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Cover design: Sophie Liu

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Contents

Strange Creatures 4, 18 Magnificent Advice By Dr. Magnificent 5 Animal Thoughts 6 Nonsense! 7 I Review the World 8-9 Doodle of the Month 10 Jar of Free Writes 11 Dr. Magnificent’s All You Can Know! Word Buffet 12-14 Let Me Illustrate 15-17 Household Objects Go ROGUE 19-21 Bob Comic 22 Shopping List 23 Dream Houses 24-25 Random Words by Kendall 26-28 Puff Piece 29 The Pound 30-31 Poetry By People 32-35 Book Reviews By Henry Johnson 36 Constructed Stories & Poems By Everyone 37-45 You Know When You Love To Read When 46 3 More Poems & a Story 47-51 Illustrations, Etc. 52-54 Things On My Mind 55

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Dylan Ingham

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Magnificent Advice by Dr. Magnificent

Dear Dr. Magnificent,

How do you win a staring contest with a fish?

Signed,

Super Curious

Dear Super Curious,

Number One, why would you want to? I mean, fish

don’t have eyelids for that reason. See, they got rid of

them when other animals always beat them. The

animals teased them, made fun of them. Then they

triumphed over them and regained their confidence.

You would want to ruin the whole thing they did?

My advice, don’t try.

Sincerely,

Dr. Magnificent

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Risa Wan

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Kerry Eller

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I REVIEW The WORLD

SANTA CLAUS by Conrad Kirchner

Kindly old elf or slave labor overlord?

Elves work endlessly producing toys for millions

of kids. Santa admits that his “little friends” are

“a wittle but gwumpy.” That’s an

understatement. Anti-slave elf activist Reilly

Stew Pit says, “These poor creatures work 16

hours a day and go weeks without food or

water.” An unidentified informant confirms the

rumors. St. Nick is using trolls as slave drivers.

When authorities attempted to

apprehend the villain, he sped away in his sleigh.

The elves will be released shortly.

In our following newsflash, is the Tooth

Fairy really using vanishing leprechaun gold

instead of the regular one dollar bill?

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I REVIEW The WORLD

CLOCKS By Dylan Ingham

I think that clocks are very useful and

imaginative. But—

THEY ARE ALWAYS KEEPING

US ON A SCHEDULE!!

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doodle

of the month

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hat are your feelings on the subject of

anteaters?

ow interesting is it possible for a catfish to be?

o you think buttons are important to society?

f you had a metal dragon, what would the teeth

be made of?

Kerry Eller

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Dr. Magnificent’s All You Can Know Word Buffet

nadlesnoze: A nose that never stops

smelling

ingkong: a weird word that no one

knows what means

nananaick: tick-tack; needless things

that should be thrown away

ootwholeke: a place to put your feet

umble: a button about to come off

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iggle: a pant leg

ingpay: a kind of imaginary germ

amkindno: a smell that comes from a

foot when mad

amanekoka: Someone that talks but

shouldn’t and never did before

ombalem: An object that is moving

out of control and can’t be stopped

ingy: confusing and has a lot of wires

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K L M M P

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hasha: a dance

inglelit: Too much of one person at one

time.

inkong: a peaceful and happy place

atersome: A place with a lot of water

S S T W

Sophie Liu

Dr. Magnificent

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Kendall Jones

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Sophie Liu

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HOUSEHOLD

OBJECTS

GO ROGUE

poems.

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WHEN CUPS GO ROUGE

When cups go rogue is when you go to get some

coffee and you open the cupboard to get a cup and

they all come showering down. They crash on your

head, go in between and get into your hair. Then if

you try to get it out you get cut. That is what

happens when cups go rogue.

Hannah Kirchner

DUCT TAPE

Duct tape, you see, is a lot like the Force.

It has a light side and a dark side.

But most of all it holds the world together.

And that’s all to be said on the topic of duct tape.

Kerry Eller

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PAPER!

Paper is very interesting.

Paper is flat, but comes from trees.

Paper has a mind of its own.

Paper, when you need it most, is never there.

Paper gets up and walks away.

Paper ran off with the pen I was looking for.

Kerry Eller

BANANA!

What is that sound in my belly?

I ate a banana but it sounds like a phone receiver.

Oh no.

I ate the banana phone.

Ring Ring.

There it goes.

I can get it back to you,

But you wouldn’t want it.

Kerry Eller

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Jessica Wan

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shopping list

flubbermuffins (for a midnight snack)

a cretin (to destroy my brother)

a pit of vipers (to prove it can be done)

bananas

neon rainbow toe sox (for attention)

two ducks (for the pond)

apricot seeds (to see if I can grow them on skin)

a glitter plant (just to sell it again)

teeth (maybe they can grow!?)

a pond (for the ducks)

a barrel of monkeys (to make the party fun)

Duct tape (to see how alike the force it is)

More ideas (I’m fresh out)

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Fred’s Dream H0use by Henry Johnson

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by Dylan Ingham

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. . . r a n d o m w o r d s

Pat is portrayed as a jailor on

screen. Gojoe is insanely obsessed

with bananas and belts. Jodeci has

an animal veteran’s memorial. My

cat has a food shaped brain

probably. Pot lack has food and

paint for eating. My Komodo dragon

is not domesticated and terrorized

a city. Horns in Greek mythology

are odd. Chinchilla fur has banana

scents. Pens and paper cutters

have no sense of humor.

They are so serious

all the purses

and cakes.

Kendall Jones

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Circular fishes have belts and

babies. Shirts and pants have

purple bones. Bones have backwards

alarm clocks. Alarm clocks have

pens and bolts with hammers.

Hammers don’t like my turtle.

Sweaters love TV. $cash likes my

old civil war age banker. Don’t

ask Snargolof why.

Grill-o!

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This · is the coolest thing in the universe.

Reason Number 1. It’s colorful.

Reason Number 2. It’s small.

Reason Number 3. It was created by me.

Reason Number 4. It’s a cir— Hey, enough reasons!

Dylan Ingham

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Risa Wan

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I wish a sparkle, a light in the fog, I

wish.

I wish a sparkle that will lend me though the dark, I

wish.

I wish about to sail with that sparkle so I can see, I

wish.

But first I must wish for a sea.

I wish it to have blue colored water.

I wish a fish to lead me the way with a sparkle.

I wish a sparkle.

Hannah Kirchner

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I wished that I could fly.

I wished that I could drive.

I wished that I could make a device that could

make you lie convincingly.

And someday, it’s bound to happen.

I wish that I could breathe underwater.

I wish that I could say every language.

I wish, I wish, I wish…

Sophie Liu

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I wish that tomatoes were blue.

I wish that we were immortal.

I wish that I wasn’t allergic to fur.

I wish that I was a millionaire.

I wish that the things that I’m wishing for came true.

I wish rain made you more awake, not more sleepy.

I wish that school started at 9:00.

I wish that bananas were cell phones.

I wish that I had a talking potato.

I wish that talking potatoes didn’t grow moldy.

I wish that people were all nice.

I wish for a fairy tale world.

I wish…

Risa Wan

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I wish I could fly.

I wish I had wings.

I wish I had magic powers.

I wish for an awesome bedroom.

I wish for lots of glitter plants.

I wish for lots of duct tape.

I wish for a cloud to sit on.

I wish for more things to set me apart from others.

A wish is a dish that’s a lot like a dish, once you eat

it it’s much harder to throw it back.

Kerry Eller

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Book Reviews by Henry Johnson

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

WARning: if you like flying dragons who dribble oil from their ear, don’t read the book.

The book was great, but I was devastated when Festus crashed.

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Constructed

stories And poems

By

everyone

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Risa Wan

Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson

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Risa Wan

Brendan Forte

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Kerry Eller

Kendall Jones

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Risa Wan

Sophie Liu

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Henry Johnson

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Dylan Ingham

Hannah Kirchner

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Risa Wan

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3 more poems and a story

Sit.

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I cautiously peeked out of my window. Any more happiness and I’d probably blow up. Suddenly, I saw a fat rabbit out my window, with a coat on, and after that someone Inskeflemabobed it with a side effect of unhappiness.

Dylan Ingham

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I was so content.

I was on a soft coat. So fluffy.

I was in a grand, magnificent room.

So……big.

I was with my friends.

Talking, gossiping a little.

Most of all,

I was beautiful tonight.

Sophie Liu

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My Special Place

There it is! Right there! Look. Step in and you’ll see many things.

Yes, many.

First, you’ll see my mattress, pillow, and blankie. My mattress

makes me fall asleep as soon as possible. And – Ha! Yes, you

guessed it! My pillow is soft like cotton candy under my head. It

is pink with Hello Kitties on it. My adorable blankie is the

greatest thing in the world! Its soft blue textures make me feel

safe and warm at night. With Daisies all over it.

Next, you’ll see some clothes scattered on my bedroom floor.

Don’t mind them. In my dresser are my folded nice clothes.

Brown, Gray, Blue, Red, every color!

Finally, my messy, maniac, horrible table! Almost like everything is

on there! That table must weigh a ton!

Now can you see my special place? For it’s there to stay. I love

my room, for it is my special place. The only special place in

Barrington is my special place.

Jessica Wan

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The man walked into the 5 Restaurant.

He passed an ordinary table.

And another.

And another.

And another.

And another table that seated 11 people.

Perfectly normal. He continued walking.

The table had people staring.

Glaring.

So ordinary. He kept walking.

There was a butler. There was a dog.

Everyone, glaring, staring, gossiping, gawking.

So perfectly usual.

Plain normal.

He continued his journey toward table 9.

Sophie Liu

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Jessica Wan

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Kendall Jones

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Risa Wan

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Things on my mind

Bunnies should wear top hats

Corn should be in pies

Glitter plants aren’t sold everywhere

The last frustrates me

Sheep should wear bonnets

A duck in a tuxedo

Cheese talking to me

Flubbernauts dressed like a professor

Golden leaves

Lampshades that look like ice cream cones

The clock sounds loud now

I am out of ideas

Kerry Eller

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CONTRIBUTORS

Kerry Eller

Dylan Ingham

Henry Johnson

Kendall Jones

Conrad Kirchner

Hannah Kirchner

Sophie Liu

Dr. Magnificent

Jessica Wan

Risa Wan

DEPUTY EDITOR

Brendan Forte

EDITOR

Bri Johnson

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Drawing by Jessica Wan