{"id":4177,"date":"2017-11-17T09:13:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2017-12-26T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T00:35:37","slug":"burian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/burian\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Selfie” — story by Penelope Burian"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Category 2 (ages 12-14)<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

The Selfie<\/h3>\n

by Penelope Burian
\n<\/strong>Age 13 (Grade 7)
\nBlair Middle School<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018It was a dark and stormy night, just like how most ghost stories start,\u201d Kate began. \u201cWe\u2019re seriously doing this? Ghost stories are super childish!” Poppy exclaimed. Kate and Abby laughed. \u201cYou’re just scared, Poppy!\u201d Abby added jokingly. The three of them had been best friends since third grade, when Abby lost her tooth in Kate\u2019s apple. Poppy sat watching and became jealous that she hadn\u2019t lost any molars yet and got Kate to pull it out with a string. Now, they were in eighth grade, and still as close as sardines, or whatever people say.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyways, there were three girls at a sleepover. One of them was too scared to do anything fun, so they had the worst time ever,\u201d Kate said, elbowing Poppy. She was not impressed. \u201cGhost stories just aren\u2018t scary!\u201d Abby looked around awkwardly as the two glared at each other. \u201cSelfie time!\u201d she yelled out of the blue. She pulled out her phone and took a picture of the three. The picture was cute. Nothing out of the ordinary, except something that Poppy caught in the corner. A person. A little girl with blond pigtails, and a blank facial expression. It gave Poppy chills. \u201cGuys, look in the corner.\u201d\u00a0 Kate gasped.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s someone there,\u201d said Abby. \u201cNo duh, \u201cKate replied. Poppy turned around. No one was there. A cold mist \ufb01lled the air, where the girls were sitting. Eventually, they all fell asleep. The next morning, Abby checked her phone, like she did every morning. There was a picture of all three girls sleeping. There was another video of the girl they saw earlier, saying, \u201cCatch me if you can!\u201d Abby dropped her phone and screamed. She ran out of the room. Kate and Poppy swore they heard laughing. Abby never had a sleepover again.<\/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":"

Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest 3rd place Category 2 (ages 12-14) The Selfie by Penelope Burian Age 13 (Grade 7) Blair Middle School   \u2018\u2018It was a dark and stormy night, just like how most ghost stories start,\u201d Kate began. \u201cWe\u2019re seriously doing this? 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