THE STORYTELLER There was even a time is how my papa’s father, Nana Mosi, the village storyteller, ..
“Are you excited?” I asked Marcus from the back seat. “Or nervous?” “I ..
THE MYSTERY OF GENES Mom is half Angie, half me. Mom and I play chess when we’re not reading, but she’s ..
Second Chances Why is it that principals love giving second chances? Love reminding me they were kids ..
At first Lucinda Mendoza thought her sister was exaggerating. Raquel could be a little dramatic that ..
Fluorescent lights really, really sounded like bees, Henrietta decided, shifting in her seat. She’d ..
Asiya does my hair. Just like Mama taught her. She says, “Almost done, Faizah.” Just like ..
CHAPTER ONE Glass Flower Eden slid her finger on the map to the blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. She stared ..
We graduated sixth grade! What a lovely ceremony! Let’s take a group photo. DIPLOMA Fernando, give ..
Grace lived with her Ma and her Nana and a cat called Paw-Paw. Next to her family, what Grace liked best ..
“We have a new boy joining us in school today,” said Miss Kelly. “His name is Hassan ..
Every year, Ruby’s grandmother came to visit for Chinese New Year. Together they celebrated, eating ..
Chapter 1 MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU TUESDAY, MAY 14, LUNCH CONDITIONS: LIGHT RAIN, HIGH HUMIDITY The ball ..
Grace Goes Through the Gate “How can a room as small as mine have so much stuff in it?” ..
Several Years Earlier When Aisha Ghatak was just very small, her father would tell her the most fantastic ..
April 29, 1992 I never knew a pair of shoes could scare me so much, but when I see Umma’s and Appa’s ..
July 24 My mother named me Gabriela after my grandmother who- coincidentally-didn’t want to meet ..
Earthquake Drill The alarm is a wave that knocks us out of our chairs. Pencils fly, papers float in the air, ..
I don’t think I’ll ever get married. Why should I? All it does is make you miserable. Just ..
SEPTEMBER 5 ASSIGNMENT 1: OBSERVE YOUR SURROUNDINGS Mr. Neely just wrote our first lab book assignment ..
Chapter 1 My Journal I’ve been keeping a journal now for almost a full year. Actually, I have three ..
The bell sounded. People jumped to their feet and gathered their things. “And don’t forget ..
