Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
The Wild World
By Ever Sun
Luxi decides to spend a year among her animal friends, researching the mysterious, wild forest of Oakwood
Fiction
When You Fall Asleep at Night . . .
By Yutia Li, Art by Heloise Matumoto
When the people go to sleep, the objects come to life
Fiction
The Vast Imagination of Melanie McGee
By Sienna Rapaport, Art by Maya Tzonev
Melanie is determined to save Riverhaven, home to unicorns and dragons, from being torn apart
Memoir
Life in the Jungle
By Arielle Kouyoumdjian, Art by Sierra Glassman
A trip to the Ecuadorian jungle prompts the writer to reevaluate the comforts of her life in the U.S.
Memoir
Scared
By Kaydence Sweitzer, Art by Jeremy Nohrnberg
A strange noise spooks the narrator
Memoir
Cody’s Last Day
By Elena Baltz
The writer recalls the day they had to put down Cody, her pet rat
Poems
Antarctic
By Amber Zhao
Poems
Morning
By Graecie Gwyn
Poems
The Memorial Tree
By Amber Zhao
Poems
Finishing a Poem
By Amber Zhao
Art
Snowman Army
By Grace Williams
Art
Twin Tigers
By Sierra Glassman
Art
Norway’s Light
By Freyja Land
Art
Morning Chore
By Joey Vasaturo
Art
Peaceful
By Aerial Chen
Art
Disco
By Heloise Matumoto
Art
Dragon Play
By Maya Tzonev
Art
Winding Staircase
By Jeremy Nohrnberg
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Highlights from StoneSoup.com
By Peri Gordon