Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Ivy’s Return
By Clara Gluzdov, Art by Tutu Lin
A house cat dreams of becoming a human girl so she can play the piano
Fiction
Sandpiper’s Freedom
By Sol Smith, Art by Sophia Zhang
A determined mare makes a plan to keep her foal by her side
Fiction
A Forever Type of Thing
By Emily Beltramo, Art by Nora Giuffrida
A musician works to build community, and a life, on the streets
Fiction
Cousins (Part II)
By Emily Chang
Nicky discovers some items in Mrs. Fleming’s attic that unearth upsetting memories from the past
Fiction
Midfielder
By Eileen Yoo, Art by Karuna Yang
Paige stumbles on an adventure that momentarily takes her mind off her friends’ disagreements
Memoir
My Changes Over the Third Grade Year
By Ella Fu, Art by Madeline Male
Ella reflects on the lessons she learned over the past school year
Memoir
Dwelling on a Memory
By Micki Mermelstein, Art by Tutu Lin
Alone at her family’s Country House, once a gathering place for “The Cousins,” the narrator reflects on summers past
Poems
The Fish’s Song
By Sage Surra
Poems
Fire
By Mabel Chaskes
Poems
Backyard
By Sofie Dardzinski
Poems
Dad’s Stocks
By Mia Xu
Poems
The Name
By Mary Gomes
Poems
After the Attack
By Mary Gomes
Poems
By the River
By Mary Gomes
Poems
A Perfect Summer
By Lexie Dolliver
Poems
The Sun’s Sister
By Katja Muckle Eizenberg
Art
Moon Tides
By Selene Wong
Art
To the Wild
By Sophia Zhang
Art
Easy Summertime
By Serena Li
Art
Through the Arch
By Emma Hadzhieva
Art
Tideline
By Savarna Yang
Art
Upon Reflection
By Enzo Moscola
Art
Tranquility
By Tatum Lovely
Art
City in Autumn
By Tatum Lovely
Art
Orange Sea
By Hannah Kail
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Highlight from Stonesoup.com
By Philip Chen, Art by Madeline Male
