Stone Soup Magazine

Story·Ariana Kralicek, age 12 — Swifty Appledoe, jealous of perfect classmate Stella, decides to become just like her by taking violin and ballet lessons, with disastrous but ultimately triumphant results.

Artwork·Salma Hadi-St. John

Artwork·Audrey Champness

Book Review·Abhimanyu Sukhdial — We sent Adam Rex, the author of so many wonderful books himself, a copy of Abhimanyu Sukhdial’s Three Days Till EOC, the winning work in Stone Soup’s Book Contest 2019, published...

Artwork·Analise Braddock

Story·Sadie Primack, age 13 — A guarded girl in group therapy reluctantly befriends Sam, who steals her journal but later reveals her own painful family story.

Artwork·Anya Geist

Artwork·Hannah Parker

Poetry·Alyssa Wu, age 13 — Spring rain nurtures seeds into buds, then plum blossoms that sway with silent beauty in the wind.

Poetry·Alyssa Wu, age 13 — While her mother is sick, a daughter seizes the chance to cook in the usually forbidden kitchen, making pizza with nervous care as a surprise.