Letter From the Editor
Editor’s Note
By Emma Wood
Fiction
The Cheese Tree
By Naaman Garcia
A struggling farmer finds a special seed that transforms his life
Fiction
The Island of the Three Princes
By Adler Savikas, Art by Ivory Vanover
Young triplet princes, the descendants of legendary King Corv the Twenty-First, set off on their first sea voyage
Fiction
How the Northern Lights Were Made
By Roxy Pilcher, Art by Dongeun Lucy Rhee
The moon invites the animals to help light up the night sky
Fiction
Imaginary Friend
By Natasha Dolinsky, Art by Crystal Fu
A therapist tries to convince Madeline her only friend isn’t real
Fiction
A Warning Tale to Chickens
By Eliana Vitti, Art by Leticia Cheng
Fiction
Cousins (Part III)
By Emily Chang, Art by Yu-bin Bae
A trip to Hyacinth Cove brings the cousins closer
Memoir
What the Waves Told Me
By Xi Huang, Art by Emma Hadzhieva
After a powerful storm, the narrator’s relationship with the ocean is forever changed.
Memoir
Kindergarten
By Avaline Mikhasiuta, Art by Leticia Cheng
Avaline is afraid to start kindergarten
Poems
I Am a Thunderstorm
By Pauline McAndrew
Poems
Pauline on PAUSE
By Pauline McAndrew
Poems
Storm (Sonnet)
By Ava Luangkesorn
Poems
Summer to Fall
By Clark Liu, Art by Savarna Yang
Poems
A Star
By Madeline Male
Poems
Rising
By Madeline Male
Poems
The Car Window
By Madeline Male
Poems
Time
By Madeline Male
Poems
What is Now?
By Madeline Male
Poems
A Bowl of Water
By Zar Rezwan Pavri, Art by Enzo Moscola
Poems
The Train Window
By Beatrice Milasan, Art by Leticia Cheng
Poems
A Noisy Night
By Sonia Kamnitzer, Art by Tutu Lin
Poems
Early Morning
By Sonia Kamnitzer, Art by Leticia Cheng
Poems
A Truthful Clock
By Sonia Kamnitzer, Art by Leticia Cheng
Art
Fortitude
By Emma Hadzhieva
Art
Beaming Basil
By Sabrina Lu
Art
Seaside
By Ivory Vanover
Art
Celebration
By Savarna Yang
Art
My Sister
By Crystal Fu
Art
Hen and Chicks
By Leticia Cheng
Art
Rothko Mountain
By Dongeun Lucy Rhee
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