{"id":5391,"date":"2019-11-23T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T01:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2019-11-21T14:59:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T22:59:09","slug":"smookler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/smookler\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soldier — a story by Samuel Smookler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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\u201cThe Soldier\u201d<\/p>\n

by Samuel Smookler<\/p>\n

Age 12<\/p>\n

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Summary:\u00a0 The narrator discover some important history about his grandfather.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s 2006 and it\u2019s been two months since my grandpa died from Alzhimer\u2019s. I didn\u2019t cry when I first heard, but I was sad about him being gone. He was a humble guy – always kept to himself, wasn\u2019t showy in any way. Although being pretty silent, he was really gifted. He went to both UCLA and Stanford and ended up being a nuclear engineer. That\u2019s incredible, considering racism was still an issue at the time. He was exceptionally honest, respectful, and open, or that\u2019s at least what all the mathematicians said at his funeral. Today, my dad and I are supposed to pick some of his stuff up from his house. We pull up to his driveway to his old house.<\/p>\n

My dad and I walk up to the front porch of grandpa\u2019s house as he pulls out the keys and twists it to the left. The door opens and a sudden wave of smell hit me. You know when you walk into someone else\u2019s house and they have that odd smell to it? That was exactly what it was. It was impossible to describe, but it wasn\u2019t particularly strong nor bad in any way. We brought some boxes to take some of the more important stuff. My dad cleared the living room as I wandered down the hallway. A large box catches my attention as I’m passing through his open bedroom door. Naturally, I check it. I unfold the box and see tons of documents. I first check the ones on the top. There\u2019s legal papers, graduation awards, and\u2026 and\u2026 a purple heart and two bronze stars? I never knew that\u00a0grandpa was a- wait, that means\u2026<\/p>\n

No… Was he really?<\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE to view the full list of the Hidden History Contest Winners:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/hidden-history<\/a><\/p>\n

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Young Readers League 2019 “Hidden History” Writing Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: ages 12-14)   \u201cThe Soldier\u201d by Samuel Smookler Age 12   Summary:\u00a0 The narrator discover some important history about his grandfather.   It\u2019s 2006 and it\u2019s been two months since my grandpa died from Alzhimer\u2019s. I didn\u2019t cry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,28],"tags":[92,93],"class_list":["post-5391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","category-writing","tag-contest","tag-young-readers-league"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s5ZwbD-smookler","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5398,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/hidden-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":5391,"position":0},"title":"Hidden History Contest Winners","author":"Jane Gov","date":"November 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We're pleased to announce the winners of the \u201cHidden History\u201d Writing and Art Contests. 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