By Victoria Lin, age 18, Marlboro NJ

My mother was beautiful. I still think sometimes of her musical voice, chestnut hair, and gentle smile.

By Malik Foley, age 12, Louisiana, USA

Five pirates set out to look for what was inside Davey Jones’ Locker. They wondered how cool it would be to find Davey Jones’ Locker. Their adventure was to find what was inside.

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.