A Magic Place

Historical Events The Turning Point By: Justin Zhang The chill was tingling in my bones. I, James Brown am 18 years old from the 10th regiment of Wisconsin. We were about to march to a battle in Gettysburg. I was scared, but I had to prove to my side, the union, my best friend Charles Smith who was also 18 years old, and everyone that I was a man. “And stop!” Ulysses S. Grant yelled. “Now what?” I moaned. “Shut up private Brown! I stopped all of you soldiers because when we march into battle, it’s fighting for pride or death!” “Fine!” I yelled. “Chill out James.” Charles sighed. It was July 1, 1863, 9:03 am. Now we were actually marching into battle. “Are you ok James? You look really terrified.” Charles asked. “Yeah… I’m fine.” I was actually not fine at all. This would be my first bloody battle in my life, but this could also be my last. My heart was beating so rapidly that it almost exploded out of my chest. I was scared. Very scared. “Step, ste...

The Adventures of Loren The Cave By: Justin Zhang “Loren hold on!” Geo screamed 6 months earlier... “Hey Loren, whatcha doing?” Geo asked. “Um… reading about Perseus exploring an abandoned cave in Africa.” “Cool! Wait…. What if we explored an abandoned cave too?”   “That's a great idea, Geo! Let’s first plot out when and how we will find an abandoned cave.” “Ok, Loren you plot it out and I’ll get all the supplies we need for this adventure.” While Loren And Geo were getting prepared for this very dangerous adventure, oh wait…. I forgot to introduce you to Loren and Geo! Loren Georger is an intelligent 16-year-old teenager who likes to explore, and Geo Watson is a very curious and brave 16-year old teenager who likes to explore. Loren and Geo became very close friends at the age of 5. They always would think out of the box. One time they got so curious how people made coins, they decided to sneak into a factory to see how people actually made them. But… obvious...