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Tag: First Person
Have You Seen This Woman?
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Christian society, Doughnut, Drunk, Embarrassed, Hungover, I wish I had…, Lecture, Poetry, SurprisedWord Count: 1345Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyShe was singing. She was drunk, I think, the way she sang. Maybe she had drunk a big glass of vodka. But her singing was good. She sounded sad, but the music was good. We were all so surprised to see her there.
The Shadow Club #11: Fighting Cats and Fighting Bulls
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: An escape, Apparently, Copy (Media), Echo, Fluent, Football academy, Foundation programme, Get the feeling, Share a look, Through gritted teethWord Count: 1929Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘Here you go,’ I said, giving her the book. ‘Los Gatos Luchadores. You like cats, right?’ Willow looked up at the word ‘cat’, and then her eyes grew wide. ‘Fighting Cats!’ She grabbed the book out of my hands and immediately started reading it. It was a Spanish translation of a Fighting Cats book, apparently.
The Shadow Club #10: An Easy Game
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: ‘The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife’, Awkward, Bible, Catholic, French toast, Girly, Pale, Shut up, Tackle, WeirdWord Count: 2185Original Author: Ariel GoodbodySo Saturday came, and I woke up nice and early to go to the football match. Normally, I’d be excited, but today my stomach clenched and I felt tired before the game even began. ‘I just have to make it through this,’ I told myself. ‘It’s half term afterwards and then I can have a proper rest.’
The Shadow Club #9: Now We Know
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Bitter, Chew, Focus on something, Incredibly, Paperwork, Struggle, Tense your muscles, Unconscious, Vision swims, WhisperWord Count: 2271Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyA scream came from the school, interrupting her. I jumped off the wall. ‘That was Max!’ We ran inside and up the stairs to the library. I threw my bag off my shoulder, pulling out my golf club. I saw Larry taking out his boxing gloves and Bethany getting her boots on as well. We all knew what was coming.
The Shadow Club #8: Ready to Fight
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Drag, Ease something, Evil, Fantasy novel, For once, Golf club, Punching bag, Scribble, Slingshot, SweatWord Count: 2225Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyThe door to the classroom opened, and we all turned around. Mr Burne stood there. Then he saw Bethany, who was still holding his notebook in the air like, well, like a weapon. She gasped, but it was like she couldn’t move. None of us could move. For a moment, I wondered if Mr Burne’s hair was going to fall out, or if he would shout at us. But he just walked over, took the…
The Shadow Club #7: A Group Project
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Caveman, Lean, Librarian, Lying around, Middle Ages, Negative, Swear (bad language), Sword, Traumatised, WeaponWord Count: 1855Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyLater on, in history class, Mr Pearson announced we were going to do a group project, to prepare for our coursework. These teachers just wouldn’t give us a break, would they? I knew that we were in year 10, but it wasn’t like our exams were tomorrow! ‘You’ll be working in groups of four. Each group will choose a period of British history, and you’ll have to give a presentation describing the lives of ordinary…
The Shadow Club #6: Just a Stick
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Beat someone up, Distract, Dodge, Hip, Intimidate, More or less, Say hopefully, Stab, Swing, TailWord Count: 2321Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘Y-yeah, I… Oh no!’ He turned around suddenly, and started shaking with fear. I looked where he was looking, and there it was. The shadow was long, tall and thin, like a snake standing on its tail.
A Holiday Gone Wrong
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Genre: HorrorSetting: JapanNew Vocabulary: Chopsticks, Cicada, Crow, Curse, Guts, Incense, Jet lag, Mecca, Ritual, Shinto shrineWord Count: 2620Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyI flew several feet into the air, still unable to scream, and I landed precisely on my right leg. CRACK Pain exploded through me, and now the screaming came. It felt like my leg had been torn apart, and when I looked down, I saw the white flash of bone. I immediately rolled over and threw up, which was worse, because it put more pressure on my leg.
The Shadow Club #5: Bullies or Heroes?
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Bully, Catch up on something, Consider the possibility, Cubicle, Do your business, Element, Flush, Mark (exams), Review, Stomp, Tutor groupWord Count: 1810Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyI did my best. If I didn’t know the answer to something, I just thought of my own name. I made some wonderful new elements: Rickium, Larrium and Maxium. I wasn’t going to get any marks for them, but at least I had some fun. As soon as we came out of the exam hall, Max said, ‘So how did it go?’
The Shadow Club #4: Hunting for Shadows
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Bench, Bend back, Chapel, Cross your arms, Daft, Hairs stand on end, Knock over, Loser, Patrol, Split upWord Count: 1851Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘Hey, what are you three losers up to?’ I turned around. Bethany was standing right next to us. She was the only girl in our team, and none of the other boys liked her very much. Sure, when we were on the field, we were a team, but it was strange when you were hanging out with other boys, and then suddenly there was a girl there. And she wasn’t like the other girls in…