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Liam Hancock, Art by Nataly Ann Vekker
Published March 1, 2020
William Morgan prepares to surf the same enormous waves that killed his father The usual morning fog is persistent today. The long jetty near Pillar Point is swallowed by the soupy grey, seemingly disappearing into...
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Julia Hershon, Art by Caitlin Goh
Published March 1, 2020
A sudden rain of asteroids turns a normal school day into a terrifying experience Light glimmered on the vast plains of France and on the sparkly stones that lay around like lazy cats. The stones...
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Eli Spaulding, Art by Sophia Torres
Published March 1, 2020
After years of digging for artifacts from World War III, James finds something valuable “Still nothing?” asks Peter, his nose pointed down at me like a beak. He has an aura of disdain floating around...
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Rachael Ding, Art by Mia Fang
Published February 1, 2020
A woman passes through each season of life 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...
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Alexa Chiang, Art by Margaret Fulop
Published February 1, 2020
Left alone after her best friend moves away, the narrator struggles with loneliness Just a day ago, I saw my best friend, Yaëlle. But as my eager eight-year-old eyes scanned the crowded recess yard, there...
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Tudor Achim
Published February 1, 2020
Jeremy finds a magic pen that will help him fight his school’s bullies Jeremy was a dreamer who constantly hoped for an adventurous life, full of supernatural encounters. Like most boys at his age, Jeremy...
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Jamison Freis, Art by Destan Cevher
Published February 1, 2020
Beverly, abandoned by both her parents as a baby, at 13 befriends a raccoon named Bandit and sets out to find her father I was born in 1950 and a few hours after I was...
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Elyse Bambrough, Art by Sage Millen
Published January 1, 2020
In a colorless world full of trash, the writer dreams of a lush, vivid rainforest Dear Diary, I woke up again yesterday and saw the hammering rain pouring harshly down on my small little house....
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Ava Isabella Angeles, Art by Filomena Bertucci
Published January 1, 2020
One, Two, and Three live in the perfect world—so why aren’t they happy? “One!” The Perfection teacher’s shrill voice sliced the silence of the still room like a knife. One jumped, startled. The teacher’s voice...
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Marlena Kilian, Art by Sage Millen
Published December 1, 2019
A Spanish nobleman makes an astonishing discovery Corian Monseur lounged on a couch with lace trimmings, gazing lazily through the window. His father was a nobleman and an architect busy designing the King of Spain’s...
