The Blue Wings, Reviewed by Sita, 11

by Sita

Published October 20, 2020

The Blue Wings, a realistic-fiction novel by Jef Aerts, centers around a boy named Josh and his older brother Jadran. Jadran has a cognitive condition that presents itself in the form of obsessive thoughts and...

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Together, a poem by Ethan Van, 10

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 19, 2020

Together Ethan Van, 10 Talking together. Chatting together. Homework together. Playing together. Running together. Left school. Can’t go outside. Talking no more. Chatting no more. Homework no more. Playing no more. Running no more. Or…...

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Back to School in the Pandemic

by Lauren Minyoung Yoon

Published October 14, 2020

“You must be…” the principal said. Through my nervousness I said, “Lauren,” even though my friends at my old school knew me as Eunice. Seems to me that I still can’t believe I just moved...

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Switzerland Travelogue

by Vivaan Kartik

Published October 13, 2020

SWITZERLAND TRAVELOGUE  Country: Switzerland Capital: Bern Main Languages Spoken: German (Swiss German), Italian, French Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)   Switzerland is renowned globally for watches, cheese, chocolate, fondue, precision, engineering, cows, milk, etc., but its...

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Spring-20, a poem by Patrycja Wanat, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published October 5, 2020

Spring-20 Patrycja Wanat, 13  Kite tails should be in the sky,  Bees are flying by. Spring has arrived! Everyone should be bright, But not this year, Because we're all filled with fear From COVID-19, We...

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Life of a Pencil by Amruta Krishnan Srinivasan, 9

by Stone Soup Editors

Published September 30, 2020

Life of a Pencil Amruta Krishnan Srinivasan, 9 Man’s best friend is a dog. Amruta’s best friend—a pencil. Well, I used to be. I used to be her treasure, a creator. Her creativity flooded through my...

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Quarantine, a poem by Shravya Sethi, 11

by Stone Soup Editors

Published September 29, 2020

Quarantine Shravya Sethi, 11 The light, not of sun The clash of a noise Coming from the box It's not quite a toy The smell of a cake wafting from the oven door you dive...

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Spread Love Not Hate

by Prisha Aswal

Published September 21, 2020

"Injustice for one is injustice for all." – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear Diary, Today I went to a protest march. I went to support people who are against racism and especially to support...

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The Tyrant Virus, a poem by Benjamin Wu, 11

by Stone Soup Editors

Published September 16, 2020

The Tyrant Virus Benjamin Wu, 11 The Coronavirus shows no intention of going away Bulking up and gushing out day by day Huffing and puffing and doling out dismay Tossing disease around like confetti everyday....

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My Room, a poem by Julia Marcus, 13

by Stone Soup Editors

Published September 15, 2020

My Room Julia Marcus, 13 Four faded white walls, two open windows, two closed doors, three paintings, one whiteboard, and just one human being. That would be me. Me sinking into the cushions of the...

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