Moonbeam

by Carrie Merhout

Published August 14, 2015

What a beautiful day! Charlotte bounded home from school, eager to get back to their ranch. As usual, halfway there,...
Read More →

Loving You from Far Away

By Julia Caggiano

Published August 14, 2015

Passing on As I look up, you look down, but our love still shines bright As it meets in one...
Read More →

Just Don’t Quit

by Juliette Shang

Published August 14, 2015

Everyone in my class who plays piano hates practicing. They all say, “Ugh, my mom is so annoying, she says...
Read More →

There Will Be Bears

By Ryan Gebhart, Reviewed by Jeffrey Huang

Published August 14, 2015

There Will Be Bears, by Ryan Gebhart; Candlewick Press: Somerville, Massachusetts, 2014; $16.99 When I first saw the cover of...
Read More →

A Mysterious Package

by Lukas Bacho

Published August 14, 2015

I slipped off my shoes and sensed the tough airport rug beneath my feet. Behind me, hundreds of people were...
Read More →

Paradise Blue

By Emily Dexter

Published August 14, 2015

When I grow up someday, I’ll paint my house paradise blue, An oasis among the streets. Wind chimes will line...
Read More →

The Voice of the Seal

by Evelyn Chen

Published August 14, 2015

By Evelyn Chen Illustrated by Teah Laupapa "Good night, Cordelia and Georgia,” Mom said. She smiled at us and gently...
Read More →

I Am Malala

By Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, Reviewed by Neha Gopal

Published August 12, 2015

I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb; Little, Brown and Company: New York, 2013; $26 Would you stand...
Read More →

Iron Chef

by Ethan Archibald

Published August 12, 2015

Yum. The sweet smoky aroma of barbecued ribs fills the backyard and slowly drifts into the house. The backyard has...
Read More →

The Lotus

by Lily Hoelscher

Published August 12, 2015

The bell rang, and a flood of students poured out of Madison Middle School. Kids laughed and chattered excitedly to...
Read More →