Welcome to our Library of Stories. Please click on the story title to read Chapter 1.
These are collaborative story openings created by school groups and community groups.
Each participant writes their own Chapter 2.
Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche, P4/5
30th April 2024
Run and Charlotte were in the dessert. Run ran really fast and found Charlotte the snake stuck in the rocks. Run did a back flip and made the ground shake so that the rocks fell away. Charlotte was hurt by the rocks...
Ballymacrickett PS, P6
30th April 2024
Josh had just crashed in front of an ice cream shop! All the people were confused and terrified because his ship had just landed in front of an ice cream shop radiantly. Josh said,’Give me an ice cream!’...
Integrated College Dungannon, Year 13
25th April 2024
Vivian was on her own.
Ever since that day when she lost her mother. It had always just been her, until the day she finally met her companion...
Irish Society Primary School, P4
25th April 2024
The Blob and Spotty the leopard went to the park. They went on the slide and the other things at the park.
The leopard shouted, ‘Do you want to go for a fly?!’...
Stranmillis Students
24th April 2024
Nelly was on her own in the pool training really early in the morning. Today was the day she was trying a new move called the Upside Down Tornado. Suddenly, she heard a noise and realised there was a crowd of people watching her. She got nervous, became distressed and started drowning.
Edgar was minding his own business listening to Guns n Roses when he was suddenly soaked...
Carrickmannon Primary School, P6/7
24th April 2024
“I’m going to Dad’s funeral, and I am bringing his World War I medal so he can be buried with his achievement,” Bob said to his mother Gemma.
Gemma agreed and said,”That would be wonderful.” On the way to the funeral they started sobbing. Suddenly a blue frog in a mini Lamborghini just blasted out. . .
St Dallan's Primary School, P5
23rd April 2024
While Greg was getting ready that morning, he was practicing making a special chocolate that he had never made before. He brought some of the chocolate with him while he was cycling to his dance class. He was feeling excited and he ate the whole box of chocolates...
St John's Primary School, Gilford, P5/6
23rd April 2024
Super Rubber saved a potato. The potato was being eaten and Super Rubber flew in to push it out of the way.
The potato went splat on the floor and fell into the tiles...
Irish Society Primary School, P5
18th April 2024
There was a boy called Ace. He was 11 or 12 and he was in high school and loved football. Ace was very smart and was always kind to everyone.
Ace had a best friend called Theo. Theo loved cranking nineties in Fortnite, building at ninety degree angles!
They went to the school library and they read a book. They were going to read another book and then they found a secret entrance!...
Stranmillis University College Education students
17th April 2024
It was a warm, dusty day in the outback and Zongo was bounding fast when disaster struck. He heard a grunt and glanced behind him, to stare down the barrel of a gun held by a strange looking creature...
