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History Comes Alive

by Gerry Mandel

Published September 10, 2013

A Horse Story with a Twist

by Gerry Mandel

Published January 18, 2013

We hope all our subscribers have had a chance to read the new January/February 2013 issue of Stone Soup. There are so many great stories in this issue, it was hard to choose one to...

Using Stone Soup to encourage students to produce inventive, creative writing

by William Rubel

Published October 20, 2009

Writing Activity: depicting an obsession, with “The Horse’s Reins” by Nicholas La Cortiglia, 10

by William Rubel

Published July 22, 2009

Writing Activity: increasing tension with first person narrative

by William Rubel

Published July 22, 2009

This story, told from the point of view of the first person, is short but wound tight, like a spring. The story flows from beginning to end, concluding in a climax, Piper has succeeded in...

Writing Activity: using the power of analogy, with “Abigail’s Cove” by Brooke Hayes, 12

by William Rubel

Published July 22, 2009

Analogy is a very powerful literary tool. It is hard to imagine what it feels like for someone else to have lots of competing thoughts in their head, but when we read this story it...

Writing Project (non-fiction): using personal experience to develop understanding, with “Experiencing Home” by Yodit Lemma, 12

by William Rubel

Published July 15, 2009

Experiencing Home by Yodit Lemma War and Peace. It has always been true that somewhere in the world there has been war and in other parts there has been peace. But now, with television, those...

As Long as We’re Happy, Part Two

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 2, 1986

History Comes Alive

Post Published September 10, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

Many Stone Soup readers tell us that historical fiction is their favorite genre. We think we know why. Realistic characters, whose feelings and concerns are similar to our own, can bring the events of history to life better than a dry textbook. A perfect example of historical fiction is “Curtis Freedom,” the featured story from our September/October 2013 issue.

Bullying Is Wrong

Post Published July 4, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

Bullying is just plain wrong. It hurts the person who is bullied, and the bullies usually live to regret their cruel behavior. No one wins. In “Sticks and Stones,” the featured story from the July/August 2013 issue of Stone Soup, 13-year-old author Nisha Klein manages to turn her bad experience at summer camp into a beautifully written, sensitive story.

Equal Rights for Girls!

Post Published March 14, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

A girl growing up today can join a baseball team if she wants to. In the past, things were different. "Katie's League," the featured story from the March/April issue of Stone Soup, chronicles the struggles of Katie, a girl growing up in the 1940s. Katie loves baseball, and she's really good at it. Her late dad understood her passion.

A Horse Story with a Twist

Post Published January 18, 2013 by Gerry Mandel

We hope all our subscribers have had a chance to read the new January/February 2013 issue of Stone Soup. There are so many great stories in this issue, it was hard to choose one to feature on our website. We finally settled on "Friends Forever," by 11-year-old Naomi Vliet, about a girl named Rachel who has always wanted a horse of her own.

Using Stone Soup to encourage students to produce inventive, creative writing

Post Published October 20, 2009 by William Rubel

Creative writing, as a term, was invented in the 19th century to express the idea that there was writing, and then there was creative writing. With use, the expression has lost meaning and now creative writing is synonymous with writing fiction or poetry, as opposed to writing nonfiction. But at Stone Soup we think that it is is important to stick with first principles.

Writing Activity: depicting an obsession, with “The Horse’s Reins” by Nicholas La Cortiglia, 10

Post Published July 22, 2009 by William Rubel

Lots of girls dream of horses. And there are lots of stories about horse-loving girls. What makes this story special, The Horse's Reins, by Nicholas La Cortiglia, is how Nicholas, through attention to detail, makes Julie into a full-as-life character, a girl with an obsession, but a girl who is also a normal child within a family.

Writing Activity: increasing tension with first person narrative

Post Published July 22, 2009 by William Rubel

This story, told from the point of view of the first person, is short but wound tight, like a spring. The story flows from beginning to end, concluding in a climax, Piper has succeeded in doing something that is very difficult - getting the reader of a short story to so identify with the character that we, too, feel the relief of the ending, we, too, feel overwhelmed by what is happening and a sen...

Writing Activity: using the power of analogy, with “Abigail’s Cove” by Brooke Hayes, 12

Post Published July 22, 2009 by William Rubel

Analogy is a very powerful literary tool. It is hard to imagine what it feels like for someone else to have lots of competing thoughts in their head, but when we read this story it is easy to visualize the surf crashing against rocks and from this to understand, at the least, that Abigail has a lot on her mind!

Writing Project (non-fiction): using personal experience to develop understanding, with “Experiencing Home” by Yodit Lemma, 12

Post Published July 15, 2009 by William Rubel

Experiencing Home by Yodit Lemma War and Peace. It has always been true that somewhere in the world there has been war and in other parts there has been peace. But now, with television, those of us who live in peace see war every day in our houses as the war takes place. The war on TV looks real and makes us think that we know what war is like.

As Long as We’re Happy, Part Two

Post Published October 2, 1986 by Stone Soup Editors

In Part One, Mrs. Davids happily starts her teaching job and marries a doctor. Three years later, she is no longer happy; her husband has left home one day and never come back. She begins taking out her frustrations on her students, including Grace, the writer, Peter, the math whiz, and Danny, the class clown.

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