by Shelley Noel McFatter, Illustrated by Holly VVist
Published December 13, 2016
The icy air caressed Jeff's cheek, hissing softly through the gray-brown stubble that decorated his weather-beaten face. His faded leather boots smashed the freshly fallen snow, leaving a heavy imprint on each perfectly formed flake....
By Lia Regal, Illustrated by Alina Eydel
Published December 13, 2016
I spent the first twelve years of my life in Brooklyn, New York, in the area below Park Slope. It was a nice neighborhood, with the brownstone houses lining the streets, dotting the sloping hills....
By Braden M. McDonald, Illustrated by Max Strebel
Published December 13, 2016
CHAPTER ONE: HOLIDAY CHARACTER [dropcap]B[/dropcap]raden was very lucky in many ways. His only bad luck was that he had a severe allergy to rabbits. Not many have traveled the world by boat and are...
By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar
Published December 12, 2016
My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42 AM, three minutes before my alarm was due to go off. I stretched out my...
By Alexandra Pistey, Illustrated by J. Palmer
Published December 12, 2016
Emily shaded her green eyes from the hot Nevada sun. A tiny breeze blew a loose strand of her dusty brown hair and relieved the humidity that made the air hang thick and heavy. Her...
By Rebecca Schneider, Illustrated by Eliott P. Frank
Published December 12, 2016
Billy stood on the porch of the cabin enjoying the cool, fresh air. He loved the way everything was quiet and still before the rest of the world woke up. Then he remembered—he was at...
By Andrea Albertini, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen
Published December 12, 2016
Julia arose at the early hour of four o'clock AM, fighting already bubbling nerves, and being careful not to wake her parents in the next room or her two younger siblings. She didn't want anyone...
By Megan Gannett, Illustrated by Leigh Marie Marshall
Published December 12, 2016
It had been almost a year since that fateful day last June when Lucy Livingstone's baby boy had died at the age of ten days. Catriona Livingstone, her twelve-year-old daughter, was accompanying Mr. and Mrs....
By Danny Musher, Illustrated by Andrew Smith
Published December 12, 2016
The chilling night air swirled around James Henry as he stumbled blindly over the treacherous forest floor. Just above the treetops, the full moon hung low in the sky, swathed in a shawl of thick...
By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar
Published December 12, 2016
My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42 AM, three minutes before my alarm was due to go off. I stretched out my...
