A Mysterious Package

by Lukas Bacho

Published August 14, 2015

I slipped off my shoes and sensed the tough airport rug beneath my feet. Behind me, hundreds of people were...
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The Lotus

by Lily Hoelscher

Published August 12, 2015

The bell rang, and a flood of students poured out of Madison Middle School. Kids laughed and chattered excitedly to...
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Racing Coconuts

by Rachel Barglow, Illustrated by Ester Luna

Published July 31, 2015

"Truth or Dare?” my best friend Jackson challenges me. I glance around at my circle of friends like they might...
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Mouse

by Nadezh Mulholland

Published February 15, 2006

[dropcap text_color="" background_color=""]R[/dropcap]oey looked sulkily into her bedroom mirror. She turned around, scrutinizing her nose from every angle, but whichever...
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A Friend

by Anonymous, Illustrated by Morgan Ashworth

Published July 8, 2003

"Remember when we were eating yellow popsicles in the park and there was a wind and the yellow melted popsicle...
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Lindy

By Ari Rubin, Illustrated by Kristin Trayer, 11

Published May 1, 1993

I used to cringe each time our doorbell rang. Nine times out of ten the person on the other side...
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The Ice Cream Man

by Joanna Calogero, 12

Published September 1, 1991

The Ice Cream Man By Joanna Calogero, 12 Illustrated by Hilary Carere, 10 The familiar song of "The Entertainer" is...
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