Our mom is missing!

Written and Illustrated By: Emmy Tian

3rd Grade, Verdi Elementary

Summer, 2006,

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There once lived a family called the Adams. One day, the three triplets came into the dining room to eat lunch, but when they came in, their mom was not there! “Oh No!” “Our mom is missing!” The Detective, Akyra cried. The other triplets, Ashley, and Amelia, decided to go look for her.

They decided to go into the city first to look for their mom. They kept on calling “Mom!” “Mom!” After four hours of calling for their mom, it was 4:00. Akyra had an extra $10.00, so they stopped at McDonalds for a little snack. Their total at McDonalds was $11.25, so Akyra borrowed $1.25 from Ashley. After that, they kept on looking for their mom. They came upon an advertising man standing on the street in front of the museum. “Are you Detective Akyra?” He asked.

““Yes.” Akyra answered. “I Yes.” Akyra answered. “I have been told that I have been told that I should give you and your should give you and your sisters a free ticket to the sisters a free ticket to the museum.” The man said. museum.” The man said. “Why?” Ashley asked. The “Why?” Ashley asked. The man looked around to see man looked around to see if anyone was there. No if anyone was there. No one was, so he whispered one was, so he whispered to them, “I was told that to them, “I was told that your mom was in there.” your mom was in there.” He said. “She is inside the He said. “She is inside the space suit that is on space suit that is on display in the space display in the space center.” “Who put her center.” “Who put her there?” Amelia asked. “A there?” Amelia asked. “A burglar did.” He said. burglar did.” He said.

Ashley, Akyra, and Amelia knew that their mom had been Ashley, Akyra, and Amelia knew that their mom had been substituting for a guard, and the burglar must of put her in there substituting for a guard, and the burglar must of put her in there so he could steal something. “Did he steal anything?” Akyra so he could steal something. “Did he steal anything?” Akyra asked. “It was a asked. “It was a sheshe, and yes she did.” He said. “What did she , and yes she did.” He said. “What did she steal?” Akyra asked. “Ten moon rocks I heard another guard steal?” Akyra asked. “Ten moon rocks I heard another guard say.” He answered. Akyra rushed into the museum with her say.” He answered. Akyra rushed into the museum with her sisters not far behind. When she got to the ticket man, he asked sisters not far behind. When she got to the ticket man, he asked for a ticket, but when he noticed that it was her, he let them for a ticket, but when he noticed that it was her, he let them through. They rushed to the space exhibit, to find one of the through. They rushed to the space exhibit, to find one of the spacesuits moving. “Mom!” They cried. Amelia freed her, and spacesuits moving. “Mom!” They cried. Amelia freed her, and they all hugged. “Thank you for finding me.” Their mom said. “I they all hugged. “Thank you for finding me.” Their mom said. “I thought nobody would thought nobody would everever find me!” They all went home, and find me!” They all went home, and had some ice cream with bananas.had some ice cream with bananas.

Meet the AuthorMeet the Author

Hi, my name is Emmy, and I was born in Portland, Oregon. I am Chinese. I am 9 years old, and I go to Verdi Elementary. I enjoyed writing this book, and I dedicate it to my dad.

My Dad, Zong Tian

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