MR_LukeD



Hello my name is Luke. I am 11 and in fifth grade. I like to read and love owls. My last book was Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. My favorite subject in school is math and science. I have three siblings. My favorite author is Kathryn Lasky.

**__ The Power of Music __** As Luke stared down at his sunburst guitar and his reddish brown viola he thought how glad he was when his parents let him bring them down from Michigan to Islamorada in the Florida Keys as a reward for having straight A’s. Luke loved music. He didn’t only play in his elementary school orchestra but also had private lessons for his guitar. His family’s annual trip to Florida this year would be more exciting than he expected. Luke quickly packed them up and ran to Daniel’s house by the beach. They had to practice and more than they thought. They were off beat because neither of them had a metronome. Then while playing Luke realized the bass was out of tune. Half way through “The Can-Can” from Orpheus and the Underworld Luke’s viola was barely making sound when he realized he hadn’t rosined all week. Finally they decided to go to the beach. At the beach they saw a glinting green triangular object in the sky. Daniel gaped at the object, “What is that?!” soon he was going to see its inside soon also and the creatures onboard. Next thing they knew they were on the ship. Luke looked at the creatures perched on the branches. They were easily 9 feet tall with a wingspan of 48 feet 9 inches with colorful feathers from wing to wing colors of red, indigo, pale yellow, and sky blue. ________________________________________________________________________ (not finished)