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Tag Archives: flawed characters

Factory Frogs

October 2, 2015Fiction, Teacher Writingcancer, environment, flawed characters, flawed story, the media, this needs to be made longer, too much telling and not enough showingrcjockers

It was a cold and wet November day when a family friend who was also a doctor told Tyler Burbank he had about one year left to live. He was twelve. He’d most likely die before doing the things kids his age fantasize about doing once they are full-on teenagers; the disease in his blood … Continue reading Factory Frogs →

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Brother Blind Movie Trailer

November 20, 2013Fiction, Home, Movie Trailers, Storyboard That, Student Writing, Uncategorized, Wordle#awesome people so kewl, #brother, #dad, #family, #frank so cool, #grief, #ian so cool, #love, #lukas so cool, #mom, #pauladeen, #scary, #yeahmate, awesome, Big Sis Help, cancer, Cousin, death, dog, falling, fear, Fiction, first post, flawed characters, football, fun, future, goodbyes, hkms, Mindless, moving, New York City, news media, period2, pollution, Problems, read this, Sad, short story, Summer, welcomeFlare
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LEGO Sends 1,000 Mini "Astronauts" To Space
LEGO Sends 1,000 Mini "Astronauts" To Space
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Book 4)
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (Book 4)
This book is definitely the best book in the serie...
Jacky Ha-Ha
Jacky Ha-Ha
HAHA GREAT STORY!!! IT'S SO FUNNY!!!
1,000 Facts About Space
1,000 Facts About Space
good
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
The book is amazing. A lot of climax events, and g...
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Chinese Edition)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Chinese Edition)
A beautiful, eerie, devouring page turner. Will ha...
Cheer Up: An Acorn Book (Unicorn and Yeti #4) (4)
Cheer Up: An Acorn Book (Unicorn and Yeti #4) (4)
I don't like chapter books but I LOVE short b...
5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals
5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals
wow
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1
Diary of a wimpy kid is a fun story by a kid named...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Vol. 1
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Vol. 1
I live legends of zelda so much

 

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Ahhh one of the best movies ever made! The return ...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
**NO CRITICAL SPOILERS** This movie is a revolutio...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
This movie is such a good movie!!! I recommend it...
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Such a good movie!
DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets
I haven't seen this movie before but someone ...
Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
I watched this when I was little, but it was good!
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
HE is so cool.
Barbie: Spy Squad
Barbie: Spy Squad
So interesting and cool!
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
OMG! That looks so bad!

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