Reflections: Anthology of a Girl Growing Up

By Catherine Mattson

REFLECTIONS: ANTHOLOGY OF A GIRL GROWING UP is a unique, treasured collection of short stories, art works, journal entries and poems of a young girls’ creative journey growing up. The playful, childish imagination, thoughts and feelings behind each story, every word, the lines, the shapes and the colors in her work will make you smile and keep you reading. Her stories give a refreshing perspective of what’s going on in her youthful mind. You will see how she’s grown and see her style and the maturity of her work through her childhood school years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Dec 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480878860

Catherine Mattson

Catherine Mattson is a 14 year old creative young writer. She always had a pen and book in her hand, writing and drawing things that she had imagined, she’s a wonderful story teller. With her family foundation, Catherine gives back to communities in Hawaii and New York by reading to children. She loves music and traveling. Catherine was born in Iowa and now lives in New York with her parents.

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REFLECTIONS:

ANTHOLOGY

OF A GIRL

ROWING UP

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Catherine Mattson

Copyright © 2020 Catherine Mattson.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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Interior Image Credit: Catherine Mattson

ISBN: 978-1-4808-7887-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-7886-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019907077

Archway Publishing rev. date: 12/20/2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Story Of The Magic Chairs

I Can Swim. I Am Flexible. I Had A Fun Day!

Play At School

Easter

The Heart

Mickey And Minney Love

Cake Maker

My Birthday

I Am Thankful

A Christmas Wish

A Flower Grows

A Flower

The Meadow

Manners

I Am Scared

A Bad Dream

My Tooth

I Like Shoes

Animals

A Lost Dog

Flamingos

Dolphin

Little Penguin

Explore Animals

Butterfly

Lady Bug

Summer

Rainbow Sun

Rain Is Fun

Play In The Snow

Build A Snowman

I Like Winter

If I Was

If I Had

Dear Brother

Anndrea

Cool Kids

Becca

Wish Upon A Star

Science Orange Juice

See My Brother More

Oh When Would It Stop?

Apples Have Gone Crazy

The 5 Bunny’s Fluff

Pa & Washington D.c.

Golden Qualifier

Moving

Wisdom, Brains, Strength

Halloween Trouble

Parking Lot

The Sun

Light, In The Dark

Pineapple

Missing It

Where Am I From?

Piece Of Mom

Piece Of Dad

Mindfulness

Your Day

The Reflection

I Miss You

Prepare

Mama

All I Have To Say

I Love You

Climate Change

To The Sky

My Warhol

About The Author

REFLECTIONS:

ANTHOLOGY OF A

GIRL GROWING UP

By: Catherine Mattson

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Dedicated To My Family

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THE STORY OF THE MAGIC CHAIRS

Last time my mom and me were looking for our chairs. Then, my

mom got a picture from a book so we could find our chairs.

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I found the chairs