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Inspiration

by Emi Cohen

Published January 23, 2016

Ophelia crumpled up yet another piece of notebook paper and threw it in the general direction of the garbage can....
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Dream of Dancing

by Greta Kvittem

Published January 7, 2016

I had never even thought about what I could do with ballet in my life. It was always just there....
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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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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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Inspiration

Story Published January 23, 2016 by Emi Cohen

Ophelia crumpled up yet another piece of notebook paper and threw it in the general direction of the garbage can. It missed by roughly five feet. Ophelia shrugged.
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Dream of Dancing

Story Published January 7, 2016 by Greta Kvittem

I had never even thought about what I could do with ballet in my life. It was always just there. A little part of my life, one small piece of the pie of my world; twice a week, five o’clock to seven...
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One Last Chance

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Tatum Schutt

Ella wrapped her legs around the cold metal of the folding chair, held her résumé, headshot, and sheet music tightly, and clenched her teeth. She didn’t want the moms sitting in the back and the k...
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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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