Winter Violin

by Téa Freedman-Susskind

Published January 14, 2016

It was a chilly autumn morning. I pushed my hands into my pockets as I walked out of our house...
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Sneeze!!!

By Jonathan Hall

Published January 14, 2016

Everyone was startled at the Loud BBBLLLAAAGGGHHHH sound. I had just sneezed Into my trombone! Instantly, most of the class...
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Crosswords and Crumpets

by Anika Kwan

Published January 14, 2016

I found the crossword puzzle section of the newspaper and picked up a pencil. One across: Roman goddess of wisdom....
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A Long Walk to Water

By Linda Sue Park, Reviewed by Julia Elrod

Published January 14, 2016

A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever found yourself...
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Arachne

by Victoria Boyden

Published January 14, 2016

Arachne was my sister, but we were as different as night and day. I was tall and lanky, tanned from...
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The M31: Borrowed Bus Stories

by Charlotte Merrick

Published January 14, 2016

Every day, you wake up, eat breakfast, and walk down the five flights of steep, stone-cold stairs. As a cheery...
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The Mighty Jump

By Ella Rogers

Published January 14, 2016

This was it. I could see it in front of me. The stream was ending. I had to jump. The...
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A Night of Fire

by Jordan Dunaway-Barlow

Published January 14, 2016

A gloomy hole sheltered the shivering cardinal during a raging thunderstorm. The hole was an incomplete snake house, burrowed with...
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Navy-Blue Cloth— Words and Pain

by Kathryn Malnight

Published January 14, 2016

“He was mostly your dog.” The words flew in flurries around my head. I shall never forget them. “He was...
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The Highest Football

by Jaylen Wang

Published January 14, 2016

It’s funny, sometimes some things that are supposed to make perfect sense are actually totally the opposite from the truth....
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