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First Impression

by Eloise Wendt

Published November 19, 2015

Magical Childhood

by Luke Brolsma

Published November 19, 2015

Memories… I am six years old. I am the hero of this story. Me and my friends are inseparable. For hours we play Star Wars. Some of us are Jedi, others Sith, and some Clones....

One Last Chance

by Tatum Schutt

Published November 19, 2015

Dancing Birds

by Ayla Schultz

Published November 19, 2015

It was a cold Sunday morning in the fall. The trees were bare and looked like they needed a coat. The ocean water lapped up against the sand, liquid ice. Two boys played by...

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by Montanna Harling, Illustrated by the author

Published August 23, 2015

The sun slanted through the trees, lighting the forest with a warm glow. The day was surprisingly warm, being the middle of autumn. I climbed a sun-warmed boulder and stopped to catch my breath, letting...

A Secret Freedom

by Aiwen L. Desai, Illustrated by Christine Troll

Published August 23, 2015

Cali Marlin smiled in anticipation as she held her mare, Artemis, or Arty, as Cali liked to call her. Today was the day. Every year Cali, her brother, Finn, and their parents rode all over...

Take a Stand

by Megan Little, Illustrated by Teah Laupapa

Published August 23, 2015

Movement

by Kika Kovaleski, Illustrated by Samira Glaeser-Khan

Published August 23, 2015

Find the Sunshine

by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

Published August 23, 2015

If Only

by David Vapnek, Illustrated by Christian Miguel

Published August 23, 2015

If only I had told someone about the crack in my helmet, if only I had run around the defender, if only I didn’t play in the championship game, if only I did what I...

First Impression

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Eloise Wendt

The white moving truck with faded blue letters pulls into the driveway behind us. I stare ahead at the one-story house that is now ours. Unbelievable. I look down, into my folded hands. The never-ending car trip seems like a bundle of candy right now. Will things keep getting worse? “Bay,” my mom says gently. I look out the window, oblivious to her coaxing voice. Diandra lets out a snicker.

Magical Childhood

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Luke Brolsma

Memories… I am six years old. I am the hero of this story. Me and my friends are inseparable. For hours we play Star Wars. Some of us are Jedi, others Sith, and some Clones. The bottom line—it is pure magic! The worst fight we all ever had was over whose sled was whose on the hill behind my house, but it did not end our friendship.

One Last Chance

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Tatum Schutt

Ella wrapped her legs around the cold metal of the folding chair, held her résumé, headshot, and sheet music tightly, and clenched her teeth. She didn’t want the moms sitting in the back and the kids around her to see the uncontrollable nervous twitches she was having. This usually didn’t happen at normal auditions, but this was her last chance for a whole year.

Dancing Birds

Story Published November 19, 2015 by Ayla Schultz

It was a cold Sunday morning in the fall. The trees were bare and looked like they needed a coat. The ocean water lapped up against the sand, liquid ice. Two boys played by the beach, each daring the other to go farther into the freezing water.

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Story Published August 23, 2015 by Montanna Harling, Illustrated by the author

A Secret Freedom

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Aiwen L. Desai, Illustrated by Christine Troll

Cali Marlin smiled in anticipation as she held her mare, Artemis, or Arty, as Cali liked to call her. Today was the day. Every year Cali, her brother, Finn, and their parents rode all over the ranch in search of Secret, an elusive mare, and her band. Secret’s band had been loose on the ranch for years, but a human being had yet to catch a glimpse of their lead mare.

Take a Stand

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Megan Little, Illustrated by Teah Laupapa

"Go back to China, slant eyes,” they would say. “Why won’t you just leave us alone, Tina?” In the beginning, I thought she could have just ignored them. But I didn’t understand what they were putting her through. I remember that cloudy Tuesday afternoon clearly. I had just finished my peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.

Movement

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Kika Kovaleski, Illustrated by Samira Glaeser-Khan

Yuki looked like a wild horse, galloping through the streets of the small, friendly town, her silky black hair flying through the wind. The glaring sun beamed down at her. “Japan bombed Pearl Harbor!” she screamed. “Japan bombed Pearl Harbor!” When two months had crawled by, and the event was forgotten in that small Japanese-American town, Yuki snatched a rusty red radio from her windowsil...

Find the Sunshine

Story Published August 23, 2015 by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

I can remember as clearly as my own name, the sound of the rain pounding mercilessly away at the roof of my grandfather’s house and the howl of the wind outside the raindrop-painted windowpane. I slouched in the rocking chair in the living room, watching the rain hammer away at the wood boards on the back porch and rocking absentmindedly.

If Only

Story Published August 23, 2015 by David Vapnek, Illustrated by Christian Miguel

If only I had told someone about the crack in my helmet, if only I had run around the defender, if only I didn’t play in the championship game, if only I did what I knew I should have done all along… if only. I woke up at six in the morning. The game wasn’t until ten o’clock but I wanted to get there early.

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