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WE WHO PRODUCE PEARLS“We who dream / mark time by the moon, / a heavenly body containing multitudes, whose many faces mirror our own.” Writing in verse, Ho notes the...
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BUTTERThree of the men died in suspicious accidents, one of a drug overdose, another under a train, and another in a bathtub. Determined to score an...
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THE HEART NEVER FORGETSIn this story told from the perspective of a young child, a small town gathers for the masquerade—a West African event where people don masks...
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WHAT KINGDOMBefore the relative independence of the residential facility, our narrator was locked in the psychiatric ward of a hospital and subjected to...
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CAN YOU HEAR THE PLANTS SPEAK?The young narrator spends summer days with loving great-grandparents who impart important lessons: “These trees are our ancestors” and “We thank...
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THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY WITH MURDERWhen Lauren moves to Happy Valley, Pennsylvania, just before her senior year, the last thing she wants is to get involved in more drama. When...
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DEAR WENDYChinese American first-year college student Sophie Chi ( she / her ) runs Dear Wendy, a popular anonymous Instagram account, where she provides...
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IN THE SHADOW OF LIBERTY“Since its inception, immigrant detention has been an affront to basic ideals of justice and compassion,” writes Stanford historian Minian,...
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LAND MARKSWhen university professor Rebecca Walton happens to recognize former student Sonya’s image as it flashes across the screen during a nighttime...
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TEAM UNIHORN AND WOOLLYRaina the rhino, Shu the horseshoe crab, and Nigel the narwhal are at Burlap Beach when a chunk of ice containing a woolly mammoth washes...
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IF LIN CAN“Have you ever been told that you can’t ?” With growing rhetorical force, Ho asks readers if they’ve ever felt misunderstood or disheartened....
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CHURRO STANDLucía, who narrates, helps Mamá make treats that will be covered in cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate sauce. Mamá rolls a suitcase...
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I HEARDAn adult invites a group of Black children—diverse in terms of skin tone and hairstyle—to gather around and listen. The story begins with Mother...
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MY VIETNAM, YOUR VIETNAMThough some historians argue that the separation of North Vietnam and South Vietnam was born in the wake of World War II, that schism really...
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LO SIMPSON STARTS A REVOLUTIONDr. Who superfan Lo Simpson, 12, would rather be planning her next cosplay than shopping for bras or giggling over boys. Unfortunately, that’s...
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ONE LAST WORDPutting it bluntly, Sara Chae is exhausted. Though she’s overworked and undervalued at her job, she knows she can bring something new and...
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SHINY MISFITSBay Ann Musa, who has cerebral palsy, loves tap dancing and hanging out with best friends Michelle and Davey Matt. She shuttles between the...
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OTHER PEOPLE'S WORDS“In grief,” writes Soep, an audio editor, “our voices find life through the dialogues they contain.” When in graduate school at Stanford, the...
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T IS FOR TRAILSEach letter of the alphabet is devoted to a different topic, though the entries share some similarities. A rhyming verse set against an...
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A KURTA TO REMEMBERSurveying a pile of half-packed moving boxes filled with all the things the family will need, the child wonders, “What about the things my heart...
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NEXT LEVELAfter mother and son attend church, the child sheds his restrictive clothes for something light and comfy. The boy plays outside before the two...
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THE SOWER OF BLACK FIELDViktor Koch, a 67-year-old Catholic missionary from the United States, lives in a monastery with his fellow monks of the Passionist order in...
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THIS IS NOT MY LUNCHBOX!In a lush green woodland, a light-skinned child sets up a tent and hungrily opens a red lunchbox. Aaargh! It’s crawling with insects and...
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NOW THEY WILL KNOW I AM HEREIn Paris, a van carrying two “briefcase-size parcels” to the U.S. Embassy is ambushed, sparking an international crisis. The driver of the van...
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SING, IEster Prynn, whose mother named her in admiration of Hawthorne’s passionate heroine, lives in the small coastal town of Half Moon Bay with her...
