Tick Tock By Emerson Swift, 12 Sluggish slow-motion, Motion—we’re stuck, Stuck in time, Time flies by, By our loved ones, Ones who are sick, tick, tick, tick, We don’t think there’s hope, Hope, in everyday things, Things like chalked messages, Messages that are kind, Kind of like inspiration, Inspiration plays a trick, tick, tick, People nowadays, Nowadays the hope, Hope has eyes, Eyes that are looking Looking forward to your next breath— Your next step, Steps which make invisible imprints, Imprints that are taking over our planet, Our planet has kicked us out Out so it can erase the human’s footprints, Footprints of the past, The past can form a path, A path that we can pick, tick, Now write a letter, Letters are what you receive, Received from people, People who are thinking about you You find yourself wondering, Wondering what will these memories become? Emerson Swift, 12 Mill Valley, CA
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Uzbekistan Pupils Against Coronavirus, a poem by Marjona Boboeva, 11
Uzbekistan Pupils Against Coronavirus By Marjona Boboeva, 11 The globe is facing a challenge now, Countries are trying to solve it how. Coronavirus even in far village, We should overcome this big challenge. Uzbekistan is fighting against the virus, To turn the number of it into minus. Being pupils of school № 64, We should keep ourselves busy more. Drawing, painting could bring us fun, Lots of activities rather than none! We could read interesting books, This, of course, widens our looks. We could do English, History, Listening to an interesting story. Sport activities could improve the health, While the health is the source of wealth! Dear pupils, learn online, Doing exercises standing in line. Be always thankful to your teachers, They are giving you future vouchers. #Stayhome and win the virus, Decreasing the number into minus! Marjona Boboeva, 11 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Book Club Report: The Inquisitor’s Tale, by Adam Gidwitz (cont.)
An Update from our fifth Stone Soup Book Club meeting This week, during our 5th meeting of the Stone Soup Book Club (13 May, 2020), we discussed The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, by Adam Gidwitz. Our fantastic Stone Soup contributor, Anya Geist, led the session through a stimulating discussion on the various themes, plot twists, and favorite characters of this complex story. We discussed book banning, tolerance and diversity, religion, race, and a range of other interesting themes the book touches upon. We also spent time discussing how the perspective and structure of the book affects the story. Gidwitz takes an intertextual approach to the narration with a range of quirky characters telling of their own encounters with the main characters and their own versions of key events. I think we all agree this is part of what makes the story so very rich and exciting! The Participants: Anya, Lucy, Georgia, Joanna, Allegra, Chloe, Djin, Rachel, Chloe, Enni, Penelope, Kaya, Vishnu, Arianna, Sophia, Isabel The Stone Soup Book Club is open to all Stone Soup contributors and subscribers, age 9-13, during the COVID-19-related school closures and shelter-in-place arrangements. We meet every Wednesday for one hour via Zoom to discuss our chosen book. Next week, we will begin discussing our 3rd book, Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper. Hope to see you all there!
