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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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The Clock of Emotion

By Elisabeth Baer, Illustrated by Chloe Goodman

Published June 30, 2018

“Blast you, too, clock!” Aunt Stephanie screamed, hurling the beautiful clock of emotion into a ditch behind her home. Her...
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Swept-Up Fish

By Sabrina Feldberg, Illustrated by Reed Skelton

Published June 30, 2018

The beach was gorgeous. The glittering blue waves lapped onto the shore; it kindly slapped away small children who got...
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The Missing Piece

By Lucy Zanker

Published June 30, 2018

“Wake up, Tommy,” I said. Tommy, my thirteen-year-old robotic brother (he really is a robot—no kidding) needs to wake...
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Echoes

By Bailey Curtin

Published April 19, 2018

It’s in my head. Bouncing around like a beach ball. Jade’s last words to me. “Shut it, Cate, and let...
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The Balcony

By Una Dorr

Published January 21, 2018

It was a tall, weather-beaten building with countless weather-beaten balconies jutting out of its sides. Milo, a plump and red-faced...
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Paradise?

By Kaya Simcoe

Published December 22, 2017

As I look around me, surveying my surroundings, everything seems different. The sunlight that is spilling onto the ocean sparkles...
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The Year of the Rooster

By Sabrina Guo

Published October 31, 2017

This summer, I traveled with my family to China’s Jiangsu province. One night, we had a soy sauce chicken wrapped...
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The Track of Fear

By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of...
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Maple and Marmalade

By Fiona Mulley, Illustrated by Maya Work

Published April 19, 2017

A loud knock sounded on Violet’s dressing-room door. “Places for Act One!” Violet leapt up from her dressing-table stool, her...
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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...
Read More →

The Clock of Emotion

Story Published June 30, 2018 By Elisabeth Baer, Illustrated by Chloe Goodman

“Blast you, too, clock!” Aunt Stephanie screamed, hurling the beautiful clock of emotion into a ditch behind her home. Her emotion rapidly changed to misery and loneliness. “I am ruined!
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Swept-Up Fish

Story Published June 30, 2018 By Sabrina Feldberg, Illustrated by Reed Skelton

The beach was gorgeous. The glittering blue waves lapped onto the shore; it kindly slapped away small children who got too close to the foamy current. Up where I was watching the scene, the sand, sitt...
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The Missing Piece

Story Published June 30, 2018 By Lucy Zanker

“Wake up, Tommy,” I said. Tommy, my thirteen-year-old robotic brother (he really is a robot—no kidding) needs to wake up! He always walks with me to school. He likes to sleep though.
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Echoes

Story Published April 19, 2018 By Bailey Curtin

It’s in my head. Bouncing around like a beach ball. Jade’s last words to me. “Shut it, Cate, and let me die in peace.” She’d smiled, squeezed my hand, and then she was gone. I’m walking.
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The Balcony

Story Published January 21, 2018 By Una Dorr

It was a tall, weather-beaten building with countless weather-beaten balconies jutting out of its sides. Milo, a plump and red-faced 9-year-old, had felt unsafe in the top floor drafty apartment since...
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Paradise?

Story Published December 22, 2017 By Kaya Simcoe

As I look around me, surveying my surroundings, everything seems different. The sunlight that is spilling onto the ocean sparkles like a thousand gems, and I’m lead to wonder if there actually are a...
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The Year of the Rooster

Story Published October 31, 2017 By Sabrina Guo

This summer, I traveled with my family to China’s Jiangsu province. One night, we had a soy sauce chicken wrapped in tinfoil for dinner. It looked like a present with a bright red ribbon tied around...
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The Track of Fear

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Chug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of Paris, my sister and I rose and plunged on the snakelike coaster.
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Maple and Marmalade

Story Published April 19, 2017 By Fiona Mulley, Illustrated by Maya Work

A loud knock sounded on Violet’s dressing-room door. “Places for Act One!” Violet leapt up from her dressing-table stool, her breath quickening. A little shiver of nervous excitement ran down he...
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