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Spring

By Isabelle Zeaske

Published December 29, 2015

The Sound of the Sea

by Sonia Suben

Published December 29, 2015

Jasper stared out the window of the van and thought. He thought that he would not like his new home. His friends and his father were at his real home, the home he wanted to be...

Spring

By Isabelle Zeaske

Published December 29, 2015

The Crownweaver

by Mathilde Fox-Smith

Published December 29, 2015

People who believe in magic can see that magic in the trickling waters of a creek; or at least I can. I began to love going down to the creek in the woods behind our...

The Sea Voyage

By Theo Taplitz

Published December 29, 2015

I saw a dolphin swim up to our ship, Not gray or blue but green, Just beyond the sea lions lying on the rocky beds That protect the docks from the wrath of the ocean....

Call of the Dolphins

by Kyle Trefny

Published December 29, 2015

Kizzy Ann Stamps

By Jeri Watts, Reviewed by Autumn Owens

Published December 29, 2015

Kizzy Ann Stamps, by Jeri Watts; Candlewick Press: New York, 2012; $15.99 Kizzy Ann Stamps is a normal girl. She has a dog named Shag. She lives on a farm with her mother, father, and...

Grandma’s Angels

by Marina Stevenson

Published December 29, 2015

Our memories define who we are. They are the things that tie us to meaningful places as well as to the people we have loved. Memories are a part of us. So who are we...

A Home for Barney

by Kaley Birchfield

Published December 29, 2015

It was a beautiful spring morning. My irises and daisies were beginning to bloom. The crepe myrtles had put on their finest display, and pink flowers littered my driveway. It was a perfect day in...

Blue Petals of Hope

by Marika Massey-Bierman

Published December 29, 2015

I walked home with the poster for the spring musical heavy in my arms. I looked at it again, hoping that I had seen it wrong. Nope. The block letters were still dominating the page,...

Spring

Poem Published December 29, 2015 By Isabelle Zeaske

The grove of royal white birches I’ve always loved Casts intricate shadows On the pavement below. Black on black Like deer running at night. A young fern sprout Catches my eye. Something shines But nothing moves. An old plastic bag Flutters limply in the breeze From the high limb of a pine Like winter’s flag of surrender.

The Sound of the Sea

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Sonia Suben

Jasper stared out the window of the van and thought. He thought that he would not like his new home. His friends and his father were at his real home, the home he wanted to be his. The home that used to be his. His mother and father got divorced six months ago and his mother wouldn’t let her husband take Jasper. Jasper would rather have gone with his father.

Spring

Poem Published December 29, 2015 By Isabelle Zeaske

The Crownweaver

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Mathilde Fox-Smith

People who believe in magic can see that magic in the trickling waters of a creek; or at least I can. I began to love going down to the creek in the woods behind our home when I was six-and-a-half. My parents usually took me, but when I turned seven, I was independent enough to go alone. By then, the creek was always washing things up onto the banks, especially beautiful sparkling rocks.

The Sea Voyage

Poem Published December 29, 2015 By Theo Taplitz

I saw a dolphin swim up to our ship, Not gray or blue but green, Just beyond the sea lions lying on the rocky beds That protect the docks from the wrath of the ocean. But today it is still, Our boat making ripples in the dark blue water, Fresh air washing my face, Waking me out of my morning slump. “Over there! Over there! The dolphins are jumping!

Call of the Dolphins

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Kyle Trefny

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY It was just one of those foggy afternoons when, suddenly, my dad’s phone rang. Of course, his phone rings a lot considering he’s a marine biologist, and people call him about sea lions, seals, and whatnot. But this call was different. It came from a local fisherman, fourteen miles off the coast of Northern California.

Kizzy Ann Stamps

Review Published December 29, 2015 By Jeri Watts, Reviewed by Autumn Owens

Kizzy Ann Stamps, by Jeri Watts; Candlewick Press: New York, 2012; $15.99 Kizzy Ann Stamps is a normal girl. She has a dog named Shag. She lives on a farm with her mother, father, and brother. But there’s one catch to this whole “normal girl” business: Kizzy Ann is black. Today, that wouldn’t be a problem. However, in Kizzy’s time of 1963, being black would have been a huge deal.

Grandma’s Angels

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Marina Stevenson

Our memories define who we are. They are the things that tie us to meaningful places as well as to the people we have loved. Memories are a part of us. So who are we without them? Who are we with nothing but lost, scattered memories? Who is my grandma? * * * The car ride to the retirement home is short.

A Home for Barney

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Kaley Birchfield

It was a beautiful spring morning. My irises and daisies were beginning to bloom. The crepe myrtles had put on their finest display, and pink flowers littered my driveway. It was a perfect day in North Carolina. I stepped out of the house and got into my old truck. Slowly, I drove the few miles to the Carl Sandburg home. On the way up the hill, I met one of my fellow workers, Amy.

Blue Petals of Hope

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Marika Massey-Bierman

I walked home with the poster for the spring musical heavy in my arms. I looked at it again, hoping that I had seen it wrong. Nope. The block letters were still dominating the page, telling me once again that I didn’t want to perform this spring. “Finding Broadway,” it said, “A Musical Without Words!” There wouldn’t be any lines, just solos.

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