Summer 2015 | The Parenthetical

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Night Before School in Texas

by Jillian Stahl, age 9

Route 66

by Simone Lipkin, age 10

Adventures of Emily

by Elena Michielsen, age 8

Horse Academy

by Avery Sohn, age 9

Saving Grace

by Adele Auchincloss, age 10

Life’s a Mess

by Alexandra Greenberg, age 10

The Unlikely

by Ada Donnelly, age 10

“Animal Land” Disaster

by Elizabeth Ngai, age 10

#FairytaleBall

by Isabella Genes, age 10

…And His Name Is John Cena

by Oscar, age 10

#YOLO

by Anna B, age 11

A Great Vacation

by Katey, age 9

7 Keys

by Annika, age 9

A Kids Life: Poems

by Liv Birnstad, age 10

A Jittery Private Eye

by A. Harris, age 9

A Love and Hate Relationship Between…

by Alexis Farber, age 10

A Perfect Halloween

by Taylor Swelstad, age 11

A Quest For Family

by Gigi Chen, age 9

A New Life

by S. S., age 10

A Spell of Good

by Mirembe Mubanda, age 9

A Race for Friends

by Ella Topkins, age 9

Abe Lincoln

by Katie Qin, age 7

Alliteration Poem

by Anonymous, age 10

An Army of Robots

by Alexander Hartley, age 8

Adventure 1

by Jackson Pryor, age 6

Animal Breakout

by Sara Swamy, age 8

ANNOYING BROTHERS

by Lily Lev, age 11

Another Day Another Person

by Sydney J. Wiser, age 10

As Time Goes On (Excerpt)

by Talia Yett, age 10

Beth’s Journal

by Lena Tavernise, age 9

Back Together Again

by Nina Harris, age 10

Baby Unicorn

by Olivia Waymer, age 9

Blood on My Street

by Dallas Lea, age 11

Blood Red Forest

by Valerie Franchitti, age 11

Bobgoblin Adventures

by Rian, age 9

Bolt and Snowflake

by Nicole, age 9

Blue

by Ava Hurvitz, age 11

Botched Quiche

by Olivia Dixon, age 11

Box Man

by Wesley Bischoff, age 10

Book 1 and 2 of the Bob and George

by Ethan Katz, age 9

Callie and the Valentine’s Day Catastrophe

by Rota Safiri, age 11

Bucks, Bucky, Bucksy

by Minelle Jeddy, age 10

Bubbles the Hamster

by G. Z. Wilkins, age 8

Clutterfunk

by Charlie Kunzweiler, age 10

Dear Miss Fairy Godmother Sincerely, Her Majesty.

by Aria M N, age 9

Daybreak

by Naomi, age 10

Criminal Warehouse

by Maysea D, age 11

Csend-o

by Jackson Pryor, age 6

DJ Fly

by Dylan Kram, age 6

Different Girl

by Catherine Della Rocca, age 9

Do Calculators Have a Negative or Positive Effect on People’s Brains?

by James Lee, age 11

Emily and the Land of Exbow

by Fiona Stirling Lui Martin, age 9

Emma

by Chloe Sales, age 10

Excerpt from Escape From Magic

by Bea Delafield, age 10

Fashion

by Beth Hacker, age 10

Find Them

by Sophia Liu, age 9

Excerpt from Leah’s Adventure

by Charlotte Le Bihan, age 8

Finding the Perfect House

by Astrid, age 8

Fire Spreading

by Madeleine Berkowitz, age 10

Fire Emblem

by Dashiell Fisher, age 8

Five Minutes Until The Bomb Goes Off

by Ethan Schwartz, age 10

Frogs Are Awesome

by Devan Soni, age 7

Gods and Goddesses

by Audrey, age 10

Florence (Part 1)

by Violet Jean, age 10

gg

by Ceyon, age 10

Going Free

by Joshua Stern, age 11

Going Up To The Bigs

by Jared Birman, age 9

Hamburgler

by Ranja Andria, age 10

Goopy Dogs Save the Day!

by Victor Maddux, age 8

GREEN EYES

by Shirin Pechefsky, age 11

Hearts And Horses

by Jillian Stahl, age 9

Head in a New Dimension

by Grace E. Mahon, age 11

Heart School

by Celia Powers, age 10

Hide and Seek

by Denni Schwartz, age 9

HMS Biggles

by Richard Gimbel, age 10

Is There Really A Witch?

by Alessandra Cipollone, age 9

Jack and the Diamond Sword

by Victor Maddux, age 8

I Think They Were Twins

by Clay Gallivan, age 9

Jay’s Mistake

by Ethan Schwartz, age 10

Katherine and Tammy

by Cana Yao, age 7

Larry the Purple Turtle

by Cyrus W. Najafi, age 9

Lenwood Causes Trouble

by Jeremy Nam, age 10

Lester the Leopard

by Ameneh Vaskio, age 8

Larry, UFO, and Boston

by Abraham Cunningham, age 8

Life of a Basketball

by Ben Punzalan, age 10

Lollipop!

by Naomi Calhoun, age 10

Lili’s Poems

by Lili Matta, age 10

London

by Clara Smith, age 9

Love War

by Emelia Zarb, age 9

Magedom

by Liam Morin, age 10

Mark

by Caitlin Yang, age 7

Max’s Talent

by Lucas Cerwinski, age 9

Mermaid’s Adventure

by Audrey, age 8

Marshmallows

by Ameneh Vaskio, age 8

Monkey Do and His Family

by Nelson Liu, age 8

Mistress Mary

by Richard Gimbel, age 10

Monster

by Milla Duca, age 8

Murders and Friendships

by Violet Jean, age 10

Old Man

by Jackson L, age 8

Music As Loud As My Sister

by Grayson Davis, age 10

Mystery Characters

by Leyla, age 10

Over the Wall

by Yuxi Tian, age 11

Outside Poems

by Olivia Dixon, age 11

Once Upon A Time

by Devin, age 10

Peregrine (Part 1)

by Brendan Martin Firvida, age 10

Phil

by Colton Rooney, age 8

Paperback Writer

by Brenden Hofman, age 8

Phoebe

by Grace Punzalan, age 8

Pinky’s Adventure in Different Dimensions

by Sam Zwick-Lavinsky, age 8

Plants

by Finn, age 10

Popsicle Poem

by Sarah MacGhee, age 9

Poems for a Rainy Day 2

by Ruby Goodman, age 10

Pumpkin

by Yana Serjantov, age 10

Portal to Pluto

by Jeffrey Kunzweiler, age 8

Questions With Answers

by Juliette, age 10

RAP GOD

by Jarone Johnson, age 10

Revise Your Entitlement

by Joaquin Contreras, age 11

Robbery

by Ava Levinson, age 11

Schools Should Expand Their History Focuses

by Zeran, age 11

School

by Zeran, age 11

Seedfolks

by Sameer Glazerman, age 11

Sigh: The Story of Bill, and How He Escaped From One of the Most Infamous Criminals of All Time.

by Sebastian Waizenegger, age 10

Small Internet Rhyme

by Dashiell Fisher, age 8

Special (Prologue)

by Lily Lev, age 11

SOUP TIME!

by Lee Walker Watson, age 9

Spank Union

by Jeremy, age 10

Smith Beach

by Amelia Levin, age 11

Sofia’s Quest

by Alexa H, age 9

Speed Runner

by Jarone Johnson, age 10

Staying Strong

by Ava Bissell, age 11

Stupid Cow – A Play

by Owen Harris Sade, age 8, and Gabe Schierkolk, age 8

Summer Feet (Excerpt)

by Anonymous, age 10

Surprise!

by Francesca, age 8

The Adventures of Fluffy and Fluff Ball

by Miles Brewster, age 8

The Abandoned Queen

by Ansh More, age 8

Swirls of Color

by Kayla Aldahondo, age 9

The Almost Unperfect Family of 28 (Excerpt)

by Lila Boyle, age 10

The Adventures of Little Timmy

by Julian E. Dohi, age 10

The Bachelor of Oz

by Sophia Von Kerczek, age 10

The Battle of Hope

by Emma Crick, age 7

The Ball of Mystery

by Langston Keene, age 10

The Balloon

by Sonya, age 7

The Boy Named Dave

by Beauty Davis Hurley, age 7

The Bird and the Worm

by Char-Char, age 8

The Beach

by Neha Soni, age 11

The Christmas Portal

by Aiki, age 9

The Cruise

by Sylvie Pearl Gross, age 9

The China Bunny

by Anonymous, age 8

The Downfall of Secrets and the Coming of the Month

by Gabriel Kraemer, age 10

The Dream That Nobody Gave Into

by Dylan Phoenix Small, age 10

The Elephant

by Ava, age 11

The Evil Land

by Brianna Finnegan, age 11

The Fate of the World

by Cole Thomas, age 10

The Fish

by Kuipi Lam, age 8

The Girl Who Could Run Like The Wind

by Leah, age 8

The Four Powers: Chapter 2

by Matthieu Choueiri, age 9

The Great Voyage

by Maximo Del Pino, age 10

The Great Chocolate Adventures

by Maya Beasley, age 10

The House Brain Gives Baby Trap Troubles for the Jedis and the Adam’s Family

by Rossi, age 8

The Ice Key

by Big Ben, age 9

The House Next Door

by Vera Saidel, age 10

The Ice Princess

by Ariana Alban Martinez, age 9

The Infection: Ebola

by Bennett Elisha Cullison, age 11

The Little Light

by Penelope Sheer, age 9

The Kid Who Tried To Get A Concussion

by Langdon Ottman, age 9

The Little Witch

by Lauren, age 10

The Magical Journey

by Mariam Choudri, age 9

The Long Walk

by Nellie, age 7

The Main Murder

by Soa Andria, age 8

The Mysterious Bully in School

by Angela Ortiz, age 7

The Mixed-Up Poem

by Sonya, age 7

The Mystery of the Black Figures

Ameneh Vaskio, age 8

The Nerd Clan

by Isioma Okoh, age 9

The News That Changed My Life

by Rachel Bergman, age 10

The Paint Bomb Attack

by Emily Wang, age 8

The Only One Armed Girl

by Amah Assoumou, age 11

The One Ring

by Santiago Soto, age 11

The Park Adventure

by Devan Soni, age 7

The Perfect Pet

by BSG, age 9

The Pyramid Snake

by Emma Willey, age 10

The Race

by GR, age 8

The Rewind

by Mariele, age 11

The Rainy Day

by Bret Glasser, age 7

The Rainbowfish

by Leila Jackson, age 11

The Rice Krispie Treat

by Maya, age 7

The Secret World

by Maya Zervigon, age 9

THE SCREAMING KILLER

by Lucien Shih, age 9

The Road to Fame

by Sofia Vaccaro, age 10

The Sound of Silence

by Truman Muffett, age 7

The Stolen Lives

by Sierra Krueger-Wolfe, age 11

The Soccer Tournament

by Spencer Eng, age 9

The Sun Thief (Excerpt)

by Lucy McCleary Keller, age 10

The Stray Cat!

by Mia B, age 8

The Sunflower Seed

by Neha Soni, age 11

The Tragedy of the SS Minnow II

by Sam Lauricella, age 10

The Tragic (and Comedic) Life of Mr. Henry Billersworth

by Hilary Malamud, age 11

The Whale

By Andie Dougherty. age 10

The Werewolf

by Demetri, age 8

The Werewolf

by Olivia Waymer, age 9

Three Fun Stories

By Savnika T, age 8

Three Hours Til Morning

By Bella Orelowitz, age 11

Tom Anderson

by Aayan Mittal, age 8

To The Moon

by Casey Macron-Davis, age 9

Today

by Zeyna Ilahi, age 11

Two Against One (Excerpt)

by JCG, age 9

Untitled

by Leila Jackson, age 11

Two Fingers (An English to English translation of “One Heart” by Li-Young Lee)

by Elijah Menla, age 10

Trip to Yesterday

by Juliette Putman, age 10

Unicorn Rapunzel

by Rachel Abulafia, age 9

Valetr Valr Vapr

by Angeliki, age 6

Valley Crescent’s Discovery: Book 1

by Asha Tallapragada, age 7

Win Torture: The History of Plot Day

by Andranik Kaladjian-Webb, age 10

What Is Being Rich?

by Emilia Marshall, age 11

Video Games: Not Just Fun

by Christopher McCarthy, age 11

Waterfall

by Amah Assoumou, age 11

Watermelon

by Alexander Harris, age 9

Z-Town

by Finn, age 10

WW10

by Truman Muffett, age 7

A Story of Fred and Bob

by Thomas Clark, age 9

Tiger Girl

by Sheena Bakare, age 8

The Day in Space

by Lena Gore, age 9

The Caught Happy and Sad

By Arthur Caer, age 9