The critics rave . . .

[pegkerr]

Fiona had to write a short story as a class assignment, which she entitled "The Water Door." Then, inspired no doubt by what she has learned from living in the household of a published novelist, she went a step further: she created a construction paper cover for it and wrote the back cover copy:

"When Madline find the water door of her dad's songs, she is irrisitably curious. Who knows what will happen beyond the door?

. Then she went to four of her friends and had them read it and blurb it:

"A story worthy of publication. Good for anyone who likes librarys" -- Linnea

"A wonderful story for young readers" -- Sydney

"An adventure worth reading!" -- Claire

"A story full of humor and adventure!" -- Anna

I certainly hope that her teacher found this as amusing as I do.

Comments

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

How would Fiona feel about your posting the story so we can all read it?

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Hmm . . . you know, I thought about it, and quite at length, too, but I'm not going to do that. When she's old enough to do a LiveJournal of her own, she can post her own work there, but I think I'd feel more comfortable about keeping the boundaries in place by not posting her work in mine. I'm not sure I can entirely explain it, but it feels sort of like a protective urge on my part, and for now, we'll just leave it at that.

But I think she'll be pleased that you asked!