ACARA Years 3-6

Poetry·Binja — A refugee youth in Uganda questions the meaning of friendship while expressing gratitude for friends who accept without judgment.

Poetry·Ava Luangkesorn — A catalog poem assigns each punctuation mark a corresponding flower based on visual or metaphorical connections between their forms and functions.

Poetry·Hana Shqairat — Spring's arrival transforms a winter landscape as snow melts, flowers bloom, leaves sing, and the natural world awakens to renewed life.

Personal Narrative·Siyona Agarwal — During a memorable dinner in San Sebastian, a mother nervously lends her favorite scarf to her daughter, only to stain her own shirt while the scarf remains pristine.

Poetry·Iris Chalfen — A child flees to a secret hiding place after her father rejects her attempt at comfort, wrestling with guilt and confusion about his sadness.

Story·Giles Trim — A cat narrates its elaborate escape from being taken to the vet, until it accidentally speaks English and shocks its humans into submission.

Story·Jubilee Sung — A bored 12-year-old builds a time machine from trash, travels to ancient Alexandria with her talking cat, and must convince Julius Caesar not to burn the library to save human...

Story·Ashwin Cohen — A retired cop visiting the Louvre discovers the Mona Lisa has been replaced with a forgery and must identify the thief among five suspects using clues and fingerprints.

Poetry·Mara Occhuizzo — Morning light and wind become a meditation on listening to silence — mountains, birds, voices, and things unheard speak through a bedroom window.

Story·Emma Chen Rolufs — A chicken named Rico dreams of becoming a Skyclash champion despite everyone's doubts, trains secretly for months, and defeats the school bully Tony in the championship match.