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Visiting Miss Caples

By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Reviewed by J. Palmer

Published December 23, 2016

Visiting Miss Caples by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel; Dial Books: New York, 2000; $16.99 When I first saw the cover of...
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Halfback

By Andrea Bachmann, Illustrated by Teddy Harvey

Published December 23, 2016

The score was tied, one to one, in the second half. It was a hot July day, the kind where...
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Permanence

by Anonymous, Illustrated by Anna Harrington

Published December 23, 2016

The U-Haul pulls out of the driveway. Raindrops fall on the windows, pelting the glass in a steady rhythm. Dad...
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Sounds

By Marley Powell

Published December 23, 2016

My iguana cage is silent. Just two weeks ago it was alive with sounds. I wish we'd just throw it...
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Abby and the Pony Express

by Ann Pedtke, Illustrated by Alice Feng

Published December 23, 2016

Abby heard a long, distant call, somewhere out there in the night. A trumpeting call, like a bugle or maybe...
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Lost in Time

By Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Reviewed by Cameron Mckeich

Published December 23, 2016

Lost in Time by Hans Magnus Enzensberger; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2000; $18 Have you ever wondered what...
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Ellen’s Sixth-Grade Family

By Chappell Sargent, Illustrated by Paula Kaufman

Published December 23, 2016

The sixth grade had finally come to a close. Actually, the year hadn't been too long or hard. The last...
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With Liberty and Justice for Some

By Libby Nelson, Illustrated by Christy Callahan

Published December 22, 2016

"Yip!" The sharp, insistent yapping of my dog Urashima drew me sluggishly upright the day the summons came. "Yip!" "Betty,"...
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September 11, 2001

By Rachel Weary

Published December 22, 2016

today is my birthday i am eight years old colored tissue and balloons then in one bright blinding moment life...
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Autumn Thunder

By Isabel Harding, Illustrated by the author

Published December 22, 2016

It had been one of those days when the sun could not seem to make up its mind whether it...
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Visiting Miss Caples

Review Published December 23, 2016 By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Reviewed by J. Palmer

Visiting Miss Caples by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel; Dial Books: New York, 2000; $16.99 When I first saw the cover of the book Visiting Miss Caples I thought the story would be downright boring.
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Halfback

Story Published December 23, 2016 By Andrea Bachmann, Illustrated by Teddy Harvey

The score was tied, one to one, in the second half. It was a hot July day, the kind where people say you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, or however the saying goes.
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Permanence

Story Published December 23, 2016 by Anonymous, Illustrated by Anna Harrington

The U-Haul pulls out of the driveway. Raindrops fall on the windows, pelting the glass in a steady rhythm. Dad is driving. He's wearing his old red flannel shirt and worn blue jeans, which I haven't s...
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Sounds

Poem Published December 23, 2016 By Marley Powell

My iguana cage is silent. Just two weeks ago it was alive with sounds. I wish we'd just throw it out. The other night I heard a helicopter fly over my head.
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Abby and the Pony Express

Story Published December 23, 2016 by Ann Pedtke, Illustrated by Alice Feng

Abby heard a long, distant call, somewhere out there in the night. A trumpeting call, like a bugle or maybe it was only the wind. Snow whirled past the cabin window in an endless parade of white, and ...
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Lost in Time

Review Published December 23, 2016 By Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Reviewed by Cameron Mckeich

Lost in Time by Hans Magnus Enzensberger; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2000; $18 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel in time? And have you ever wondered what problems you might...
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Ellen’s Sixth-Grade Family

Story Published December 23, 2016 By Chappell Sargent, Illustrated by Paula Kaufman

The sixth grade had finally come to a close. Actually, the year hadn't been too long or hard. The last day dragged by so slowly. Yet here it was, the end of the year, and it seemed it had all passed b...
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With Liberty and Justice for Some

Story Published December 22, 2016 By Libby Nelson, Illustrated by Christy Callahan

"Yip!" The sharp, insistent yapping of my dog Urashima drew me sluggishly upright the day the summons came. "Yip!" "Betty," my mother called to me from the kitchen, "quiet your dog, please!" "Yip!
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September 11, 2001

Poem Published December 22, 2016 By Rachel Weary

today is my birthday i am eight years old colored tissue and balloons then in one bright blinding moment life changes forever a thousand dreams float from the sky and scatter jigsaw over New York ...
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Autumn Thunder

Story Published December 22, 2016 By Isabel Harding, Illustrated by the author

It had been one of those days when the sun could not seem to make up its mind whether it wanted to hide behind a curtain of clouds or look out over the world.
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