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.
Level Up Your Gaming Experience, Lexing Liu, 11
From Metroid, the pixelated action-adventure game, to Minecraft, the freedom-filled sandbox game, there is no limitation to what games you ...
We will fly higher, Reviewed by Caroline Gao, 12
"Once upon a time, from a wounded land/ My family was pushed to leave our homeland," writes Parwana Amiri in ...
Why January is the Best Time to Visit Disney World
Disney World. Disneyland on steroids, 4 separate parks, an entire transportation hub and system, multiple resorts within 33,100 acres of ...
Sistories Ep. 1 By Maryam and Nour Abdur-Rahman, 8 & 10
Sistories is a brand new podcast about travel hosted by two sisters--Maryam and Nour! Welcome to our new podcast, Sistories! ...
Wink, Reviewed by Arjun Nair, 11
Ross Maloy couldn’t have been put against a harder challenge. With middle school being extremely tough to conquer as it ...
Bring on the Gratitude: A Review of “Be Thankful”
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I reviewed a poem about gratitude, called “Be Thankful” by an unknown poet. To me, ...
Book Reviews
Keeper of the Lost Cities Book 1, Reviewed by Nova, 11
I first read Keeper of the Lost Cities on October of 2020, for the Stone Soup Book Club. I had ...
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, Reviewed by Pragnya, 13
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone is very experimental in the way its lens plays with the reader’s perceptions throughout the ...
Overcoming Labels: Touching Spirit Bear, Reviewed by Olivia Shekou, 13
In our modern world, people seek to rid themselves of all anger, yet, they haven’t realized that anger can’t be ...
24 Hours in Nowhere, Reviewed by Danielle Kusek, 10
Imagine living in the hot sun, in the poorest town in the Arizona desert—Nowhere. In a town with the lowest ...
The Loophole, Reviewed by Sita, 13
The Loophole, a novel by Naz Kutub published in June, 2022, is a surprisingly original retelling of the Aladdin story ...
Remember the Flowers, Reviewed by Emma, 10
Memories take Enni Harlan back in her first poetry collection, Remember the Flowers, and we are on the journey with ...
COVID-19 Blog
Why I Chose to Participate in a COVID Vaccine Trial for Teens
I was scared and confused: school was cancelled because of a virus and it felt like all my hard work ...
Life Now, digital artwork by Mihika, 12
Artist's Note: This digital art is a human-shaped fishbowl. Fishbowls are like a cage because the fish can't go anywhere, ...
My Covid Birthday
“Prisha! Pack your bag! We are going to the beach for your birthday!” My mom declares. It was true, my ...
Pandemic Echoes, a poem by Sofie, 10
Pandemic Echoes by Sofie Dardzinski, 10 An invisible enemy has changed our lives. Lives lost, all too soon. Soon slinks ...
Masks, a reflection by Gemma, 12
I sat in the taxi staring at the screen, as I usually did, watching a scene showing several Chinese people ...
A New World… a poem by Elias, 9
2020 The year started fine then the problems came in a line The masks were slapped on The schools were ...
