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Basketball Season

By Rita Rozenbaoum, Illustrated by the author

Published December 15, 2016

I roll down the car window. It's hot. The engine murmurs steadily. I can feel my stomach flipping as we...
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Rare Treasure

By Justine Koo Drennan, Illustrated by the author

Published December 15, 2016

The day Gu Zewei was born, we got the first notice. We had a month to choose a child to...
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Allison

by Anonymous, Illustrated by J. Palmer

Published December 15, 2016

The airport was almost empty, with only a few solitary people wandering about the terminal. The silence echoed throughout the...
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America Ever After

By Tae Kathleen Keller

Published December 15, 2016

I love to go to the library walk through stacks and rows of books, picking whatever I like, the books...
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Phone Call

By Teresa Cotsirilos, Illustrated by Caitlin Ayer

Published December 15, 2016

I had been water-coloring when my mom poked her head through the classroom door. She made eye contact with my...
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The Land

By Mildred D. Taylor, Reviewed by by Sam Gates

Published December 15, 2016

The Land by Mildred D. Taylor; Phyllis Fogelman Books: New York, 2001; $17.99 "Can't figure how you can be so...
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Mystery at the Marsh

By Marie Chapman, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

Published December 15, 2016

"Look!" A little brown head bobbed out from under the dock; the feet under it propelled it around the reeds...
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Esperanza Rising

By Pam Murioz Ryan, Reviewed by Luisa V. Lopez

Published December 15, 2016

Esperanza Rising by Pam Murioz Ryan; Scholastic Press: New York, 2000; $15.95 Did you know that esperanza means hope in...
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Paradise

By Leah Sausjord Karlins, Illustrated by Maya Sprinsock

Published December 15, 2016

I look once more out the rolled-down window of our faded blue Chevrolet and gaze out at our little yellow...
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Characteristic Property

By Rachel Marris Reeves, Illustrated by Martin Taylor

Published December 15, 2016

The space pods zoomed above Cassiopeia Jaiden Starwing as she stood on the moving sidewalk on her way home from...
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Basketball Season

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Rita Rozenbaoum, Illustrated by the author

I roll down the car window. It's hot. The engine murmurs steadily. I can feel my stomach flipping as we near Fullor. The basketball courts loom ahead, all empty but one. The two-door Toyota stops.
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Rare Treasure

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Justine Koo Drennan, Illustrated by the author

The day Gu Zewei was born, we got the first notice. We had a month to choose a child to give away. "I will come to take her when you have decided," the official who delivered the notice said.
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Allison

Story Published December 15, 2016 by Anonymous, Illustrated by J. Palmer

The airport was almost empty, with only a few solitary people wandering about the terminal. The silence echoed throughout the building, surrounding us in a hushed stillness.
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America Ever After

Poem Published December 15, 2016 By Tae Kathleen Keller

I love to go to the library walk through stacks and rows of books, picking whatever I like, the books pull me in. I can go on any adventure. I can sit and read all day, worming through them, reading o...
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Phone Call

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Teresa Cotsirilos, Illustrated by Caitlin Ayer

I had been water-coloring when my mom poked her head through the classroom door. She made eye contact with my teacher Diane, who nodded and told me to get my things even though it wasn't even lunchtim...
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The Land

Review Published December 15, 2016 By Mildred D. Taylor, Reviewed by by Sam Gates

The Land by Mildred D. Taylor; Phyllis Fogelman Books: New York, 2001; $17.99 "Can't figure how you can be so crazy 'bout them white brothers of yours neither, when once y'all grown, they'll be the bo...
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Mystery at the Marsh

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Marie Chapman, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

"Look!" A little brown head bobbed out from under the dock; the feet under it propelled it around the reeds and out of sight. "What was that thing?" asked Ted, almost falling into the water trying to ...
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Esperanza Rising

Review Published December 15, 2016 By Pam Murioz Ryan, Reviewed by Luisa V. Lopez

Esperanza Rising by Pam Murioz Ryan; Scholastic Press: New York, 2000; $15.95 Did you know that esperanza means hope in Spanish? That word, and that word alone, is the perfect way to describe the youn...
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Paradise

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Leah Sausjord Karlins, Illustrated by Maya Sprinsock

I look once more out the rolled-down window of our faded blue Chevrolet and gaze out at our little yellow summer house, rapidly shrinking as we roll away.
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Characteristic Property

Story Published December 15, 2016 By Rachel Marris Reeves, Illustrated by Martin Taylor

The space pods zoomed above Cassiopeia Jaiden Starwing as she stood on the moving sidewalk on her way home from Academy. Cassie ignored the zooming noise as everyone else did, but her mind did not foc...
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