Silence Is Golden

by Aviva Leshaw

Published January 29, 2016

Every day, when I arrive home, I step off the bus after chatting loudly with my friends. The bus engine...
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Irah, the Princess

by Lena Greenberg

Published January 29, 2016

She is leaning against the school sign that reads “Half- Day Friday!” Her brown hair comes only to her chin....
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A Friend Until the End

by Zohra Maryam Chaudhry

Published January 27, 2016

Ameena looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her worried face stared back at her. “Come on!” Adam, who was...
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Writing Is Like Knitting

by Brittany Jullie

Published January 25, 2016

Writing is like knitting. When you write or knit properly and take time to learn the craft, you can enjoy...
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Wave Song

by Anna J. Mickle

Published January 23, 2016

A vast land Small enough to comfort me Not an ocean, too big Not a pond, too small A meadow...
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Memories

by Genna Carroll

Published January 16, 2016

The sunlight slanted through her window, dancing merrily around the room: the crayon drawings still taped on the walls, the...
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The Gap and the Gift

by Shannon Jin

Published January 15, 2016

Sherry had not returned to her home country in years. In a way, it was no longer her home country....
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A Different Kind of Friend

by Lydia Solodiuk

Published January 13, 2016

Emma Simmons was as angry as a deranged bull. Her mother was going to make her go to church every...
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Teetering on the Edge

by Emily Knopf

Published December 29, 2015

I lie on my stomach, my elbows standing to support my heavy head, my thin navy-striped cotton shirt the only...
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The Life I Would Have Had

by Ellie Woody, Illustrated by Sanobar Shariff

Published August 22, 2015

I didn’t dare breathe. The air smelled of fish—dirty, rotten fish, and the slightest of sea salt. In the distance...
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