A Lonely Jew on Christmas
The public high school is lavishly decorated ingreen and red. Students sport Santa hats and carry bags laden with gifts wrappedin paper with messages of "Season's Greetings" and "MerryChristmas ...
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An American Teenage Organist
As I sat in church one Sunday morning, not payingattention to the service like the ordinary 11-year-old kid I was, I suddenlyheard majestic sounds pouring from behind the walls of the sanctuary ...
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Be My Valentine
Oh angelic devil, how temperate are thee? Scorching and healing the cruelty of me. I hate you and love you, butcan't you see? Relieve me and please ... just set my heart free. ...
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Focus: Love: Dear John Letter
Don't forget your greedy smile Or the kisses that you've spent Don't forgetmy foolish heart Or the vows you never meant ...
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Focus: Love: Jack
This selection can be found in Teen Ink Love andRelationships, the fourth in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ...
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Focus: Love: Last Rehearsal
His lips mashed together, forming a fine pencilline as he stood glaring down at me. Just seconds before the small garage hadechoed with the shrill sounds of our harsh words, but now an eerie drape ofsilence had fallen ...
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Focus: Love: Love and Life
My life was finally complete. I had waited foryears to find true love and now I had. I was starting ata new, much bigger school, and my one good friend was eager to introduce me toher group. The first time I saw him, I knew ...
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Focus: Love: The Kiss
This selection can be found in Teen Ink Love andRelationships, the fourth in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ...
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Focus: Love: The Phone Call
The bright red blinking light on my answering machine reflected off mymirrors. I pressed the button, holding my breath, hoping it was him. Acool wind blew across my face from the open window, ...
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From a Girl Scout Awards Night
She was sitting up there in the front of the hall in her newly ironed skirt, A rigid standard blue that could make any Adolescent girl look sillierthan she knows she already is. She was crossing her legs at the ankles andthen the knees, Making sure never to display anything unladylike ...
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Meeting Superman
This selection can be found in Teen Ink Love andRelationships, the fourth in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ...
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My Family
Because of my family's foster care work withabused, abandoned and confused kids, I have learned that sex is not always abeautiful story about the birds and the bees ...
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My Way Out
Not many days before yesterday, I showed my teacherand my friends some stories not much different from this one. They said,"You must like to write a lot," but I said no ... that's not it ...
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Picture Perfect
Gee, look at this, I said to myself as I pulled theold camera off the bookshelf. I had been rummaging through my dad's stuff all daylooking for something for school. I moved the camera, only to find another behindit ...
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Shatterproof Cowboy
The little man with a red collar stripe and cowboy khaki pants held hislasso, trapped ...
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Something Different
This selection can be found in Teen Ink Friendsand Family, the third in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ...
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