As a kid...

Walt was a curious little boy.
He was always standing next to the fence; his nose just barely peeking over.
While the other children his age preferred to climb on the jungle gym, or slide down the slide, he would never be content within the limits of the playground.
Walt always seemed to be alone, but this doesn???t mean he was lonely.
No, he was very much content utilizing his own imagination as fuel.
The other kids didn???t understand him. The way he always seemed to gaze off into space occasionally.
Or, perhaps it was off putting how quiet he was- the children couldn???t fathom why he wasn???t as loud and rambunctious as the rest of them.
The only company he openly welcomed, was from his stuffed rabbit.
Walt???s rabbit was slightly tattered, and had a tear in his ear, but he didn???t mind.
He loved him all the same.
His rabbit???s name was Oswald.

As he grew up...

Walt was an avid dreamer.
He could think up the most extraordinary things.
If you could spare a moment to ask him what was on his mind, he???d be able to tell you one of the most remarkable stories you???d ever heard.
You would have asked him how on earth he came up with an idea so astounding.
He would give you a small smile that you thought of as slightly mischievous.
At home, his rabbit sat waiting on his dresser.

To this day, his stories are remembered, and somewhere, Oswald the rabbit sits, happily remembering him.

???Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children.???

-Walt Disney
1901 - 1966

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Screwdriver- Use this screwdriver to tighten screws on your doors.
Hammer- Use this hammer to fix any frames that have fallen down.
Pliers- Use this plier to tighten the pipes in your home.
Saw- Use this saw to cut up any trees that fall on your Marahome.
Tape Measure- This tool will help you measure the size of your room.
Rake- This tool will help you tidy all of the leaves from around your home.
Plunger- This tool will help you clear blocked toilets.
Ladder- This tool will help you get the minipets down from (the roof of) your tree.
Axe- This tool will remove overgrown trees.
Sledge- Hammer This tool will help you fix your broken sidewalk.
Trowel- This tool will help you fix broken walls.
Shovel- This tool will help you dig up and move bushes.

Preface


This is insane. I???m going insane. This is not happening, and I am most definitely not surrounded by vampires who are bowing down to me and calling me their queen. Nope. Not possible. But as I sit on the throne and look out across the room, over the many people on their knees, with tears of joy in their eyes, I know this is real. I know that this is happening. I think about Nina, who is probably at home in bed asleep after eating a ton of candy, or Jake, who is probably still up playing video games, or maybe even Jamie, who is asleep in her crib with her tiny thumb in her mouth. And, then I think about myself, sitting in the throne, mouth gaping, trying to comprehend how I could be a queen, let alone a vampire queen.



- ???Ugh, I hate Mondays.??? Nina complained. Nina Carter is my best friend. We???ve been together since we were babies. You could pretty much say that we???re sisters. We do almost everything together. Nina is 5???1??? and super-skinny. She has long black wavy hair paired with bright emerald-green eyes that can seem quite intimidating if you don???t know her all that well.

???Yeah, they???re just so boring and??????

???Stupid???? Nina said, completing my sentence.

???Yeah, Stupid.???

Let me formally introduce myself, I am Katie Anderson, seventeen, and in the 11th grade. I have short, blonde hair and brown almond-shaped eyes. I, unlike Nina, am a tall 5???9??? and still have a bit of baby fat on me. (Which mom says will go away anytime soon, but I still don???t find that reassuring.) I am currently living with my mother, and am an only child. My mother doesn???t really speak that much of my dad, so all I know is that they were crazy in love and his parents didn???t approve, so they sent him to military school and she hasn???t seen or heard from him since.
???Hurry up, Katie! We???re going to be late for class!??? Nina said as she started to quicken her pace while worrying about making it in time to science.

???Alright, I got it! God, why don???t we take the bus again????

???Because it???s so over-crowded and smells like sweat! Now, Hurry! I think I heard the first bell!???

Nina started to run to the school in a panic. I started to match my pace with hers, and managed to trip, scraping my knee, and spilling the contents of my book bag everywhere.
Nina, having heard the commotion turned around and tried to q