FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: A COMIC BOOK, Story by Leslie; Art by Leslie, age 10, Jessica M., age 9 & Anvivi, age 9

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ARROWS By Tai, age 12 & Daniel, age 10

Arrows

By Tai  Luu & 

Daniel Briseno

Three people 

shooting 

arrows at me.

Only one way out. 

I ran across the deck

and jumped 

over the rails 

into the ocean

A triangle 

sliced through the surface

I tried to pull my gun 

from my pocket.

But I was too slow. 

I was dead.

I was reborn

at the edge of 

a pit. 

I looked down.

Lava 

oozed 

through the dirt. 

STUFFED RABBIT by Jessica, age 10

Its rainbow-spattered tie 

used to hypnotize me. 

Ears flopping over its face,

eyes reflecting the sun, 

blue fur like powdery snow.

Now 

another child hugs it 

against his chest.

I thought I lost it 

but I 

found out 

that my mom

took it to

Goodwill.

WHISTLE by Ricardo, age 9

On a string

around my neck,

its color brightens my chest.

Small enough to hide in my pocket, 

its tweeting invades my mind.

I drop it.

It breaks into pieces on the ground.

I put it back 

together with glue.

I blow it again

but now its sound

is broken.