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Real Family

By Erica Boyce, Illustrated by Raini Reynolds

Published December 16, 2016

The light glinted playfully across my face, awakening me from my slumber. I reluctantly got up from my warm, furry...
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Turning Point

By Liz Reeves, Illustrated by Alina Eydel

Published December 16, 2016

Gabriella DeFrancesco dug a fingernail into her eyebrow, resting for a moment in a state of utter fatigue. It was...
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Love

By Tania Karas, Illustrated by the author

Published December 16, 2016

Rebecca loved that dog. If anything happened to it, I think she'd probably convince her mother to sue the vet....
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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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Nutcracker Dreams

By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

Published December 13, 2016

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston...
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Sunrise

By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

Published December 12, 2016

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42...
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Sunrise

By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

Published December 12, 2016

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42...
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Bubbe’s Mezuzah

By Luria Rittenberg, Illustrated by the author

Published December 11, 2016

Mon, when is Bubbe coming?" I asked impatiently. "Soon," she replied for the seventeenth time. It was a family tradition...
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Finding an American Voice

By Jeanne Mack, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

Published December 11, 2016

Dong-suk followed his uncle, carefully keeping his pace slow enough for his haal-mu-hee, his grandma. His mother was close behind....
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Stripes

By Madeline Johnson, Illustrated by Lauren Walker

Published December 5, 2016

Maddy leaps from stone to stone, clutching a limp tiger in her left hand, and laughs. She is so happy...
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Real Family

Story Published December 16, 2016 By Erica Boyce, Illustrated by Raini Reynolds

The light glinted playfully across my face, awakening me from my slumber. I reluctantly got up from my warm, furry haven curled up beside my mother with all of my siblings around me.
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Turning Point

Story Published December 16, 2016 By Liz Reeves, Illustrated by Alina Eydel

Gabriella DeFrancesco dug a fingernail into her eyebrow, resting for a moment in a state of utter fatigue. It was nearly midnight, and the bed in her room taunted her. She sighed, "Why me?
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Love

Story Published December 16, 2016 By Tania Karas, Illustrated by the author

Rebecca loved that dog. If anything happened to it, I think she'd probably convince her mother to sue the vet. She'd say they didn't give her dog enough care or that they messed up the last time she t...
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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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Nutcracker Dreams

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston Ballet School. My teacher, Mrs. Brooke, had told me that the director from the local ballet c...
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Sunrise

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42 AM, three minutes before my alarm was due to go off.
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Sunrise

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42 AM, three minutes before my alarm was due to go off.
Read More →

Bubbe’s Mezuzah

Story Published December 11, 2016 By Luria Rittenberg, Illustrated by the author

Mon, when is Bubbe coming?" I asked impatiently. "Soon," she replied for the seventeenth time. It was a family tradition for my grandma to come over every Saturday to light the havdalah candle, a symb...
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Finding an American Voice

Story Published December 11, 2016 By Jeanne Mack, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

Dong-suk followed his uncle, carefully keeping his pace slow enough for his haal-mu-hee, his grandma. His mother was close behind. The group moved along with hurried steps, adding to the bustle of the...
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Stripes

Story Published December 5, 2016 By Madeline Johnson, Illustrated by Lauren Walker

Maddy leaps from stone to stone, clutching a limp tiger in her left hand, and laughs. She is so happy with her first Beanie Baby. She doesn't think of Stripes as a stuffed animal, but as a wild tiger,...
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