Carrboro Cub Zines
Imagery, Memory, and Family with Meg Medina
4th Grade #MegMedinaWriters Group 1
Allisson
My Favorite Toy
A doll that had blond ponytails as the yellow sun,
A shirt that was as pink as yummy frosting, purple
pants as crayons.
Mami
Mami
With loose long hair and with eyes green as a geko
Mami is mostly at work cleaning until she is tired
Mami, who always says "Allissson juege con tu
hermana menor" even though Ada is only one year
old.
Mami
Who dreams about having her family here in usa
Mami
Me and my Mami always dance silly
and cook tacos and caldo together.
Antonio
My Favorite Toy
My favorite toy was roblox
Me and Gary we played roblox all day
and we never stopped we still play all
day and you can put clothes and this
many could roblox
Domingo
Domingo my dad
Who is bajito, with my same black hair
Who is always en el trabajo
Building houses with other men
Domingo who loves my mom
Who loves to eat chicken from Monte
Rey in the living room
Domingo who always says I have idea
"Let's cook."
Domingo may dad who dreams about a
nuevo car - a troka!
Domingo who takes me shopping for
food.
Azul
My Favorite Toy
~my favorite toy was a stuffy
(eyes)~green as a cutecumber
(color skin)~black(has a tail?)~a
black tail) how I played(almost like
with was a animal play time)
~got it from) ~idk(I don't know)
~I loved my toy bc I always
always always loved cats and bc I
use to have a cat but he past
away.
Dad
Benito, my dad.
he loves to watch
Futbol~
and be with his family or talk
Benito who is a manager for Bricks where you can
get pizza and salads
Benito who tells me
"Clean your room"
Feed the dog"
Who tells good jokes
And brings me tea when I am sick
Benito who doesn't tell me what he dreams about
He says he doesn't dream that much.
But I dream that someday I'll have a cat
And that I'll take care of cats.
Benito who takes me to Lowes and Walmart.
Benito my dad.
Evelyn
My Favorite Toy
My favorite toy was
A toy dog.
The toy dog was light chocolate
The toy dog had black eyes as a crow.
The toy had floppy ears. The toy had a
little body and a big head but it could
still stand.
I used to play with my sister she had her
own toy and we used to play together.
My step brother drop both of the toys
when he moved out and that's when my
sister found the toy and we started
playing with the toys. The toy dog was
important because it reminds me of my
stepbrother and the toy dog always
seemed like it was alive. I named him
burrito and my sister named hers
burrita. :)
Ignacio
Ignacio is my Dad. My dad has hair as black
as the back stripes on a bee. He also has a
beard. My dad has brown eyes like mine,
brown as light chocolate.
Mi papi,
My dad is mostly with his friends and us. My
dad works to paint houses. Painting takes
time because he always takes his time and
never gives up. He works sometimes
painting with my mom.
My dad is always by our side and will always
be.
Ignacio loves our family, sometimes
whenever me and my sister dont wanna eat
any more of our food, he eats it up no matter
what.
Gary
My Favorite Toy
My favorite toy was roblox
shirt brown
pants brown
shoes brown
I played with Antonio
My roblox were from my brother
We played at Antonio's house
I liked the toy because it was cool
You can play roblox together
Ofelia
My mom Ofelia
Black hair like me
Black eyes
Her skin is like mine
Ofelia
Who is always making frijoles con
arroz at home
She is working every day
She cleans houses with another
senora, but I don't know their name
My mom picks up and then comes
home
Ofelia
who loves food that she eats with
me and my brother
My mom loves everything
Ofelia who always says "Good night"
and my mom wakes up me and my
brother in the morning
Then I put on my pants and shirt and
shoes
We take the bus
Ofelia who dreams about having
more money
And seeing her family in Mexico and
my grandpa
Who I talk to on the phone.
Ofelia who dreams about having her
own company
Ofelia who takes my brother and me
shopping and buys fruit.
Jocelyn
My Favorite Toy
A beanie boo called wofie
It's eyes as blue as blueberries
It's fur as gray as metal
It's ears were white as snow
I played it as a friend
I played with it when it was school
time and at home even when I was
sleeping
I found it on a playground all alone in
the night sky It made me feel not
alone because I had it there in the
hard times
Emanuel
Emanuel mi primo
He has shiny eyes like a black bean
Emanuel
Who is only two but goes to a school that
says
Spanish is for fun!
Emanuel loves to play guitarra. He is so
energetic like a bullet
Who always says ven a jugar conmigo
Emanuel who dreams about becoming a
mariachi
Emanuel who always makes me feel happy
even when i am not
Kevin
My Favorite Game
My favorite toy.
My favorite game was kick ball the
ball was salt as a ship I played with
Max we said nice I bought it in the
store in Walmart we play in my house
it was fun and a gray horse is the
color was white.
Daysi
Daysi
Says leave me alone
Daysi
Who dreams of having more money and
Having her family come over her.
Daysi who plays badminton with me
outside.
Daysi
Black her
Black eyes
She is taller
She is always on her phone with
Her friends
With group chats
With her friend Bianca.
She is in bed watching movies
Daysi
Laughing in her phone and when I ask
What are you doing?
She says
GET OUT.
4th Grade #MegMedinaWriters Group 2
Andrea
My Favorite Game
I remember that game.
I was 8 years old. The game looked
like a box and had these controls
the max was 7. The way I played was
like
You had to move around. I played at
my friend's house. The people who
were playing with me were my
friend Steve and his big sister and
my brother! I think I remember this
is because I thought it was the
funnest times of my life! And I could
let myself go it was hard but I liked a
challenge! I think that this moment
was important because I can't be
able to see my friend anymore and
sometimes I play this game and I
just remember those moments. But I
also think I remember this because
it was about 2 years ago and not
that long ago I think.
Cecilia
Cecilia who i call tia cesi. She has short
brown hair.dark brown eyes. She looks a lot
like me.
She wears jewelry - aretes
Tia cesi
Who used to spend a lot time with me but
now she has to go somewhere else to take
care of her children who call her cecila
instead of mami.!
When I made a lot of mistakes making
tortillas, she would always say
"Niña ponga atencion!"
but we would laugh it off.
Tia cesi
Who would dream of being with her children
because one of them had gotten sick.
My tia Cecilia said to me, "Quiero que tengas
buena educacion" and "I love you" before
she went back to Mexico.
My tia cesi would always make me laugh and
feel happy!
My tia Cecilia who I call tia cesi.
Angelyne
My Favorite Toy
I remember that toy
I was about 7 when I played with my favorite
toy which was, believe it or not, an alphabet
toy.
It was as noisy as my mom's car when it
doesn't want to move. And I played with it
with my god father.
We would also play with it outside or inside
the house.
It cost him $30 or $40 and my mom got mad
when he bought it because she thought I
wasn't going to use it.
He bought it to learn my letters because i
didn't go to PreK.
I think I remember that because a year later
my godfather left and I know I may not ever
see him again in person because he moved
back to Mexico.
I'm afraid that that i have to keep that in the
first part of my brain because i don't want to
lose those memories and ilhaven't seen him
in 2 or 3 years.
Juanito
Juanito my god father
How I call him padrino godfather
Juan who is tall how has short black hair
that's straight mine. How has the same eyes
as mine and had no mustache how wears no
earrings because he think that his for
girls. How has big hands.
Who spent his time working at a restaurant
and made enough time for me and my
siblings even if he was tired.
Juanito my god father who said vamos a la
panadería para comprar chuchulucos.
Juan who dreams of having papeles and
dinero.
Who wants me to get a good education and
go to college. So i don't have to work in
something that doesn't bring enough money
for necessaries.
I remember at 1 time every sabado o
domingos since he works in a pasta
restaurant he knew how to make the best
pasta in the world, He would also give me
money but the money didn't matter for me
much.
Juanito who wanted papeles while I ate that
yummy pasta from where he worked at
Bricks.
Aylin
My Favorite Toy
I remember that toy
I was 6 when i played with that toy it
was round because it was a bulune it
mayde no sound when I played with
that toy i would throw it to my
brother or the whole family i played
don't touch the floor with the family
or alone i remember that moment
because now and the my brother
would invami to play and that
memory comes back when i was
younger and its important because I
spend a lot of time with my family
Lourdes
Lourdes who i call mami
she has soft hands and long hair that's black
like mine.
She wears glasses like me,
And she paints her nails purple.
Lourdes likes to run outside.
She looks like me but taller
She wears one earring on each ear.
Lourdes spends most of her time with us
and stays at home
Lourdes always says, "Aylin y billy me
puedes ayudar con algo?"
Lourdes my mami dreams about buying a
big house for the family and dreams that we
turn into people that will help my country
and change the world.
I think that sometimes she dreams the whole
family would be here.
Lourdes is the one who made mamelitas de
manteca and shows me all her recipes
She is the one I love/ la que quiero.
Daniel
Estela
Estela mi mama es la mejor
pelo negro
manos normales
Y sonríe mucho
Hace comida deliciosa como tacos y salsas..
Estela le gusta cocinar
Estela habla español y un poco de inglés
Sueña de dios virgen, jesús y su papa que
murio en Mexico.
Estela mi mama es la mejor.
Hermoine
My Favorite Toy
I was 3-6 when I played with doll
The toy did not make any noises
I would play with them at the pool, my
bedroom, the beach and my friends houses
It has black hair and had brown skin and her
clothes were pink as cotton candy and blue
as the sky
I would play with my friends and and we would play with them anywhere I go!
I remember that toy because I played with it
all the time.
Bryony
Bryony, My little sister
who is eight months old.
I call her Bry
She is small and is cute and has brownish
straight hair and has super light brown skin,
and she is always wearing diamond earrings
and has small chubby hands,
even though she cries a lot, I still love her!
Bryony,
Spends most of her time sleeping and she
really likes to sleep.
She also loves to laugh!
Bryony,
Also is always trying to talk.
Sometimes,
I think my sister is dreaming to walk on her
feet or to talk
Bryony,
Who makes my life brighter.
Bryony,
My little sister who I like to play with.
Jacqueline
My Favorite Toys
I remember those toys, my toys
1: 5-8 I played with my animal toys
2: my toy was as hard as rock and never made noise
3: I played with my toys by making cities for them
4: I liked to play alone and hated and got inoyed when people intarupted me while I was playing with my toys and never liked sharing
5: Because I played with it a lot and I remember kicking my parents out of their room because i was playing I always liked my animals
Abril
ABRIL <3 <3 <3
Abril Estrella mi prima.
I call her Estrella
The star who is only one.
She has black silky hair that is always
messy, soft skin and a beautiful laugh and
smile. Her eyes are brown/black.
She doesn't like when people get too close
or take her doll, so she scratches and pulls
your hair if you disturb her.
Estrella spends most of her time at her
house playing with her toys
Estrella always screams high pitch of
excitement and holds out her hands when I
am around
Abril {"I think"} dreams about sugar and
candy, she's in candyland
I remember at Halloween when she was
dressed like a bee and I like a vampire.
I played games with her and carried her until
my arms were tired.
Estrella my star
Jamie
My Favorite Toy
I remember toy
I was 7 when I played call of duty
It field like a normal disk
I played with it by shooting enemies
I played alone because then they will
want to play
It's an important thing because a game
that I like alot
Ashley
MY sister Ashley
Who is 16 years old
Who has loose hair
Who has the same eyes as me
Ashley who spends most of her time in
school that she doesn't like.
Ashley always says, "Get out of my room!"
Ashley who always dreams of getting a car
Ashley who takes me to the store to get
Paper and pencils.
Ashley who once took care of me when I
broke arm.
Ashley
Mi hermana
Who I like.
Kalani
My Favorite Toy
I remember that I had a
playstation when i was 4
or 5 years old. I play it
after Pre-k. ALso when my
dad let me play it.
Another time was when I
played with the ocean in
the beach. I think that I
pick up sand and throwed
it to the beach and when
a wave came I runned
away. Until I was nine, me
and my sister played in
the beach when a wave
came, we jumped over it.
I also remember my
favorite game,need for
speed wanted.
Tony
My dad who I call tony.
He is playful and amazing.
Tambien aveces me dice
que vayamos corriendo.
El corre y yo en bici.
He sometimes buys me
things - not big, just up to 5
bucks.
Also Tony the one who wants
papeles so I can go to
Mexico with my family.
Tony el que siempre dice -
ay kalani,
cuando yo hago algo que no está bien.
Tony, who always loves me,
who says goodbye after dropping me off at school.
Kelvin
My Favorite Toy
My favorite toy was blue gray black
white gold.
Juan
My dad Juan.
We have the same eyes and the same color
skin although
I am more pale.
When he met my mama they got married
and he wore a fancy suit.
The photo is in their room.
He wears a gold cross around his neck.
Juan spends his time doing any work he can
and
Sometimes he is with me.
Juan who says, hey let's go buy
something.
And we go to Walmart or Sam's or Food Lion
Juan, who wants my mama and the rest of
the family to be feliz.
Juan mi padre.