A Day With Dad And Uncle Tom By Sheila Robins 11yo 121

It started at six o’clock in the morning. I know because I looked at my glow-in-the-dark clock. A loud BANG came from the kitchen. I put my pillow over my head, but then I smelled bacon. Bacon is my favorite, so I got up.

Famous last words.

Sheila’s dad surprises her with a trip to the countryside to visit his brother, The Setting: Uncle Tom is a who lives on a farm with many animals. A Day with Dad and Uncle Tom by Sheila Robins 11yo 121

The launch was the best part. We pushed the raft into the water, and for a second, I thought it was going to sink. It wobbled and groaned, but then it leveled out. We all climbed on, and it actually held our weight. We didn't go very fast, just drifting with the slow current, but it felt like we were exploring a whole new world. Uncle Tom told stories about when he and Dad were kids and how they once tried to build a treehouse that fell down the first time a bird landed on it. It started at six o’clock in the morning