Face Your Fears

by Jem Burch

Published November 21, 2015

Katherine looked up into the smiling faces of her parents. Though they appeared to be cheerful on the outside, she...
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The Fire of Diwali

by Asha Baudart-Gehlawat

Published November 21, 2015

A TRUE STORY Kamina grinned. Finally, it was Diwali! She had been longing for this day since she had come...
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Spirit of Love

by Sonia Carroll

Published November 19, 2015

Perhaps it’s because we never know what happens to us after dying that makes the topic of death so intriguing....
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One Last Chance

by Tatum Schutt

Published November 19, 2015

Ella wrapped her legs around the cold metal of the folding chair, held her résumé, headshot, and sheet music tightly,...
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Dancing Birds

by Ayla Schultz

Published November 19, 2015

  It was a cold Sunday morning in the fall. The trees were bare and looked like they needed a...
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Find the Sunshine

by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

Published August 23, 2015

I can remember as clearly as my own name, the sound of the rain pounding mercilessly away at the roof...
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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...
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Being Lucia

by Molly O’Toole, Illustrated by Ravela Smyth

Published August 21, 2015

By Molly O’Toole Illustrated by Ravela Smyth Beep! Beep! I spring out of bed when my alarm sounds, but no...
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Lunch in the Morning

by Albert Shu

Published August 21, 2015

Guang’s stomach grumbled. He sighed, took his bread out of his backpack, and looked at it, trying to control his...
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Marcella’s Miracle

by Abigail Johnson, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

Published August 20, 2015

His breathing deepened as he drifted off to sleep. His chest rose and fell in a rhythm that comforted his sister...
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