Illustration by Camilla Franklin
The ship’s new virtual reality room lets Peter live out his greatest dream. Featuring two new stories: “Quark Power,” a power pop song about subatomic particles, written by Aziah, a 10 year old from Australia, and “Spelling Sssnakes,” the story of an insecure serpent who learns to compete on the big stage, by a 9 year old from California named Neela.
Plus…find out how to become a part of our new, exclusive Creator Club for more from the Story Pirates and fun surprises year-round here!
Original Stories
Quark Power
by Aziah, age 9, Australia
Once upon a time there was a galaxy and in that galaxy there was a solar system and in that’ solar system there was a planet and in that planet there was a continent and in that continent there was a country and in that country there was a state and in that state there was a town and in that town there was a house and in that house there was a person was made up of atoms and in those atoms there was quarks but these were no ordinary quarks these were Super Quarks. Super Quarks were flying around and zapping germs. One day a Super Quark was flying around and saw a germ taking candy off a baby. Super Quark didn’t like that “STOP!” He bellowed at the germ the germ looked up and yelled”NO WAY QUARKY!” So Super Quark flew down,pulled out his laser blaster,yelled “Take that “ and zapped the germ. The Super Quark got a medal for his bravery.
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Our adaptation of “Quark Power” was written by Danny Tieger and produced by Brendan O’Grady with Vocal arrangements and direction by Jack Mitchell.
Spelling Sssnakes
Neela, age 9, California
HI!! I'm Piper the boa constricter i love spelling and today i'm going to be in the....world famous spelling sssnake (i've herd about spelling bees but bees can't spell)i hope i win!!! My best friend corny is participating to and he is really good.my mom Jazzey drives me and corny to the park and there it is!! The tent is there and it is so,so big! We slither in and a fairly handsome porqupine greets us and lets us in,me and corny slither on to the stage and find our cages I slither in and there is a mike and a mouse (a live one) i stick my tounge out and get a good whiff. I start to feel really nervous as all the others trickle in. Corny looks at me and sticks his tongue out at me and winks and smiles - our sign of good luck.
The announcer, Gabby, the Gerbal, announces each of our names and when she comes to me she says, “Peeeeper.” How embarassing! Then she announces the word ‘Thesaurus.’ At first I think ahhhhh! But then I realize that I study my thesaurus all the time and I know how to spell it. Corny studies his dictionary! Then we start trying to spell it. Everyone (including Corny) spells it a little off. Then it come to me. I do my best not to start chasing the mouse around. I close my eyes and spell T-H-E-S-A-U-R-U-S. I open my eyeas and… Gabby says, “looks like one point for Piper the boa constrictor.”
Yessss! I start slithering my favorite dance, the Cha-Cha-Cha. Two times! Gabby announces the next word, “Acknowledgements.” Yessss! I always look at the acknowledgements in my atlas! I don’t get over excited, but what I do do is focus on the audeience which always helps me. When it is my turn I close my eyes and think good thoughts. A-C-K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-M-E-N-T-S. “And again, Piper wins,” says Gabby. I cannot believe it, but I am ready for the next word.
“Introduction.” Oh. Oh! Oh! I love to write intros in my books. I wait patiently and my my mind goes to the fat wiener dog in the audience. Before I know it it’s my turn!! I close my eyes and… I-N-T-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N. Gabby says, “Piper is our winner, congrats Piper.”
I can’t believe it!!!!! I slither to get my trophy and go to my mom. I give her a big squeeze. Yay!! When she comes to me she says.
Want more from the Story Pirates? We’re looking for new ways to connect with and reward our biggest fans and friends. That’s why we’ve launched our brand new Creator Club!
For just $60 per year, a membership includes:
VIP pre-sale access to live National Tour shows.
A limited-edition Story Pirates magazine filled with new stories, illustrations, activities and more
A members-only Story Pirates Creator Club t-shirt
A Story Pirates notebook to capture all those great story ideas!
Members-only downloadable activities that pair with select episodes of the Story Pirates Podcast all season long
10% year-long discounts on Story Pirates apparel and posters
More special surprises throughout the year!
Plus, a portion of every membership will support Story Pirates Changemakers, our non-profit arm that provides writing programs and performances for Title I schools, homeless shelters, and hospitals
