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Elaina Heinitz, Art by Hanna Gustafson
Published August 22, 2020
Life in a small town is disrupted when a special bird disappears Once there was a town named Schnitzelberg, and every morning a bird would fly over the town singing a four-note song. The bird...
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Emily Carver, Art by Sage Millen
Published August 22, 2020
When Ruby, a wolf, gets separated from her pack, she must find a new one—or survive on her own Red eyes sparkled in the shadows of night and injected fear like a shot into any...
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Hannah Nami Gajcowski, Art by Rebecca Wu
Published May 2, 2020
You can read the first two installments of Hannah’s novella, which placed third in our 2019 book contest, in the April and May 2020 issues of Stone Soup. This is the final installment. CHARACTERS –...
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Anya Geist
Published April 27, 2020
To protect themselves from Hitler, Ayden’s family must split up MARCH. MARCH. The sounds and sights of the dozens of uniformed men who walked beneath our fourth-floor apartment were tormenting. The street, located in a...
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Lena Donofrio, Art by Grace Jones
Published April 27, 2020
After moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Hoa struggles to adapt Hoa fidgeted nervously with her brown paper lunch bag containing her turkey-and-cheese sandwich, small rounded carrot sticks, and container of applesauce that came in...
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Bo-Violet Vig, Art by Oskar Cross
Published April 1, 2020
I wake up to silence. No usual sounds of Dad clattering around in the kitchen, or Lucas hammering on the piano, or Maggie screaming at Mom because she doesn’t want to take Pickles out for...
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Hannah Nami Gajcowski, Art by Margaret Fulop
Published April 1, 2020
This novella, which placed third in our 2019 Book Contest, will be appearing in three parts across the April, May, and June 2020 issues of Stone Soup. CHARACTERS – In order of appearance ELANA (Uh-LAY-nuh)...
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Hannah Nami Gajcowski, Art by Ava Shorten
Published March 22, 2020
You can read the first installment of Hannah’s novella, which placed third in our 2019 book contest, in the April 2020 issue of Stone Soup. The final installment will appear in our June 2020 issue....
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Harper Fortgang, Art by Rishika Porandla
Published March 20, 2020
Evelyn is teased for trying to join the Boys’ Chess Club Meet Evelyn Thompson. In kindergarten, she tore down the micro-soccer field in a dress and Mary Janes. By first grade, she could play Bach...
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Leon Antonov, Art by Adhi Sukhdial
Published March 19, 2020
When a killer whale smashes into their ship, Alan and his pet cormorant have to fend for themselves The mission was supposed to be simple: sail out into the Atlantic Ocean, take on board a...
