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A Town Girl’s Year in the Countryside: A Review of Phebe Fairchild by Mary G. Lane, 11

Have you ever been away from home for a year? In the book Phebe Fairchild, set in the 1830's, a ...

Bridge to Terabithia, Reviewed by Alex Reuhs, 13

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Patterson, is a beautifully-told coming-of-age story. It is, rightfully so, an award-winning novel, with likable ...

“I, Pencil”: Diving Into Leonard E. Read’s Stunning Masterpiece

What could one essay, written in 1946, have anything to do with the present day? With me? With... you? I ...

Poetry Soup Ep. 8 – “On Not Mowing the Lawn” by Mary Oliver

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about ...
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Home Sick, a poem by Carolina Ulloa-Compton, 12

staying at homeand being alonemy mom says it will endbut my dad says this is not the enddiscussing what will ...

Out of It, a poem by Madeline Male, 14

Out of school!Out of paper towels --Out of sanitizer . . .Out of masks.Out of sports.Out of work.Out of business.Out ...
Cover of The Other Side of Luck by Ginger Johnson, showing a boy and girl in the jungle looking towards the full moon

The Other Side of Luck, Reviewed by Ismini, 12

Una is a princess secluded from the city. Her mother passed away giving birth to her brother when she was ...
Cover of The Giver by Lois Lowry, showing an old man with the silhouettes of trees and grassland

The Giver, Reviewed by Vivaan, 12

Intelligence, integrity, courage and wisdom. These are the four qualities a Receiver of Memory must have, and one more, which ...
Cover of Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland, showing an orange dragon flying above the ocean

The Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy, Reviewed by Jackson, 12

When people think of fairy tales, they often think of traditional stories like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Shrek ...
Cover of The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau, showing a boy and girl running down a staircase in flames

The People of Sparks, Reviewed by Orin, 11

Sometimes teachers are right. From the moment I set my eyes on the first word of The City of Ember, ...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Reviewed by Daniel, 10

In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a man with ...

Fantastic Mr. Fox, Reviewed by Elliott, 10

How far would you go to save your family from starving while people are trying to kill you? That is ...