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“World,” a poem by Kai, 10

World Kai Gajilan Fowler, 10 Bright, so bright  But Lonely, and tired.  Lonely   Lonely from being isolated for so long  ...
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The Satanic Pact that Kickstarted World War II

How close was the world to being a Fascist-Leninist dystopia if a joint alliance of Hitler, Stalin, and Hideki Tōjō ...

Video Games and the Power of Storytelling

When you think of video games, what do you usually think of? The gameplay. Take Minecraft. A sandbox game with ...

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Reviewed by April, 14

Every year, May is celebrated as AAPI Month in honor of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have contributed ...

Frost (Portrait of Madame X): A Series in Ekphrasis by Ella Yamamura, 14

The Face of Winter She stands— a frozen flower; frostbitten. A gaze that could wither the sturdiest tree is aimed ...
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Break-Up Letter to 2021

Break-Up Letter to 2021 Jacqueline Gonzalez, 13 Dear 2021,  I’m not exactly sure how to say this, and I am ...

Author Adam Rex reviews Abhi Sukhdial’s novella Three Days Till EOC

We sent Adam Rex, the author of so many wonderful books himself, a copy of Abhimanyu Sukhdial's Three Days Till EOC, ...

Reckless, Glorious, Girl, Reviewed by Nova, 9

Reckless, Glorious, Girl by Ellen Hagan, is an original story written in an original way. It is a novel but ...

These Unlucky Stars, Reviewed by Prisha Aswal

I consider myself incredibly lucky to be one of the very few to be able to read this book before ...

Betsy-Tacy, Reviewed by Nora, 12

“It was difficult, later, to think of a time when Betsy and Tacy had not been friends,” begins the first ...

Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, Reviewed by Aditi, 12

Have you ever imagined how life would be without arms? How would you eat, work, or do some basic things ...

The Book of Three, Reviewed by Nora, 12

Have you ever met a pig? Maybe you have. Have you ever met a pig that can see the future? ...