By Stella Prince, Nonfiction, AK Adventures, and Global Village Editor

From the very year I was born, South Jersey has been a part of me. Since both of my grandparents have lived in the area for many decades, my family has visited South Jersey yearly since 2004.

By Sara Malott, age 15

I opened the book, and out slipped the photograph. It was of my momma. She was wearing red cat-eye glasses and heels that could cut stone.

By Muskan Vedi, age 13, India

I opened the book, and out slipped a photograph: blue eyes, red lips, sleek brown hair along with a fair complexion—a natural tony, but a nerd.

By Audrey Chen, age 13, Hong Kong, China

I opened the book, and out slipped a photograph. It portrayed a tall, muscular man in loose clothing made of hemp.

By Gabrielle Myers, age 9, Georgia

I opened the book, and out slipped a photograph. I had been looking up a word in the Dictionary of Archaic Words (you know, words like “shoppe” or “olde”) because I wanted to make a sign for my father’s fish shop, “The Hook and Rod.”

By Aazan Ahmad, age 16, South Korea

I opened the book, and out slipped a photograph. Heaving a sigh, I picked up, thinking it was probably just one of my baby pictures. Suddenly, one glance at the photo knocked me out of my drowsiness.