The Foal

by Brooke Hemingway

Published April 23, 2016

Hidden in the early morning Virginia gloom, I crept into the stable a few minutes before dawn, opening the door...
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A Swing??

by Gracie Shapiro

Published April 23, 2016

“Creak!” The old house’s door swings open as I push it. The air smells of freshly cut grass, and, sure...
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Echo

By Pam Muñoz Ryan, Reviewed by Sonja Benjamins-Carey

Published April 23, 2016

Echo, by Pam Muñoz Ryan; Scholastic Press: New York, 2015; $19.99 Pam Muñoz Ryan’s book, Echo, weaves together three compelling...
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Ria Fish

By Saira Licht, Illustrated by Aleydis Barnes

Published April 23, 2016

The sunbeams softly settled on my stretched-out body. These days in Georgia were the best, and with it being the...
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Nature’s Canvas (Bayard Cutting Arboretum)

By Rainer Pasca

Published April 23, 2016

Peaceful river waves whisper nature all around me. My pen reaches into calm breeze. Sunshine on water makes the blue...
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The Blue Jays’ Song

by Ermeen Choudhury

Published April 23, 2016

Ciela frowned. She tossed the last of her shirts into the faded lavender suitcase, then collapsed on the dusty floor,...
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Poetry Bird

By Guthrie Harris

Published April 23, 2016

Mourning dove High in the swing tree Sings poetry Just like mine Reminding me Of the singing bird Inside me...
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The Biggest Win

by Caelen McQuilkin

Published April 22, 2016

Pass. Kick. Goal. Those are pretty much the words I live by. It would also be accurate to say that...
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Thunderstorms

By Lulu Priede

Published April 22, 2016

Thunderstorms, My favorite things. I sit on the porch with a cold treat. Wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, warm And...
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Friends

by Jem Burch

Published April 22, 2016

Our new house is small and nondescript. It has two bedrooms and one bathroom, and a tiny backyard with sparse...
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