Philly's Journal

This is a comically wholesome and easy to read alternative to Choose Your Own Adventure; it's part of Plotapath.

## How It Works

Dear Reader, Yo!

This is Philly, age 12 from Westley Jr. High in Atlanta, Georgia! Most novels are about others, but this is about me and you! Start on page 1; when you get to a "forked" PS, flip to one of the pages; keep flipping until you reach one of the special ends. Change the tale along the way by flipping back and forth, selecting new routes.

From, Philly

## How It Starts

Dear Journal, Yo! This is Philly! I'm age 12 and in 7th grade at Westley Jr. High; my parents are so funny by the way! However, my girlfriend, Madi, is totally super duper cute!! AWWW!!! Today, I'm going for a ride with my family, but where to? There's Alpharetta, near the Atlantic, Sandy Springs, which is super-duper totally tropical and even Tucker, which is hip and fab! PS Wanna go to Alpharetta? Flip to page 15! Drop by Sandy Springs on page 20; stop by Tucker on page 30.

## The Forks

NOTE: The store forks below each town's forks are snippets.

Alpharetta-Dear Journal, we are all in Alpharetta 'cause 1960s beach party surf rock music is grooving though the air; I just love surf rock music because it reminds me of the Atlantic, which is near my home state of...you guessed it...Georgia! I'd like to shop, but my parents want me to drop by just one store; will it be Flormart, Bullseye or Jaymart? PS Head to Flormart on page 35. Drop by Bullseye on page 45; stop by Jaymart on page 65.

* Flormart-Dear Journal, we're shopping at Flormart because there are some really hot sales! My parents are shopping for peach printed PJs, but I prefer shopping for squishy noise ooze. Oh! By the way, we gotta cooperate due to priorities: PJs first and noise ooze second. Since I listen to my parents, I'm glad that I put others first!
* Bullseye-Dear Journal, we are all shopping at Bullseye for the hottest sales ever! My parents are getting fancy outfits for the hour long soiree tomorrow night, but I prefer to buy those. Artery operated farting whoopee cushion keychains. Mama knows that I put others first because I’m so angelic…that’s why I’m the leader of Atlanta’s most scintillating tween pop band made up of Westley’s coolest schoolkids…you guessed it…Philly’s Angels!
* Jaymart-Dear Journal, here we are…Jaymart! My parents are shopping for ballroom soirée attire, but I prefer to shop for Whoopsie Goo, the squishiest and windiest thing ever! Mama said that we are putting priorities first, so I’m eliminating boredom like magic in the adults’ fashion department just by writing in this journal and thinking of Whoopsie Goo.

Sandy Springs-Dear Journal, Sandy Springs, here we come! As I trek along, I enjoy WSRR Surf Rock Radio because it reminds me of the Atlantic; it's near my home state of Georgia. Pop and I wanna drop by the Sandy Springs Park, but Mama prefers going shopping at her favourite place, Kid In A Sandy Store. PS Wanna stop by Sandy Springs Park? Flip to page 55. Wanna shop with my momma at Kid In A Sandy Store? Jump to page 75.

* Sandy Springs Park-Dear Journal, Mom and I are having fun with Mr. P (my dad) at Sandy Springs Park! We're riding everything and of course, we are all enjoying the singing buskers! What fun!
* Kid In A Sandy Store-Dear Journal, Mom and I are at Sandy Springs' best ever candy shop, Kid In A Sandy Store! (Get it? 'Cause it's in SANDY Springs and they sell CANDY!! LOL!!!) I'd like some Scratch2sniff stickers, but Momma would much prefer to get something different and totally new...in fact, she'd like to purchase a jelly-bean-scented air freshener for our van. By the power to choose, I put others first angelically by putting in Momma's van freshener first and then my stickers.

Tucker-Dear Journal, here we are in Tucker, a suburb of my hometown (Atlanta, Georgia!) We're all going to have so much fun! I wanna drop by the Playzone to win tickets for prizes, but my parents would rather run errands at Floorblooze and SVC. PS If ya wanna drop by the Play-Zone, flip to page 76! If you'd like to run errands with my family at Floorblooze, flip over to page 86! To run errands at SVC, just flip to page 96!

* Playzone-Dear Journal, here we are at Playzone! I'm gonna win a lot of tickets to exchange for Audio Fart Spray; it's battery operated and air horn shaped with a push button on top; with its scentless effects, it's totally outrageous, handheld hilarity at 6" tall!
* Floorblooze-Dear Journal, we are all at Floorblooze to run errands; Mama and Papa are getting little marigold-coloured pills to help me stay cool and collected, but I'd really love a battery-operated whoopee button that makes wondrously whimsical farting noises when pushed! It's always first things first for my parents, so by my power to choose, I'll wait for the pills and then get the whoopee button.
* SVC-Dear Journal, here we are at SVC! That stands for Specially-Valued Care; however, as I wait for my special little marigold pills so that I can always stay calm in Wesley Jr. High, I'm thinking about getting a handheld, push-button, battery-operated whoopee machine called The Tootmaster. By the way, my parents always put priorities first!