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Finding Home

by Lena Donofrio, Art by Grace Jones

Published April 27, 2020

After moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Hoa struggles to adapt Hoa fidgeted nervously with her brown paper lunch bag...
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A Perfect World

by Ava Isabella Angeles, Art by Filomena Bertucci

Published January 1, 2020

One, Two, and Three live in the perfect world—so why aren’t they happy? “One!” The Perfection teacher’s shrill voice sliced...
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Cafe Terrace at Night

by Aoife O’Connell, Art by Hannah Parker

Published December 1, 2019

One cold, hopeless night in Paris, a homeless orphan girl meets a mysterious woman The only noise that night in...
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Sky Blue Hijab

by Seoyon Kim Age 12

Published December 1, 2019

A journalist travels to a refugee camp to report on the Syrian Civil War I twist the fake wedding ring...
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The Cedar Bracelet

by Ella Martinez Nocito, Art by Alicia Xin

Published October 12, 2019

A girl needs the courage to face a new home and a new school all the way across the country...
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The Greater Good

By Valentine Wulf

Published December 3, 2018

Lizard Corporation started as a tiny, innocent store in Miss Angelica Plum’s basement when she was only 18 years old....
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The Girl Who Is Allergic to Everything

By Kyra Yip

Published November 10, 2018

Allergies A lot of people have allergies. Allergies to gluten, nuts, and eggs. I have allergies to a lot...
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A Child’s Memoir

By Alejandro Lugo Saavedra

Published September 10, 2018

The sky’s vibrant gray was an embodiment of metallic hues colliding. Smothering the arid landscape like a hazy hand. The...
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Middlenames

By Thomas Faulhaber, Illustrated by Avery Multer<br/><br/><strong>Winner of the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>

Published August 14, 2018

In his book Meaning, Galer wrote, “God created the human race as an experiment; He wanted to see if life...
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Finding Home

Story Published April 27, 2020 by Lena Donofrio, Art by Grace Jones

After moving to the U.S. from Vietnam, Hoa struggles to adapt Hoa fidgeted nervously with her brown paper lunch bag containing her turkey-and-cheese sandwich, small rounded carrot sticks, and conta...
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A Perfect World

Story Published January 1, 2020 by Ava Isabella Angeles, Art by Filomena Bertucci

One, Two, and Three live in the perfect world—so why aren’t they happy? “One!” The Perfection teacher’s shrill voice sliced the silence of the still room like a knife.
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Cafe Terrace at Night

Story Published December 1, 2019 by Aoife O’Connell, Art by Hannah Parker

One cold, hopeless night in Paris, a homeless orphan girl meets a mysterious woman The only noise that night in Paris was the soft tapping of my flats against the cobblestones.
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Sky Blue Hijab

Story Age 12 Published December 1, 2019 by Seoyon Kim

A journalist travels to a refugee camp to report on the Syrian Civil War I twist the fake wedding ring on my finger nervously. It’s a cheap copper ring that I superglued a rhinestone to.
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The Cedar Bracelet

Story Published October 12, 2019 by Ella Martinez Nocito, Art by Alicia Xin

A girl needs the courage to face a new home and a new school all the way across the country I only felt like myself when I was listening to stories. It was no surprise, really.
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The Greater Good

Story Published December 3, 2018 By Valentine Wulf

Lizard Corporation started as a tiny, innocent store in Miss Angelica Plum’s basement when she was only 18 years old. “Want an invention of your very own?
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The Girl Who Is Allergic to Everything

Story Published November 10, 2018 By Kyra Yip

Allergies A lot of people have allergies. Allergies to gluten, nuts, and eggs. I have allergies to a lot of things like nuts, seafood, eggs, and gluten. The list goes on and on.
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A Child’s Memoir

Story Published September 10, 2018 By Alejandro Lugo Saavedra

The sky’s vibrant gray was an embodiment of metallic hues colliding. Smothering the arid landscape like a hazy hand. The shrill, choppy thrilling of the desert songbirds forewarned of night’s arri...
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Middlenames

Story Published August 14, 2018 By Thomas Faulhaber, Illustrated by Avery Multer<br/><br/><strong>Winner of the 2018 Science Fiction Contest</strong>

In his book Meaning, Galer wrote, “God created the human race as an experiment; He wanted to see if life was capable of creating for Him. Ultimately, He wanted us to produce beauty.
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