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Home is a place were i feel welcome

Have you ever thought about not having a home? You wouldn’t have all the great things you enjoy. Without your home, you wouldn’t be yourself. My home is where I play mini hoops, shoot and dunk on my basketball hoop and play with my dog, Edi. These moments are a big part of what makes home special. Sometimes Edi and I go outside and play catch. Last winter, I was walking Edi, and there was a massive snow pile. Edi looked at the snow pile, and I was thinking in my head, "Is Edi going to sprint onto the snow pile? But Edi didn't jump in the snow pile, so then I was like ok Edi might jump in another snow pile.¨ ​ When I go outside to play basketball, I mostly shoot around, and in the winter, the basketball net is frozen, so I just dunk a lot because it is 6 '5 feet tall, so I can easily dunk and take lay-ups. To play inside, I have a silent basketball, so I can dribble. ​ When I play mini hoops, I 1v1 my friends, and I dunk on them when I have a lane to drive to the net and shoot jump shots. One time, I beat my friend 158 to 2, so I won by a lot. When I dunk on my mini hoop, I throw it off the backboard and do a behind-the-back dunk, but most of the time, I just dunk off the backboard. ​ Mini hoops, basketball and my dog are why I love my home so much. And I have so many special memories from my home, like when I beat my friend 158 to 2. That is why I love my home so much. Do you love your home?

Duncan

Grade 5

toronto, Ontario

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