Stone Soup Magazine
— In Mozart’s Shadow: His Sister’s Story, by Carolyn Meyer; Harcourt Children’s Books: New York, 2008; $17 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was gifted in music beyond imagination. He was a genius, a...
— After losing a theater role, a girl flees to a creek where nature's calm gradually soothes her devastation and helps her find peace.
— Walking a valley trail after elementary school graduation, a girl finds a broken eggshell and realizes the hawks circling her are searching for it.
— A poem traces the transition from pre-dawn silence through the first bird's call to full morning chorus as day breaks.
— White becomes a meditation on beauty and renewal through images of doves, snow, sails, and roses emerging from ashes.
— Two girls meet at a mountain overlook on Anne's last day before moving to California, sharing a moment of understanding about their respective losses and transitions.
— A brother witnesses a newborn's first moments of consciousness, watching as the baby's eyes open to light and a world of new experiences.
— A young boy in 1950s Chicago waits for Christmas morning when a reindeer mysteriously enters his bedroom, leaving him with a magical encounter he'll never forget.
— A young girl walking to school becomes enchanted by a brown-and-white tabby cat following her, despite her mother's urgings to hurry along.
— A nervous rider and her pony overcome a disastrous warm-up to deliver a near-perfect show jumping round, discovering their hidden connection in the process.