Overcrowded 

I thought to myself, 'I suddenly feel very mature'. I could get used to this feeling. I only feel this way whenever I do something nice like helping my brothers and sister.

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Individual Picture Story Book Benjamin Tasker Middle 8th Grade Jamaal K. Stokes Jr.

This book is dedicated to my Mom, Dad, Step-dad, sister, brother, and my step brother that made me want to write and illustrate this story. I'm inspired by many book creators but the main one is, "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney.

Suddenly, my little brother was about to get in a fight. I saw what was happening and had to step in the way.

But even if I stay in the bathroom, I still somehow get caught up in the chaos. Like today, I did nothing but play on my phone and still somehow got in trouble.

I got on the bus early in the morning. It was cold outside and all my siblings were talking to their friends on the bus while I, on the other hand, was reading a book in the back of the bus.

I opened it and I found a candy for me with a note. It said, "Come talk to me when you wake up. I'm on the porch. Love, Mom." I wondered what she wanted me to talk about.

After the talk with my Mom, I decided to lay out my clothes for school on Monday. I got my favorite shirt out and my favorite pair of pants. I also got my lucky necklace that my mom gave me.

My name is James Conway and I have FOUR siblings. I know it's not the most number of siblings in the world but our personalities are so different.

My youngest brother. He hates everyone and everything 

She also told me how proud she was that I always stepped up to defend my siblings as an older brother, even though sometimes I may not want to be one.

I woke up from the a nap and saw a present at the foot of my bed. It was bright red with a yellow ribbon on it.

One of my siblings threw a ball at the glass. My parents got mad at everyone in the house. But, as the oldest , I felt that I had to take the blame to stop them from getting in trouble. After I confessed, my parents sent me to my room. They didn't seem angry though. They actually seemed relieved.

I walked outside to go see my mom who was sitting on the porch. "Come on and sit right here," she said.

As we were talking, she explained that she knew that I was really on my phone and that she knew I was not involved with the incident involving the broken glass.

The person that was about to fight him backed down after I stepped in front of him. My brother said, " thanks" and went back to talking to his friends.

It's just so crowded all the time that the only place where you can be alone is in the bathroom. Honestly, I would rather stay in the bathroom than be out there with them.

She gave me a gift for being a good brother- A rabbit's paw necklace. She said it was lucky. Her dad gave her the necklace when she was about my age and she was giving it to me.

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