{"id":6167,"date":"2020-12-31T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2020-12-31T09:34:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:34:43","slug":"maggie-hartigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/maggie-hartigan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCatching Nightmares\u201d by Maggie Hartigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dream Catcher Story Contest<\/p>\n

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

(Category 2: grades 6-8)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cCatching Nightmares\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Maggie Hartigan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Age 12, Grade 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yawn. I\u2019m so tired. I can\u2019t wait to go to bed. I\u2019m Avery, by the way. I glance up at my dreamcatcher, which hasn\u2019t been doing a very good job lately. \u201cPiece of junk,\u201d I say under my breath. I know, I know, not very nice. But hey, if I wanted nightmares, would I have bought a dreamcatcher? Oh well. It’s fine. I settle into bed as my parents come in to say goodnight. \u201cGoodnight, Mom. Goodnight, Dad. I love you,\u201d I say, yawning loudly. \u201cWe love you too, Avery,\u201d my dad says and switches out the light. I yawn again. I\u2019m so\u2026.sleepy. I c-can\u2019t keep my eyes open\u2026 Suddenly, my dreamcatcher lights up and starts humming. Then it spins around and pulls me inside!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I open my eyes in a new place. It has trees with red and orange leaves. <\/span>It\u2019s fall<\/span><\/i>, I realize. <\/span>Ok,<\/span><\/i> I think. I just have to find out where I am, and get home. \u201cAWOOO,\u201d sounds a howl in the distance. Wolves! \u201cAWOOOO,\u201d it sounds again closer this time. Oh no! They’re tracking me. I run through the trees, aware of the howl getting closer, until the wolves are only six feet away snapping at my heels! I am so scared I don\u2019t notice a root up ahead, and I trip! I\u2019m falling, and then I see the wolves\u2019 teeth getting closer. I scream for help and then I black out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m experiencing all the nightmares in my dreamcatcher. I am stung by a million wasps. I fall off a cliff. Mom dies. And SO MUCH more.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I groggily open my eyes and find that I\u2019m in my bed in my bedroom. I yawn as I see daylight streaming through the curtains. I resolve never to insult my dreamcatcher again!<\/span><\/p>\n

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View a list of all the winners:\u00a0 http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/dream-catcher-story-contest\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dream Catcher Story Contest Honorable Mention (Category 2: grades 6-8)   \u201cCatching Nightmares\u201d by Maggie Hartigan Age 12, Grade 6   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yawn. I\u2019m so tired. I can\u2019t wait to go to bed. I\u2019m Avery, by the way. I glance up at my dreamcatcher, which hasn\u2019t been doing a very good […]<\/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],"class_list":["post-6167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","category-writing","tag-contest"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-1Bt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6149,"url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/dream-catcher-story-contest\/","url_meta":{"origin":6167,"position":0},"title":"Dream Catcher Story Contest","author":"Jane Gov","date":"December 31, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019re pleased to announce the winners of the Dream Catcher Story Contest. 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