By Johanna Amoah, age 16, Switzerland

A young girl walked slowly along the snow-covered path. The snow was already very deep and it was still falling. The girl was about eleven or twelve in age.

By Raffi Vincent, 9, England

Inspired by War Horse by Michael Murpurgo

By Ashlin Veltri, Age 11, Washington

Once there was a girl named Tori. She was 15 years old and seemed like a normal girl—but she wasn’t. Tori was a vampire! No one knew, not even her family.

By Avani Anil Kumar, age 15, India

Right now, standing wrapped in a crumpled bed sheet, and my school looming gigantically before me, I feel sick to my stomach.

By Elsie YeaLim Jang, age 13, Shanghai, China

Mr. Sanders is now at the last row, ticking things off in the grade book. He finally gets to me. “Auden, why don’t you have your homework?” he asks.

By Emily Yui Yan NG, age 11, Hong Kong

I trudged through the hallway, into the study room. I picked up my pencil, turning my attention to a pile of homework.