Ideas For a Book (yes that's the title for the book)

Ideas for a Book


Chapter 1- Overwhelming 6th Grade • October, Thursday

How could I be getting a D in science? Wait scratch that! A D-! How is that possible? Joan Allison O’Higgins does NOT get Ds! Let’s go back to the beginning of the year. I wasn’t confused with all this stuff about cells and osmosis! What happened?
Oh, well. I’m making a mountain out of a molehill. It’s not like I’m going to be a biologist when I grow up. I’m going to be a journalist.
As a matter of fact, I pretty have my whole life planned out. After I graduate from Woodrow Wilson School for Stinkers (it’s actually Woodrow Wilson School for Wildcats but…) I am going to move with my mom and my dad and my little sister Hannah and of course Sasha and Mittens, my beloved dog and cat! We are going to move to Northampton, Massachusetts. There, I will go to Northampton High School which sounds like a regular old public school but it’s not! You can take classes at the nearby college! They also have journalism classes not to mention advanced writing!
I’m not sure what I’m going to do when I graduate. But does that really matter right this second? No. That’s what I thought. J
I am short, skinny and pale. It sounds like I would be ugly but I don’t think I’m that horrendous! I have freckles, a cute button nose, and brown straight hair that’s a little under my chin, but I’m growing it out! My favorite facial feature (on me) are my eyes! They are light, light blue.
But anyway back to my school year so far. God, I hate it so much. And my teacher is a health freak. If you start coughing she’ll make you put on a surgery mask. I’ve never been faced with the horribleness of wearing one but I probably will be one time or another. Sigh.
The only thing that gets me through it all are my best friends in the whole wide world! They are Annabelle, Chelsie, Lily, and Mackenzie. Annabelle is the nicest person you will ever meet, Chelsie is the smartest person you will ever meet, Lily is the prettiest person you will ever meet, and Mackenzie (more commonly known as Mickey or Mickers ) is the funniest person you will ever meet! Put a dash of my likeable weirdness and charm into that and BAM! You get the Wonder Girls! Me and my friends just being ourselves and trying not to get caught up in the middle school drama. We don’t exactly dominate the 6th grade but we are liked, I suppose.
I just wish that it could be simpler. And that I was rich too of course but that probably won’t happen. Unless I win the lottery which I don’t play.
One cool thing that we are doing is debates! I’m the moderator which is kind of like the host. I think it’s going to be pretty cool but it’s hard. I am also sort of organizing everything with Ms.Gail and Ms.Martinez. Ms.Gail is the Media Center teacher and Mr.Martinez is my social studies and communications teacher. I absolutely HATE my art teacher Ms.Piffler! She says that there are no mistakes in art and then she finds hundreds of mistakes in our pieces of art! Grrr.
Another bad thing about 6th grade is that we have to lug our giants backpacks around with us everywhere. It is SO annoying. My buddy Daniel thought of this really funny idea. It’s like the Periodic Table of Evolution of Woodrow Wilson school. The 6th graders are hunchbacks and are really mad looking. Hmmm… I wonder why.
There’s really nothing else going on. No romances. I mean we are in 6th grade for heavens sake.
I have a relatively good life. Nice friends. Cool pets. Awesome family. Good grades. My only regret is this one- I can’t write a book!
I just always have writers block. It’s so annoying. If you’re a young writer you know what I mean! You just write three pages and then forget about it. I don’t blame you. You’ve got soccer practice and piano lessons and all that. And I don’t blame myself either! It’s hard! I have to study every night not to mention do homework. Then I have ballroom dancing classes that I need to go to in the city on Sundays. Signing up for those classes were a big mistake. I guess the classes will get better as I do but for now they are a BIG drag. And I mean big. So one of these days I might just write a book. But that’s not today. Or tomorrow. Because right now I have to do homework and tomorrow I’m going to Annabelle’s house. Soon, though.



Chapter 2- Halloween • October, Sunday

You may think this is weird and childish but I actually am going to dress up for Halloween. The only big change I’m making to my Halloween night is that I am not going trick or treating. You may think I’m crazy but I just don’t like candy!
I am also going to the Halloween dance. The dances always stink but I think I’ll go to it anyway. Ha ha ha.
I have no idea what to dress up as for Halloween. It’s a big problemo of mine. I can never think of what to dress up as. And then when I do nobody knows what I am. It’s actually kind of sad, really.
Friday at Annabelle’s house we used an Ouji Board. It was sooo scary! An Ouiji board is this thing used to contact spirits. Luckily there were only good spirits in her house! Chelsie and Lily were there too. Plus Annabelle’s little sister, Shannon.
We used the board to contact my Grandpa Meatballs and Annabelle’s Grandpa Harvey. One time the board lifted about an half inch off the ground. It was probably the scariest experience I’ve ever had.
The only thing I regret about doing that is that I feel really paranoid now. Like I walk into a room and feel like I’m being followed of watched. It is not cool.
I really don’t have much to say about Halloween itself. It’s actually one of my least favorite holidays. (Christmas being my favorite.) I like Christams not because of all the presents. Well that’s a factor but not all of why I love it. This is going to sound really corny but love Christmas because all of my family is there and it’s just so happy. That’s the only word for it! Happy!
Oh great. Writers block. Why now? I was on a roll.
OOOOOOh I know what I’ll dress up as for Halloween! A SPIDER! Naw that’s stupid. Dog? Cat? Dead bride? Pumpkin? Gypsy? Policewoman? Firewoman? Doctor? Girraffe? TV? None of these are original! Sigh. I’m hopeless.
HOLD ON BACKTRACK! What about a policewoman? That could just work…
I could get a hat and a badge and all that! Woo-wee. That might be hard…
Maybe a doctor would be easier! I already have a lab coat and one of those doctor kit things. This might just WORK!
I don’t want to be too tacky, though. Maybe I’ll just look around the internet a little...

Ugh so many choices! Well, I better get crackin’!
WOO HOO! Here’s one! How about a raggedy anne doll? Oh yaaaay! I’ll keep looking but this on is a winner!I could be a jailbird!Or Cleopatra! Maybe a pirate! SUPER WOMAN! Duh duh duh DUUUUH! Heeeeere coooooooooooomes Super Wooomaaaaaan! Alrights this is too much to remember. I’m going to make a list.

Halloween Costumes
By Joan Allison O’Higgins
Superwoman
Jailbird
Pirate
Rageddy anne doll
Doctor
Pirate
Policewoman
AND MORE TO COME!

Alrighty sounds good! Well I have to go to dance classes now. BLECH. Joan, OUT!

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That's all I have for now but I'm still working on it! Hope it's good!