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10-11
A Cat Called Sunny
by Louise, age 10
Clean-Up’s Adventures
by Zoe Rullman and Zoe Rosenberg, age 10
Honey’s Storm
by Ariadne, age 9
Who To Trust
by Aleeza Shekhani, age 11
The Duck Dilemma
by Sophie Allen, age 10
Radioactive
by Alexander Pascal, age 11
Being on the Verge of Death: Chapter One, Just Great
by Yoonha S., age 11
excited
by Katie Lee, age 10
Adventures of Hazel Hollyblade
Zoya Sarangan, age 10
MARS!!!
by Julia D, age 10
The Invasion of the Good Boyes
by Anthony Augustus Marchese, age 11
The Night of the Hamsaurus
by Max Riccardi, age 10
My Swim Test Adventure
by Julia Alemany, age 11
Oysumi
by Roxy Howell, age 11
Too Short
by Kazimir Wang, age 11
Hen
by Rafael Goldman-Kunin, age 11
The Guy Who Only Struck Out
by Jonathan Nallengara, age 10
Air France 447
by Kevin H. Morikawa-Nascimento, age 10
Forever Standing
by Ava Barcelona, age 11
Even Death Has Morals
by Charlie Shiff, age 11
What He’s Become
by Ava Barcelona, age 11
Beautiful: A Feminist Fairy Tale
by Sofie K., age 11
Put on Your Game Face
by Anna Vertin, age 11
Dagger and the Bloodwolf
by Daniel Piscitelli-Cruz, age 10
Persephona
by Halle Stipanov, age 11
A New War
by Gabe S., age 11
The Road Trip
by Bronwyn McAlister-Rogers
Electro
by Logan R.
Gone Girls
by Phoebe S.
Shadow Their Attack
by Anonymous
The War for Aspadus
by Ian Feliciano
Water “The Elixir of Life”
by Anonymous
When Owner Left Me
by Anna B
Kingdoms Dragon’s Game
by Abner Scudder
Writopia Land
by Amy Martinez
The Life of a Garbage Can
by Kayla A., age 10
Secret Samurai
by Sahir Sadat, age 10
Two Doughnuts Sometimes Make the Perfect Match
by Sumaiya Jessi, age 11
The Drawing Book
by Xitlally, age 11
Sad Life of Peter
by Debmallya Ghosh, age 11
Life of a Hermit Crab
by Lucas G, age 10
Adventure of the Orphanage
by Crystel Flores, age 11
A Puffy Phenomenon
by Lola N. Sanchez, age 10
The Canvas Who Wanted to be Loved
by Sierra Johnson, age 10
The British One
by Anna Ashikhmin, age 10
The Debate Over the Weirdest Things
by Gaia Wude Treglia, age 10
Horse Tails
by Aurelia Larson, age 10 and Matilda Beyer, age 10
Baseball Fever
by Kayla A, age 10
Shrink
by Soham Sethi, age 10
I Am Mehoko
by Eleanor S.W. Hamilton, age 10
Aria’s Story
by Nuha Basher, age 11
Twin Towers
by Leyla Bayraktar
Special Sandwich
by Elizabeth Salguero, age 11
The Monster that Betrayed
by Isabella Tang, age 10
Foresta Sparking Chapter One
by Mattan Bader, age 11
Pencil
by Hayden Becker, age 11
Keep Trying
by Giselle Vidals Hernández, age 11
Secrets
by Ahana Chakravarty, age 11
Poverty and Hunger in NYC
by Ryan Streeter, age 11
The Situation
by Anonymous, age 11
Double-Double
by Zeke Williams, age 10
A Love For Liberty
by Leah Josephson, age 11
I Won’t Stop Fighting
by Nellie Bradford-Armstrong
Moving Away
by Eva Djordjevic
The Orphans
by Tina Rodriguez
The Adventures of Melissa Momper
by Caroline Dupree
Tips to Business
by Henry Dahl
When I Woke Up
by Jonas Coats
Selena and the Big Secret
by Alisha Subhahnoor
The Donkeys
by Sophie Rinzler
The Bad Sleepover
by Cara H.
The Signs of Summer
by Amali Maxine Phillips
Treasure in Washington Monument
by Marielle Keum
Out There
by Kiyomi W.
Nightquake
by Hudson L
Something Broken
by Emily Rose
Priya: War Hero
by Reya Nair, age 10
The Faded Sword
by Olivia Romano, age 11
The Witch and Isabella
by Isabella Getahun, age 10
Tim, the Mouse
by Christopher, age 11
Storm
by Ethan F., age 10
I Forget
by Bex Segal
Five Years of Him
by Hypatia
Jeff
by Zen L Keshwani
Truth or Lie
by Sylvia K.
Peace
by Aditya Viswanathan
The Secret Beneath Hakhito Island (Excerpt)
by Olive Spence
I Don’t Know What to Write
by Sonya Inal
Why Is Everything in NYC So Expensive?
by Jolie Lu
It’s Raining Frogs
by Atticus Van Cleaf
Falling
by Ella von Moltke
Mason And The Battle Of The Gorgons (Excerpt)
by Owen Montes
Diaries of the Superdog Lover
by Ji-Won Ahn
Pioneer Sightings (Excerpt)
by Wyatt Ritchie
A Wizard and His Book of Spells
by Liam
Treetops
by Sophie Zhu-Yun Pitt, age 11
meditating devil
by Eva Nelson-Torres, age 10
What to Do in a Crowded Elevator
by Felix Badde
Superheroes are Finally Becoming Good: The Diversity of Superheroes
by Noah Um
Frenemies
by Lina
The Roxanne Family is Falling Down
by Caitlin Hu
My New Nintendo 2DS XL
by John P
Cow
by Max
The Best of Friends
by Penelope Lerner
The Lovely Lamb (Bugatti)
Peace Omoike
The Magic Apple
by Remy Schanzer
The Mad Story
by Arda
Peanut
by Sam R.
The Animal Shelter
by Amy Martinez
Memories in My Year Book
by Elizabeth Salguero
Feelings
by Felix Badde
Monster Hunters
by Nick Rozenblit
Cycle of Life
by Sonya Inal
The Kiwi
by Maya Jowata, age 10
The Siblings of New York
by Gideon Bialkin, age 11
The Thing
by Sammy Bialkin, age 11
Killer X
by Alton, age 10
Report
by Jay Tikoo, age 10
Eye of the End
by Abeer Bhaskar, age 11
When Death Comes Knocking
by Lillian M., age 10
Lost: Gina’s Story
by Anabelle Sulaymanov, age 11
A Door Into Time
by Olivia AB, age 11
The Adventures of Leo
by Joaquim Strong, age 10
Can You Survive the Sahara?
by Alex di Florio, age 10
Smooshy Boosh
by Kyle Z., age 10
The Vanishing Stars
by Chloe Keenan, age 11
Things I Hate About My Soulmate
by Camila Villalpando, age 11
Mom, Where Are You?
by Julio L. Ramos, age 10
She’s Dead
by Sofia Cifuentes, age 11
The Haunted Typewriter
by Gabriela Pabon, age 11
Twaben
by Torben, age 10
The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon
by Chloe Boxx and Layla Boyce, ages 10
Stupid
by Sofia Cifuentes, age 11
The Life of a Superhero
by Jack Jiang, age 11
The Missing Pencil (Part Two)
by Sarah Rubinstein, age 10
The Missing Pencil (Part One)
by Sarah Rubinstein, age 10
Friday the 13th with the Johnsons
by Sonia Sharma, age 10; Sanskrithi Arun, age 10; and Lakshmi, age 9
Audio Recordings
by Eavan Anderson, age 10
Gifted
by Adam Wallace, age 10
Angel Wings
by Alma van Schaik, age 11
Winter
by Quinn Miller, age 10
Auggie the Awkward Spy
by Leila Cisse, age 11
My Demon Friend
by Claire Lee, age 10
The Land of Four Elements
by Phaedra L., age 11
The Wand
by Sadie Walsh, age 10
Dreams
by Maddy, age 10
The Misadventures of the Stick Friends: Volume One
by Niko Boris Butler, age 10
The Pebble
by Wesley CF, age 11
SOMETHING
by Mbene, age 11
The Jungle Is in Danger, and We Should Help Save It
by Charles Erik Brady, age 10
The Strawberry Adventure
by Ciri Perlstein, age 10
The Five Amulets
by Nile Rodriguez, age 10
From Wolf to Dog
by Holden, age 10
Why Paintball Wars Should Be a National Sport
by Jasper Hirt, age 10
The Boy That Was So Jealous
by Julio L Ramos, age 10
Chats
by Haohan Sima, age 10
The Forbidden Sisters
by Gabbie Listana, age 10
Just Our Secret
by Laura Daniels, age 11
The Purple Thing
by Quinn Washburn, age 10
The Awesome Story of Tommy
by Nina Vigil, age 11
KIDNAPPED
by Emma-Noelle, age 11
The Truly True Story of Legentious
by Zoe Jacobs, age 11
Washed Away
by Georgia, age 11
Lessons from Harry Potter
by Louise Wang, age 10
The Case of the Mysterious Singing Voice
by Sabrina Addo, age 10
Miraculous
by Miriam Kucher, age 10
I’m Not a Murderer!
by Camila Villalpando, age 11
Before the Apocalypse
by Camila Villalpando, age 11
Nausea
by Anabelle Sulaymanov, age 11
The Odd Rock
by Zoe, age 11
The Ghost Boy
by Sasha Rappaport, age 11
Grandma’s Garden
by Ella Gilbert, age 11
Susan Roger
by Jaden, age 11
Sapphire Lake
by Cecilia Cunningham-dePedro , age 11
The Totally Normal Average Family
by Sam Zwick-Lavinsky, age 10
The Land of Atlasai, Book One: Catnapped! (Part Two)
by Alex Tucker, age 10
The Land of Atlasai, Book One: Catnapped!
by Alex Tucker, age 10
An Animal War in Heaven: Master’s Secret
by Shanwai Lin, age 10
Jim
by Mercer, age 10
The Ultimate Handbook of Greek Gods
by Haohan Sima, age 10
The 1919 World Series: the Chicago White Sox vs. the Cincinnati Reds
by Fredy C. Estrada, age 11
A Sticky Situation
by Zia Riaz, age 10
Take Care of Me
by Anushka Dalal, age 11
Bionic Girl
by Diya Patel, age 11
Un-Normal Life
by Isabella Scott, age 10
Behind My Back
by Simran Makker, age 10
One
by Simran Makker, age 10
The Wall
by Nate C., age 11
America
by Nate C., age 11
Cleo’s Escape Plan
by Nico David-Fox, age 11
The Smartest Gingerbread Man
by Binah Friedman, age 11
Flashback Killer
by Jacob B., age 11
Bad Chicken
by Aiden, age 10
The Grandfather Clock
by Abigail, age 10
Life’s End
by Hannah Diker, age 11
Spare Parts
by Gabriel Paiva, age 11
Ghost Town
by Rishi, age 10
Finding the Lost
by Jackie Fuller, age 10
Dreams
by Nils, age 11
Presents! Presents! Presents!
by Nour Mokbel, age 11
A Conversation
by Hannah H., age 10
Haikus
by Hannah H., age 10
Ignored
by Uma, age 11
The Prophecy
by Michael Stoica, age 10
Summer
by Michael Stoica, age 10
The Mysterious Tree
by Emmet O'Sullivan, age 10
Friends Forever
by Charlotte Farrell, age 10
The Pumpkin Stories
by Zachary Blackston, age 11
TFTFTSTCML (The For the Friendless Texting Service That Changed My Life)
by Abigail Kelso, age 11
Swimming
by Anusha Kurra, age 10
Jane
by Caroline Dupree, age 10
Pollution Stoppers
by Jazlyn Fuentes, age 10
Bee’s Best Desire
by Kira Lopez, age 11
The Girl Who Rode The Stuck Elevator
by Alexandra, age 10
Quest for the Leaf
by Lydia, age 11
Silent Dance
by Eavan Anderson, age 10
The Ninth Tree
by Ben, age 11
Sleeping Beauty (by the Evil Fairy)
by Isabella, age 11
The Kangaroo
by Mateo Otero-Diaz, age 11
Gem World
by Eavan K. Anderson, age 10; Soha Chhapra, age 9; Ann Dai, age 11; Reagan Warren, age 9
Too Much Missing
by Tara Prakash, age 11
The Portal Under the Couch
by Tamar S., age 10
Buttercup
by Jacalyn Jagtiani, age 11
Bailey, Harley, and the Dead Bear
by Isadora Mello, age 10
Emotions
by Gemma Graham, age 10
Mason’s Escape
by Luther Thompson, age 10
Saving Yourself
by Kate Santoli, age 10
Zarcazus
by Allegra A., age 10
World
by Jake Segal, age 11
Escape Till Dawn
by Max S., age 12
The Pegasus Horse Games
by Sam A. Le Blanc, age 11, and Max Stacey, age 10
Stage After Stage
by William James Shapiro, age 11
Things Above and Below Us
by Stephanie Park, age 11
Stay With Me
by Caroline Marshall, age 11
The Great Beast
by Molly Rosenfeld, age 10
Flora, A Tiny Nymph
by Sofia Michel, age 10, and Lilinaz, age 15
Fred Screws Up
by Anonymous, age 10
On the Field
by Liam A., age 10
The Biggest Loss
by Leila, age 11
Sophie’s Perspective
by Rachel Gottesfeld, age 11
Past Mistakes
by Robert Matsui, age 11
The Moonlit Path
by Nora Tsai, age 10
Sheepy the Sheep
by Owen Harris Sade, age 10
The Cat Wanted a Ball of Yarn
by Alex Prosser-Greene, age 10
Phase One
by Ollie Haber, age 11
Thoughts from a New Yorker
by Zoe Frost, age 11
Dolls
by Declan, age 11
Differences
by Elena Parisi , age 11
A One-Person Race
by Zoe Frost, age 11
The Mystery of the Hidden Key
by Katie McDermott, age 11
Parallel
by Nicholas Jumper, age 11
Stephanie’s Fear
by Penelope K., age 10
The Attack: Chapter One
by Leela K., age 10
Statue Hunter
by So-Ahn K-K., age 11
Dread of War
by Shanwai Lin, age 10
An Outlaw’s Tale
by Alexandre Saint-Sauveur, age 10
Lin’s Crazy Adventure
by Naomi D., age 10
Soulfire (Part One)
by Alter E. Alias, age 11
Flames (Haiku)
by Alter E. Alias, age 11
Information
by Alexander Tucker, age 10
Germie Howie
by Hannah Shahidi, age 10
The Curse
by Ahaan Modi, age 10
Cheetahs
by Ahaan Modi, age 10
Loop
by Ram Narayanan, age 11
The Wrong Door
by Mica, age 11
The Boy With Future Senses
by Elliot Kaner
The Final Battle
by Cleo Saltz, age 11
Sherman
by Daniel Anton, age 11
Oh My Gosh!
by Lilli Taipale, age 10
Kyla, Lena, and Debby: The Fight to a New School
by Mbene, age 10
The Flynn Poem
by Chloe Muellers, age 9, Chloe L., age 10, Abigail F., age 10, and Ruby O., age 9
The Room Escape and the Employment
by Kiran Tikoo, age 10
Haunted House
by Joshua Monge, age 10
Kendall’s Story
by Lelia Cisse, age 10
Life
by Alice C., age 11
The Fulton’s Cowrie
by Sky Stubbeman, age 10
The Portal of Time
by Christian Stubbeman, age 10
One in a Million
by Jaya Dhariwal, age 11
Eggs
by Ava Orrantia, age 11
The Dark Thing
by Hugo Orrantia, age 11
Dragon Days
by Sophia T., age 10
Straying from the Path
by Ben Samuels, age 11
The Butter Story
by Jack W., age 11
Jeff and Timmy Save the World
by Tristan M., age 10
The Siblinghood of Art
by Jack Pagano, age 10
I Know the World
by Cleo Saltz, age 11
Wax Paper People
by Ben Samuels, age 11
A Bottle Flipping Story
by Anonymous, age 10
Rise of the Dabbing Bottles
by Anonymous, age 10
#What Happens When You’re On Your Phone
by Sebastian Merkatz, age 10
The Underworld
by Lucas Jacobs, age 10
The Smart Boy Who Could Write
by Gideon Bialkin, age 10
The Revenge of the Future Thanksgiving Turkey
by Beni, age 10
Gummy Bunnies are Tough
by Ruixi, age 10
The Ghost Story
by VJP, age 10
Bobzilla the Brick!
by Misty Brown, age 10
The Star, the Heart, and the Walking Fish (Part Two)
by Ben Samuels, age 11
Karen’s Diary
by Olivia Gao, age 10
The Elf’s Axe
by Nour Mokbel, age 11
Toilets
by Ezra Mellor, age 10
