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1.  How to Upgrade Your Nickname  Ben Hur, Grade 10, Locust Valley, NY
New boy in school attempts risky play in the schoolyard to win the attention of a popular girl he admires, but things go terribly wrong!
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Childhood, Love, Crush, Peer Pressure, Outsiders   
2.  The Almost Home Run  Megan Kaiser, Grade 7, Sterling, CO
After a hitting slump, a girl's big hit in a championship game brings unexpected results! This personal memoir won the Merlyn's Pen Humor Writing Contest, Middle School Division, Winter/Spring 2011.
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Baseball, Sports, Humor, Girl Stories, Summer   
3.  Anatomy of the Universe  Chloe Leach, Grade 11, Fairbanks, AK
This poem won the 2010 Black Dog Tall Ships Merlyn's Pen Writing Contest, earning its author a full scholarship to attend the Black Dog Tall Ships Kids Cruise "Writer's Week," July 11-17, 2010.
Genre  Poem   Topic  Nature, Spiritual Experience, Earth, Personification   
4.  Kati and Marty and Heather  Curtis Sittenfeld, Grade 10, Groton, MA
From "Sisters, Friends, and Enemies"
Genre  Short Story   Topic  Acceptance, Coming of Age, Friendship, Girl Stories   
5.  Queen of Spades  Curtis Sittenfeld, Grade 10, Groton, MA
From "Sisters, Friends, and Enemies"
Genre  Short Story   Topic  Body Image, Family, Divorce, Coming of Age, Girl Stories   
6.  Remembering Corie  Curtis Sittenfeld, Grade 10, Groton, MA
From "Sisters, Friends, and Enemies"
Genre  Short Story   Topic  Eating Disorders, Girl Stories, Family, Body Image, Death   
7.  The Birth of Harlem Daffodils  Chi-Chi Mgbako, Grade 11, Edison, NJ
Her grandmother gave her a rag doll, love, and pride.
Genre  Short Story   Topic  African-American, Religion, Family, Loss, Love   
8.  Growing Up  Johnna Ufret, Grade 10, Geneseo, NY
When did you stop believing your grandfather's stories?
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Youth and Age, Family, Discovery, Nature   
9.  Baseball  Catherine Howard, Grade 8, Rockville, MD
What fills your daydreams?
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Baseball, Dreams, Sports   
10.  Watermelon Champ  Monica Eiland, Grade 10, Durham, NC
Did you know there is a philosophy behind watermelon spitting?
Genre  Humor   Topic  Allegory, Games, Happiness, How To   
11.  Goal Mining  Josh Faust, Grade 9, Irvington, NY
Can he make an important save to tie the soccer game?
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Sports, Anticipation, Competition   
12.  The Fog  Chris Fassero, Grade 10, Bellevue, NE
Fog is like an amoeba.
Genre  Description   Topic  City Life/Urban Life, Environment, Night, Personification, Weather   
13.  Showroom Fantasy  Jerry Anderson, Grade 10, Long Lake, MN
Sitting in your dream car is a feeling like no other.
Genre  Description   Topic  Automobiles, Coming of Age, Daydreams, Descriptive Vignette   
14.  Apartment A  Stephanie Levin, Grade 10, Timonium, MD
What kind of interesting people do you know in your apartment building?
Genre  Short Story   Topic  Conflict, Death, Madness, War, City Life/Urban Life   
15.  The Old Man  Brian Williams, Grade 10, Meadville, PA
Death in a perfect place.
Genre  Description   Topic  Death, Elderly, Earth   
16.  The Race Car Drivers  Marieke Gaboury, Grade 9, Spokane, WA
Where do you find adventure?
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Anecdote, Appreciation, Fantasy, Daydreams   
17.  Reflections  Jackie Adkins, Grade 10, Lisbon, OH
How do you cope with the loss of your mother?
Genre  Personal Narrative   Topic  Death, Family, Parents, Loss, Love   
18.  The Rose  Eric Briggs, Grade 10, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
Genre  Poem   Topic  Nature, Home, Sea   
19.  Dragon, Stone and Spell: Part III  Robin Fuller, Grade 7, Richmond Hill, GA
Jesra and her friends learn of a coming destruction that only they will survive.
Genre  Fantasy   Topic  Fantasy, Magic, Adventure, Apocalypse, Fear   
20.  Chauvinist Knights and Feminist Damsels  Selene Smith, Grade 9, NH
Living happily ever after--despite themselves.
Genre  Fantasy   Topic  Feminism, Marriage, Family, Romance, Animals   
21.  The Secret World of Chestnut Drive  Vibhuti Jain, Grade 9, Guilford, CT
Four seasons in the life of a neighborhood.
Genre  Essay   Topic  Childhood, Sports, Seasons, Games   
22.  Welcome to Hum, The World's Smallest Town  Jelena Madir, Grade 10, Mahopac, NY
In remote Croatia lives a village untouched by time.
Genre  Essay   Topic  Foreign/International, Travel, Comparisons, Farms/Rural Life, City Life/Urban Life   
23.  More Than Human  Sean McCoole, Grade 7, Hollis, NH
Bob's computer was more than a machine; it was a friend. A friend who would do anything for him?
Genre  Science Fiction   Topic  Technology, Friendship, Sacrifice   
24.  I Am Kwakkoli  Bisco Hill, Grade 7, Boulder, CO
It would be his tribal name, connecting him to generations of ancestors.
Genre  Essay   Topic  Native American, Family, Cultures/Traditions, Farms/Rural Life, Identity   
25.  Zoo Age  Dave Coates, Grade 8, Shawnee Mission, KS
Machines take on a life of their own and turn against their owners.
Genre  Science Fiction   Topic  Technology, Future, Death, Environment   

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