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— Discovering her great-grandfather's coin collection leads a girl to understand how objects hold memories, inspiring her to buy her own commemorative coin.
— A child recalls morning reading sessions with their sister after immigrating from China, reflecting on this lost ritual as the sister prepares for college.
— A nine-year-old boy cracks his head at a playground, experiences disorientation at the hospital, then recognizes the doctor who delivered him at birth.
— A woman with failing memory navigates her empty house, discovers something terrible on her street, and forgets both the horror and that her husband is dead.
— A peasant mistakes the quarter moon for a silver bowl filled with riches and seeks a magician's help to pull it from the sky, only to discover true wealth lies...
— A girl falls from monkey bars during backyard play, fractures her arm, and finds courage at the hospital after initial fear about getting a cast.
— A brainy fifteen-year-old plans her escape from a witch-ruled kingdom after being offered an apprenticeship she can't accept, discovering she has magic when crossing the border.
— A girl says goodbye to her great-grandmother's apartment in Michigan, cataloging memories of family gatherings, walks to the lake, and the feeling of having a family home.
— A curious girl defies warnings about a grumpy man's forbidden book collection, only to be seized by magical vines that emerge from an enchanted volume.
— 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.