Do not plagerize, use copyrighted characters, or real people, but do find a story pattern to use as a model. Remember that stories do not need to be like the movies, full of action and adventure.
Everyday people solve problems and make decisions.
After the Goatman by Betsy Byars Blubber and Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Or combine fiction and fantasy to teach facts, as in The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole. The plot builds to a dramatic point, then falls to solve the problem. You are trying to create pictures in your reader's mind. R ead your story. Leave your reader feeling good.