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Hi!

I’mnewonChatterbox,butI

canalreadytellthatit’sawesome!

Everyoneseemsreallyfriendly

andwelcoming.Thisis about

yourfavoritethings—aboutthe

Chatterboxorjustingeneral.So

pleasepostyourfavoritethings

here.

Someofmyfavoritethings

arereading,snugglingwithmytwo

adorablecats,binge-watchingvideos,

HarryPotter,candy,andlaughingwithmy

bestfriend.

MyCBnameis aftermyzodiacsign.I feelthat

beinga Leois a signbecauseI’malsoinGryff in-

dorandHarryPotteris alsoa Leo!It’salsoa little

funny.Mymiddleschoolsplitsusupintoteams

namedaftertheconstellations.Thetwoseventh-

gradeteamsareDracoandLeo.Theonlyproblem

is thatI’monDracoandkidsonLeoarepretty

muchourrivals!

Leo

FavoriteThings!Pudding’sPlace

Chatterbox

Hello,Leo,

WelcometotheCB!Someofmyfavorite

thingsare—goodnessthere’sa lot!I lovechoco-

late,purple,thicksocks,f luffyquilts,knitting,

Britishshows,EarlGreytea,writing,fantasy,

dreaming,sleepingStarTrek,adventures,theIrish

andScottishcountryside,fairylights,dragons,

epicmusic,Marvel,books,Hallmarkmovies,hot

chocolate,quietrainydays,ukulele,clarinet,bass

guitar,wordplay,thequietlaughterofsomeone

else,drawing,elegance,andsomanymore!I love

thinkingaboutthingsthatmakemehappy—it

putsmeis sucha goodmood.Thanksformaking

thisthread,Leo!

Starseeker,age 168 moons

FavoriteThings!Pudding’sPlace

Hey!

I’mtheyoungestofsevenchildrenandan

aunttof ive.I liketoread,pretendtowrite,draw,

bake,anddomostcrafts.LatelyI’vemostlybeen

needlefelting,makingpaperroses,anddoingSFX

makeup.I’ma homeschooledsophomoreinhigh

schoolandinmysecondyear

ofFrench.I’ma hugefanof

swingdancing.

I’vebeenontheCBfor

twoorthreeyears.A lot

ofthatwasonKyngdom

andInkwell.Myfavorite

authorsareDianaWynne

JonesandC.S.Lewis.

Impunity Jane, age 15

Maryland

Hello!

I haveonesibling,onecat,and

onedog.I alsofosterkittenssome-

times.Usuallythey’resicksothey

stayinmyroom,poorbabies.I like

reading,andrecentlyschoolhas

alsogivenmeanappreciationfor

thelovelyhobbyofdoingnothing.

I havetakenvoicelessonsonand

offforseveralyears,I drawbothtradi-

tionallyanddigitally,andI likewritingof

allkinds.I havea varietyofinterestsfrom

tomboyishthingstogirlyones.

Marigold

IntroduceYourself,DowntoEarth

HurricaneHarveywasinAugustandearly

September2017,andHoustonwasprettyhardhit.

Theydelayedschoolstartingbythreeweeks.For-

tunatelymyhousedidn’tgetf looded,thoughour

streetsdid,sofora coupledaysduringthestorm

wecouldn’tleave.Wehada littleroofdamage,

butwewereOK.Someofmyfriendsandsomany

peopleinthatpartofTexaslosttheirhomes.

Mypalsaredoingwellnowthough.After

wewereabletoleaveourhouse,my

neighborandI madecookiesandgave

themtof irstresponders,policemen,

f iremen,etc.Therewereeveryday

peopleallthewayfromplaceslike

Michiganthatbroughtboatstohelp

people!

Owlgirl,age 15

DowntoEarth

I’vebeenontheChatterboxsince

sometimelastspringandI’mstilllovingit.I’m

anonlychildandI’mobsessedwithMarvel,Star

Wars,andImagineDragons.Mycurrentfavorite

songis “Zero”byImagineDragons.I liketowrite

books.Myfavoritegenre(besidesfanf iction)

is sci-f i.I alsoenjoydrawing.I drawina slightly

manga-ishstyle.Spray-paintingis alsooneofmy

favoriteactivities,despiteanaccidentwithit I

hadthatinvolvedmegoingtothehospital.I do

taekwondoandtapdanceandI alsoloveplaying

videogames.

AgentWinter

Kansas

I spentalldaywalkingarounddowntown

Portlanddrawing.It wasa two-daywatercolor

camp/classwithabouttenothergirlsaboutmy

age,andwegottogotoa coupleplacesoutside

andsitandsketch/paint/draw.It waskindahotin

thesun,buttherewassomeshade,andwealso

satinair-conditionedbuildingsforsomeofthe

time.It wasgreat.

Leafpool

Happiness Thread, Down to Earth

Laserf ireworks:Youwouldn’trunoutof

f ireworks,they’dbesilent,andthey’rejustascool

towatchasnormalf ireworksare.

Housesthatcanwalk:Don’tlikewhereyou

live?Justwalkyourhousetoa beachorwherever

youwanttogo!

Quirker,age 14

ThingstheWorldNeeds,DowntoEarth

There’ssomuchinspiringpoetryandstories

ontheCB.If you’vewrittena pieceofpoetryon

theCB,I’mprobablyinaweofyou.

Icy,age 14

Whoinspiresyou?

DowntoEarth

ConnorandI walkthroughthedarktunnel.

We’vebeenwalkingforalmostanhournow.Still

nosignsofanend...

Sybill

KyngdomThread

Myschoolis a democratic

semiprivateschool,tiny,and

largelyrunbythestudents.We

havef iveperiodsa day,a lunch

break,thenJudicialCourtorfree

time,andf inallychores.

Viola?

DowntoEarth

I wishyouluckwithyourbat

mitzvah,Stardust,if it hasn’talready

happened,anda mazeltovif it has.Mine

is alsocomingup,butina while;I gotmyportion

today.

Kitten

DowntoEarth

“Aforestelf ?”Caligoaskshisfriend.“Forest

elvescanusealmostanymagic.Theironlyweak-

nessinmagicis nightelfmagic.”Grimmchuckles.

“WhenI’mdonewithher,shewillbeoneofthe

mostpowerfulEliteswe’veeverhad.”

NightWhispers

A TaleofTwoKyngdoms

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