The blog is written by the young writers and artists of Stone Soup. If you are aged 13 or younger and have something to say on any topic—nature, science, cookery, sport, sewing, crafts, music, photography, travel—we would love to hear your voice. We are also always happy to hear from book reviewers. Please go to our Submittable site for more details on how to become a young blogger. We accept individual posts and are also always looking for writers to contribute on a regular basis—once a week or once a month.
Covid Memories, a poem by Nishka, 10
Covid Memories Nishka Budalakoti, 10 I’ve been as confused As a dog who chased It’s tail and caught it I’ve ...
Mexican Gothic Reviewed by Sita, 13
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s gothic horror novel Mexican Gothic is incredible. It has truly mastered the art of its trade, undertaking the ...
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, Reviewed by Brais, 12
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, by Alan Gratz, is a historical fiction novel set in Nazi Germany, ...
The Relevance of Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 has never been more relevant than it is today. The parlor walls that Ray Bradbury envisioned in his ...
Starry Night: A Series in Ekphrasis by Ella Yamamura, 14
Our village looks like a mirror without a reflection, lively, but bland. It wouldn’t, normally, but the village of Starry ...
Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Reviewed by Vivaan, 13
Ever felt like an outcast? Have you ever been shunned by everyone in your society? Have you ever felt as ...
Book Reviews
Dan Bloom, Editor of The Cli-Fi Report, reviews “Three Days Till EOC” by Abhi Sukhdial
Stone Soup Editor's note: We sent a copy of Three Days Till EOC by Abhimanyu Sukhdial, the winner of our ...
Going Solo, Reviewed by Aarush, 12
I was given Going Solo when my family and I visited a family friend some time ago. Since they knew ...
The Hundred Dresses, Reviewed by Prisha, 8
I recently read the idiom, "Do not judge a book by it’s cover," and I guess that’s exactly true for ...
Holes, Reviewed by Cici, 12
Stanley Yelnats was innocent. He never stole the shoes of the basketball player, but too bad, life isn't fair. Now ...
Wish, Reviewed by Audrey, 10
Reading OBOB books (Oregon Battle of the books, also known as OBOB is a reading program for students 3rd-12th grade), ...
The True Meaning of Smekday, Reviewed by Pragnya, 12
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex is not your typical science fiction novel. Sure, it does have some ...
COVID-19 Blog
Self Isolation, haiku by Francesca Webb, 10
Self Isolation Francesca Webb, 10 Sitting at my desk Wishing it could be next year Missing summer fun On google ...
Lottery (or, the real winners get the toilet paper…), a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12
Lottery Natya Chandrasekar, 12 One day my mom was so happy, as if she had won a lottery and she ...
A Life Change, a short story by Vaishali Andukuri, 10
A Life Change Vaishali Andukuri, 10 I had a normal life. A slow life, sure...But it was good. I was ...
Something Smells Fishy, a short story by Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13
Something Smells Fishy Daniella Horna-Baxter, 13 I was tired of being stuck inside with only my parents. I was itching ...
The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS, a poem by Cali Davis, 9
The Reason for our Smiles, the Amazing NHS Cali Davis, 9 To all our heroes helping out during this illness, ...
The Quarantine Generation: the World on Reboot–From the Lens of a Teenager, by Mehr Grewal, 13
The Quarantine Generation: the World on Reboot–From the Lens of a Teenager By Mehr Grewal, 13 I turned 13 on ...
