HI Karen, I wrote my first story when in my same year. The teacher read it in front of the class, and I was endlessly teased, and then a substitute teacher came, found it, and read it again. The books saved me and I still have too many in plies on my desk and near my reading chair. They make me happy, but the teachers I had during my years through high school were magic. thank you Karen, you are much appreciated. Thom