Coming of Age

Book Club· — An update from our thirty-fifth Book Club meeting! This month we discussed A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat, a suspenseful and moving novel set in a magical version...

Curriculum· — Write a letter to your future self. You could tell them about your current life, or even give them advice.

Stories·Pearl Coogan — 1 “When do we actually get to start flying the pegasi instead of just riding them like normal horses,” Chloe said boldly, putting her hand on her hips as I...

Stories·Susannah Muller — Into the room walked a man of elegance and manner, his gait highlighting each step as a small show of dignity and each soft landing of the foot a show...

Blog Post· — One of the most classic Southern Gothic novels, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee from a little girl Scout’s perspective, tells the story of the struggles for justice...

Writing Workshop· — An update from our sixty-third Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday April 23, plus some of the output published below In this workshop, William practiced the...

Stories·Peri Gordon — A Wasted Opportunity (From William’s class; April 23, 2022) By Peri Gordon, 12 For someone who claimed not to care what others thought of him—someone who spent most of his...

Blog Post· — As quoted by Buddha, “With our thoughts, we make the world.” For Anne Shirley, a young, bright-cheeked orphan brought to the budding beauty of Prince Edward Island, the world cannot...

Stories·Pearl Coogan — My hair was long and flowing and looked like a field of wheat on a sunny day. My eyes were as blue as the middle of the ocean and as...

Blog Post· — Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s gothic horror novel Mexican Gothic is incredible. It has truly mastered the art of its trade, undertaking the ‘something-is-a-little-off’ family living in a something-is-quite-a bit-off house’ story without...