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The Stone Soup Blog

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.

Cover of The Other Side of Luck by Ginger Johnson, showing a boy and girl in the jungle looking towards the full moon

The Other Side of Luck, Reviewed by Ismini, 12

Una is a princess secluded from the city. Her mother passed away giving birth to her brother when she was ...
Poster for TV show Community, showing people of different ethnicities through a bookshelf

Community: A Most Unique TV Show

In the first episode of the sitcom Community, Jeff Winger, a lawyer disbarred for faking his bachelor’s degree, has to ...
Cover of The Giver by Lois Lowry, showing an old man with the silhouettes of trees and grassland

The Giver, Reviewed by Vivaan, 12

Intelligence, integrity, courage and wisdom. These are the four qualities a Receiver of Memory must have, and one more, which ...
Cover of Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland, showing an orange dragon flying above the ocean

The Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy, Reviewed by Jackson, 12

When people think of fairy tales, they often think of traditional stories like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Shrek ...
A dark, morbid charcoal drawing of a slumped girl.

Schooling in the Midst of a Global Pandemic: Thoughts of an 11-Year-Old

“Returning to school is a privilege.” These were the first words I remember hearing when I stepped into the school ...
Cover of The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau, showing a boy and girl running down a staircase in flames

The People of Sparks, Reviewed by Orin, 11

Sometimes teachers are right. From the moment I set my eyes on the first word of The City of Ember, ...

Book Reviews

Harbor Me, Reviewed by Sascha, 13

In the novel Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, six kids from Ms. Laverne’s class (Haley, Amari, Tiago, Ashton, Esteban and ...

George, Reviewed by Calliope, 10

I read one page of the novel George by Alex Gino, and was hooked. One chapter, and I fell in ...

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, Reviewed By Abhi, 11

When I first saw the cover of this book a couple of years ago, I was genuinely surprised. I am ...

Trumpet of the Swan, Reviewed by Keshav Ravi, 8

“Birds are a special problem, birds are hard to deal with." This is what many people seem to think, and ...

“Dreams” by Langston Hughes, Reviewed by Arielle, 13

In his poem “Dreams,” Langston Hughes puts heart-touching words to address society and the world. Hughes develops the idea that ...

The Lord of the Rings, Reviewed by Daniel, 10

Most people have heard of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien. But what many people have not ...

COVID-19 Blog

Hour to Hour, a poem by Connor Whitsel, 10

Hour to Hour By Connor Whitsel, 10 We used to rush hour to hour, speeding from the house to the ...

The sounds of Covid, a poem by Daniel Shorten, 9

The sounds of Covid By Daniel Shorten, 9 Water running from the taps Arguments from the sink – who goes ...

How COVID-19 Has Affected Me – a perspective from LA, by SierraRose Gibson, 12

How COVID-19 Has Affected Me By SierraRose Gibson, 12 Covid-19 has really affected my everyday life. As a student, I ...

Diary of a Locked Kid, journal entries by Alice Pak, 10

Diary Of A Locked Kid By Alice Pak, 10 It all started on Thursday, March 12th. At my Jungle Book ...

The Virus, a graphic art story by Annabelle Garner-Tamayo, 10

The Virus By Annabelle Garner-Tamayo, 10 Annabelle Garner-Tamayo, 10 Omaha, NE ...

The Impact of Coronavirus on my Daily Life, a perspective from Poland by Patrycja Wanat, 13

The Impact of Coronavirus on my Daily Life By Patrycja Wanat, 13 So far, COVID-19 has influenced my daily life ...