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Nutcracker Dreams

By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

Published December 13, 2016

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston...
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Creamsicle

By Bonnie Robinson, Illustrated by Joe Lobosco

Published December 13, 2016

It's dead. That was twelve-year-old Julian Horowitz's first thought when he spotted the kitten in the white-blanketed woods when he...
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Trapped Heart

by Shelley Noel McFatter, Illustrated by Holly VVist

Published December 13, 2016

The icy air caressed Jeff's cheek, hissing softly through the gray-brown stubble that decorated his weather-beaten face. His faded leather...
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Of Basketball and the Valley of the Stoops

By Lia Regal, Illustrated by Alina Eydel

Published December 13, 2016

I spent the first twelve years of my life in Brooklyn, New York, in the area below Park Slope. It...
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Woodpecker’s Way

By Braden M. McDonald, Illustrated by Max Strebel

Published December 13, 2016

CHAPTER ONE: HOLIDAY CHARACTER [dropcap]B[/dropcap]raden was very lucky in many ways. His only bad luck was that he had...
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Sunrise

By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

Published December 12, 2016

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42...
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Jenny

By Ingrid Johnson, Illustrated by Isabel Kimmelfield

Published December 12, 2016

The new girl stood over by the jungle gym, not climbing or talking to the other girls, but just standing...
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A Stroke of the Bow

By Megan Gannett, Illustrated by Leigh Marie Marshall

Published December 12, 2016

It had been almost a year since that fateful day last June when Lucy Livingstone's baby boy had died at...
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Music Sown with Love

By Andrea Albertini, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

Published December 12, 2016

Julia arose at the early hour of four o'clock AM, fighting already bubbling nerves, and being careful not to wake...
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Precious Time

By Ryan Kinnavy, Illustrated by Devon Cole

Published December 12, 2016

John McCarty was warming up his arm. "Whip it in there!" yelled his friend, Stuart Johnson. He and Stuart played...
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Nutcracker Dreams

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Rachel Hellwig, Illustrated by the author

My holiday wish was to dance in the Nutcracker. I was eleven years old and a student of Charlotte Kingston Ballet School. My teacher, Mrs. Brooke, had told me that the director from the local ballet c...
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Creamsicle

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Bonnie Robinson, Illustrated by Joe Lobosco

It's dead. That was twelve-year-old Julian Horowitz's first thought when he spotted the kitten in the white-blanketed woods when he was walking home from school.
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Trapped Heart

Story Published December 13, 2016 by Shelley Noel McFatter, Illustrated by Holly VVist

The icy air caressed Jeff's cheek, hissing softly through the gray-brown stubble that decorated his weather-beaten face. His faded leather boots smashed the freshly fallen snow, leaving a heavy imprin...
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Of Basketball and the Valley of the Stoops

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Lia Regal, Illustrated by Alina Eydel

I spent the first twelve years of my life in Brooklyn, New York, in the area below Park Slope. It was a nice neighborhood, with the brownstone houses lining the streets, dotting the sloping hills.
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Woodpecker’s Way

Story Published December 13, 2016 By Braden M. McDonald, Illustrated by Max Strebel

CHAPTER ONE: HOLIDAY CHARACTER Braden was very lucky in many ways. His only bad luck was that he had a severe allergy to rabbits. Not many have traveled the world by boat and are at a wonderfu...
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Sunrise

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Emily Blackmer, Illustrated by Anjali Thakkar

My eyes opened. Sitting up, I glanced at my clock on my nightstand, and read the green, fluorescent letters: 4:42 AM, three minutes before my alarm was due to go off.
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Jenny

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Ingrid Johnson, Illustrated by Isabel Kimmelfield

The new girl stood over by the jungle gym, not climbing or talking to the other girls, but just standing there, peering into a brown lunch bag. She pulled something out of it, but I couldn't see what ...
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A Stroke of the Bow

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Megan Gannett, Illustrated by Leigh Marie Marshall

It had been almost a year since that fateful day last June when Lucy Livingstone's baby boy had died at the age of ten days. Catriona Livingstone, her twelve-year-old daughter, was accompanying Mr.
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Music Sown with Love

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Andrea Albertini, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

Julia arose at the early hour of four o'clock AM, fighting already bubbling nerves, and being careful not to wake her parents in the next room or her two younger siblings.
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Precious Time

Story Published December 12, 2016 By Ryan Kinnavy, Illustrated by Devon Cole

John McCarty was warming up his arm. "Whip it in there!" yelled his friend, Stuart Johnson. He and Stuart played for the Rockets. The Rockets were the best baseball team in the league, all because of ...
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