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KIDS ON THE KORNER
BY NATALIE SCHURMAN
Kids Korner is a store at Saint Helen's that opened up near Christmas time this past Christmas. Kids Korner opened
its doors for kids during two school days. Kids were able to buy gifts for their uncles, aunts, grandmothers, grandfathers,
fathers, sisters, brothers….anybody.
The gifts ranged in price from twenty-five cents to ten dollars. The first day of Kids Korner this year was December
11 and was and was set to be on the 12 but because there was a snow day the Kids Korner had to be on the 16 instead.
Gifts to buy included key chains, lip gloss, stuffed animals, little statues, toy cars, galaxy slime, necklaces,
pillow radios and lots more. It took place in the band/Brownies room in the new hallway that the generous Perkins
family gave us money to build. Homeroom moms helped out with the store by running it. They were in charge of the
cash register, bagging the gifts, helping students find prices on the presents and tables.
Kids Korner is like a Target or Walmart that school brings to us. The staff and the teachers are willing to put
a store in so our parents or older siblings don't have to take us anywhere to buy gifts for people we love.
"EYES" WIDE OPEN
A BOOK REVIEW BY ALBERT DOHRING
Edward Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan is an okay book that's all about the life of a young boy named Edward.
In the beginning of Edward's Eyes, Edward hasd just been born. He's just coming out of the car and he is given
to his older brother, Jake. Jake is only three years old at the time and he looks at Edward's eyes and says, "His
eyes," because he can't say much. It is said that Edward's eyes are muck brown with golden flecks, and in
the middle and end they're light blue with golden flecks.
Edward grows to age eight and has many friends but his best friend is a 65 year old named Albert Groom. Even though
he's 65 Edward doesn't call him Mr. Groom or even Albert. He calls him Albert Groom. For the old man's birthday
Edward decided to learn how to throw a knuckleball. He practiced everyday for three weeks so that Albert Groom,
a former baseball player, would be happy on his birthday. On Albert's birthday the kids in the neighborhood had
a baseball game in the yard. Albert was surprised when Edward threw a perfect knuckleball over and over again.
In the end of the book Edward dies when he runs into a tree on his bike. His parents donate his body parts to science,
and a baseball player ends up getting his corneas.
To me this wasn't a very good because I didn't like the plot. It was not my favorite book, but I'm glad I read
it.
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