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Cooking Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies….. Pg. 5

Artwork….. Pg. 4

A True Story…..Pg. 6

How To: Duct Tape Flower Pens….. Pg. 16

You Said It!: What We Like About Thanksgiving….. Pg. 7

Quiz: What Pet Would Be Best For You?..... Pg. 8Story: Middle School Jitters….. Pg. 9

Puzzle: Thanksgiving Word Search….. Pg. 14

Artwork…….This artwork was made by this magazine’s writer.

This was inspired by something in Wyoming. It was made this summer.

This was inspired by Blue Ridge Middle School doing the musical, Annie. It was made last year.

This was inspired by Tracey Arm Fjord in Alaska. It was made two summers ago.

You can submit your own

artwork to me at ktrrahn@gmail.c

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Ingredients: 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract 6 to 8 drops green food color 1 egg 1 cup creme de menthe baking chips 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, extract, food color and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chunks. 2. Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. 3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prize-Winning Recipe 2010! Whip up a batch of cookies with chunks of chocolate and a touch of minty freshness. •PREP TIME 25 Min, TOTAL TIME 40 Min ,SERVINGS 36

Baking…….

Recipe from: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/mint-chocolate-chip-cookies/22bebeda-ea36-441a-9909-ae78409d6da6

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In Cody, Wyoming in a restaurant called The Cowboy Café I had to go to the bathroom. My mom went with me. When I finished going to the bathroom, when I was washing my hands I saw money on the floor. I thought it would be like ten dollars. It wasn’t.

I showed it to my mom and she said we needed to show someone who worked here. We took it to our waitress and she was surprised. She recorded our phone number and address so if no one claimed it, we would get it. After that my mom counted it. It was about $240. I was so excited. I found $240.

We left. A couple weeks later at our house we got mail from The Cowboy Café. On it, it said, "When I took the money back to the safe, I showed it to the cook. She said that she lost $640 in the bathroom and she thought she picked all of it up.” The envelope also said,” I forced her to give you a reward.” I looked in. It was $20. Even though I didn’t get the $200 I am happy I did the right thing.

True Story……This story is written by our magazine’s

editor. You can submit your own story to the contacts on page ____.

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You Said It!.....

I asked you what you like about Thanksgiving and you said it!

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Quiz……

What Pet Would Be Best For You?

1. What do you like to do?A. ExerciseB. Lay around

2. What size things do you like?A. Big thingsB. Small things

3. What books do you cry at the end?A. Because of Winn- Dixie, Old Yeller, SounderB. Warriors

4. How long are you outside a week?A. 3-5 hoursB. less than a hour

5. When you go through stuff what do you find?A. Articles of lost dogsB. Posters for adopting cats

Mostly A’s:Dog. You love to exercise and not be lazy. A dog would be a perfect companion,

Mostly B’s:Cats. You are not outside much. You like to watch tv or play video games. A cat would be your best friend.

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Middle School Jitters

By: Carleigh Rahn

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“Wake up, wake up!” Mom was yelling at me. It was the first day of middle school and I was not looking forward to it. “Charlotte, you’re as lazy as a sloth, come on, it’s time to get up!”

“Uggghhh, maybe in China, but here’s it’s only seven AM.” I rolled over and covered my face with the pillow.”

“It was when I came up here, now it’s 7:15.” She shook me like it would help. “All right, you made me, if you don’t get up right now, then I’m taking away all your clothes your clothes except the ones Grandma made you.”

I shot up out of my bed. “Good morning mother,” I said cheerfully. She smiled and walked out of my room. I started to lie back down, but as soon as my head hit the pillow, I heard my mom yell something about getting up right this instant. I sighed. I was going to have to get up eventually.

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My clothes were lying on my bedside table. I had picked them out earlier because the first day of school outfit is always important. I had picked out a jean skirt from Aeropostale, a baby blue cardigan, a bright flowered tank top, and hot pink sandals also from Aeropostale. After I got dressed, I went into the bathroom to do my hair. Whoa. Had someone come in the middle of the night and switched my hair with Medusa’s? This needed some major help.

I dug into my emergency hair kit and pulled out my super-fast hair curler. It only took a minute to heat up. After it was done, I laid it against my hair and twirled it into a very precise ringlet. After I was finished curling my annoying brunette head, I trudged downstairs.

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“I made some pancakes and a strawberry banana smoothie for you!” My mom was standing in front of me holding a cup of lumpy red stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I love my mom’s homemade smoothies, but today I wasn’t in the mood.

“I’m not that hungry right now.” I said wearily. Actually, I was feeling a bit nauseous.

“Are you nervous about middle school?”

“Yeah.” I didn’t want to go through the whole “everyone is, don’t worry, you’ll make lots new friends, blah, blah, blah.” I just want to get it over with.

“You need something to eat.” She went over to our spice cabinet, pulled out the cinnamon, and added some to the smoothie.

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She handed me the smoothie, “As soon as you take a sip, you’ll feel better. The cinnamon will relieve the stress.” Oh really, I highly doubt cinnamon will make me feel better.

I took a sip, mmmm. It tasted like paradise, the faint taste of banana, and the sweet particles of strawberry floating around in my mouth. It was delicious. I took more, then more, each time a bigger gulp. Suddenly, I was feeling a little bit better. I gave my mom a hug, and then with the smoothie in my hand, I pushed on the door leaving my handprint on the glass and ran down the sidewalk. I couldn’t help but think that middle school wouldn’t be that bad.

Carleigh Rahn was 12 years old when her story was published in an Anthology and in Katie Magazine. She enjoys volleyball, dancing, acting, and playing with her two loveable puppies.

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A Fun Thanksgiving Puzzle

Puzzle…..

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Puzzle…..

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How To….

Duct Tape Flower Pens

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1. Get about 20 pieces of 1 inch by 1 inch pieces of duct tape.

2. Fold one side of the corners to make a triangle.

3. Cover a pen in green duct tape.

4. Put the pieces of duct tape around the pen at different places.