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The Way Back Home

by Sawyer McCloskey

Published February 23, 2016

The Girl Next Door

by Evelyn Chen

Published February 23, 2016

There are friends, and then there are arranged friends who you are friends with because of your parents, simple as that. The girl next door was next on my mom’s arranged friends list, and I...

The Shape Stealers

by Emory MacLaughlin

Published February 23, 2016

Zed and I stood, facing the forest. “Are you sure, Zed?” I asked, turning to him. His blue eyes flashed as he glanced back at me. “You don’t have to come with me, Reina,” he...

Answers in the Sky

by Edie Koehlert and Chloe Weber

Published February 23, 2016

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]idnight woke at the crack of dawn. His glossy, dark pelt shone in the light of the rising sun. The tree shadows danced in the wind like fingers on a black table. Midnight looked around,...

Drifting

By Emma Peterson, age 11, Illustrated by Joanne Cai, age 13

Published February 23, 2016

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nxiously I waited with fingers intertwined in my thick, curly hair and my foot tapping out a rhythm on my icy driveway. Puffs of air escaped from my cracked lips. I felt as if someone...

Iris in the German Garden

by Maisie Bilston

Published February 22, 2016

A Different Kind of Brave

by Sadie Perkins

Published February 22, 2016

I bend over and finger my key chain, determined to escape into the world of Little Miss Piggy and Mini Kermit the Frog. I try to ignore the teasing around me. I try to ignore...

Seeing Over the Side of the Boat

by Benjamin Halperin

Published February 22, 2016

I don’t like my parents. Actually, that’s not true. I love my parents, but they are so stressful. Everything has to be a fight. They fight over who is driving me to baseball practice. They...

Miss Kagawa’s Gift

by Megan Lowe

Published February 22, 2016

1928 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Akemi was taking a while to adjust. Her father, mother, and sister had made the trip to Japan a few weeks before to finally complete the adoption process and bring her...

The Seabird

by Sandra Detweiler

Published February 22, 2016

In the shadow of a low stone wall on the edge of a forest, two sisters lay sprawled in the grass. The younger one turned to look at her sister. “Lindsey, is this really the...

The Way Back Home

Story Published February 23, 2016 by Sawyer McCloskey

“Hey look, everybody! It’s the loser! Hey shrimp, how’s your dad doing?” Joey hooted and pointed a grubby finger at Finn, who stood horrified as the group of kids on the playground laughed. Finn lowered his head and pretended not to hear them as he walked slowly off the playground and back to the classroom. Don’t listen to them, he thought to himself.

The Girl Next Door

Story Published February 23, 2016 by Evelyn Chen

There are friends, and then there are arranged friends who you are friends with because of your parents, simple as that. The girl next door was next on my mom’s arranged friends list, and I wouldn’t have ever agreed to so-called hang out had I not needed a summer job and she needed a piano teacher. But, there was a minor detail that my mom had forgotten to mention.

The Shape Stealers

Story Published February 23, 2016 by Emory MacLaughlin

Zed and I stood, facing the forest. “Are you sure, Zed?” I asked, turning to him. His blue eyes flashed as he glanced back at me. “You don’t have to come with me, Reina,” he growled. “But I’m doing this. I will prove to Hans that I’m not a coward.” At that point, I knew it was best not to argue.

Answers in the Sky

Story Published February 23, 2016 by Edie Koehlert and Chloe Weber

Midnight woke at the crack of dawn. His glossy, dark pelt shone in the light of the rising sun. The tree shadows danced in the wind like fingers on a black table. Midnight looked around, watching his brother, Moonshadow, his sister, Autumn, and his mother, Silverwater. Midnight’s father had left the beautiful earth shortly after the birth of his family. “One day, I’ll be strong.

Drifting

Story Published February 23, 2016 By Emma Peterson, age 11, Illustrated by Joanne Cai, age 13

Anxiously I waited with fingers intertwined in my thick, curly hair and my foot tapping out a rhythm on my icy driveway. Puffs of air escaped from my cracked lips. I felt as if someone were slamming my heart against my chest. My eyes swept across the neighborhood. A quick glance behind my shoulder told me that Eliza was in the kitchen watching television.

Iris in the German Garden

Story Published February 22, 2016 by Maisie Bilston

An old minivan slowly grumbled its way up the ugly, concrete driveway, passing an old clump of purple-brown wisteria vines, rumbling by a dingy hedge shielding the moldy garbage can, full of old holes where squirrels and raccoons had once tried to nibble their way in to eat the trash. “Well, here we are!” said a woman in a falsely cheerful voice, dragging an old, moth-eaten suitcase.

A Different Kind of Brave

Story Published February 22, 2016 by Sadie Perkins

I bend over and finger my key chain, determined to escape into the world of Little Miss Piggy and Mini Kermit the Frog. I try to ignore the teasing around me. I try to ignore Andrea, who is seated across from me, arms over her head, yelling at them to stop. I try to ignore the bus driver, who isn’t paying attention at all. The best thing I can do is ignore, I think.

Seeing Over the Side of the Boat

Story Published February 22, 2016 by Benjamin Halperin

I don’t like my parents. Actually, that’s not true. I love my parents, but they are so stressful. Everything has to be a fight. They fight over who is driving me to baseball practice. They fight over who gets to spend the weekend with me. Like two days ago I missed my baseball game because they were fighting over the mortgage. I don’t know what the mortgage is, but it sounds important.

Miss Kagawa’s Gift

Story Published February 22, 2016 by Megan Lowe

1928 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Akemi was taking a while to adjust. Her father, mother, and sister had made the trip to Japan a few weeks before to finally complete the adoption process and bring her home. She was overwhelmed. There were so many new faces and personalities to learn. Everything was so different here in America. The day-to-day life was nothing like she was used to.

The Seabird

Story Published February 22, 2016 by Sandra Detweiler

In the shadow of a low stone wall on the edge of a forest, two sisters lay sprawled in the grass. The younger one turned to look at her sister. “Lindsey, is this really the last time?” she whispered. Lindsey nodded miserably and continued to look at the sky. She remembered only too well the day her parents announced they were moving.

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