The Boy with Compliments by Christal Lee, grade 8 There’s this boy in two of my classes He wears many hoodies But he won’t wear hats, suspenders or glasses Though he does have the mind of a goody, goody He is the boy with compliments Around the class […]
A Friend for Emma – short story
Published on :—by Elizabeth Nail, grade 9 WINNER of the Teen Read Week 2014 “Turn Dreams into Reality” Writing Contest *** Emma wanted a pet. She decided it would be much like a friend, but without the complications or the communication issues. She had considered many different creatures for this […]
Dreams vs. Reality — Writing workshop
Published on :In the spirit of the Teen Read Week theme, “Turn Dreams into Reality,” our September writing exploration focused on blurring dreams and reality. Warm up Each teen writer started with a prompt from the Amazing Story Generator. A flipbook that randomly combine three elements to generate story ideas of all types. It […]
Time Machine — writing workshop
Published on :This month’s inspiration is the upcoming Doctor Who party… Time Machine Warmup Listing Read the Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien; we read only the second paragraph In the same fashion, pick a place and time. This could be a classroom, field, hospital, store, airport, subway station, etc. Then list […]
What’s Your Superpower? — writing workshop and conversation with Author Amy Tintera
Published on :Our focus for June was SUPERPOWERS! We had a short writing exercise followed by a conversation with special guests author Amy Tintera and writer Kimberly Cooper, who answered writing and publishing questions posed by the teens. Writing prompt We started out with brainstorming on various superpowers. There are usual superpowers […]
Peaking Through
Published on :Peaking Through a poem by Kendra W. (teen) Pain peaks through the scars everyday peaks through the tears, through the blood. There is still fake smiles everywhere. I see the lights in your eyes, but the darkness in my soul blinds me. My darkness is more powerful than your […]
The Mask
Published on :The Mask poem by Kendra W. (teen) I showed you the scars, the scars that can’t be explained, you notice the pain on your own. Everyday I put a fake smile on my face to hide the pain and scars, but you saw right through the Mask. 14-year-old […]
The Mystery — Flash Fiction by teens
Published on :The Mystery flash fiction by Ysabel Torres (teen) I have been watching them quarrel through the window. Most of the time on my way home, I say hello to Sadie, pretend to walk towards my house, then sit there watching her argue with her mom over something. I can […]
When the Light Shows
Published on :When the Light Shows a poem by Kendra W., age 14 As the night grows darker my soul grows darker. My light never shows, you brought the light back, the fog is gone and the sun is up, I can see what’s right in front of me, you saw […]
“It was the greatest meal I’d had in my entire life” — Flash Fiction by teens
Published on :Untitled story by Celeste Rivera (teen) Have you ever had your friend ask you one of those questions that go along the lines of, “If me or your mom were about to die who would you save?” I’m Lauren and my friend Cassandra had started asking me those questions […]