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Phoebe

by Erin Cadora

Published February 1, 2016

It was a quaint little backyard, not much, but cozy, a haven for many strays. With pretty, plump azalea bushes...
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Cape Cod Bay Tide

By Sophie Anne Ruehr

Published February 1, 2016

Our suspicion grows as the tide rises. The path is gone along with the beach, blocking our way. The marsh...
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Big Dreams for Number Seven

by Emma Dudley

Published February 1, 2016

When Alicia awoke she first thought she was in heaven. Indeed, everything around her was white: the sheets, the curtains,...
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Home, and Other Big Fat Lies

By Jill Wolfs, Reviewed by Taylor Megan Potasky

Published February 1, 2016

Home, and Other Big Fat Lies by Jill Wolfson; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2006; $16.95 This story begins...
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A Light Shining Out of the Darkness

by Jonathan Morris

Published February 1, 2016

Orion padded along through the dense undergrowth, his leather-coated feet silent as death's cruel hand as they compressed the damp...
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The Redwing Blackbird Sings

By Nina Wilson

Published February 1, 2016

In the morning I wake up At six-fifteen Much too early Hair is combed Teeth are brushed Breakfast is had...
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Badger Will Be Badger

by Bailey Bergmann

Published February 1, 2016

Nobody knew why we kept him. To tell the truth, I didn't exactly know, either. We named him Badger for...
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An Unlikely Friendship

By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Ashley Johnson

Published February 1, 2016

An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children's Books: New York, 2007; $17 Imagine a lonely white girl, raised in...
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Bullfighter

by William Gwaltney

Published February 1, 2016

It’s a hot, dry August evening on the Oklahoma panhandle. The sun is going down and the crickets have begun...
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There Was a Blizzard

By Alice Provost Simmons

Published February 1, 2016

Blizzard white snow twirling dancing like another kind of ballerina. I see a girl she is white— seeing something I...
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Phoebe

Story Published February 1, 2016 by Erin Cadora

It was a quaint little backyard, not much, but cozy, a haven for many strays. With pretty, plump azalea bushes to dash into, and a soft, ivy-covered ground to sleep on, a homeless kitty could spend a ...
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Cape Cod Bay Tide

Poem Published February 1, 2016 By Sophie Anne Ruehr

Our suspicion grows as the tide rises. The path is gone along with the beach, blocking our way. The marsh has disappeared, the sand a new brown, the sky a pale gray.
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Big Dreams for Number Seven

Story Published February 1, 2016 by Emma Dudley

When Alicia awoke she first thought she was in heaven. Indeed, everything around her was white: the sheets, the curtains, the furnishings. She sat up in bed and instantly felt a shot of pain course th...
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Home, and Other Big Fat Lies

Review Published February 1, 2016 By Jill Wolfs, Reviewed by Taylor Megan Potasky

Home, and Other Big Fat Lies by Jill Wolfson; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2006; $16.95 This story begins when the great and mighty "Termite" gets sent to her twelfth foster home.
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A Light Shining Out of the Darkness

Story Published February 1, 2016 by Jonathan Morris

Orion padded along through the dense undergrowth, his leather-coated feet silent as death's cruel hand as they compressed the damp soil. His mother, Selena's, words, clear and simple as a raindrop, ec...
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The Redwing Blackbird Sings

Poem Published February 1, 2016 By Nina Wilson

In the morning I wake up At six-fifteen Much too early Hair is combed Teeth are brushed Breakfast is had One day being like another But On my way to the bus stop A redwing blackbird sings Doo-Dee-oo!
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Badger Will Be Badger

Story Published February 1, 2016 by Bailey Bergmann

Nobody knew why we kept him. To tell the truth, I didn't exactly know, either. We named him Badger for the brown-gold stripe that ran down his muzzle, and later on, we would say that it fit his person...
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An Unlikely Friendship

Review Published February 1, 2016 By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Ashley Johnson

An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children's Books: New York, 2007; $17 Imagine a lonely white girl, raised in a wealthy and prestigious family, who lived her dream of becoming First Lad...
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Bullfighter

Story Published February 1, 2016 by William Gwaltney

It’s a hot, dry August evening on the Oklahoma panhandle. The sun is going down and the crickets have begun to sing. There's no breeze at all tonight, nothing to ease the blistering heat.
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There Was a Blizzard

Poem Published February 1, 2016 By Alice Provost Simmons

Blizzard white snow twirling dancing like another kind of ballerina. I see a girl she is white— seeing something I can't see— a white hawk circling
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