Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Room 105
By Judy Chen, Art by Anna Weinberg
It’s the first day of sixth-grade math, and unlike his peers, Alexander can’t wait to get started
Fiction
Home
By Lily Yagi, Art by Amity Doyle
When Chocolate’s owner disappears, she sets out on a mission to find them
Fiction
The Tree of Life
By Lydia Young, Art by Yueling Qian
A group of friends sets out to save Mother Nature from the Eternal Cloud of Doom
Fiction
Truth or Dare
By Zoe Kijak
Zoe never turns down a dare—even a really dangerous one
Memoir
Me and the Dripping AC
By Anusha Ranjan, Art by Enzo Moscola
A malfunctioning air conditioner provides an unexpected opportunity for imaginative play
Memoir
The Flight of the Fatal Arrow
By Roy Kim, Art by Ashley Jun
The author, also known as “the Misfortunate One,” learns an important lesson from the Vile Tree
Memoir
Bar Harbor
By Lila Carpenter
Saying goodbye to her sister for the summer, the author wrestles with sadness, anger, and confusion
Poems
Impure
By Woody Szydlik
Poems
Continental Divide
By Woody Szydlik
Poems
Fairy Tale
By Brooke Callan
Poems
Light Star
By Brooke Callan
Poems
Summer
By Grace Zhuang
Poems
The Sun
By Grace Zhuang
Poems
Spring
By Grace Zhuang, Art by Rebecca Wu
Poems
Spring
By Grace Zhuang
Poems
Summer
By Grace Zhuang
Poems
Summer
By Grace Zhuang, Art by Rebecca Wu
Art
My Happy Place
By Sara Mahfouz
Art
Middle School
By Anna Weinberg
Art
Neon Gears
By Angela Tang
Art
Gray and Yellow
By Yueling Qian
Art
Serenity
By Amity Doyle
Art
Imaginary Bird
By Rebecca Wu
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