Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
Sisters
By Ava Jamieson, Art by Rosemary Brandon
One freezing winter day, Marie finds a sickly kitten on the street
Fiction
Pumpkin Girl
By Beatrice C. de Baca
Plagued by constant teasing, Mari makes a plan
Fiction
Qrange’s Predicament
By Aaron Bogner, Art by Anushka Trivedi
Qrange finds what seems to be the best hide-and-seek hiding place ever—until he gets stuck
Fiction
The Note
By Olivia Lee
A girl relishes the solitude of her favorite spot under an amazing tree
Fiction
Now Is the Time
By Lindsay Gale
After weeks of practice and anticipation, the day of Susie’s recital is finally here
Memoir
Bean
By Carolina Ulloa-Compton
Bored during nap time, the narrator begins playing with a bean
Memoir
Shutters
By Lily Harlan, Art by Joey Vasaturo
A tornado warning disrupts a regular school day
Memoir
A New Yoda
By Iwan Lee, Art by Rosemary Brandon
The narrator recalls the day she brought her dog, Yoda, home
Poems
Ode to Owls
By Raya Ilieva, Art by Serena Li
Poems
A Day in the Life of a Witch
By Luka Simpson-Khan, Art by Brook Taintor
Poems
Autumn
By Laylah Burstein
Poems
Whale Eye
By Laylah Burstein, Art by Leticia Cheng
Poems
Life is good
By Arjun Nair
Poems
Phase Change
By Arjun Nair
Poems
Owlet
By Cordelia S.R. Woodard
Poems
Coltsfoot
By Cordelia S.R. Woodard
Poems
Night
By Disha Hebbar
Art
Kaleidoscope
By Savarna Yang
Art
Queen of Cats
By Rosemary Brandon
Art
Toadstools
By Brook Taintor
Art
Fall Colors
By Julia Hakanson
Art
The Dancing Whale
By Leticia Cheng
Art
English Spin Wheel
By Joey Vasaturo
Art
Dimensions
By Anushka Trivedi
Art
Girl with Creature
By Rosemary Brandon
Art
Countryside
By Crystal Fu
Art
Rooting for You
By Audrey Li
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