The Bugle recently put out the call for school-aged future journalists to send in their best stories.

We were thrilled with this submission from Minnamurra nine-year-old Tilly Mckillop, who is in Year 3 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic School in Kiama.

Tilly was selected as the winner of the competition and stopped by The Bugle offices with her proud parents and envious little brother to collect her prize, including lollies and a Bugle teacup of her own.

We hope you enjoy reading her story as much as we did.

By Tilly McKillop

The community is wondering ... What is up with the mystery teacup and book which was found in Kiama Downs shops?

They were spotted in a phone booth during the first week of the recent school holidays.

Days later it was still in the same location.

The name of the book was Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson.

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The teacup was pink on the inside, white on the outside with pictures of flowers on every side.

No one knows what happened. Did the person who owned the book and teacup go missing?

Or did they person purposely put them there? It’s a real mystery.

Then two days later, the book was gone but the teacup remained.

The mystery grew even deeper.