Stone Soup Magazine
— A second-grader struggles with reading aloud during class, feeling excluded until a supportive tutor helps her overcome her challenges and gain confidence.
— During COVID lockdown, a mother and son each make wishes on matching copper bracelets that transport them through time, teaching them what they've taken for granted.
— A young girl on a plane to America watches China disappear behind her, tears streaming as she realizes how far she is from home.
— A young writer explores her name through sound and image, from clear streams to butterfly wings, discovering it as her core of courage and uniqueness.
— A Chinese immigrant child's first day of American school transforms from terror to tentative hope when a classmate extends a gentle hand of friendship.
— A young poet questions why we divide the world into regions when their eyes see only one unified place where all people belong together.