In the spirit of the release of my new novel Abandon, this week I’m doing a retrospective on my writing history.  Today, I bring to you “My Grown Up Tooth, and My Baby Tooth”.   This was a story that I wrote in 2nd grade.  Because I think it’s important to see how I spelled half of this, I have decided to take pictures of the new tooth story for you to view.

If you’re too lazy to click on the pictures below (which I assure you, are worth the click) then here is the transcript:

My Grownup Tooth and My Baby Tooth (A New Beginning)

Dedicated to:  Mommy

This is the story of how I got my grownup tooth.  I was surprised when I found my tooth was loose.  I started to wiggle my right when I knew it.  It got looser, and looser and looser.  My brother John kept asking me when it would come out, but I did not answer.  It hurt when I wiggled it.  When I knew my grown up tooth was coming in, I was scared because I (thought) that it would grow behind.  I did not wiggle it for a day.  I played gams with my tooth.  I played guess.  It was about trying to guess when my tooth would come out.  And I also played tug and it was about trying to pull my tooth out.  I liked to play the games.  It seemed like a long time before my tooth came out.  Finally it came out.  I  screamed “Hip hip hooray, this it the happiest moment in my life!”   I couldn’t eat apples for a long time.  I am glad I can eat apples now.  I have five new teeth now.  I know a secret about the tooth fairy, she is really my mom and this is my new beginning.

About the Author:  My name is Stephanie Dorman.  I am 7 and my birthday is June 22.  I like making stories.  This story is fact.  

Really – you should totally look at the images though.  The spelling is priceless.

(PS:  The featured image is me when I was 7.)