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My Story, a Fictional Account

by Gertrude Suokko

Published January 30, 2016

I lived a beautiful life free of worry or sorrow until the age of fourteen, when both my mother and...
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Wings

by Eleanor Holton

Published January 30, 2016

I was startled. I really didn’t know what to think. I was so sure that I would get the job....
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Where My Family Is

by Jessye Holmgren-Sidell

Published January 28, 2016

I sat alone in the dark, feeling the boat rock from side to side. The hollow sounds the boat made...
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Building the Pyramids

by Timmi Ruth Kline

Published January 27, 2016

The smell of hot bread rose to Lomea’s nostrils as she removed a freshly baked loaf from the small fire....
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Hope

by Cashen Conroy

Published January 25, 2016

On the dark wood table, a plain plate lay inches away from Abigail. Her blond hair flounced around her shoulders....
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Masked

by Sophie Tottman

Published January 23, 2016

Gemma was shielding herself from a sandstorm of dandelion seeds. Her tutor, Dominick Vickson, and herself were right at the...
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The Bright Star

by Ella Jane Lombard

Published January 15, 2016

This story takes place in 1976, in South Africa. At this time in its history, the country was in the...
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My Father’s Doves

by Jenny Li

Published January 7, 2016

Running to the market, my father clutched the bagful of coins to his chest. On the leather bag was sewn...
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Curtis Freedom

by Anna Haverly

Published January 5, 2016

The hot July sun beat its fiery rays down on the heads of the slaves working in the shelterless Carolina...
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Julius’s Gift

by Evelyn Chen

Published December 30, 2015

“Octavia, do not hold your threads so clumsily; you are not an animal,” Cassia said. Her young mistress frowned and...
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My Story, a Fictional Account

Story Published January 30, 2016 by Gertrude Suokko

I lived a beautiful life free of worry or sorrow until the age of fourteen, when both my mother and father died. Then, I had nowhere to go except my Aunt Helga’s. Her name explains her perfectly.
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Wings

Story Published January 30, 2016 by Eleanor Holton

I was startled. I really didn’t know what to think. I was so sure that I would get the job. The idea of not getting it had never even crossed my mind.
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Where My Family Is

Story Published January 28, 2016 by Jessye Holmgren-Sidell

I sat alone in the dark, feeling the boat rock from side to side. The hollow sounds the boat made as the waves hit it told me how deep the water was beneath us. “Creaak, Creaak.
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Building the Pyramids

Story Published January 27, 2016 by Timmi Ruth Kline

The smell of hot bread rose to Lomea’s nostrils as she removed a freshly baked loaf from the small fire. She handed it to her younger sister, Hemufe, who in turn gave it to the last worker waiting f...
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Hope

Story Published January 25, 2016 by Cashen Conroy

On the dark wood table, a plain plate lay inches away from Abigail. Her blond hair flounced around her shoulders. Her light blue dress with darker flowers brought out the bright blue in her eyes, whic...
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Masked

Story Published January 23, 2016 by Sophie Tottman

Gemma was shielding herself from a sandstorm of dandelion seeds. Her tutor, Dominick Vickson, and herself were right at the core of a lush field. “As you can see,” Dominick called above the strong...
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The Bright Star

Story Published January 15, 2016 by Ella Jane Lombard

This story takes place in 1976, in South Africa. At this time in its history, the country was in the middle of apartheid, a governmental policy that discriminated against non-whites and gave authoriti...
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My Father’s Doves

Story Published January 7, 2016 by Jenny Li

Running to the market, my father clutched the bagful of coins to his chest. On the leather bag was sewn “,” horse, in Chinese, the only gift that his father had given him before the war.
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Curtis Freedom

Story Published January 5, 2016 by Anna Haverly

The hot July sun beat its fiery rays down on the heads of the slaves working in the shelterless Carolina cotton field. Tall, twelve-year-old Curtis, dragging his cotton bag behind him, paused to steal...
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Julius’s Gift

Story Published December 30, 2015 by Evelyn Chen

“Octavia, do not hold your threads so clumsily; you are not an animal,” Cassia said. Her young mistress frowned and then suddenly threw the ball of dyed yarn on the floor.
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