A Breath of Fresh Air

by Katharine Pong

Published February 1, 2016

When I grabbed my sweatshirt and started running out of the house, there was no rational reason for it. I...
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Phoebe

by Erin Cadora

Published February 1, 2016

It was a quaint little backyard, not much, but cozy, a haven for many strays. With pretty, plump azalea bushes...
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Cape Cod Bay Tide

By Sophie Anne Ruehr

Published February 1, 2016

Our suspicion grows as the tide rises. The path is gone along with the beach, blocking our way. The marsh...
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Big Dreams for Number Seven

by Emma Dudley

Published February 1, 2016

When Alicia awoke she first thought she was in heaven. Indeed, everything around her was white: the sheets, the curtains,...
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Home, and Other Big Fat Lies

By Jill Wolfs, Reviewed by Taylor Megan Potasky

Published February 1, 2016

Home, and Other Big Fat Lies by Jill Wolfson; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2006; $16.95 This story begins...
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A Light Shining Out of the Darkness

by Jonathan Morris

Published February 1, 2016

Orion padded along through the dense undergrowth, his leather-coated feet silent as death's cruel hand as they compressed the damp...
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The Redwing Blackbird Sings

By Nina Wilson

Published February 1, 2016

In the morning I wake up At six-fifteen Much too early Hair is combed Teeth are brushed Breakfast is had...
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Badger Will Be Badger

by Bailey Bergmann

Published February 1, 2016

Nobody knew why we kept him. To tell the truth, I didn't exactly know, either. We named him Badger for...
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An Unlikely Friendship

By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Ashley Johnson

Published February 1, 2016

An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children's Books: New York, 2007; $17 Imagine a lonely white girl, raised in...
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Bullfighter

by William Gwaltney

Published February 1, 2016

It’s a hot, dry August evening on the Oklahoma panhandle. The sun is going down and the crickets have begun...
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