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Fast Thinking on the Moon

A rocket ship called the IM-1 lander (AKA Odysseus, or Odie) had unexpected problems hours before landing on the moon ...

A Conversation About Those Little Hearts

All around the world, on February 14, people celebrate Valentine’s Day. Whether it’s giving your partner flowers, or just receiving ...

ROBOMIND Ep. 3: You’ve Got a Friend In Me

Episode #3: You've Got a Friend in Me Transcript: Hello, my name is Misha Ahmed, and I am your host ...

Poetry Soup – Ep. 16: “Kids Who Die” by Langston Hughes

Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be talking about the poem, “Kids ...
The biggest win playing soccer

The History of Soccer By Alex O’Hare, 10

Even though soccer is played by millions around the globe, people do not talk about its history very often. Because ...
A Christmas Wish in the house with grandma

An Essay On Outrage By Schamil Saeed, 11

Have you ever heard your parents say, “Back in my day, life was so much more difficult. Kids these days ...

Island of Thieves, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

I plucked Island of Thieves off the shelf absentmindedly when I visited the library on a borrowing-spree, and admittedly, I ...

Furyborn, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

“The world will fall. Two queens will rise.” These are the chilling words written on the cover of Furyborn. The ...

Odder, Reviewed by Madeline Male, 14

Odder always yearns to dive deeper and swim further. She is an otter whose curiosity and playfulness are captured in ...

Vampire Academy, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

Few books have the power to integrate our real world into a magical one successfully. World-renowned authors like J.K Rowling, ...

She Needed Me and I Needed Her: “The Summer We Found the Baby,” reviewed by Sydney Kesselheim, 11

The Summer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest is a realistic fiction novel set in Belle Beach, New York ...

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a masterpiece, a tapestry woven by Holly Jackson, a New York Times bestselling ...