July/August 2017 Archives

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Dreams

By Malin Moeller

Published June 5, 2017

When you remember
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A Horse Named Seamus

By Kate Bailey, Illustrated by Elena Delzer

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses, horses, horses. There were so many horses! Valery wondered which one would be hers as she gazed over the crowd of them. She had waited so long for this day.
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Softball

By Sonja Skye Wooley, Illustrated by Caroline Troll

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] stood in the box, wriggling my toes around in my cleats along with the sand that had somehow managed to wedge itself in there. It was a hot, cloudless summer day and I regretted wearing long wool knee-high socks, though they were part of my uniform.
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Not Just a Dream

By Stella Keaveny Haapala, Illustrated by Viktoriya Kukarekina

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ind rushed through my long hair as I ran through the spring-green grasses of my mother’s farm. I was the happiest I had ever been.
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Goodbye, Mr. Semach

By Tyler Leiderman, Illustrated by Cindy Ku

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] hopped into my friend Teddy Ertel’s white Honda Pilot SUV on July 26, 2016. My friends Jonny, Teddy, and Mir were there too. We were going to Teddy’s beach club, Catalina, which was located in Atlantic Beach. We all squished into the back seats, fighting for room. As I banged into Teddy, I heard, “Ow, that hurt.” The only thing that was more uncomfortable than my tight swim trunks was realizing that Jonny Semach, one of my best friends, would be moving over 5,000 miles away, back to his home country of Israel, and this was the last day I would be seeing him. He would be on a flight to Western Israel on July 28 and I wasn’t going see him again before he left. Usually the beach is the one peaceful spot that can soothe my problems and stress. However, on this day it felt dreary and dismal. I knew it was going to be an agonizing day but also knew that spending it with three of my best friends would make it a little more bearable.
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The Track of Fear

By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of Paris, my sister and I rose and plunged on the snakelike coaster. My stomach started sinking like the Titanic when I dared look down for a split second.
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Welcome Aboard

By Catherine Chung, Illustrated by the author

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]usts of wind whipped around the platform, a welcome appearance for the impatient passengers dripping with sweat on this sweltering Beijing summer afternoon. Off in the distance, two whistles blew, piercing the air with their tremulous shrill, ushering in a series of booming clang clang clangs.
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Summer Sea Shell

By McKenzie Steury

Published June 5, 2017

My feet sunk into the soft sand.
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Enchanting Sunset

By Jinny Min

Published June 5, 2017

A walk by the shore on a blazing summer day,
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Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story

By Delia Ray, Reviewed by Sarah Day Cymrot

Published June 5, 2017

Ghost Girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain Story, by Delia Ray;
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Dreams

Poem Published June 5, 2017 By Malin Moeller

When you remember
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A Horse Named Seamus

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Kate Bailey, Illustrated by Elena Delzer

Horses, horses, horses. There were so many horses! Valery wondered which one would be hers as she gazed over the crowd of them. She had waited so long for this day.
Read More →

Softball

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Sonja Skye Wooley, Illustrated by Caroline Troll

I stood in the box, wriggling my toes around in my cleats along with the sand that had somehow managed to wedge itself in there. It was a hot, cloudless summer day and I regretted wearing long wool knee-high socks, though they were part of my uniform.
Read More →

Not Just a Dream

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Stella Keaveny Haapala, Illustrated by Viktoriya Kukarekina

Wind rushed through my long hair as I ran through the spring-green grasses of my mother’s farm. I was the happiest I had ever been.
Read More →

Goodbye, Mr. Semach

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Tyler Leiderman, Illustrated by Cindy Ku

I hopped into my friend Teddy Ertel’s white Honda Pilot SUV on July 26, 2016. My friends Jonny, Teddy, and Mir were there too. We were going to Teddy’s beach club, Catalina, which was located in Atlantic Beach. We all squished into the back seats, fighting for room. As I banged into Teddy, I heard, “Ow, that hurt.” The only thing that was more uncomfortable than my tight swim trunks was realizing that Jonny Semach, one of my best friends, would be moving over 5,000 miles away, back to his home country of Israel, and this was the last day I would be seeing him. He would be on a flight to Western Israel on July 28 and I wasn’t going see him again before he left. Usually the beach is the one peaceful spot that can soothe my problems and stress. However, on this day it felt dreary and dismal. I knew it was going to be an agonizing day but also knew that spending it with three of my best friends would make it a little more bearable.
Read More →

The Track of Fear

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Chug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of Paris, my sister and I rose and plunged on the snakelike coaster. My stomach started sinking like the Titanic when I dared look down for a split second.
Read More →

Welcome Aboard

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Catherine Chung, Illustrated by the author

Gusts of wind whipped around the platform, a welcome appearance for the impatient passengers dripping with sweat on this sweltering Beijing summer afternoon. Off in the distance, two whistles blew, piercing the air with their tremulous shrill, ushering in a series of booming clang clang clangs.
Read More →

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