CJ

by Nell Chidley

Published January 4, 2016

It happened Christmas Day. I had gone outside to check on my ducks, when Scooter, the male pompom-headed Bali duck,...
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Peace

by Alahna Harrison

Published January 4, 2016

Amy made her way through the house. It was nice being able to live out here in the country. Not...
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Summer of the Wolves

By Polly Carlson-Voiles, Reviewed by Sarah Haynes

Published January 4, 2016

Summer of the Wolves, by Polly Carlson-Voiles; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers: New York, 2012; $15.99 Polly Carlson-Voiles’s...
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Izzy’s Gone!

by Alexander Freed

Published January 4, 2016

Carl looked out the window. He could barely see the park across the street because of the fog. He had...
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Heights

by Jaida Johnson

Published January 4, 2016

“This is dangerous,” I say. The cold wind stings my cheeks and ruffles my hair. But I keep climbing up...
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My Temporary Window Art

By Nadia Rossy

Published January 4, 2016

The rain steadily falls, against the roof of my bus stop. The air is so cold I can see my...
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Daughter of Bastet

by Sophia Chang

Published January 4, 2016

Her eyes snapped open, instantly awake. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and jumped out, fully...
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Birch Trees of the Snow

by Pranav Parekh

Published January 4, 2016

Is this a dream? I’m walking through the birch trees half covered in melting snow as the breaking of dawn...
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The Mighty Miss Malone

By Christopher Paul Curtis, Reviewed by Emma MazeEmma Maze

Published January 4, 2016

The Mighty Miss Malone, by Christopher Paul Curtis; Wendy Lamb Books: New York, 2012; $15.99 Usually I can tell whether...
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A Special Present

by Isabel Folger

Published January 4, 2016

Florence wiped her brow with her winter mitten, plunged her shovel into a giant mound of soft snow, and leaned...
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