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Emily Chang
Age 14
Published August 14, 2023
A trip to Hyacinth Cove brings the cousins closer By Emily This is the final installment of Emily Chang’s novella, which received honorable mention in our 2022 Book Contest. If you are a new subscriber,...
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Eliana Vitti
Age 9
Published August 14, 2023
Once upon a time there was a pretty red hen. She was young and happy and looked forward to laying her first egg. On Tuesday, she tried to lay an egg, but couldn’t. On Wednesday,...
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Natasha Dolinsky
Age 12
Published August 14, 2023
A therapist tries to convince Madeline her only friend isn’t real They tell me you’re not real. I know that’s wrong. If you weren’t real, I wouldn’t see you, hear you, feel you. I didn’t...
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Roxy Pilcher
Age 10
Published August 8, 2023
This piece contains some additional resources for educators. Click here to read them. The moon invites the animals to help light up the night sky One night, on a tall mountain, a river ran through...
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Adler Savikas
Age 10
Published August 6, 2023
Young triplet princes, the descendants of legendary King Corv the Twenty-First, set off on their first sea voyage Once upon a time, on a green, lush island in the middle of a raging blue sea...
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Naaman Garcia
Age 8
Published August 6, 2023
A struggling farmer finds a special seed that transforms his life One day, there was a guy named Bob. He was a farmer. He thought he made decent money, until the bills hit him real...
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Eileen Yoo
Age 13
Published June 7, 2023
Paige stumbles on an adventure that momentarily takes her mind off her friends’ disagreements Paige ran outside from the back door of her house with a soccer ball in her hand. The sun hung high...
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Emily Chang
Age 14
Published June 7, 2023
Nicky discovers some items in Mrs. Fleming’s attic that unearth upsetting memories from the past This is the second of three installments of Emily Chang’s novella, which received honorable mention in our 2022 Book Contest....
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Emily Beltramo
Age 12
Published June 6, 2023
A musician works to build community, and a life, on the streets I lean back against the black stone pillar behind me, inhaling the smell of hot street food. My stomach growls loudly. A smoker...
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Sol Smith
Age 13
Published June 6, 2023
A determined mare makes a plan to keep her foal by her side “Mommy?” “What now, little one?” I shifted my hooves, looking down at my young colt standing beside me. I could hardly believe...
