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The Crownweaver

by Mathilde Fox-Smith

Published December 29, 2015

People who believe in magic can see that magic in the trickling waters of a creek; or at least I...
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Frustration, Happiness, and Pure Amazement

by Isabella Widrow

Published November 21, 2015

How I Found Chanterelles Rain splattered against ice-cold windows, and fat, foggy, clouds hung low. I was in my dad’s...
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Eyes

by Ella McAuliffe

Published November 21, 2015

Even as a child, I was fascinated by wild things. Some of my first memories are those of my dad...
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Illuminated

by Siena DeBenedittis, 13

Published March 1, 2014

By Siena DeBenedittis, 13 Illustrated by Montanna Harling, 13 Eleven-thirty, says my watch. I slide out of bed and begin to...
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The Clay Pot

by Naomi Wendland

Published May 1, 1994

By Naomi Wendland, 12, Lusaka, Zambia Illustrated by Lilly Bee Pierce, 13, Fallbrook, California It was a cool, dusky morning in a village...
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The Bear

By Lena Boesser-Koschmann, 11. Illustrated by Jathan Brubaker, 13

Published November 1, 1992

By Lena Boesser-Koschmann, age 11 Illustrated by Jathan Brubaker, 13 The morning was cool. It wasn't cold, but not warm...
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The Crownweaver

Story Published December 29, 2015 by Mathilde Fox-Smith

People who believe in magic can see that magic in the trickling waters of a creek; or at least I can. I began to love going down to the creek in the woods behind our home when I was six-and-a-half.
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Frustration, Happiness, and Pure Amazement

Story Published November 21, 2015 by Isabella Widrow

How I Found Chanterelles Rain splattered against ice-cold windows, and fat, foggy, clouds hung low. I was in my dad’s twenty-one-year- old Honda Accord, zooming along the highway.
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Eyes

Story Published November 21, 2015 by Ella McAuliffe

Even as a child, I was fascinated by wild things. Some of my first memories are those of my dad marching me into the wilds of the jungle and pointing out troops of monkeys, kaleidoscopes of butterflie...
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Illuminated

Story Published March 1, 2014 by Siena DeBenedittis, 13

By Siena DeBenedittis, 13 Illustrated by Montanna Harling, 13 Eleven-thirty, says my watch. I slide out of bed and begin to get dressed. Pajamas on, bathing suit on.
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The Clay Pot

Story Published May 1, 1994 by Naomi Wendland

By Naomi Wendland, 12, Lusaka, Zambia Illustrated by Lilly Bee Pierce, 13, Fallbrook, California It was a cool, dusky morning in a village by a river bank.
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The Bear

Story Published November 1, 1992 By Lena Boesser-Koschmann, 11. Illustrated by Jathan Brubaker, 13

By Lena Boesser-Koschmann, age 11 Illustrated by Jathan Brubaker, 13 The morning was cool. It wasn't cold, but not warm enough to go without a jacket.
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