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Shadow and Bone, Reviewed by April, 13

When Netflix’s Shadow and Bone television show premiered in April of this year, it was immediately met with overwhelming success ...

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela, a short story by Olivia Shekou, 12

My Encounter with Nelson Mandela Olivia Shekou, 12 Just last week, I flew to New York to visit my aunt, ...
A nostalgic pencil crayon drawing of a baseball bat, ball and glove lying abandoned on a field.

The Early Bird May Catch the Worm, but It’s Never Too Late to Get into the Game, a personal narrative by Phoenix Crucillo, 12

The Early Bird May Catch the Worm, but It's Never Too Late to Get into the Game Phoenix Crucillo, 12 ...

A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding, a short story by Joyce Hong, 11

A Vacation, an Idiom, and a Wedding Joyce Hong, 11 Todd slowly exhaled and pressed the button on the radio ...

Forest Fire, a poem by Prisha Aswal, 8

FOREST FIRE  Sparks Fly  Crackling Sound Trees Down On fire Smoke rises up to the Sky Wolves Howl Bears Flee ...

Rubble

In the summer of 2017, a horrific earthquake hit the Greek island of Lesvos. In the summer of 2017, my ...

What If? Reviewed by Nina Vigil, 11

Who here likes completely serious and scientific answers to weird and crazy hypothetical questions? Who here also likes comics? For ...

The Crossover, Reviewed by Abhi Sukhdial, 10

Have you read a 200-page book full of poetry? Well my guess is no. but if you WANT to read ...

Evangeline of the Bayou, Reviewed by Nina Vigil, 11

At 7:30 PM one night, although I was only in the middle of the book, I set out in determination ...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Imagine you’re a kid who faces great danger, many rivals, and who has to overcome deadly obstacles in order to ...

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe, Reviewed by Galaxy Scheuer, 13

2 AM, the red exit sign glows in the corner as we sit on the yellow, rubber floor of the ...

Shiloh, Reviewed by Isaiah Brown, 11, and Eli Naylor, 12

Note: Like our double review of Save Me a Seat, we're publishing two reviews of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's classic Shiloh ...