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Honesty

By Zhang He, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

Published January 16, 2017

It was a freezing cold winter day in China. My family and I were visiting my beloved paternal grandmother who...
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My Friend the Bull

By Rachel Johnson, Illustrated by Jane Westrick

Published January 16, 2017

Our power was gone again. The house was at least sixty years old, I say sesenta, but we moved in...
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Twisted Friendships

By Hana Bieliauskas, Illustrated by Christy Callahan

Published January 16, 2017

I had never had anyone my age who lived on my street. All of my friends lived at least ten...
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Message of the Conch Shell

By Anna Hagen, Illustrated by the author

Published January 13, 2017

Salt sea spray brushed against my cheek as I paced placidly along my beach. Well, not my beach, technically, but...
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In the Land of the Basketball Hoops

By Felicity Slater, Illustrated by Sarah Dennis

Published January 13, 2017

She slung her leg over the side of the hammock and sighed. It was the sigh alone that told the...
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Summer Days Beside Cannon Rock

By Katey Storey, Illustrated by Hannah Richman

Published January 13, 2017

The ocean, rocks, and cool sea breeze are what awaited me every July at our old summer house in Maine....
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Skate Disaster

By Alex Chan-Kai, Illustrated by Alicia Betancourt

Published January 12, 2017

I woke up as a small gap of light beamed into my eyes from a hole in the curtain. I...
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Seventeen Years

By Jessica Libor, Illustrated by the author

Published January 11, 2017

As I sipped the sherberty punch, I gazed about the Fitzpatricks' sprawling farm for a comfortable spot to sit. It...
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A Narrow Escape

By Rebekah Carbajal, Illustrated by Emily Kawachi

Published January 11, 2017

"What a lovely place for a summer vacation," sighed my twelve-year-old cousin Allison, as we stood on the bluffs of...
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Year of Pain and Year of Glory

By Alissa Escarce, Illustrated by Hannah LeVasseur

Published January 11, 2017

“Alissa Escarce . . . Alissa Escarce," I muttered to myself, my finger moving slowly down the long list of...
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Honesty

Story Published January 16, 2017 By Zhang He, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

It was a freezing cold winter day in China. My family and I were visiting my beloved paternal grandmother who lives in ZhengZhou, a city in China. And this time we were celebrating the Chinese New Yea...
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My Friend the Bull

Story Published January 16, 2017 By Rachel Johnson, Illustrated by Jane Westrick

Our power was gone again. The house was at least sixty years old, I say sesenta, but we moved in a few weeks ago. The rain was slamming into the earth like a fist.
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Twisted Friendships

Story Published January 16, 2017 By Hana Bieliauskas, Illustrated by Christy Callahan

I had never had anyone my age who lived on my street. All of my friends lived at least ten minutes away. I had always envied those who could call up their friends whenever they were bored and say, "He...
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Message of the Conch Shell

Story Published January 13, 2017 By Anna Hagen, Illustrated by the author

Salt sea spray brushed against my cheek as I paced placidly along my beach. Well, not my beach, technically, but that's what I fondly call it. My adoptive mother, Elnore, says every time it's a nice d...
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In the Land of the Basketball Hoops

Story Published January 13, 2017 By Felicity Slater, Illustrated by Sarah Dennis

She slung her leg over the side of the hammock and sighed. It was the sigh alone that told the story of her boredom, the story of being dragged out to visit an aunt and uncle she barely knew; then of ...
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Summer Days Beside Cannon Rock

Story Published January 13, 2017 By Katey Storey, Illustrated by Hannah Richman

The ocean, rocks, and cool sea breeze are what awaited me every July at our old summer house in Maine. The living room, dining room and two bedrooms upstairs had the most beautiful view in the whole h...
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Skate Disaster

Story Published January 12, 2017 By Alex Chan-Kai, Illustrated by Alicia Betancourt

I woke up as a small gap of light beamed into my eyes from a hole in the curtain. I opened my bedroom window to see what kind of a day it was. The sun was radiating on my face, but the only thing I co...
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Seventeen Years

Story Published January 11, 2017 By Jessica Libor, Illustrated by the author

As I sipped the sherberty punch, I gazed about the Fitzpatricks' sprawling farm for a comfortable spot to sit. It was the Fourth of July, and summer heat waves rippled across the cow pastures behind t...
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A Narrow Escape

Story Published January 11, 2017 By Rebekah Carbajal, Illustrated by Emily Kawachi

"What a lovely place for a summer vacation," sighed my twelve-year-old cousin Allison, as we stood on the bluffs of the Maine coast. I nodded as my eyes swept over the glass-like water in the bay with...
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Year of Pain and Year of Glory

Story Published January 11, 2017 By Alissa Escarce, Illustrated by Hannah LeVasseur

“Alissa Escarce . . . Alissa Escarce," I muttered to myself, my finger moving slowly down the long list of names taped to the scratched wall. "Eugenie Cha . . . Jennifer Li . . .
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