Wanda Weird

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 WANDA WEIRD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WANDA WEIRD
 
 Rebecca Winch
 
 
 
 Spring Harbor Publishing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Copyright
 Wanda Weird by: Rebecca Winch~Copyright © 2022 First Printing, 2023 by 
 Spring Harbor Publishing ~an independent clean read publisher~
 All rights reserved. This book or part thereof may not be reproduced in any form, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise-without prior written permission of the publisher, except as provided by United States of America copyright law. This is a work of fiction. All characters are the product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to anyone, dead or alive is mere coincidence and not intentional.
 
 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7370479-6-4
 eBook ISBN: 978-1-7370479-7-1
 
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 Contents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dedication
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER ONE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER TWO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER THREE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER FOUR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER FIVE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER SIX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER SEVEN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER EIGHT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER NINE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER TEN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER ELEVEN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER TWELVE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ABOUT AUTHOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dedication
 
 
 
 
 
 This book is dedicated to young people everywhere who have been bullied by others. It is my greatest wish that you find the strength and the power that is within you to overcome it. Always remember that you are a valued and important person. Be strong. Be brave. And above all, be yourself and love yourself. Don't ever change just to suit what others think you should be. You are special just the way you are.
 
 
 Yours truly,
 Rebecca (Becky) Winch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WANDA WEIRD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CHAPTER ONE
 The sun shone warmly on the Florida beach. Only a few clouds dotted the bright blue sky. It was the perfect day for a sandcastle contest. Nine-year-olds Wanda Weir and her best friend, Misty Baker, were working on their entry for the contest. There were a lot of people entered in the contest, all of them older than Wanda and Misty. It wasn't going to be easy to win.
 “Let's put a few more seashells on the wall,” suggested Wanda. “We have to make it really special if we're going to win.”
 “We've just got to win that contest!” said Misty, adding a bucket of sand to the castle and patting it firmly. “Just look at our castle! It's so awesome!”
 “Of course we'll win,” Wanda replied, adding more seashells to the castle wall. “Unless the judges are totally blind or something. I'll bet this is just about the best sandcastle the world has ever seen!”
 Wanda and Misty folded their arms and smiled proudly at their huge sandcastle. It had a moat with two drawbridges and there were four big towers, almost as tall as Wanda and Misty themselves. A high wall, all decorated with seashells surrounded the castle. Wanda and Misty added a few more seashells to their castle. It was almost time for the judges to pick a winner.
 “What are you going to do with your share of the prize money when we win? I'm going to have a party with lots of pizza and popcorn and gallons and gallons of ice cream and a big chocolate cake. Or maybe I'll buy a new bike. Or maybe a pony! I always wanted a pony!” Misty said, jumping up and down and clapping her hands with excitement.
 “The first prize is only $500, and you'll only get half of that,” Wanda replied with a giggle. “You can't buy a pony for $250. I'm gonna get a present for my mom and one for my dad and my Grandma Rose and maybe even a present for my little brother. And a toy for Brownie and toys for Oreo and Cookie and I'll get myself the biggest...look!” she said, pointing her finger. “Here come the judges! Wait till they see this! They're gonna flip!”
 As the five judges slowly approached Wanda and Misty’s castle, a large crowd began to gather around. The judges studied the castle carefully and whispered to each other, making notes in their notepads and nodding their heads. There were lots of “ooohs” and “aaahs” from the people in the crowd.
 Wanda and Misty smiled with pride when a man in the