Hey Guys!

Hey Writers and Bookworms!
Ok, so we are really sorry we haven't posted in a while! We have been celebrating children in need! What an amazing total! Woah!
We are not having a theme this week due to some complications! But by next week, things will be up and running!
Also we have a first comment! See in the comments section for the reply!
People! Do post some comments about our stories, and some theme ideas!
Thanks guys!
Signed,
The Pen Pals
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Theme: Children In Need

Hey Writers and Bookworms!
Our theme for this week is Children In Need! We want the country to raise a massive total to help!

Are you doing anything at work/school, home or in your town? If not then arrange a bake sale or car boot sale to raise donations, every little helps!

Please help those unfortunate children out there. Check out their stories at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjq5gohCz4I

This one is about a little girl called Emily, who was featured in last years children in need. Emily suffers from a bone disease. Children In Need helps make a difference.

Make a donation today!

Our book of the week will follow shortly.

Lets help those children and make a difference today. To make a donation click this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008dk4b/features/cin-donate

See you later!
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The Pen Pals

Bonfire Night

Hi Writers and Bookworms,

Sorry about the late posts, we will get back on track by next week. 

This week's book of the week is The Gunpowder Plot by Alan Haynes. This is a non-fiction book which we wouldn't normally choose but we thought it looked great.



Here is a short description of the book:


Every child has heard of Guy Fawkes and will most likely have watched a 'guy' being burnt on a bonfire and fireworks lighting up the night sky on Bonfire Night. This book answers the questions of history that lie behind the celebrations of 5 November. Who was Guy Fawkes and how did he come to be below the chamber of the House of Lords in the first hour of 5 November 1605? What desperation drove those involved to plan a horrific massacre of the Protestant royal family and government? Alan Haynes's probing analysis offers the clearest, most balanced view yet of often conflicting evidence, as he disentangles the threads of disharmony, intrigue, betrayal, terror and retribution. In this new, updated edition he gathers together startling evidence to uncover the depth and extent of the plot, and how close the plotters came to de-stabilising the government in one of the most notorious terrorist plots of British history. This enthralling book will grip the general reader, while the scope of its detailed research will require historians of the period to consider again the commanding importance of the plot throughout the seventeenth century. You can buy or read a copy of this book on:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Gunpowder-Plot-Alan-Haynes/dp/0752457543/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352403195&sr=8-1
Signed,
The Penpals

Notice for all

Hey Writers and Bookworms!
This week has been very busy so sorry about the late posts. Halloween was awesome! Happy Bonfire Night! Went to a bonfire. Great fun!  What did you guys get up to? Post a comment below and let us know.
Book of the week will be posted in a couple of days. Meanwhile the theme is Bonfire Night!
Keep warm. Its frozen.
Thanks!
Signed ,
The Pen Pals

The Living Dead

The girl screamed. She heard the feet pounding behind her, chasing her. Wanting her.
 Meet Leah Michaels. An normal girl. A normal life. But with an incredible power that every ghost and monster would sell their soul for, (if they had one). Leah, on the night of October 31st, could bring spirits back to life. On every Halloween the monsters had crept about her not ready to make their move as they had to wait until 2012.
2012 was a special year for the monsters on Halloween. On the 31st October a solar eclipse was due. A solar eclipse means that Leah's power would be at her strongest and she could bring every monster in the world back alive.

Leah hated Halloween. She hated the silly kids who would come knocking dressed as ghosts or witches. She hated the phrase 'trick or treat'. She hated it all. But every Halloween she would notice something strange. Her hands seemed to glow when she touched someone. It was very peculiar. This year she would find out what it was.

Leah braced herself for the first knocker. She had a bowl full of carrots. That normally scared them off and so they never came again. And... KNOCK KNOCK. Leah opened the door, grimacing as she did so. There stood a vampire, blood trickling down his pale face and fangs bared.
"Trick or Treat?" He growled menacingly. Leah frowned at him and handed him a carrot. But when she touched him lightly her hand went cold and froze right through to the bone. Puzzled, she drew her hand back quickly. The Vampire roared at the treat and stormed off.

 That was strange she thought. She decided to follow. Locking the door behind her, Leah carefully and quietly followed the vampire back. They ended up stopping outside a small abandoned house of which the vampire barged through the door. Hesitantly, she followed the vampire in. There was a loud bang and Leah shivered. There was a lot of cackles drifting from the basement. The sound echoed in the eery corridor. She went down the stairs, sneakily on tip toe. 

 They came into view. A headless person (gender unknown), a zombie with limbs missing and cross eyed, a haggard witch and of course, Vampire, were stood around a stone table. In the center was a massive cauldron, bubbling and frothing. Leah was gaping in shock and terror. She tried to turn back but tripped on a loose floor board. All four monsters spun round and hissed in shock at the sight of a girl amongst them. The Vampire recognised her and smiled menacingly at her.
"You have come! The Healer has come! Hurry! We only have little time left!" He screeched. All four freaks lunged towards her before Leah had time to breathe.
"Wait!!!!! What do you want? Please!" She yelled.
The witch eyed her curiously.
"The child does not know her own strengths! Girl! You have a power! You.. Can bring us back to life! You must! It is your destiny!"She murmured. 

Leah looked at her hands, which glowed softly. The monsters crowded round her, staring, mesmerised at her glowing hands.
"Touch me first!" Groaned the zombie.
Leah screamed. The witch hushed her and she gathered the rest of the monsters around. Leah took this opportunity to run.
"Hey! She's gone!" Stormed the witch, her eyes glowing red furiously. She grabbed her broom and zapped herself out of the room, the rest following her.
Leah screamed once more. She heard the feet pounding behind her, chasing her. Wanting her. Leah turned around and without thinking shot out bolts of lightning which destroyed her pursuers. Amazed, she looked at her hands. her hands had destroyed every monster in the world. Shaking in fear and terror, she walked back home.
This was not a Happy Halloween.