Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Diane Landolf
Fiction
Alex and the Magical Harp
By Amrita Iyer, Art by Leticia Cheng
In Madagascar, a poor boy seeks music and magic for his village
Fiction
Allison’s Garden
By Allison Hansford, Art by Anushka Trivedi
A tribute to a young girl’s garden
Fiction
War and Pieces (Part II)
By Alice Pak, Art by Anushka Trivedi
Varya and Misha suffer a terrifying close call as war threatens their town in Ukraine
Fiction
Zinnia Elegans
By Marlene Dukes, Art by Serena Li
Aster embarks on an unexpected road trip in a self-driving car
Fiction
The Elements of Friendship
By Samira Trivedi, Art by Roi Aeder
A trusting lion and a cautious tigress have an adventure with a sneaky snake
Memoir
The City
By Aila Monacelli Schrider, Art by John Gabriel Sperl
The narrator celebrates the sights, sounds, and smells of New York City
Memoir
A Hidden World
By Clementine Lewis, Art by Chrysanthi Constantinou
The narrator discovers the underwater wonders of a coral reef in Bermuda
Poems
Flower Punctuations
By Ava Luangkesorn
Poems
Summer
By Grace Zhuang
Poems
Love & Soda
By Jordan Sung
Poems
Blue Fear
By Jordan Sung
Poems
Solo The Banter
By William Clark
Poems
Nature
By Benjamin Feinberg
Poems
The Red Planet
By Ivy Yang
Poems
My Liberating Brain
By Nirali Yedendra
Poems
You Own It
By Nirali Yedendra
Poems
Tree alone
By Amity Doyle
Poems
The water skeeters
By Amity Doyle
Poems
A muted invitation
By Amity Doyle
Poems
Summer Evening
By Rose Torrey
Art
Angle of Incidence
By Anushka Trivedi
Art
Midnight Stars
By Natalie Yue
Art
Blooming
By Victoria Gong
Art
Spoons
By John Gabriel Sperl
Art
Tye Dye Dream
By Liana Aeder
Art
Keeping Watch
By Tutu Lin
Art
Tree Eye
By Madeline Male
Art
Moody Moon
By Chrysanthi Constantinou