November/December 2002 Archives - Stone Soup

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A Chorus of Coyotes

By Megan Gannett, Illustrated by Nina Prader

Published December 14, 2016

Hannah leapt out of the truck, hardly able to restrain herself. Snow had come, winter had come! And here she...
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Crystal Desolation

By Andrew Fine, Illustrated by Jackson Harris

Published December 14, 2016

My hand felt like ice against the cold, hard metal doorknob on this hostile, windy crisp day. As I opened...
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A Face First

By Priscilla Cummings, Reviewed by Tahani Al-Salem

Published December 14, 2016

A Face First by Priscilla Cummings; Dutton Children's Books: New York, 2001; $16.99 When Kelley got in the accident it...
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To Begin Again

By Mara Elizabeth Lasky, Illustrated by Eliott P. Frank

Published December 14, 2016

A gleaming silver picture frame stuck out from among the ashes. With renewed determination, Angela squatted down and began unearthing...
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Alone

By Brendan Grant

Published December 13, 2016

Alone is the homeless man looking at all the goods in the grocery market that he cannot have Alone is...
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Nutcracker Dreams

By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

Published December 13, 2016

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston...
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Treasure Box

By Mark Roberts

Published December 13, 2016

Born in northern forests of Australia centuries ago And carved from yellow jarrah, My wooden treasure box Holds secrets of...
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Creamsicle

By Bonnie Robinson, Illustrated by Joe Lobosco

Published December 13, 2016

It's dead. That was twelve-year-old Julian Horowitz's first thought when he spotted the kitten in the white-blanketed woods when he...
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Girl in Blue

By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Sarah Bollenbach

Published December 13, 2016

Girl in Blue by Ann Rinaldi; Scholastic Press: New York, 2001; $15.95 Girl in Blue was one of the most...
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A Chorus of Coyotes

Story Published December 14, 2016 By Megan Gannett, Illustrated by Nina Prader

Hannah leapt out of the truck, hardly able to restrain herself. Snow had come, winter had come! And here she was, about to spend a full afternoon cross-country skiing with Grandpa; the first time sinc...
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Crystal Desolation

Story Published December 14, 2016 By Andrew Fine, Illustrated by Jackson Harris

My hand felt like ice against the cold, hard metal doorknob on this hostile, windy crisp day. As I opened the door, I was greeted by a cold gust of wind that stung my face like a thousand bee stings.
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A Face First

Review Published December 14, 2016 By Priscilla Cummings, Reviewed by Tahani Al-Salem

A Face First by Priscilla Cummings; Dutton Children's Books: New York, 2001; $16.99 When Kelley got in the accident it made me realize how precious life really is.
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To Begin Again

Story Published December 14, 2016 By Mara Elizabeth Lasky, Illustrated by Eliott P. Frank

A gleaming silver picture frame stuck out from among the ashes. With renewed determination, Angela squatted down and began unearthing the priceless treasure from the still-smoldering cinders.
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Alone

Poem Published December 13, 2016 By Brendan Grant

Alone is the homeless man looking at all the goods in the grocery market that he cannot have Alone is the refugees leaving all they ever knew behind, their friends, their houses ...
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Nutcracker Dreams

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston Ballet School. My teacher, Mrs. Brooke, had told me that the director from the local ballet c...
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Treasure Box

Poem Published December 13, 2016 By Mark Roberts

Born in northern forests of Australia centuries ago And carved from yellow jarrah, My wooden treasure box Holds secrets of its own. Felled for ballast on sailing ships, It traveled over distant ocean...
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Creamsicle

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Bonnie Robinson, Illustrated by Joe Lobosco

It's dead. That was twelve-year-old Julian Horowitz's first thought when he spotted the kitten in the white-blanketed woods when he was walking home from school.
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Girl in Blue

Review Published December 13, 2016 By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Sarah Bollenbach

Girl in Blue by Ann Rinaldi; Scholastic Press: New York, 2001; $15.95 Girl in Blue was one of the most fascinating and suspenseful books I have ever read. I could hardly put it down!
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