The Scream in the Night

by Shyla DeLand

Published November 19, 2015

It was a hot summer night when I first heard the scream. I sat up fast, the blankets tangled around...
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Hero

by Nikitha Raju

Published November 19, 2015

October 11, 1781. Dear Journal, I see examples of bravery everywhere. Benjamin Franklin is rallying up the colonists, hoping to...
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First Impression

by Eloise Wendt

Published November 19, 2015

The white moving truck with faded blue letters pulls into the driveway behind us. I stare ahead at the one-story...
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Magical Childhood

by Luke Brolsma

Published November 19, 2015

Memories… I am six years old. I am the hero of this story. Me and my friends are inseparable. For...
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One Last Chance

by Tatum Schutt

Published November 19, 2015

Ella wrapped her legs around the cold metal of the folding chair, held her résumé, headshot, and sheet music tightly,...
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Dancing Birds

by Ayla Schultz

Published November 19, 2015

  It was a cold Sunday morning in the fall. The trees were bare and looked like they needed a...
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Take a Stand

by Megan Little, Illustrated by Teah Laupapa

Published August 23, 2015

"Go back to China, slant eyes,” they would say. “Why won’t you just leave us alone, Tina?” In the beginning,...
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Movement

by Kika Kovaleski, Illustrated by Samira Glaeser-Khan

Published August 23, 2015

Yuki looked like a wild horse, galloping through the streets of the small, friendly town, her silky black hair flying...
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Find the Sunshine

by Jenna Fields, Illustrated by Frances Burnett-Stuart

Published August 23, 2015

I can remember as clearly as my own name, the sound of the rain pounding mercilessly away at the roof...
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If Only

by David Vapnek, Illustrated by Christian Miguel

Published August 23, 2015

If only I had told someone about the crack in my helmet, if only I had run around the defender,...
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