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Butterfly

By Amy Zhou

Published October 5, 2017

Weirdly, I find Butterflies very interesting. Butterflies are quite beautiful and elegant. Maybe I like them because they were the...
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Game Time

By Audrey Nelson

Published October 1, 2017

You’re impatient. There’s no counting how many games you’ve played in your lifetime. No counting the screens you’ve set and...
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Perfection

By Katie Dillon

Published October 1, 2017

“Five minutes left.” My teacher’s calm voice chimes. My brain freezes. I glance at the clock. The seconds are ticking...
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Facing the Hurricane

By Justin Le Veness

Published October 1, 2017

It was a stormy day in October 2016. One of the worst hurricanes since Katrina was raging New York city,...
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Only an Ocean Away

By Evelyn Fitzpatrick

Published October 1, 2017

I had always lived on the floor above my best friend. I lived on the 29th floor of our building,...
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A Horse Named Seamus

By Kate Bailey, Illustrated by Elena Delzer

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses, horses, horses. There were so many horses! Valery wondered which one would be hers as she gazed over the...
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Softball

By Sonja Skye Wooley, Illustrated by Caroline Troll

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] stood in the box, wriggling my toes around in my cleats along with the sand that had somehow managed...
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Not Just a Dream

By Stella Keaveny Haapala, Illustrated by Viktoriya Kukarekina

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ind rushed through my long hair as I ran through the spring-green grasses of my mother’s farm. I was the...
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Goodbye, Mr. Semach

By Tyler Leiderman, Illustrated by Cindy Ku

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] hopped into my friend Teddy Ertel’s white Honda Pilot SUV on July 26, 2016. My friends Jonny, Teddy, and...
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The Track of Fear

By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Published June 5, 2017

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of...
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Butterfly

Story Published October 5, 2017 By Amy Zhou

Weirdly, I find Butterflies very interesting. Butterflies are quite beautiful and elegant. Maybe I like them because they were the first things I could draw besides shapes.
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Game Time

Story Published October 1, 2017 By Audrey Nelson

You’re impatient. There’s no counting how many games you’ve played in your lifetime. No counting the screens you’ve set and the shots you’ve taken and the passes you’ve given and received.
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Perfection

Story Published October 1, 2017 By Katie Dillon

“Five minutes left.” My teacher’s calm voice chimes. My brain freezes. I glance at the clock. The seconds are ticking by rapidly. I HAVE to finish this test.
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Facing the Hurricane

Story Published October 1, 2017 By Justin Le Veness

It was a stormy day in October 2016. One of the worst hurricanes since Katrina was raging New York city, and for me, the Upper East Side. Flood barriers were being broken, homes destroyed, people gett...
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Only an Ocean Away

Story Published October 1, 2017 By Evelyn Fitzpatrick

I had always lived on the floor above my best friend. I lived on the 29th floor of our building, and she lived on the 28th. All I had to do was ride the elevator down one floor.
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A Horse Named Seamus

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Kate Bailey, Illustrated by Elena Delzer

Horses, horses, horses. There were so many horses! Valery wondered which one would be hers as she gazed over the crowd of them. She had waited so long for this day.
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Softball

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Sonja Skye Wooley, Illustrated by Caroline Troll

I stood in the box, wriggling my toes around in my cleats along with the sand that had somehow managed to wedge itself in there. It was a hot, cloudless summer day and I regretted wearing long wool kn...
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Not Just a Dream

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Stella Keaveny Haapala, Illustrated by Viktoriya Kukarekina

Wind rushed through my long hair as I ran through the spring-green grasses of my mother’s farm. I was the happiest I had ever been. I ran through fields, picking flowers and tucking them behind my e...
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Goodbye, Mr. Semach

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Tyler Leiderman, Illustrated by Cindy Ku

I hopped into my friend Teddy Ertel’s white Honda Pilot SUV on July 26, 2016. My friends Jonny, Teddy, and Mir were there too. We were going to Teddy’s beach club, Catalina, which was located in A...
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The Track of Fear

Story Published June 5, 2017 By Isabelle Dastgheib, Illustrated by Mia Fang

Chug! Chug! Chug! the rollercoaster roared as I rose higher and higher into the air. High above the bustle of Paris, my sister and I rose and plunged on the snakelike coaster.
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