Dear Everybuggy,
Last time I wrote to you, I lived in NorthCaro-
lina, but we have moved. We live in Virginianow.
I love Cricket! I like space. I’m homeschooledand
like to look at our map. I’ve discovered townslike
Philadelphia in Mississippi!
Philip Turner, age 7
Montclair, Virginia
Dear Chatterboxers,
I just f inished reading Keeper of theLostCities
Book 6, Nightfall. The last sentence was:“He
huffed out of breath, ‘Who’s Alvar?’” AndAlvar
was the one who asked the question! I havechills,
don’t you?
Phoenix Queen, age 10
Favorite Last Sentences
Blab About Books, Chatterbox
Has anybody ever heard of Bakugan?I used
to have a Bakugan, a little red dragon. I adored
it. To this day, I have no idea where it camefrom
or where it went. I was three or four. I didn’tlike
ponies or robots, just dinosaurs. I had somany
dinotoysandI wouldn’tevenplaywiththem.I’d
justcarrythemaround.It wasthislittleredball
thatpoppedopentobetinydraconicawesome-
nesswheneverit touchedmetal.TodayI found
Bakugansina storeandI rememberedmylittlered
dragon.I hadforgottenallaboutit fortenyears.
NowI’msittingina chairwithmynewlittlewhite-
and-bluedragonBakugan.
RogueWildling
DowntoEarth,Chatterbox
GirlsintheBoyScoutsofAmerica:Whatare
yourthoughts?Therearenorightorwrong
answers.I def initelythinka debate
wouldbeinteresting,especiallysince
it is sucha layeredtopic.
GirlsintheBoyScoutsof
America,DowntoEarth
Everyoneonhereis sayingthat
theydidn’tlikeGirlScoutsbecause
theydidn’tgettogocamping.I’ve
beena GirlScoutsincekindergar-
tenandI justgotbackfromourthird
campingtripoftheyear.We’vegone
kayakingandhikingonmultiple
occasions.Therearemanycool
thingsinGirlScouts,butnotnearly
asmanyasinBoyScouts.Andthat’s
notright.Girlsshouldn’thavetojoin
BoyScoutsjusttogocamping.
ShyPeacock
GirlsintheBoyScouts
DowntoEarth
I believescoutingshouldbemixed!I quit
Chinesefanandribbondancingfordragondanc-
ing(whichis meantforboys;thefanandribbon
dancesareusuallythegirls’activity)inChinese
culturecamp.I thinkthegroupsshouldbeallowed
tomix,becausetherearegirlswhowouldrather
hangoutwithboysandviceversa.
LucyB.,age 13
GirlsintheBoyScouts,DowntoEarth
I’minJapanformydad’sjob,andit’sbeen
awesome.Thepeoplearesoaccommodating,and
thefoodandculturearewonderful.Mymomeven
makesJapanesedishesathome!Lastsummerwe
madehomemadesushi,andit wassooogood.The
f ishfeelsdelicateandis kindofsweetandsavory
atthesametime.
ChoChang
DowntoEarth
I liveina veryruralareaona farm.It’sa ten-
minutewalkjusttoandfromthemailbox.It takes
f ifteenminutestodrivetothestoreandanhour
anda halftogettoschool.Prettymucheverything
is farawayfromourhouse.Aroundhere
almosteverybodyhascowsorhorses
(orboth),andthelifestyleis pretty
slowpaced.It feelskindoflike
beingonanisland,sincewelive
ona lotoflandsurroundedby
trees.I lovethesmellandfeelof
thecountry!
Micearenice
Urbanvs.Suburbanvs.Rural
DowntoEarthIt is safetoeatthestickersthat
areonfruit(likeapples,forinstance).
Thegluethatis usedtoputthem
onis actuallyfoodgrade.Thereare
ninemillionmorewomenthanmen
inRussia.Theloudestwordever
shoutedwastheword“quiet.”House
f liesalwayshuminthekeyofF. Cats
havethirty-twomusclesineachear.Just
likeChinatownintheUnitedStates,there
is anEnglishtowninChina,wherenooneis al-
lowedtospeakChinese.NapoleonandHitlerwere
born 129 yearsapart.Theycameintopower 129
yearsapart.Theyweredefeated 129 yearsapart.
Vyolette
RandomFactsThread,ChirpatCricket,
Chatterbox
ArethereanydancersontheChatterbox?If
youarea dancer,couldyousayhowmanyyears
you’vebeendancing,whatkindofdance,anyper-
formancescomingup,andanything,really.
I havebeendancingfornineyears
andI doclassicalballetandmodern.
I lovebothequally.I goonpointe
off iciallynextyearandI can’twait.
Thiswillbemysixthyeardancingin
TheNutcracker,andthisyearI have
a solo!I neverstopdancing.Three
ofmydancefriendsandI gavea
performanceata schoolrecently.
Moonlightelf
AnyDancers?DowntoEarth
I lovedancing!I’vebeendancingforabout
tenyears.I startedwhenI wasthree.I doclassical
balletanda littlecontemporary/jazz/lyrical.I also
dopointe,whichis reallyfun.I’vealwayswanted
tobeinTheNutcracker,butI’veneverhadthe
chance.I’malwaysdancing,too,usuallywithout
realizingit.
Doesanyonehavea favoritedancestep/move
orjustoneyou’regoodat/likedoing?I likecoupé
jeté a lot,andmyteacherhastoldmeI’mreally
goodatthem.
Leeli
AnyDancers?DowntoEarthTHIS ONE’S
FOR YOU. MEWY YAY!TREES!GRASS!
FLOWERS!DIRT!
COMPOST....AN’T
BEATTHESMELLOF
THECOUNTRY.TRUE! GIRL
BOOK WORMS
LOVE CAMPING,
KAYAKING, EVEN
SKATEBOARDING!DUH.I LOVE DANCING,
ESPECIALLY
DANCINGSHOES
OR SLIPPERS.A’RSLIPPRS.