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The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

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Gold and Silver Stars

by Alice Ford

Published January 8, 2016

“So I’m doing my science project on contraptions or robots,” Jess said smoothly. She was talking to Bailey, who was...
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My Chicken

By Abigail D’Agosta

Published January 8, 2016

With curious eyes The inquisitive bird Struts slowly towards its new discovery. What could it be, That strange creature, with...
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Remembering

by Brooke Fallows

Published January 8, 2016

The important people in my story are my grandparents. They have greatly impacted my life. My grandfather and I were...
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Otherworld Chronicles: The Invisible Tower

By Nils Johnson-Shelton, Reviewed by Nick Ehrhardt

Published January 8, 2016

Otherworld Chronicles: The Invisible Tower, by Nils Johnson-Shelton; HarperCollins: New York, 2012; $16.99 Nils Johnson-Shelton’s The Invisible Tower brings the...
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Katie’s League

by Emily Worrell

Published January 8, 2016

I stood in my backyard, wearing the clothes that I hid from my mama. A T-shirt and jeans, with a...
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Memories and Beginnings

by Melissa Birchfield

Published January 7, 2016

The doorbell’s ring still echoed in my head. I stood on the third step of the stairs that led up...
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Running

By Astrid May Steiner-Manning

Published January 7, 2016

We run until it hurts too much to take in another breath My breath is a thin jet of smoke,...
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Jump

by Melissa Louie

Published January 7, 2016

Gary Evans stared down at the tiny world below as the plane soared over the lush Californian Redwood Forest. The...
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The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

By Trenton Lee Stewart, Reviewed by Marina Dauer

Published January 7, 2016

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, by Trenton Lee Stewart; Little, Brown and Company: New York, 2012; $17.99 The first...
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The Right Wing

by Anika Joshi

Published January 7, 2016

Kelsey crouched lower in the grass. A beautiful quail (coturnix octumix japonica) strutted pompously around her pond. Kelsey raised her...
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Gold and Silver Stars

Story Published January 8, 2016 by Alice Ford

“So I’m doing my science project on contraptions or robots,” Jess said smoothly. She was talking to Bailey, who was on the other end of the phone. “Yeah. Can I do it with you?” Jess stopped.
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My Chicken

Poem Published January 8, 2016 By Abigail D’Agosta

With curious eyes The inquisitive bird Struts slowly towards its new discovery. What could it be, That strange creature, with fur; and nose placed so queerly?
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Remembering

Story Published January 8, 2016 by Brooke Fallows

The important people in my story are my grandparents. They have greatly impacted my life. My grandfather and I were very close and he taught me many things.
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Otherworld Chronicles: The Invisible Tower

Review Published January 8, 2016 By Nils Johnson-Shelton, Reviewed by Nick Ehrhardt

Otherworld Chronicles: The Invisible Tower, by Nils Johnson-Shelton; HarperCollins: New York, 2012; $16.99 Nils Johnson-Shelton’s The Invisible Tower brings the legend of King Arthur and his sorcere...
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Katie’s League

Story Published January 8, 2016 by Emily Worrell

I stood in my backyard, wearing the clothes that I hid from my mama. A T-shirt and jeans, with a baseball cap atop my head. Boy, would Mama scream if she saw me wearing this.
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Memories and Beginnings

Story Published January 7, 2016 by Melissa Birchfield

The doorbell’s ring still echoed in my head. I stood on the third step of the stairs that led up to the bedrooms and leaned my body all the way out. That way I could see the mirror that hung in the ...
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Running

Poem Published January 7, 2016 By Astrid May Steiner-Manning

We run until it hurts too much to take in another breath My breath is a thin jet of smoke, in the cold winter morning Drifting from my lips The sound of our footsteps beating the hard-packed snow is i...
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Jump

Story Published January 7, 2016 by Melissa Louie

Gary Evans stared down at the tiny world below as the plane soared over the lush Californian Redwood Forest. The trees had climbed upward noticeably more since the last time Gary had been in a plane o...
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The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

Review Published January 7, 2016 By Trenton Lee Stewart, Reviewed by Marina Dauer

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, by Trenton Lee Stewart; Little, Brown and Company: New York, 2012; $17.99 The first thing I noticed about this book was that it is the newest installm...
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The Right Wing

Story Published January 7, 2016 by Anika Joshi

Kelsey crouched lower in the grass. A beautiful quail (coturnix octumix japonica) strutted pompously around her pond. Kelsey raised her binoculars and magnified the kingly bird.
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