For my literature class we were assigned to write a "Found" poem. This is where you only use words and phrases from a certain text. Ours was to be from the Great Gatsby and written on the topic of the American Dream. I would like to share what I came up with right here: I had a moment there before I realized. You can't repeat the past. Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light, to him the light was an extraordinary gift for hope. He could hardly fail to commensurate the greatest of all human dreams. His dream must have seemed so close. He knew he had a big future in front of him. He was very generous, people liked him when he smiled. But he was uneasy. What foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams. His heart was in a constant, turbulent riot. A doubt had occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. There must have been moments when his dreams tumbled short of his imagination. It was lonely. But life was beginning over again with the summer. I remember much later when he told me, His real name was James Gatz. As a little boy his parents were unsuccessful, So as a seventeen-year-old he had invented the meretricious Jay Gatsby. He turned out all right at the end. To me, he was a matter of infinite hope He had come a long way. James Gatz’s destiny eluded me then. Gatsby believed in the green light. He did not know that his dream was already somewhere back behind him. I had a moment there before I realized.

Sadly this book did not live up to my expectations. While it was an easy read, it had a weird and depressing plot which over all left me a little confused. I definitely feel the book is rather about obsession than love. Sorry, to bash a classic but if I'm being honest it's not worth the hype.

The series was good but this book kinda ruined it all. Why Evaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

I would love to win "Momotaro Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters" because I am always up for an adventure story. I also love comics like Xander does and I have created some of my own as well. I relate well to Xander because we have a lot in common such as bullies, and to me it is always wonderful to feel like you can relate to a character. To me, it can mean the world to know that somebody out there is like me and I'm not alone. For me, knowing that somebody is on my side and feeling like I'm not alone and I've got a somebody to lean on, well that is one of the best feelings in the whole world. I believe that if I won and read this book I would feel like I could really see myself in the characters and to me, that makes all the difference. Thank you for this opportunity and good luck to everyone else who enters!!

To me, reading books is like an escape to a place where there are no bullies, no homework and no fear. Especially books like "Shadow Magic" where there are new lands presented within the pages of the novel. When I read it begins to feel like I'm actually there and I am the characters experiencing the story. To me, that can turn a day around, bring smiles to faces, and create friendships over common favorite books. If I won "Shadow Magic" I would be able to experience all of this again by reading it and immersing myself in the story. For me, that can change a day, and maybe even a life, for the better. Thank you so much! Good luck and best wishes to all others who enter and who love to read.

DANG that was something