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Jennie’s House

by Bo-Violet Vig, Art by Lauren Yu Age 13

Published December 6, 2020

Moving forces Jennie to reconsider what makes a house a home Jennie knew every corner of the house she grew...
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When the World Woke Up

by Maggie Shelton, Art by Djin Thornton Age 12

Published December 6, 2020

A celebration of dawn’s quiet joy The ashen sky was dusted with creamy pearls. Street lamps cast their gentle aura...
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen Age 12

Published November 22, 2020

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher,...
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

by Audrey Young

Published October 19, 2020

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She...
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The Last Birthday Boy

by Olivia Ladell, Art by Cora Burch

Published September 18, 2020

It was the big day. After years of preparation, they were finally ready. The apocalypse had shattered, and would shatter,...
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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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The Old Woman

by Rachael Ding, Art by Mia Fang

Published February 1, 2020

Once, there was a little girl with two pigtails. She was a joy to all those around her and was...
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The Life of Beverly Henderson

by Jamison Freis, Art by Destan Cevher

Published February 1, 2020

I was born in 1950 and a few hours after I was born, my mom died—or so I was told....
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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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Green

by Sascha Farmer, Art by Oishee Sinharay

Published October 12, 2019

After moving from a small town in Canada to a big U.S. city, Gale struggles to adapt Gale was a...
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Jennie’s House

Story Age 13 Published December 6, 2020 by Bo-Violet Vig, Art by Lauren Yu

Moving forces Jennie to reconsider what makes a house a home Jennie knew every corner of the house she grew up in. Every rut down the center of her bedroom ceiling, every groove worn into the bambo...
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When the World Woke Up

Story Age 12 Published December 6, 2020 by Maggie Shelton, Art by Djin Thornton

A celebration of dawn’s quiet joy The ashen sky was dusted with creamy pearls. Street lamps cast their gentle aura across the unlit streets. No sounds could be heard; it was too late for the owls...
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The Serenity of the Simple Inquiry

Story Age 12 Published November 22, 2020 by Ella Yamamura, Art by Sage Millen

Ms. Lavender asked a simple question—why can’t Dawn answer it? We sat in a circle, everybody facing my second-grade teacher, Ms. Lavender. She handed everyone a slip of paper.
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Balancing My Nerves and a Bike

Story Published October 19, 2020 by Audrey Young

My mom used to like telling people about how she was in labor with me for over 36 hours. She would laugh and say that I was so comfortably curled up inside that I didn’t feel like coming out, and wh...
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The Last Birthday Boy

Story Published September 18, 2020 by Olivia Ladell, Art by Cora Burch

It was the big day. After years of preparation, they were finally ready. The apocalypse had shattered, and would shatter, the lives of too many, and the government feared that Earth would soon become...
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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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The Old Woman

Story Published February 1, 2020 by Rachael Ding, Art by Mia Fang

Once, there was a little girl with two pigtails. She was a joy to all those around her and was constantly happy. Her backpack was a bright red, and her shoes were a colorful pink.
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The Life of Beverly Henderson

Story Published February 1, 2020 by Jamison Freis, Art by Destan Cevher

I was born in 1950 and a few hours after I was born, my mom died—or so I was told. We were in Ketchum, Idaho. My name is Beverly Henderson. I am part Irish and the rest of me is all American.
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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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Green

Story Published October 12, 2019 by Sascha Farmer, Art by Oishee Sinharay

After moving from a small town in Canada to a big U.S. city, Gale struggles to adapt Gale was a late sleeper. She had always been. It was just her way of responding to the weekend.
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