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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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