{"id":9276,"date":"2017-11-17T09:10:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=9276"},"modified":"2017-11-17T10:40:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T18:40:33","slug":"ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/ng\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Ghosts in the Cemetery” — story by Sienna Ng"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest<\/em><\/p>\n

3rd place<\/em><\/p>\n

Category 1 (ages 8-11)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Ghosts in the Cemetery<\/h3>\n

by Sienna Ng
\n<\/strong>Age 10 (Grade 5)
\nField Elementary School<\/p>\n

Lily is a girl who has no mother. Neither does she have sisters or brothers. It\u2019s just Lily and her father. Her father is a lawyer.<\/p>\n

Lily visits the cemetery and stops by her late mother\u2019s grave. She stares and thinks for hours, then leaves for home every day.<\/p>\n

One night when Lily\u2019s father told her he’ll be away, Lily is woken suddenly and is staying awake.<\/p>\n

She wasn’t in the middle of a nightmare. She thinks it\u2019s very strange. But when Lily feels this way, she visits her mother\u2019s grave.<\/p>\n

Tonight will be no different. Lily dresses and grabs a light. She isn\u2019t scared; she’ll try to prevail. But she then doesn\u2019t feel she has might.<\/p>\n

She ventures into the cemetery weaving in and out through the trees. She trips on roots and tumbles on the ground. The grass felt cold when she went down.<\/p>\n

Lily feels unsure of herself as the clock strikes twelve. When this happens Lily thinks about returning home.<\/p>\n

Lily is about to start her way when the ground beneath her rumbles. Lily grabs onto a tree and shouts as rocks tumble.<\/p>\n

Lily gasps as a spirit jumps out of a grave. Lily, frightened and scared, crawls out and asks the ghost who he is.<\/p>\n

But before the spirit can answer, Lily gives a shout of surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey!\u201d she says, \u201cYou\u2019re Mayor Alvin! Our \ufb01rst mayor to win an Olympic prize!\u201d<\/p>\n

At \ufb01rst, the mayor is startled but he relaxes into a smile. \u201cHello,\u201d he says. \u201cWho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Lily,\u201d she replies.<\/p>\n

Lily watched, amazed, as the ghosts became alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get out every midnight,\u201d says the mayor. \u201cYou\u2019re the first to see us rise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily runs away, finding her mother walking. Lily says, \u201cHi. I\u2019m Lily Walker. Your daughter. The one you left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Contest info: In 300 words or less, tell a ghost story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Special thanks to our judges: \u00a0Allison Hill (Vromans); Shauna Redmond, Jean Penn, Leela Perea, Robin Reidy and Rosa Cesaretti\u00a0(Pasadena Public Library).<\/p>\n

Copyedited by Faith Malicdem, Teen Blog Assistant<\/p>\n

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To view more\u00a0stories from the contest, view the list:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/ghost-story-contest-winners\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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