My Mother’s Little Girl

by Ella Staats

Published January 10, 2016

My mother always wanted a little girl. One who would wear frilly pink dresses and bows and barrettes in her...
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Fall Night

By Elizabeth R. Herndon

Published January 10, 2016

I gaze at the fall night sky I lie down in the cold grass Close my eyes Breathing slowly I...
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Tranquility Reservoir

by Billy Liptrot

Published January 10, 2016

I gaze at the distant sun reflecting on the lake. I see the loon dipping in and out of the...
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Adrin’s Chase

by Arden Bastia

Published January 10, 2016

Storm-tossed waves broke like a thousand glass shards against the craggy black rocks at the base of the cliff. A...
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Mission Beach

by Natalie Bettendorf

Published January 10, 2016

There is one thing that always completes my summer. Mission Beach. Every August, my family either takes the eight-hour drive...
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We the Children (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School)

By Andrew Clements, Reviewed by Madeline Hastie

Published January 10, 2016

We the Children (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School), by Andrew Clements; Atheneum Books for Young Readers: New...
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Royal Blue

by Emma Callet

Published January 10, 2016

I paced nervously back and forth in front of Royal Blue’s stall and wondered why Dad was taking so long...
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The Jewel Case

By Ruhi Sah

Published January 10, 2016

I see you in a bowl Tantalizing me. I pick you up Your smoothness Goes unnoticed As I cut you...
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I’m Home

by Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Published January 10, 2016

“Last boarding call for Flight 31 to Moscow, Russia. Last call for Flight 31.” The JFK PA machine was loud...
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The Nature Walk

By Tanay Kumta

Published January 10, 2016

I shut the door behind me Exasperated and overwhelmed And start walking briskly As I walk I hear crickets chirping...
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