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To Kill a Unicorn

by Abbie Brubaker

Published February 5, 2016

Our small hunting party trotted silently along the woodland path, searching for the white ghost of the forest. We...
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Notes to Each Other

by Bethany Grace Wade

Published February 5, 2016

Emma and her family were walking home from the church meeting on Sunday, when her mother, Katherine Stuart, began to...
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My Friend, Luis Manuel

by Manuel Anderson

Published February 5, 2016

When I lived in Caracas, Venezuela, I went to a Catholic school called San Ignacio. I was there for kindergarten...
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Envelope

By Olivia AscioneD'Elia

Published February 5, 2016

surrounded every day by glow-in-the-dark stars gummed to the ceiling and photos like a virus engulfing the walls images of...
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First Horse Show, Ever

by Emily Saso

Published February 5, 2016

I was nine years old and it was my first horse show ever. Pacino, my steady ride, was the picture...
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Play to the Angel

By Maurine F. Dahlberg, Reviewed by Anya Josephs

Published February 5, 2016

Play to the Angel by Maurine F. Dahlberg; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2000; $16 The most memorable book...
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What the Stars Are Made Of

by Rachel Tuteur

Published February 5, 2016

Sixteen-year-old Bella sat nervously in her chair. "Think about something else," she told herself, yet the wandering of her mind...
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The Summer Father Was Away

by Sariel Nana Friedman

Published February 5, 2016

“Jo-bear, Jo!" a voice called. "Wake up, wake up—it's just a bad dream." "Where am I?" I awoke, puzzled, my...
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Jim Ugly

By Sid Fleischmann, Reviewed by Alec Ahrens

Published February 5, 2016

Jim Ugly, by Sid Fleischman; HarperTrophy (reprint edition): New York, 2oo3; $6.99 If you like mysteries and suspense/adventure books, then...
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Saturdays

by Sophie Stid

Published February 5, 2016

To Elsa, Saturdays mean bliss. Saturdays are the morning of her entire week. They are the crowning glory the cherry...
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To Kill a Unicorn

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Abbie Brubaker

Our small hunting party trotted silently along the woodland path, searching for the white ghost of the forest. We knew the unicorn's weakness now.
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Notes to Each Other

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Bethany Grace Wade

Emma and her family were walking home from the church meeting on Sunday, when her mother, Katherine Stuart, began to tell about the family that was coming to stay with them in a week. Mr. and Mrs.
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My Friend, Luis Manuel

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Manuel Anderson

When I lived in Caracas, Venezuela, I went to a Catholic school called San Ignacio. I was there for kindergarten and preparatorio (a grade after kindergarten and before first grade).
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Envelope

Poem Published February 5, 2016 By Olivia AscioneD'Elia

surrounded every day by glow-in-the-dark stars gummed to the ceiling and photos like a virus engulfing the walls images of wooden birds and chlorine-rich summers cherry blossoms and children in plast...
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First Horse Show, Ever

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Emily Saso

I was nine years old and it was my first horse show ever. Pacino, my steady ride, was the picture of blue-ribbon pride with his black coat shimmering and his mane in neat braids.
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Play to the Angel

Review Published February 5, 2016 By Maurine F. Dahlberg, Reviewed by Anya Josephs

Play to the Angel by Maurine F. Dahlberg; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2000; $16 The most memorable book I have read in a long time is Play to the Angel.
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What the Stars Are Made Of

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Rachel Tuteur

Sixteen-year-old Bella sat nervously in her chair. "Think about something else," she told herself, yet the wandering of her mind always came back to her love, the baker's son, Cody They have always be...
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The Summer Father Was Away

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Sariel Nana Friedman

“Jo-bear, Jo!" a voice called. "Wake up, wake up—it's just a bad dream." "Where am I?" I awoke, puzzled, my eyes only half open. A familiar face hovered over me in the morning light, sun-bleached ...
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Jim Ugly

Review Published February 5, 2016 By Sid Fleischmann, Reviewed by Alec Ahrens

Jim Ugly, by Sid Fleischman; HarperTrophy (reprint edition): New York, 2oo3; $6.99 If you like mysteries and suspense/adventure books, then Jim Ugly is the book for you!
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Saturdays

Story Published February 5, 2016 by Sophie Stid

To Elsa, Saturdays mean bliss. Saturdays are the morning of her entire week. They are the crowning glory the cherry on the top of the sundae. A week without Saturdays to Elsa would be a week without h...
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