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Poetry·Evans Yaffee — A brief poem urging readers to look up and recognize how the world needs their help, emphasizing awareness and responsibility.

Poetry·Shivanshi Dutt — A girl reflects on her name change from Anusha to Shivanshi in preschool, and the various nicknames that mark different relationships in her life.

Poetry·Oisin Stephens — Trees gain fiery autumn cloaks while evergreens envy their beauty, not knowing the burden it carries—a meditation on transformation and permanence.

Poetry·Isley T. Bloom — A poem contrasts the fearless lion who stands its ground with the quick lizard who runs but can regenerate, exploring different forms of strength and survival.

Story·Miranda Yesser — A samara seed journeys on the wind through countryside and village, fearful of landing far from home, until it grows into a maple tree that can finally see its origins.

Poetry·Kashvi Bhatia — A child wakes to discover winter giving way to spring through a single warm breeze carrying the promise of flowers, rain, and returning life.

Story·Celia Chen — A little fir tree wishes for grandeur, gets cut down to become a Christmas tree, then longs for his simple forest life when discarded after the holiday.

Poetry·Nova Macknik-Conde — During a car ride to a new home, a child imagines creating an elaborate roof garden filled with flowers, vegetables, and herbs.

Story·Tvisha Chaswal Raj — A lonely house repeatedly modernizes itself to attract families who always leave, until it returns to its original form and finds lasting residents.

Story·Avah Dodson — A hero confronts a dragon but finds herself debating philosophy when the dragon challenges her assumptions about good and evil, ending with an invitation to tea.