Writing Contest Winners Winter 2021-22
Four times a year, we ask our readers to write about the impact recent stories have had on teens around the country. In Winter 2021-22, we had a range of responses from writers connecting to stories about comparing trauma, race, and activism. Congratulations to our winners and be sure to apply for our next contest for […]
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Four times a year, we ask our readers to write about the impact recent stories have had on teens around the country. In Fall 2021, we had a range of responses from writers connecting to stories about peer pressure, depression, and bullying. Congratulations to our winners and be sure to apply for our next contest […]
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Writing My Way to Love
Names have been changed. Although my brother Zack was a year older than I was, sometimes I felt like the big sister. I was bolder than he was and I stuck up for him when he was about to be beaten by our adoptive parents. I would have done anything for him. We had a […]
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A Breakthrough With My Mom
When I was 7, my mother said, “I’m going to America to give us a better life.” “Why?” I asked. In Jamaica, my dad worked for a gas company and owned a shop attached to our house where we sold basic items like bread, light bulbs, and combs. On Saturdays we sold patties, a kind […]
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