Recently...

Recently, I've been really working on The Fausters and Saving Kadee, so I haven't had a lot of time to post. But, I have put The Fausters on Worthy of Publishing if you're interested in reading it.
The New Girl will go on Worthy of Publishing too.
Anyways, I just wanted to let you know the reason why I haven't been posting a lot these day. But, I will try my best to!

Live Up to the Fullest

Natalie is just a normal teenager until, she meets Spencer Williams. Spencer teases, taunts, and makes fun of her. So, getting annoyed with Spencer, Natalie asks Spencer what his problem his. She finds out that she doesn't know how to have fun, she's always serious and regretful in her life. At first, Natalie thought she was very playful, but when she found out she isn't... she understood the real meaning of life, you only have one chance to live it so have fun. So,  Spencer teaches her how to enjoy life instead of regretting it. They drop water balloons on people's heads from the patio, get caught for trying to get free tickets to a football game, and snapping all of the teacher's pencils!
And most of all, Natalie learns a big lesson, you only have one chance of life, so live it up to the fullest.

Best Friends for Life

Sorry I haven't posted for a REALLY long time!
Anyways, Best Friends for Life is about three girls, Sierra, Juliana and Avery. Sierra's in third grade, Juliana's in 4th and Avery's in 5th. Sierra and Juliana have known each other for about a year and Avery has known both of them for about three months.
 In the beginning, things were working out pretty good. The three of them really got along with each other until... there was a huge argument between them.  At first, Avery thought that everything would be fine the next day but it wasn't. Instead, Sierra and Juliana started back talking and tattle-tailing on each other. Before long, Avery soon got sick and tired of them complaining on each other and tried to stop the fight.
So, the day they had their first sleepover with each other, she tried to sort things out between them. Will Avery be able to save their friendship?

Favorite Authors

Here's a list of my favorite authors:
-J.K Rowling
-Rick Riordan
-Suzanne Collins
-Jenny Nimmo
-Peg Kehret
-Alison McGhee
-Charly Froerer (You can find her books on worthyofpublishing.com)
-Megan Bean (You can find her books on worthyofpublishing.com, too)
and many more...

Violin

Here's a poem I wrote in fourth grade:

Violin

Tune of “Allegro” playing

Sounds like notes flooding to my ears

Looks like strings surrounded by brown paint

Smells like professional painted wood

Tastes like artificial painted wood

Rosin smell is finding its way through my nose

Remembering “Every Good Boy Does Fine”

Feels like a door without screws

Now that’s a violin

The Clone Attack

The Clone Attack is about a girl named Allison. Allison just moved into town and she feels that nobody will be her friend because she's weird. Allison is a fifth grader who loves making up her own games, going on adventures and being crazy. But, unexpectedly, on her first day of school, she makes tons of friends named Kate, Abby, Matilda, Ariana, Grace, Alice, Megan, Elane, Shannon and Kaitlynn. One day, the girls schedule a play date all together at the playground. Allison brings along her two younger sisters, Carly and Samantha. Allison arrives last and as she walks toward her friends, Kate changed from herself to a cyclops, and so did Ariana! The ten girls keep changing their shapes. Plus, when Grace stared into a rabbit for couple of seconds, it died. When Carly takes a couple of steps, Alice's eyes stare into hers. But Allison saves her sister in time. She realizes that every step they take attracts the clones. Will Allison be able to save herself and her sisters?

Justin and the Space Rocket

Justin and the Space Rocket is about a boy named Justin who's a 6th grade student with straight A's and he LOVES science. His dream is to launch his own space rocket to go to Mars! He even hands everyone flyers that say:
Join Us to See the Space Rocket Launch!
Hi, I'm Justin and I hope to be a successful scientist when I grow up. And the only way I  can do that is by your help! So please join me and watch the space rocket launch to Mars! The date is:
August 23, 2041. Thank you!
But when Justin hands out his flyer to Derek, the mean kid in school, things turn upside down. Derek will do ANYTHING to ruin Justin's dream. Soon, Derek discovers that Justin notes down everything to accomplish his space rocket launch in a secret notebook and he steals it from him! What will Justin do now?

Reflection

This was a reflection I made in fourth grade with my mentor but I kind of changed some parts of it. So here it is:

Hi, my name is Aastha. Let me tell you a little about myself, I am in fifth grade and I’m 10 years old. I love to read, write, play with my little sister and watch TV. I also play the violin and piano. Now let’s get back to my reflection, this is about why I want to an author when I grow up.

Though, it’s your choice if you want to continue reading this.

Yes or No

If you’ve made the right decision and decided to read this reflection, let’s get started. I started to have interest in writing when I was 7 or 8. It was in California when me and my best friend decided to write a story together but we ended up writing our own stories. Every day I would write my story and after a few weeks or so, I finished it. Then I read it to my parents and they said it was a great. My dad even emailed it to my third grade teacher to read. Before me and my friend wrote our stories, I would write short stories by myself. And that is how I got interest in writing.

In fourth grade, I joined a program called NaNoWriMo and I published a book named “Jessie the Wizard”. It’s about a girl named Jessie who goes on an adventure to save her older sister. I am currently writing a “The New Girl” and “The Fausters” story.

I like to write because I think it’s fun to just imagine something and make it into a story because nobody can tell you what you have to write about or tell you that you can’t mention something in your story.

Now, our next topic is what I would be if I wasn’t an author. I don’t really know about that but when I was young, I always thought I would be a doctor, teacher or an artist.

In my life, I’ve have met 5 authors. Some authors that I wish to see are, J.K Rowling who wrote the Harry Potter series, Rick Riordan who writes about Greek Mythology, and Suzanne Collins who wrote the Hunger Games series.

 My dream is to become as famous as J.K Rowling because I think that she is an awesome writer.

Well, this is the end of my reflection, so I hope you enjoyed it!

Big Trouble

Big Trouble is about a girl named Leah. Leah is an adopted child with cranky parents who lock her up in her room the whole day and force her to sit in front of the TV. Six years back, when Leah was five years old, while her parents went out to the market, she sneaked out of the house and walked to the library across their house. The librarian was really nice and let Leah come in whenever she wanted to. One day, Leah's parents find out and get really angered up at her. Her dad storms into her room and rips up all the books as Leah whimpers silently on the bed. Now that she's 11, she knows better of it. Leah goes to a dreadful school full of horrors and nasty things. In that school, she finds out she has some kind of power to convince people to agree to everything she says. She likes playing around with it, especially with her parents. Though, sometimes it leads her into serious trouble she shouldn't even be in! Leah wishes she could just give up her power. What will she do?

My Biography

So, I'm going to tell you a short biography of myself today!
I was born in India and I lived there for about 5 years.
Then I moved to Tennesee. It was really hard to learn a new language but I did it. When I was in first grade, I started enjoying reading and I ended up reading the whole Junie B. Jones series.
Then I moved to California and lived there for two years. I played a LOT with my friends that lived in my complex. When I was in third grade, I decided I wanted to be an author because I LOVED to read! I usually wrote short stories about ideas I got from other books. I even wrote a bunch of stories that I never even finished. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Cleland noticed I enjoyed reading and writing and she really supported me.
And then in the middle of third grade, I moved to Iowa where I met wonderful friends and teachers. In fourth grade,, I started liking writing even more! I read a bunch of books including the Harry Potter series. I joined a writing program called NaNoWriMo where I published Jessie the Wizard. I also had a mentor in fourth grade and I made a Power Point slide about some of my favorite authors and the writing courses you have to take in college. Plus, I made an reflection of why I wanted to be an author.
But sadly, we had to move to Pennsylvania. So far fifth grade is really fun! Now I like writing MUCH more!
Anyways, hope you enjoyed!

Brittany Lee

Brittany Lee is about a girl named Brittany. Brittany has been danciing since she could even walk. And she loves doing it. One day, Brittany decides to try out for a 'Junior International Dance School". And the week after that, she recieves the mail and finds out she's in! She's following her sister's footsteps of become a proffesional dancer. When she reaches the school, she has no idea what to do. She looks around, hoping for someone to help her, but everyone's just focusing on themselves or either catching up with friends. Finally, they go into a big room and start dancing. Brittany does excellent. After class, she goes to her dorm and unpacks all her stuff. Her roomate, Shay is the meanist kid ever.  But gradually, Brittany makes a lot of  friends. But sometimes, she feels very uncomfortable with them, she doesn't like that feeling. One night, her friends gather on campus while nobody's there and dare Brittany to dive 15 feet into the lake. Did Brittany choose the right friends? Will it affect her dancing?

The Fausters

Thomas, Maxwell, Katrina, Mya, Andrew, Johnathon and Charly have been living with their aunt for more than 5 years since their parents died in a car accident. Gradually, the seven siblings realize that their parents didn't die in a car accident, their parents never did die.
As they go on an adventure to save them, they meet very disturbing creatures along the way and find out that the seven of them have a special bond together. Will Thomas, Maxwell, Katrina, Mya, Andrew, Johnathon and Charly be able to save their parents?

The Legend of Abby Adrae

The Legend of Abby Adrae is a book I haven't started writing yet. But here is a summary of it:

This story is about a girl who discovers her family's business. 

For the past couple of years, there's a stone missing in the family business that takes care of their family. Without the stone, their family is in danger. That's why over the past 4 years, lots of unusual things have happened. A villain, Dexter, has hidden the stone, which Abby later realizes. When she does, she and her best friend, Lizzy, go on an adventure to bring back the the family stone.

Will she be able to do it?

  

Jessie the Wizard Passage

  Here is a passage from Jessie the Wizard:

   When everybody was home it was time for Jessie’s lesson with Destiny. Jessie got her things from her desk and joined her sister in Destiny’s room.

     “Okay, now I know the spell to make a horse appear and I’m kind of good with the spell for controlling things.” Jessie said.
     “Sure, sure. Let’s not worry about that, right now. Today’s lesson is outside and you don’t need any of your materials.” Destiny replied, standing up.
     “Um, that sounds kind of weird, but okay.” Jessie answered.
     “Great!” Destiny sneered.
     Jessie felt very uncomfortable but she went with the flow. As they went outside, Destiny lead her to Jake’s house.
     “Hey, why don’t we ask the people in this house if we can borrow their porch to practice spells?” Destiny said.
     “Or we could use our porch.” Jessie suggested.
     “It’s okay, their porch is better to practice on.” Destiny replied.
     Jessie ringed the doorbell as Jake opened the door. Everyone was silent for a few seconds as Destiny and Jake stared at each other and made a weird face.
     “Hi, Jake we want to see if we could practice on your porch.” Jessie started off.
     “Sure, why don’t you come in for a little snack, too?”Jake asked.
     “Oh, no need. We’ll be fine out here.” Jessie replied.
     “It’s okay Jessie, come on, let’s go.” Destiny said.
     Jessie followed her sister into the house. It was kind of strange because the house looked small from the outside but in the inside it looked big like a mansion.
     “Come, sit.” Jake said, motioning Jessie and Destiny to the couch.
     As Jessie sat down she looked around the big house. There was a shelf with books and books, in the middle of the living room was a mat, by the sofa and the windows was a cabinet which had five drawers and two shelves. Jessie couldn’t exactly see in the rooms but she noticed that there was a fireplace in one room.
     “Would you guys like cheese pizza or something?” Jake asked.
     “Anything’s fine.” Destiny said, growling a bit.
     Jake came out of the kitchen with a tray and set it on the dining table.
     “Come on, Jessie.” Destiny said.
     When they were done eating, Destiny and Jake started acting very weird.
     “Um, D-Destiny I think we should probably leave now.” Jessie said.
     “Oh no, don’t be in such a hurry! By the way who are you even talking to? There’s nobody named Destiny here.” Seidken said.
     “Yes, you must be amazed by this, but I am…….Seidken. Yes, you and your friend, Alli thought that I was nobody. But guess what? Here I am, about to end your life, Jessica Elizabeth Brooks.” 

Jessie the wizard

Jessie the Wizard is a story I have already written.

Jessica Brooks finds out she's a wizard on her 12th birthday! And believe me, she goes through a lot of tantrums! Every day, she takes a magic lessons with her older sister, Destiny.
One day, out of the blues, while she's having her lesson, Destiny acts really weird, because that isn't Destiny, it's Seidken!  Seidken is an evil wizard who has been hiding for years and years!
Will Jessie be able to rescue her sister? Read this book to find out!

Writing Tips

Here are some of my writing tips:
-Always have some comedy and suspense in your story, otherwise people get bored and stop reading.
-Get people to read your books and give you feedback because sometimes, the story makes sense to you, but not the readers. Plus, sometimes you feel bad if someone corrects your story, but trust me, it makes your story MUCH better.
-READ, READ, READ! The more you read, the better your stories are.
For example, my inspiration is J.K Rowling.
-If you have a goal of 20,000 words and you don't accomplish it, it's okay, your story's really good! Don't throw it away because you don't like it.
My most favorite tip of all:
-Write, because you love it!

Favorite Books

These are some of my favorite books/series:

Harry Potter (Series)
The Hunger Games (Series)
The Candymakers
Charlie Bone (Series)
Julia Gillian (Series)
Wayside School Gets A Little Sranger
Kingdom Keepers (Series)
Spilling Ink (Writer's Handbook)

and much more...


My two friends, Megan Bean and Charly Froerer are great writers too!
Charly is writing an interesting series called The Quest. She is also writing School Magic.  And even though I haven't read all these books, I know these will be awesome!
Charly also has a blog called charlythewriter.blogspot.com. Plus, you can aslo find her on worthyofpublishing.com.
Megan is writing a book called Rainbow Leaves and several other books. She writes great and uniqe stories!
You can also find Megan on worthyofpublishing.com.

Both Charly and Megan are incredible authors!

About Me

This is some more information about me:

When I feel bored, I either blog,  go on worthy of publishing, write, ride bike, play piano and violin, read, watch TV, or play with my sister.

I got into writing when I was in third grade, I used to write short stories in second grade too, but in third grade, I got so much in reading that I decided  I want to be a writer when I grow up. And I got more into writing stories.

My parents really helped me to be a writer. When I wrote my first story, I read it to my parents and they gave me great feedback. My dad helped me create a blog so more people knew about my stories. And I got a lot of ideas from my sister who is crazy. Plus, my mom kept on encouraging me to write stories.

I love to travel too. I have been to Tennessee, California, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Missouri,, Canada, and Asia.

So that's a bit about me! I hope you enjoyed it!

Jessie the Wizard

Hi! ! I have put my story, Jessie the wizard athttp://www.worthyofpublishing.com/book.asp?book_ID=27417. Please check it out!
I'll keep on updating my books on here, so remember to check it regularly!

Saving Kadee

Mitchie Reed lived in Filbert Town on the planet Phar. Where people had absolutely nothing to do to pass their time, their cycle was to go to work, return back home, eat dinner, sleep and do the same thing over and over again. If you were a kid, you would help in the kitchen, study for some time, eat food and try to pass your time by playing.                                                                                                                                                                     

But luckily for Mitchie Reed, she had an awesome best friend named Kadee Harris.  Kadee’s family was very rich since both her parents had fine jobs at the factory. But Kadee didn’t like to brag about that. Kadee was also a very smart girl. She knew everything, just ask her a question and she’ll give you a proper answer.

One day, something very strange happens, while Kadee and Mitchie are playing outside, they notice somebody in black clothing spying on them. And that night, while the Reed family was eating dinner, somebody knocked on their door asking if they could borrow a pair of scissors and Mitchie notices the exact same black shoes as she saw the person who was spying on them earlier wear.

And it’s not long before Mitchie finds out that Kadee is trapped in a place called Death Valley.

Will Mitchie be able to save her best friend, Kadee? Read this book to find out!                                               

The New Girl

"The New Girl" is second in a series called the The Girls.
It's about four girls who are best friends since their childhood. They always do everything together, never keep secrets from each other and never leave someone left out.
Summer time is over, time to go back to school. Just the night before school, the girls get new powers. The girls get very excited to explore their new powers but there's something that disturbs them. The headmaster said "Beware of the new girl".
And the next day, the strangest thing happens. There's a new girl in Julie's class named Jasmine and she has the same kind of locket as Susan,  Katie, Julie and Rebecca. And it's not long before the girls discover that Jasmine has the same kind of power as Julie.
Gradually, Jasmine is trying to fit herself into the group while Julie stays at her grandma's house for a few days. When Julie comes back she sees Jasmine, Susan, Katie and Rebecca all best friends.
Will Julie be able to save their friendship?

Hi, I'm Aastha and I am a writer. I am currently writing "The New Girl"  second in a series called "The Girls" and another story called "Saving Kadee" in a series.  I plan to share my stories and ideas with everyone and that's why I thought of creating a blog so people knew about my stories.I want to be famous like J.K Rowling when I grow up because she is my inspiration for "Harry Potter". So, keep on checking out my blog to see passages from my stories, paragraphs of new stories, summarys of my books and other exciting stuff. Hope you enjoy!