My Horrible Trip to New York
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I heard mums door creak, she called my name. “SAMANTHA!” “YES” I really didn’t want to answer her she was always calling me now and then. “Go and make me a cup of tea darling” I felt fed up every body took advantage of me and I hated it I vacuumed the floor just to be nice and then she would say I should do the floor again and I just got fed up. So as I made the tea I burned my finger and screamed like a hyena my mum heard and ran down. “WHAT IS GOING ON!?” Mum burst out in fumes. “I...I burnt my hand with hot water” “Your eleven years old that’s old enough to make a cuppa tea” Me, mum and James sat in the living room sipping cups of tea we played snakes and ladders it was my turn to throw the die i had a two. One, two. James mimicked me in a high voice trying to sound like a girl i put my fist up at him and mum said “None of you are fighting the other” both of us re-plied yes mum and continued the game. It was quiet I did not like silence so i had to ask mum a question so I said “Mum were is dad all of the other kids in school have a dad were is our dad” I said “When Samantha was born, he had to go on a busi-ness trip to new York and he got kidnapped and now we can’t find him” Mum said Mum started crying i patted her back till she stopped. I got a notepad and pen to try and figure out how he looked i asked mum what colour hair does he have, brown mum said i wrote them down till it came and i said what’s is his name, mum said Brian Ronald.
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This story is about an eleven-year-old girl called Samantha. One day she was bored, silent while playing a family game with her mum and brother. She then asked a question to fill in the silent gap. She asked where her dad was. Her mum replied that her dad went on a trip but never came back. Samantha intended to find her dad. On the day that Samantha decided to go, she heard her doorbell ring. It was her step family! Samantha was not excited. She saw a girl (called Paige) and a boy (called Billy) and one giant adult. Paige was a bully. Later on in life, they became the best of friends. So Paige joined her plan to find Samantha’s dad. Both Paige and Sam went on a plane to fly to New York. They went camping for the night. Paige was really busting to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. Paige gets taken away! Sam had to find Paige first. Sam was walking in the dark woods and saw both bear and wolf chasing her. A strange man jumps out of nowhere and tackles them. The man was a caveman called Nathan and helps Sam on her journey. Sam finds Paige in a shop and runs away with her. The Dad finds them and chases them. The Dad falls down and maybe breaks his leg. They say good-bye to Nathan and go back home. As soon as they get home, Mum says she has good news. She was having a baby girl! They name of the baby as Zoe.
About the Author
I am eleven years old, and I live in London, Essex. What inspired me to write this book is actually reading books. My favourite author of all time is Jacqueline Wilson. Her books are so adventurous, with a pinch of salt. My favourite colour is purple, and my favourite fruit is pineapple. My favourite animal is the rabbit. I was born in South Africa and grew up in London. Love your books!