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Harris Burdick, The House on Maple Street, Writing

The House on Maple Street

There was this guy named Harris Burdick. He lived in Cobourg, Germany in a bungalow near the North Sea! Harris had a mission to go to Rome, Italy and find the king of the bad guys so he can stop them from stealing from a bank. So he had a plan of bringing his house with him by adding a rocket to the bottom of the house. He was ready to go 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF!harris rocket house

It was a perfect lift off!

Later Harris figured out for the mission that he needed a spy car so his boss told him to go to a secret place in Wels, Austria. He went to the place and got a new car he can control with his phone.

Harris slept for two hours in his Bungalow for his trip. But when he was sleeping he had company. Harris then got up and started to run with a baseball bat in his hand. He knocked out all of the people. He quickly started the rocket and left. When he got to Rome he was exhausted. So Harris went to sleep with a baseball bat in case.

Later Harris tracked down the king of the bad guy is. The king of the bad guys is under a place called Barclays Bank.

Harris had a plan of pretending he worked at the underground place and he was going to pretend to die. So the BOSS will come and then Harris can try to hit the King.

After all of that thinking and planning Harris took coffee because it makes him stay up longer. When he was drinking it he got bored so he watched a movie, James Bond.

After the movie was over he made a Barclays Bank uniform by sewing it with his mom’s favorite colors, blue, red, and purple. Then Harris took the car to Barclays Bank to stop the bad guys. Harris went to the secret tunnel with his suit on and found billions of baseball bats made out of stainless steel.

He went inside the door and used his high tech glasses to see how many people there were. He went next to the boss and fake fainted. The boss picked him up and Harris nailed the boss in the face. Everybody grabbed their weapons and tried to hurt Harris.

But Harris somehow touched his ring and started to fly, fire was coming out of his shoe. Harris went back to the rocket house and started to go to the gym because he was getting fatter.

Harris was done with the mission so he got ready to go back home.

But when Harris tried to turn on the rocket it did not work. He figured out that he forgot to plug in a wire. He turned it on and said to his self,”5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blastoff!’ Harris went back home and his boss was proud of Harris for doing the bravest thing he had ever seen.

Harris Burdick

13th or 14th

When the Cathiedrauls got into the brown antique elevator, Paisley noticed that one of the buttons was covered in With-Out with the number 14 written on it. She asked her parents about it but they were too deep into their Bluetooth conversations to answer, so she pressed the “14” button. The elevator went up suddenly, everybody in the elevator except the Cathiedrauls disappear along with the “14th” button. The elevator came to a stop on the 3rd floor, her parents step out of the elevator, their conversations ended. In complete awe Paisley stepped out of the elevator and
“Did you see that?!”
“See what?” asked Mrs. Cathiedrauls
“Th-the and the.” Paisley stuttered.
“The what?” her mom asked.
“The disa-.” Paisley stopped, then continued.
“Never mind.” she mumbled in disappointment.

When the Cathiedrauls got to their new furnished apartment they unpacked their few belongings and decided who’s room was who’s. Paisley got the room with a view of central park, Dove wallpaper, and a window. On the window was a note that said “DO NOT OPEN!” In creepy childish hand writing. Paisley read the note and went to sleep.
The next day Paisley went to school, “Carly & Edd’s Middle School.” Her teacher Mr. Dunkin .D said
“Class we have a new student named, Paisley .B.”
Today is Assignment Day. The assignment you be -.” Mr. Dunkin .D said interrupted by his galaxy s 3 note.
“French Fries and Doughnuts, French and Doughnuts (Doughnuts).”
Blushing Mr. Dunkin .D put his phone on mute and continued.
“Sorry for thee … interruption …. You will be working in pairs of two and will have to write a 100 word report on any state of your choice except states in North America.”
“WHAAAT.” Cried the class in union.
“Class 100 words is only about a paragraph and a sentence.”
“Yay.” Whispered Cat.
Paisley .B and Cat, you two are partners. Daina and jeorge, you two are partners. Paisley .A and Noon. Raven and sun, partners.”
So on and on he went until everybody was in pairs of two.
“Ring ring!” yelled the end of the school day bell. An avalanche of kids started rushing to the door of the class room and out of the school.
“Remember projects are due next Tuesday.” Said Mr. Dunkin
“PAISLEY.” Screamed Cat.
Paisley looked around the (now empty) wall way until she saw her caller.
“Yes?”
“I’m, Cat, nice to meet you.”
“Uhmm … oh may I please have your phone number so we can work on the assignment? Hears mine.” Cat showed Paisley the paper.
“Sure.”
They exchanged phone numbers.
“Talk to you later.” said Cat
“By.” Responded Paisley.
When, Paisley got home, she picked Turkey as the state she wanted to research for her and Cat’s project. She walked in her room so she wouldn’t disturber her parents, and called Cat.
“Hello?” Asked Paisley to see if anyone was on the other line.
“Hi!” Cat said excitedly.
“What state do you want to research?” Asked Cat I was thinking Turkey.” Stated Paisley.
“Sure, sorry I’ll call you back I have to do something real quick, bye said Cat nervously.
Since paisley had already finished the rest of her homework and had no electronics she could use to look up research, she walked in the living room, sat on the couch and started flipping through channels. The TV said in different voices.
“Pay attention to the sign.”
Shocked, Paisley turned off the TV. When the phone rang. She hesitated to answer it, but did and questioned.
“Hello?”
It was Cat, they talked about the assignment and finished it in 2 hours. Paisley went to sleep hours later.
The next day it was 95 degrees farenheight and, Paisley couldn’t help but open the window even though all of those warnings told her not to she disobeyed. When she opened it she heard a voice say
“No.” From behind her.
“Dinners ready!” yelled Paisley’s mom.
“Coming?” paisley said as she backed out of the door.
Paisley ran to the kitchen in fear, but left the window open.
While the Cathiedrauls quickly were eating, Paisley asks.
“Did you hear that flapping?”
“Yeah, what was that?” Asks Mr. Cathiedrauls.
The Cathiedruals ran into Paisley’s room, they see a dove flying out of the window and a dove peeling off of the wallpaper. Mrs.Cathiedrauls quickly closes the window and, Paisley starts telling her parents about all of the scary warnings that had been said and they decided they wanted to move into a regular house.
In the morning they packed their belongings, sued their real state and used the money and all of their savings to buy a regular house in New York.
The Cathiedruals moved into their 2 story house. When people ask why they moved they say it all started when somebody pressed the “14.” Button!!

Fantasy, Harris Burdick, Just Desert

Just Desert- by Fatima

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There was a family that lived on Maple Street in an old town house in New York City. There was a mom and a daughter. Andrea is the mom she has black hair and black vicious eyes she is 35 years old and she is also a grumpy woman. Katherine is Andrea’s daughter. Katherine has light brown curly hair with purple highlights. She has caramel brown eyes and is 15 years old .Katherine’s favorite desert is pumpkin pie. She also loves music and singing her favorite color is purple that’s why she has purple highlights.

So one day Katherine wanted pumpkin pie for dinner .So they went to the pumpkin patch to go find a good pumpkin to make pumpkin pie for dinner. Katherine found a good pumpkin and everybody agreed to buy that pumpkin so they did.

When they got home Katherine started taking out all the ingredients she needed to make the pumpkin pie. The recipe called for ¾ cups of granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 2 large eggs, 1 can (12fl. oz) NESTLE Carnation,Evaporated Milk ,1 unbaked 9inch (4cupharris pumpkin volume )deep dish pie shell and whipped cream. She also took out the untensils that she needed. She called her mom to make the pie. Andrea got the pumpkin and a sharp knife then she reached over and the pumpkin started to turn purple! She lowered the knife and it grew even brighter also it started to rott .She called Katherine and showed her what had happened.

Katherine said, “Mom what did you do?”

Andrea said, “I just grabbed the knife and was about to cut it and bam it started to turn purple and it started to rot.”

Katherine understood that it was a mistake.

That night they ate chicken and rice for dinner. They left for bed. They lived there lives and still to this day, Katherine remembers what happened to that good old pumpkin that she was about to eat!

Harris Burdick, Science Fiction, The House on Maple Street

The House on Maple Street- by Tyasia

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I was putting on my pj’s, I heard a sound I started walking down the stairs and then I heard it again so I got scared and I yelled for my mom and dad. They came to me.
They said “What is wrong?”

I told them that I heard a sound.

And then they told me “You must have harris rocket houseimagined it”.

They told me to go back to bed. I was walking back upstairs and I heard a noise at my door. I walked downstairs and opened the door.

The man that was at my door said, “You need to get you and your family out this house or something bad was going to happen.”

He said goodbye. I walked upstairs and went to lay down on my bed and I felt a bump. I looked out the window and screamed. My parents came in the room and I told them to look out the window and they screamed. We saw lights and people screaming and running around. Our house had a perfect lift off. When the house lifted off it was a loud sound our tea cup broke the food for lunch was on the floor and the bed was flipped over . Lights were flickering, people screaming, and the ground was shaking. It turns out that some chemical was spilled in our house over 50 years ago because a rocket scientist lived there.

Everyone outside called for help. The fire department came but before they reached their destination the truck flipped over. By that time the house landed on the moon.

I wanted to go outside My mom said “No, because there is no air out there.”

Dad went around the house and locked every door and every window inside the house so that all the air stayed inside our house. 5 years later I looked out the window and saw a rocket.

I shouted, “Mom! Dad! Come over here!” They came to me. A man knocked on the door and my dad answered and I saw the man.

I said, “That’s the man that told me that we had to leave the house.”

He came into the house and said, “I am from the space rescue team and I’m here to rescue you.”

He came into the house so we can go back home. I asked him if I can stay on the moon to learn about the moon for my science test.

He said, “Sure.”

I explored the moon and learned about its craters and then I went home. The next week I aced the test. We lived happily ever after in our new house on the earth.

Harris Burdick, Inquiry project, Narrative, Published Work, The House on Maple Street, Writing

House on Maple Street

 

There was this 81 year old man named Jerry he lived in an old house on Maple Street in Brazil.  He wanted to make a rocket house because he wanted to go space. And live there all of his life but he couldn’t because he did not have all of the parts and tools.

The tools were all over the world he looked on the internet. The rocket engine was in New York and the Big Bertha kit was in Japan.  So he packed his food and headed too New York. He missed his flight so he went to the terminal and he had to spend the night there until morning.

Everybody was awake the workers were busy and there wasn’t   anyone in the office where the plane tickets so Jerry sneaked in to office and grabbed a ticket to New York. When the planes were called he headed over to the plane to go get the Rocket engine. When he got there New York was raining he took out his Computer and searched again it gave him directions to where to go and find it, it was at Pratt and Whitney.  Pratt and Whitney is an engine company from Hartford, CT that was founded in 1925 then he drove his car to Pratt and Whitney

And bought the part it cost 200$ then he got the engine. The he headed to another terminal to take off to Japan. He caught the ticket in time the fly to Japan.When they were in the air he took out his computer and searched what

Engine store it can be found at but it was not searchable so he rented an apart to stay in for the night. When it was morning a festival was going on so he had to get through the parade then he saw an engine store he went in and asked for the big

Bertha Kit he paid the cash register the money he had to pay then he headed back to Brazil and made his rocket Jerry lived for 7more years then died of old age.

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Nina Girl Wonder

harris lightsNina was on her way to her school. She got a cab ride to new school in Seoul Korea. When Nina got there she went to the school campus. She bumped into Shuo, Joy and Jade.

“Sorry.” Nina said also running to Anubis’s house.

“Great an English new girl.” Jade said not happy.

Everyone was in class, Nina went to the house of Anubis, where she was living for the next few year.

Nina was about to open the door but the door opened by itself She walked in. The door slammed on its own. She turned back to see a guy with a brown jacket and a black tie on.

“Didn’t you use the doorbell? “  Victor said.

“Umm the door was open” Nina said.

“I hope that you’re being nice to the new girl. “ Minnie said.

“Welcome to Anubis house.” Minnie said.

“Nina Martin you are two weeks late.” Victor said.

“Yea I know my family and I just found out that got in to this school.” Nina said.

They went upstairs to show Nina her room. When they got to the room there was a picture of the two girls that she bump into earlier at school.

“Who is this? “ Nina ask.

“Oh that Joy. “Minnie said.

“She will not be here anymore.” Victor said as throwing the picture in the trash.

At class……

“Are you sure my new shoes are not going to be here today?” Amber said on the phone

“Amber off the phone now!” the teacher said

Amber got off the phone Just as Mrs. Sweetie came in.

“Joy you’re needed in the office.” Mrs. Sweetie said.

Joy went with him.

After class…….

“Have you seen Joy? “ Jade said.

“No, might be in the house.” Ashley said.

Jade went to the Anubis house looking for joy but she didn’t find Joy. She found the new girl that she bumped in this morning

“HI I’m Nina.” Nina said.

“WHERE’S JOY.” jade said yelling

“I don’t know when I came here she was gone.” Nina said

Just then victor came.

“Joy left.” Victor said

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN JOY LEFT.” Jade said

“Joy checked out this morning and left.” Victor said.

“JOY WOULD NEVER LEAVE WITH OUT SAYING BYE.” Jade said then left the room.

” Dinner will be ready in ten minutes.” Victor said to Nina as he walked out.

Jade and everyone one else who lived in Anubis house where in the living room thinking where Joy could be. Nina walked in everyone went quite.

“Anyoghaseyo (mean hello in Korean) I’m Nina.” Nina said.

“Anyoghaseyo you can speak Korean. “ Shuo said.

“Yea a little not a lot. “ Nina said.

Everyone went to the dinner room

After dinner……

Jade goes to Victor’s office for Joy’s number, but Victor said no jade left victor lit joys stuff on fire. It everyone rushed to their room because Victor had a rule about bedtime Jade was in the bathroom see’s words on the window that said help me! – Joy. That night Nina was sleeping when she heard voice in her sleep that are saying are you the choice in one?

 

Fantasy, Harris Burdick, Just Desert, Narrative, Published Work, Writing

Just Desert

There was a CRAZY man. His house was really CREEPY and HAUNTED.  He went to the pumpkin patch in the next town and he bought a pumpkin and took it home. The pumpkin was large, tall, and bright orange.  He got home and brought the pumpkin into the house.  He ate his dinner of pizza and chicken.  He was planning on having pumpkin pie for dessert.

He heard a noise coming from the kitchen.  It sounded like someone harris pumpkinwas destroying the kitchen.  He ran into the kitchen.  The pumpkin was GLOWING.  He picks up a large KNIFE from the counter.   Every time he moved the knife closer the pumpkin glows BRIGHTER.  He cuts it!

 

It BLOWS up in his face and covers the floor with pumpkin pieces and pumpkin guts.  A seed from the pumpkin grew right away on the kitchen floor.  The man looked at the pumpkin. He ran at the pumpkin with his knife. He CUT the pumpkin.  The pumpkin grew back and grew bigger.  The man was AMAZED!

 

The man walked closer, the pumpkin grew ARMS. The man walked closer, the pumpkin grew LEGS and got taller. The pumpkin now had scary and evil face like a pumpkin on Halloween.  The man walked closer and the pumpkin scratched him! He was bleeding from his face. He hit the pumpkin 3 times in a row with the knife! The pumpkin was very angry. The pumpkin bit him hard.

 

“OUCH!” he screams.

 

The man hit the pumpkin. Seeds came out of the pumpkin and the seeds grew into evil pumpkins just like the one he just cut with the knife. Now there are 2 new pumpkins to fight. The man was shocked and FREAKED out!

 

He ran through the kitchen and kicked down the door.  He looked back and saw that the pumpkins were following him.  He ran to his driveway and jumped into his car.  He looked around and didn’t see the pumpkins.  The man drove to Rangely, Colorado and was never seen again!

Harris Burdick, Writing

Mr. Linden’s Library

Monday April 10 2015   12:00pm

One night in a blue house there was a 13 year old girl named Wonder. Wonder was called that because people wondered about her.

Wonder was very weird, sometimes people wondered why she never seemed to be like the other kids.

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One afternoon Wonder decided to go to the library to find an interesting book   to read but when she got their sheharris book plant saw a secret path. The secret path lead her to a golden book called The Magic Ending. Wonder thought before she took it but that was her only choice. She wanted to find out what the book was about. She took it and ran as fast as she could. Finally, when she made it home she opened the door with her keys. She ran upstairs to her room, locked the door, opened the book, and began to read. As she read she started she was so addicted to the book that she fell asleep not noticing that there were plants growing out the book.

Her father and mother came home, right after she fell asleep. When she woke up she saw four golden keys left for her keys on her bed.

She got dressed in her room she brushed her teeth and washed her face. She ran down to the library. When she arrived at the library she walked in and walked to the secret door. She twisted the lock with one of the keys and it opened the door. She found the note. The note said ‘’Dear, wonder we want you to do us a favor. The favor is we want you to read the book everyday then go to the woods and look for a purple ring.

Wonder took the note and ran back home and went into the woods behind her house. She ran and ran until she found a stand. The stand had another note it said ‘’Dear wonder, you have made your destination. The plants sent you here to get the purple ring, wonder took the ring and put it on her finger, the ring said a message the message said the spring and fall is your only time find the door that says a rhyme. What rhyme said’’ wonder. Wonder ran home because her mom called her for dinner, wonder come for dinner said’’ wonders mom,

Monday, April 10, 2015   6:30pm

After dinner Wonder went to her room to go to bed. When wonder went to sleep she vanished!  You saw nothing but the book and empty sheets.

 

 

By: Bryanna

Harris Burdick, Just Desert, Writing

Just Desert

Once there was a family who lived in an old town. The mom was named Kathrin she really loved to cook and clean.

One day everybody was hungry.

Kathrin said “Wait till lunch time”

The sister Katy went to her boyfriend Zayn’s house. When Katy came home lunch was ready. She was really hungry. When she was done she went to her bedroom. Everybody else took a nap.

Kathrin was the only one that didn’t go to bed she started cleaning. She was thinking of what dessert she should harris pumpkinmake for dinner. She kept cleaning and she got the idea of pumpkin pie.

It was dinner time and Kathrin was making pumpkin pie. When she lowered the knife and it grew even brighter. She had a surprised face the entire night. Everybody ate the pumpkin pie and when they were done they didn’t feel good. They fell asleep.

The next morning they woke up Katy went to the bathroom and looked at the mirror and she screamed and said “I’m a fat pumpkin”. Everybody looked at themselves. Her dad Billy screamed like a girl. All of them screamed “AHHH!!!

Harris Burdick, The House on Maple Street, Writing

The House on Maple Street

It was a dark neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. Scientists were trying to build a house that could get up into space.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1…. BLAST OFF! It was a perfect lift-off.

Once the 1st house got up into to space bill came out his house.

And said’ can I eat cupcakes mom? Mom I won’t get fat if I eat a lot because in space I don’t weight anything.”

Mom said,” Bill, what did I say I said no what part of no do you not get.

Mom said, “Bill, who are you talking too? I am not one of your friends at school.”harris rocket house

Bill said’ mom did u forget that I don’t have no friends at school because I don’t even go to school then”

Mom said’ bill what did I tell. Bill told his mom to shut up then,

Then mom said’ excuse me do not tell me to shut up okay bill.

Dad said,” Bill I am tired of you keep getting smart with your mother.

Bill said dad but but what did I do!!

Bill dad said,” you know marry we have to take bill back home. They got into their house and push the button and they land it back to their house and when they got back home they turn off their lights. When the 1st house turn off their lights the 2nd house turn on their lights and they went up into space.

When they got into space they got out of their house and

Lara said,” Dad can I have cupcakes!

Lara’s dad said’ no Lara u will not get cupcakes’’

Lara’s mom said’ what do u want Lara’’

Lara said,” mom dada said I can’t have cupcakes”

Mom said,” Lara u can’t always get your way Hun!!”

Dad said,” sandy let’s go back into the house”

They went back into to the house they push the button and their house went back to Maple Street. When they got back Molly and Lara’s dad went over to Bill’s house, Lara and Bill played together and then they had dinner at bill’s house, and they had a sleep over

The next morning Lara went back to her house and they moved to Bill’s house and they now live with bill.

Bill and Lara now go the same school.

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