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Eighth-grader Carlos Legarreta reads the storybook he wrote about his first-grade buddy, Angel Samaniego Nieto.
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First-grader Rebekah Krieger is delighted to see the book Miranda Schroetlin wrote and illustrated.
8th-graders write storybooks
Several weeks ago, Holyoke eighth-grade students met with their first-grade buddies at Holyoke Elementary School. Each of the junior highers gathered information to write and illustrate a book with their first-grader as the main character.
The stories included real-life details about the younger kids as well as fictional elements like princesses, superheroes and unicorns. But it wasn’t all fun and games; each eighth-grader had to make sure their story taught a lesson such as obeying parents, being kind or taking responsibility for one’s actions.
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