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Movement

by Kika Kovaleski, Illustrated by Samira Glaeser-Khan

Published August 23, 2015

Find the Sunshine

by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

Published August 23, 2015

If Only

by David Vapnek, Illustrated by Christian Miguel

Published August 23, 2015

If only I had told someone about the crack in my helmet, if only I had run around the defender, if only I didn’t play in the championship game, if only I did what I...

My Grandmother’s Earrings

by Tatum Schutt, Illustrated by Phoebe Wagoner

Published August 23, 2015

By Tatum Schutt Illustrated by Phoebe Wagoner So there I was, trying to keep my voice calm as I laid out my case to my archenemy on her front stoop. “You just have to promise,”...

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 I saw a long boardwalk out to sea. Dark, musty, wooden, it gave off the...

The Interference

by Lily Strauss, Illustrated by Jia Qi Liu

Published August 22, 2015

Life Among the Whispers

by Mathilde Fox-Smith, Illustrated by Anika Knudson

Published August 22, 2015

By Mathilde Fox-Smith Illustrated by Anika Knudson He had decided earlier that he wouldn’t do it tonight. This nagging annoyed him profoundly. Though now that he was already plastered against a wall, inches from the swerving...

You Did It, Friend

by Connor Gorton, Illustrated by Nahome Yohannes

Published August 22, 2015

Kevin jumped out of bed and pulled at the curtains to open them. He glanced outside and groaned. The sun was not yet over the horizon, but snow was falling very heavily and the wind...

Baking Cookies

by Ennya Papastoitsis, Illustrated by Onalee Higgins

Published August 22, 2015

Since the beginning of time itself, my mom, my sister, and I have baked chocolate-chip cookies. They’re not amazing or perfect and definitely not round, but to us they’re as good as paradise. We bake...

Lunch in the Morning

by Albert Shu

Published August 21, 2015

Movement

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Kika Kovaleski, Illustrated by Samira Glaeser-Khan

Yuki looked like a wild horse, galloping through the streets of the small, friendly town, her silky black hair flying through the wind. The glaring sun beamed down at her. “Japan bombed Pearl Harbor!” she screamed. “Japan bombed Pearl Harbor!” When two months had crawled by, and the event was forgotten in that small Japanese-American town, Yuki snatched a rusty red radio from her windowsil...

Find the Sunshine

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

I can remember as clearly as my own name, the sound of the rain pounding mercilessly away at the roof of my grandfather’s house and the howl of the wind outside the raindrop-painted windowpane. I slouched in the rocking chair in the living room, watching the rain hammer away at the wood boards on the back porch and rocking absentmindedly.

If Only

Story Published August 23, 2015 by David Vapnek, Illustrated by Christian Miguel

If only I had told someone about the crack in my helmet, if only I had run around the defender, if only I didn’t play in the championship game, if only I did what I knew I should have done all along… if only. I woke up at six in the morning. The game wasn’t until ten o’clock but I wanted to get there early.

My Grandmother’s Earrings

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Tatum Schutt, Illustrated by Phoebe Wagoner

By Tatum Schutt Illustrated by Phoebe Wagoner So there I was, trying to keep my voice calm as I laid out my case to my archenemy on her front stoop. “You just have to promise,” I said, hating how my voice sounded so weak and pleading. Jess regarded me like a dead mouse her cat had dropped at her door. “Fine!” she finally spit at my feet, and promptly slammed the door in my face.

The Life I Would Have Had

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Ellie Woody, Illustrated by Sanobar Shariff

I didn’t dare breathe. The air smelled of fish—dirty, rotten fish, and the slightest of sea salt. In the distance I saw a long boardwalk out to sea. Dark, musty, wooden, it gave off the air of failure. I shivered, but not with cold. In front of me was the village I was born in. A poor fishing village hidden in South Korea. I looked back. My family stood behind me.

The Interference

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Lily Strauss, Illustrated by Jia Qi Liu

Timing is a funny thing. Some religious figures see it as fate, when in reality, it’s chance. The world doesn’t care about any one person enough to stop its continuously moving clock and allow what some people see as “fate” to occur. The world is morphing and changing all around us, and having bad timing can alter what could have been to what actually is.

Life Among the Whispers

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Mathilde Fox-Smith, Illustrated by Anika Knudson

You Did It, Friend

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Connor Gorton, Illustrated by Nahome Yohannes

Kevin jumped out of bed and pulled at the curtains to open them. He glanced outside and groaned. The sun was not yet over the horizon, but snow was falling very heavily and the wind was whipping the trees back and forth. The snow was so thick he couldn’t even see the houses on the other side of the street. Kevin threw himself back on the bed and tried to console himself.

Baking Cookies

Story Published August 22, 2015 by Ennya Papastoitsis, Illustrated by Onalee Higgins

Lunch in the Morning

Story Published August 21, 2015 by Albert Shu

THIS IS A TRUE STORY Guang’s stomach grumbled. He sighed, took his bread out of his backpack, and looked at it, trying to control his appetite. “Remember, don’t start eating it as soon as you get off our doorstep!” his mother had said as she placed the bread in a small paper bag with her flour-covered hands. But his stomach growled again and he took a very small bite.

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