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Munsch at Play

Munsch at Play

Eight Stage Adaptations for Young Performers
by Irene N. Watts, original author Robert Munsch
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Munsch at Play Act 2

Munsch at Play Act 2

Eight More Stage Adaptations
by Irene N. Watts, original author Robert Munsch
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Music By Morgan

Music By Morgan

by Ted Staunton, illustrated by Bill Slavin
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tagged : humorous stories, halloween, hockey
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Chapter 1
Thwack, thwack, scrape, THUNK.
I hear that every time my friend Charlie scores on me. Charlie scores on me every time.
We are playing ball hockey in my driveway. Charlie plays forward. I'm in net. Aldeen Hummel, the Godzilla of Grade Three, is on defence. The thwack thwack is Aldeen's stick as she mashes at Charlie's feet. Luckily for him, Charlie is way too fast. The scrape is Charlie getting off a wrist shot. The THUNK is the tennis ball hitting the garage door behind me. Every time. I stink at hockey.
Oh-oh. Here we go again. Thwack, thwack, scrape, THUNK.
"Shoots, he scorrres," Charlie says. When we started, he'd shout and shoot his arms up over his head. Probably his arms are tired by now.
"No fair," says Aldeen. Her glasses are steamed up and her witchy hair looks as if it has exploded. It is fair. It's just that it's no fun. "Do it again," Aldeen orders.
Instead, Charlie flops in the fallen leaves on the grass. "In a sec," he says. "What are you going to be for Halloween? I'm going to be a hockey player."
Aldeen snorts. "You can't be a hockey player. How are you going to walk around in skates?"
Charlie shrugs. "I'll carry them over my shoulder."
Aldeen's Granny Flo pulls up in the taxi cab she drives. Sometimes Aldeen comes over after school until her mom or her grandma can get off work and come to get her. Granny Flo waves and goes inside.
Aldeen says, "Well, I'm going to be a scary monster."
I look at Charlie. He looks at me. We're both thinking, You won't need a costume. We don't say that. We both like living too much.
"What are you going to be, Morgan?" Charlie asks.
"I dunno yet," I say. Halloween makes me think of treats. I like eating way better than hockey. "Let's get snacks," I say.
We go in. Mom is in the kitchen, talking with Aldeen's grandma. They are looking at a booklet. We get juice and one cookie each. I'm about to sneak another one when I hear what they are talking about.
Mom says, "The community centre runs good programs. What are you signing up Aldeen for?"
"Piano," says Granny Flo. "She's artistic. She needs to try something new. But we don't have a keyboard at home."
"We've got one in the basement," Mom says. "She can practice here after school if she wants. We're signing up Morgan for floor hockey. Something active."
I freeze. Aldeen looks at me. Her eyes are bigger than the cookie jar. I can tell we are both thinking the same thing: Oh, no.

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Off Pointe

Off Pointe

by Leanne Lieberman
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tagged : dance, new experience, non-classifiable
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On Cue

On Cue

by Cristy Watson
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tagged : theater, siblings, non-classifiable
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Oscar Lives Next Door

Oscar Lives Next Door

A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson's Childhood
by Bonnie Farmer, illustrated by Marie Lafrance
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tagged : music, canada
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Out of the Box

Out of the Box

by Michelle Mulder
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tagged : music, depression & mental illness
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"What do you know about how things work in my family?"
She stares at me in shocked silence. Until this moment, "my family" has always included her. I know my words cut deep, but she's brought it on herself. She's asking me to pick favorites, and she should know that's a dangerous game to play.

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Power Chord

Power Chord

by Ted Staunton
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tagged : music, values & virtues, non-classifiable
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I have to hear the sound, the real sound. It's time for power.

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