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FOREWORD

IN THIS ISSUEBEHIND THE WORDS by Sarah CookCHAIN REACTING by Julia AlexanderCROSSING THE LAKE by Jessica ZeidmanDOUBLE LIVES LIVED by Isabella WuI WAS NOT BORN TO QUIT by Vanessa ZimmermanPROLOGUE: A THOUSAND POUNDS OF LEAD by Madison RussellMONSTER IN MY CLOSET by Cheyenne ZarembaTEMP(ES)T by Audrey EffenbergerGEORGE by Simona ZaretskyTHE DESERT-CHILDREN WAR OF 1999 by Madison Van EdwardsSWEAT by Lauren MorehouseSOMETIMES THE HEART by Sami RusselloCHROMA by Isabella WuEBB by Simona ZaretskyA DAY WITHOUT TIME by Lauren MorehouseTHE DAY MY LIFE WAS SAVED... by Vanessa ZimmermanRUN AWAY FOR A DAY by Nelly GreenGARDEN by Simona ZaretskySOLDIER by Chloe Capri HooperPOEM FOR READERS (PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE) by Julia AlexanderBITING WORDS (Excerpt) by Featured Editor Abby Johnson

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BEHIND THE WORDSBY SARAH COOK

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CHAIN REACTINGBY JULIA ALEXANDER

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CROSSING THE LAKEBY JESSICA ZEIDMAN

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DOUBLE LIVES LIVEDBY ISABELLA WU

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I WAS NOT BORN TO QUITBY VANESSA ZIMMERMAN

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PROLOGUE: A THOUSANDPOUNDS OF LEADBY MADISON RUSSELL

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MONSTER IN MY CLOSETBY CHEYENNE ZAREMBA

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TEMP(ES)TBY AUDREY EFFENBERGER

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GEORGEBY SIMONA ZARETSKY

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THE DESERT-CHILDRENWAR OF 1999

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SWEATBY LAUREN MOREHOUSE

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SOMETIMES THE HEARTBY SAMI RUSSELLO

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CHROMABY ISABELLA WU

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EBBBY SIMONA ZARETSKY

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A DAY WITHOUT TIMEBY LAUREN MOREHOUSE

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THE DAY MY LIFE WASSAVED AND THE WOMEN

WHO CHANGED ITBY VANESSA ZIMMERMAN

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RUN AWAY FOR A DAYBY NELLY GREEN

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GARDENBY SIMONA ZARETSKY

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SOLDIERBY CHLOE CAPRI HOOPER

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POEM FOR READERS(PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE)

BY JULIA ALEXANDER

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FEATURED EDITORABBY JOHNSON

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BITING WORDS(AN EXCERPT)

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