suburbs where nothing exciting ever happened. It was a Friday morning, and I was walking to school when I stepped in something green and sticky. I assumed it was gum.
"Gross!" I groaned. I took a twig and tried to scrape the stuff off of my shoe. Then there was a hissing sound as the twig caught on fire. The "gum" melted through my shoe, then my sock. I ripped them off frantically. The stuff was on my bare foot. It didn't seem to be hurting me, but I wasn't going to wait for it to start. I tried to get it off, but everything I used was instantly destroyed. I started screaming like a banshee.
"What's wrong?" A man had noticed my screaming.
"Can't get it off!"