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I Wish . . .

by Michelle Byers Age 13

Published October 17, 2021

March 20, 2020: “When I talk about the most drastic action we can take, this is it. New York is...
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Memories

by Renee Wang Age 13

Published September 29, 2021

After learning he has only a few days left live, a man looks back on his life Theodore Colin looked...
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Get Myself a Rocking Chair

by Nora Heiskell Age 12

Published June 20, 2021

Katrina’s life changes when she starts visiting Mr. McCumber, a lonely old man with no family of his own Chapter...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe

by Ariana Kralicek Age 12

Published May 31, 2021

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde Chapter 1 “And that’s exactly why you should try Milky’s...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part Three)

by Ariana Kralicek Age 12

Published May 25, 2021

This is the third and final installment of Ariana Kralicek’s novella. You can read the first two installments in the...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part Two)

by Ariana Kralicek Age 12

Published April 27, 2021

This is the second installation of a novella that we are publishing in three parts in the April, May, and...
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Awaiting a Letter

by Lila C. Kassouf Age 12

Published April 27, 2021

Celeste sets out to find a bank robber—but ends up solving a mystery about her mother instead Eighteen-thousand dollars were...
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The Fall

by Ananya Nigam Age 13

Published April 27, 2021

A leaf wonders why it must eventually fall Sometimes I look down at the forest floor below and I wonder...
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A Small Moment

by Allison Sargent Age 11

Published March 23, 2021

Allison struggles to accept what her mother tells her: that “different is good” She combs my hair, carefully untangling each...
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Tom Green

by Zahra Batteh Age 10

Published March 23, 2021

Tom Green is very spoiled and lazy—until an accident forces him to change his life Tom Green was very proud...
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I Wish . . .

Story Age 13 Published October 17, 2021 by Michelle Byers

March 20, 2020: “When I talk about the most drastic action we can take, this is it. New York is locked down; New Yorkers will only be allowed to leave their homes for essential business.
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Memories

Story Age 13 Published September 29, 2021 by Renee Wang

After learning he has only a few days left live, a man looks back on his life Theodore Colin looked out from his too-small chair in his roach-ridden room.
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Get Myself a Rocking Chair

Story Age 12 Published June 20, 2021 by Nora Heiskell

Katrina’s life changes when she starts visiting Mr. McCumber, a lonely old man with no family of his own Chapter One Lord I been hangin’ out of town in that low-down rain Watchin’ good-tim...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe

Story Age 12 Published May 31, 2021 by Ariana Kralicek

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde Chapter 1 “And that’s exactly why you should try Milky’s chocolate ice cream!
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part Three)

Story Age 12 Published May 25, 2021 by Ariana Kralicek

This is the third and final installment of Ariana Kralicek’s novella. You can read the first two installments in the April and May 2021 issues of Stone Soup, or in its entirety here.
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The Trials and Tribulations of Swifty Appledoe (Part Two)

Story Age 12 Published April 27, 2021 by Ariana Kralicek

This is the second installation of a novella that we are publishing in three parts in the April, May, and June 2021 issues of Stone Soup. Chapter 10 It’s my first hip-hop class.
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Awaiting a Letter

Story Age 12 Published April 27, 2021 by Lila C. Kassouf

Celeste sets out to find a bank robber—but ends up solving a mystery about her mother instead Eighteen-thousand dollars were stolen from the Bridgeham Regional Bank on Nov. 2.
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The Fall

Story Age 13 Published April 27, 2021 by Ananya Nigam

A leaf wonders why it must eventually fall Sometimes I look down at the forest floor below and I wonder what is out there. All my life, I have been sitting on the same branch, on the same tree, in...
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A Small Moment

Story Age 11 Published March 23, 2021 by Allison Sargent

Allison struggles to accept what her mother tells her: that “different is good” She combs my hair, carefully untangling each section. My hair is like a fluffy black cloud spreading away from my...
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Tom Green

Story Age 10 Published March 23, 2021 by Zahra Batteh

Tom Green is very spoiled and lazy—until an accident forces him to change his life Tom Green was very proud to say that he had the best life any human could wish for.
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