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A poetic, dramatic, artistic, and extra-ordinary zine from the youth of Chester-Andover

Insidecrazy comics.per fect poems.

cool photos.awesome ar twork. super stories.

The Zeenalini is an all

new, cool, and funny

mini- magazine by

kids. Are you

creative? Do you love

art, writing, and

cartooning? The

Zeenalini is where

your talents will

show! This zine is

open to all kids, ages 5

to 12, and we will

definitely publish your

work—from comics to

photos to creative

pieces, the zine is

where you need to be!

I personally think that

the zine is an

awesome thing

because it gives kids a

real opportunity to get

published and

recognized. Kids need

something fun and

inspiring to read. The

Beating Drum

supplements the

parents’ need for news

and events, whereas

the Zeenalini offers a

creative something for

kids.

Zeenalini Yours,

Claire Pennell, Editor

the editor’s page

Claire Pennell

Hey, Zeenalini!

What happens at a

Zeenalini meeting?

That’s all. Thanks!

ASK ZEENALINI What’s a zine?Confused, Age 9

We brainstorm ideas,

fix schedules, type

text, layout and

design elements, set

files for publication,

and talk up Zeenalini.

You should come

check it out!

A zine is a

magazine. But it

is not like

something you

would find at a

store. It’s not

made by a big

publishing

company. It

goes by its own

rules!

Dear Zeenalini,Why are you called Zeenalini?R U pasta?!

Saucy,Age 12

The –alini ending is

“little” in Italian, like

our age and the size

of our zine. The zeen-

prefix is how the word

zine sounds when

read aloud.

S e n d y o u r q u e s t i o n s o r c o m m e n t s t o u s ! ! Email us at: zeenalini@gmail.com or SnailMail us at:Chester-Andover Elementary School Attn: ZEENALINI Editors72 Main Street, Chester, VT 05143

contentspersonal narrative & portrait: My Mom....1

drawing: Snowy Day....2

drawing: I Wish for Snowflakes....2

book review: The Secret of Platform Thirteen....3

paintings/poems: Birthday Card for Marina....4

mixed-media: Half a Person....6

drawing: Mycah Outside....7

drawing: Ocean Pirate Ship....8

poem: Octopus Haiku....9

short story: The ATM Machine....10

fashion design: Work or Party Outfit....11

painting: Sunset in Alaska....12

poem: Pandas Haiku....13

drawing: Honey Bear....13

comic strip: Marcus....14

short story: Who Did It?....16

poem: My Kitten....18

drawing: Fictional Cat....18

drawing: Flowers and Rainbow....19

drawing: Mutant Squad....20

drawing: League of Evil....21

short story: The Golden Egg....22

mixed-media: The Princess and the Frog....23

advertisement: Soap for Sale....24

activity sheet: Spring....25

My MomShe is named Nicole. She has

medium, brown hair with a tint

of gold in it. She’s got green

eyes. My mom my seem mean

when she disciplines us. It’s

because she loves us and is

trying to make us learn by our

mistakes. She plays with us,

she helps us, and she’s always

there for us like when we are

sad, afraid, lonely, or just need

her. She was there when my

brother got stitches when he

was five. Also she was there

when I was eleven and had to

get my appendix out. My mom

taught me how to cook and

helped me get better and better

at it. She also taught me to

budget really well. My mom

loves Arabian horses and

Golden Retrievers. She really

likes animals. She is really

good at drawing; she likes to

draw horses. Her favorite color

is pink, and she likes a ton of

movies and a ton of books. My

mom likes to read a lot. She

likes to make us feel better.

Personal Narrative & Portrait: “My Mom”

by Skye Tucker-McCartney, Age 12

Zeenalini: What inspired you to create your story?

Skye: Well, I had just had gotten in trouble. I was in my room thinking: My mom’s trying to teach me so I learn from my mistakes. Also, I thought how she’s always willing to help me.

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Book Review: The Secret of Platform ThirteenHi, Kids! Do you like books with

magic and adventure? If you do, then

The Secret of Platform Thirteen by

Eva Ibbotson would be a great

suggestion. I thought it was so

exciting. I read it in two days!

First, it has lots of amazing parts. For

example, Odge Gribble, the hag, an

ogre, an old wizard, and a nymph go

to old London to rescue the prince. Do

you think they can get back in the

time of nine days? Find out when you

read the book!

Need another reason? Here it is. This

story has lots of magical creatures

like mistmakers. When mistmakers

hear music they start saying, “Ahhh…

ahhh,” and mist comes out of their

mouths.

I would recommend this book to

anyone because it is an exciting book.

(OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP)

Drawing: “Snowy Day”

by Rebecca Hollander, Age 8

“When I grow up, maybe I will be a potter or a pro-horseback rider.”

(OPPOSITE PAGE, BOTTOM)

Drawing: “Wishing for Snowflakes”

by Janaya Parsons, Age 6

Zeenalini: Where did you get the idea for your drawing?

Janaya: I like to draw, and I was wishing it would snow.

(THIS PAGE)

Book Review: “The Secret of Platform Thirteen”

by Mystery Writer, Age ??

(Favorite hobby: Being mysterious)

This story has

lots of magical

creatures like

mistmakers.

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S umme rThis one was painted

to remind you

of when the air is hot,

the pools are open,

and you can get

a break from school!

To remind you

of Summer.

S p r i n gI painted this painting

to remind you

of when the flowers first

pop up,

when birds start to sing,

and when winter

is just ending.

To remind you

of Spring.

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Fa l lThis one is

to remind you

of when everything

is splattered with color,

and when you first see

the first signs of Winter.

To remind you

of Fall.

Paintings & Poems: “Birthday Card for Marina”

by Aili Reitmeyer-Lankone, Age 12

(Favorite movie: all Hayao Miyazaki movies, especially the original “Totoro.”)

Wi n t e rThis one was painted

to remind you

of when a white blanket

covers the ground,

when snowmen appear

in your front yard,

and when you have hot

chocolate

in front of the wood stove.

To remind you

of Winter.

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Mixed-Media: “Half a Person” by: Claire Pennel, Age 12

Zeenalini: What are your hobbies?Claire: soccer, basketball, drawing, readingZeenalini: What is it like to be editor of Zeenalini?Claire: It’s hard! You have to sort out work, see which pieces compliment each other. There is a lot of time spent on computers, typing.Zeenalini: What is it like to have your work published?Claire: It’s fun. I’m glad that my piece is in a magazine.

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Drawing: “Mycah Outside” by Mycah White, Age 8

(Best thing someone could give you: a bunny)

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Octopus Haiku

They live in the sea

Octopuses can get scared

Octopi have dens

{THIS PAGE)

Poem: “Octopus Haiku” by Ange Wunderle, Age 8

“My class and I had to write a haiku. Since I liked octopuses, I wrote mine about how they live.”

{OPPOSITE PAGE)

Drawing: “The Pirate Ship” by: Field W, Age 7

“I was at home one day thinking about my favorite people: Pirates. So I decided to draw a picture about them.”

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THE ATM MACHINE One night, I went to a pizza place in Ludlow with Jeremy and my

dad. When we opened the door, it creaked. The place was warm inside.

My dad grabbed some house magazines from the rack. I saw lots of

pizza on peoples’ tables. But there weren’t many people there. On the

walls, there were old and new skis and

snowboards! We sat down at a red booth, and

we decided what kind of pizza we wanted. Then

we went to the counter and ordered our food.

While I was waiting, I looked at the big, video

games. I didn’t have any money, so I just

looked. The games were right next to the ATM

machine. I wondered it there was money in it.

There was a TWENTY dollar bill in the

machine!

I wanted to keep it but my dad said to ask

whose it was. I knew it was the right thing to do

but I still wanted to keep it! Then my dad went

with me to ask some people. We asked a

couple people, they all said, “No!”

“There was a TWENTY dollar bill in the

machine! I wanted to keep it but...”

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Short Story: “The ATM Machine” by Hannah Fleming, Age 8

(favorite food: watermelon)

Fashion Design (above) also by Hannah Fleming

“I like fashion,” says Hannah, Who says her outfit is find for work or a party.

One teenager, sitting

with three of his friends,

said, ‘‘Yes.’’ My dad didn’t

believe him at first. So

the teenager showed my

dad the receipt. “I took

out 60 dollars but I only

got 40,” he said, “I guess

20 dollars came out a

little late!”

The teenager gave me

a reward of two dollars

for finding the money! I

was happy to help him!

Then I said “thank you” to

him.

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{OPPOSITE PAGE)

Painting: “Northern Lights” by Marina Kelley, Age 9

(wants to be: a horse

trainer; favorite game

to play: cribbage)

“My painting is about

the Aurora Borealis.”

{THIS PAGE, TOP)

Poem: “Pandas Haiku” by Adriana Thomas, Age 7

(best thing someone

could give you: an easy

bake oven; favorite

thing to do: jump rope)

{THIS PAGE, BOTTOM)

Drawing: “Honey Bear” by Eva Svec, Age 5

(favorite food: macaroni and cheese; hobbies: playing!)

“This picture was a present for my mom and dad.”

Pandas Haiku

Pandas eat bamboo.

Pandas live in China, too.

Their babies are small.

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Comic: “Marcus” by Kyle Monier, Age 10

Zeenalini: What are your favorite hobbies?

Kyle: Sports and entertaining peoplepage 15

Who Did It?

February 7th, 2121. The Wart Hogs and the Lightning

Bolts were facing each other in the Superbowl. With

two minutes until the end of the game, the Wart

Hogs were winning, 56 to 50. The Lightning Bolts

had to get a touchdown and a field

goal to win. Their coach gave them

the play, and they ran to the

field. “Set, HIKE!” The Quarterback

caught the football, and looked

around for someone to pass to.

Finally, #31 was open. The

quarterback threw the football to

him. He caught the football and

started to the touchdown zone.

While he was running, he looked

around to make sure nobody was near

him. He didn’t see anybody. But,

there was somebody. #26 from the

Wart Hogs was coming and he was

coming fast. A fan in the stands

got mad because he thought that #26

was going to tackle #31, so he

threw his gum onto the field. He didn’t think it

“The kicker ran and kicked the ball as hard as he

could...”

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would do anything. He thought wrong. #26 didn’t see

the gum, accidentally stepped on it, slipped, fell,

and broke his leg. But, that did make it so that

the Lightning Bolts got the touchdown. So it was a

happy and sad moment at the same time. It was a

tie, 56 to 56. “Five seconds left in the game,”

their coach said. “We have to get the field goal to

win.” They set up on the field. “This is it, Boys,”

one of the defensive linemen said, “It’s now or

never.” “Ready?” said the place kicker. “Ready,”

said the kicker. “Set, HIKE!” He caught the ball,

the clock started ticking, and crowd counted with

the clock. “5, 4, 3...” The kicker ran and kicked

the ball as hard as he could. YES! Field goal!

Wait. Back it up. What

happened? Another player on

the Wart Hogs (#18) slipped

on the same gum as #26. If he

hadn’t slipped on the gum, he

would have gotten in front of

the football and blocked the

shot. The Lightning Bolts

wouldn’t have gotten the

field goal. Now, everybody is

wondering, whose gum was it?

Short Story: “Who Did It?”

by Julia Howard, Age 11

“I was sitting at home one day

with my mom. My dad came

home and told us about his

friends and him getting together

to choose their fantasy football

teams together. That is how I

came up with the idea to write

the story.”

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My KittenMy kitten sleeps on my bed

But is also found upon my headShe loves to playBut its every day

She gets herself in troubleAnd never stays in her own bubble

She can have fuzzy fur but that never troubles her

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Drawings “Mutant Squad” (this page) &

“League of Evil” (next page) by Josh Bodin, Age 9

Z: What ’s your favorite food?

JB: Pizza

Z: How you came up with the idea for your drawings?

JB: I saw it on the TV.

Z: What do you like to do beside draw?

JB: Tae kwon do

Z: Are you BFF with any famous people?

JB: No

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Once upon a time there was an Island right under the P in

the Pacific Ocean. On that Island there was an old story

about the Empress who ruled there long ago. She loved eggs.

She had 121 eggs. Her favorite egg was her Golden Egg.

One day when she decided to count her eggs, she found that

she only had 120 eggs. So she had a meeting. In the

meeting, they decided that she would ride a horse to find

the Golden Egg.

As she was searching, she thought to herself: I can’t see

the golden egg from down here. So

she hopped on an eagle. She

couldn’t see the Golden Egg from

there, so she hopped on a griffin.

She could see really well from up

there.

Then she came upon an old forest

and she heard an elf town. They were

singing something that sounded like

this, “We are so brave. We stole

the Golden Egg from the Empress.”

She got off the Griffin and

sneaked to the elf town. She watched

them until they all went to sleep.

Then she went into the elf town.

After a few stumbles and awakening a

few Elves, she found it—the Golden

Egg.

The Missing Golden Egg

(THIS & NEXT PAGE)

Short Story: “The Missing Golden Egg”

by Morgan Willis, Age 10 (Favorite game: Life)

“My story is about an elf that

steals an egg.”

(NEXT PAGE)

Drawing: “The Princess and the Frog”

by Sequoya Kingsbury, Age 6,

(Favorite game: Miniature, colored animals with lots of

different names, like platypus)

“My picture is about a princess

and her grandmother.”

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She got back on the Griffin, then the eagle, then the horse,

and made it back to the palace.

She threw a party to rejoice. At the party, they thought of

a way to keep her eggs safer. They would put her eggs in a

wooden trunk and hide them in a hidden closet in the palace!

The End.

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(this page) Advertisement: “Soap for Sale” by Autumn Jackson, Age 10

“I started making and selling soap when my dad got me a kit for Christmas.”[Want some of Autumn’s Soap? Contact: Autumn in Mrs. Hutchins’ Classroom!!] (next page) Activity Sheet: “Spring” by Zoe Svec, Age 8

(Favorite food: brownies; Hobbies: Drawing and reading)

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