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Hudson has to know I unfollowed him. Just like he knows me well enough that I would check his Instagram ..
On the holiday Dussehra (dus-SEH-rah) we celebrate the brave acts of Rama. Rama was a human prince who was another ..
My name is Yuyen. I live in San Francisco. I am a Chinese Buddhist. There are many different kinds of Buddhism. ..
In 1624, a boy named George Fox was born in England. As he grew older, he realized he was missing something ..
We believe God called a man named Joseph Smith to be a prophet (PRAH-fet). Through this prophet, Jesus ..
My toy soldiers peer over a mound of dirt not far from where my father, abeoji, my mother, eomeoni, and I have ..
Gwendolyn grew up in the big city of Chicago with little money to spare. Yet her family owned great treasure, ..
Carmela scootered along the uneven dirt path, watching men stoop to work with their hands, her birthday ..
Aref Al-Amri stared at the Muscat International Airports security guards. They looked very serious in their ..
On summer nights, the moon reaches right in through my window and paints itself across the ceiling in swirls ..
Dad wakes me quietly so Mom can keep sleeping. It will be hours before the sun comes up. In the kitchen ..
I knew just enough Farsi to stutter that I barely knew how to speak Farsi Sohrab’s eyes crinkled ..
Tradition (tra-DISH-un) is very important in our religion. My brother says that we follow very old traditions. ..
Twenty minutes later, I’ve got batter in my mixing bowl, multiplied to the correct proportions. ..
My name is Victor. I live in Los Angeles. I am a Roman Catholic Christian. Roman Catholics live all over ..
On Monday morning, Mrs. Carlotti introduces Justin, a new student, to the class. Brian smiles shyly at him. ..
Everett Anderson holds the hand of his mama until he falls asleep and dreams about Daddy in his chair, ..
As Harriet got older, her desire for freedom grew stronger. She heard stories about something called ..
This is how we learn. INDIA: We study general awareness and value education as well as subjects like ..
Omakayas woke up to the delicate patting of tiny paws on her face. Quill’s porcupine was curious ..
On the tenth day of November the sun did not rise. This was the day the sea froze up and there were no more ..
Jackie had already left for Ebbets Field when Rachel packed up five-month-old Jackie Jr. and his baby ..
When Iron Wind worked at night Billie would wait for him outside the Space Life lab, staring up at the stars ..
Six black dots wavered on the far shore. Omakayas was the first to see them approach over the glittering ..