Literature
The Book
Amy Hall
Per. 7
May 28, 2008
Note: Elya's name is pronounced Ee-lee-a
The Book
Elya glanced around the room. All around her other students read, worked on their homework, asked the teachers for help, or just stared at the clock. She glanced at the clock too – ten minutes left before that blessed bell at the end of the day would ring. Well, better get my homework done, she thought. Elya searched her bag. Right next to the notebook, she felt something small and smooth, kind of like leather. She couldn't see what it was; it was under a sweater that she had been wearing the class before. When she pulled it out, she gasped.
It was