Stories by Children
from 2009 Issues

From the November/December 2009 Issue

Bad Dinner by Adam Jacobs, age 13
How could Jason’s dad take a job in another state?

From the September/October 2009 Issue

Shadow by Katya B. Schwenk, age 11
Hannah feels a special bond with Shadow, a stray black lab

From the July/August 2009 Issue

Love—A Cursed Blessing by Akash Viswanath Mehta, age 10
With change come losses, but also gains

From the May/June 2009 Issue

Summer Days by Eliza Putnam, age 12
Some days are so glorious, only a poem can do them justice

From the March/April 2009 Issue

To Be a Swan by Alison Buick, age 13
Sydney wishes with all her heart to be Odette in Swan Lake

From the January/February 2009 Issue

Mirror, Mirror by Sabrina Wong, age 10
Memories of her grandmother help Ellie rethink her behavior

The Forgotten Fort by Andrew Lee, age 13
Ken misses his brother terribly when he goes off to college