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  A Faded Picture

  

  By kelfry, Defiance, OH

  I open the rusty screen door and go downstairs. The basement has its usual musty smell, and the floors are cold. I see him fidgeting with his old toys and gadgets and organizing his tractors and tools on a shelf. My 90-year-old grandpa is wearing his usual faded blue pants with a short-sleeved butto...
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  A True Hero

  

  By kelfry, Defiance, OH

  In the October issue of Teen Ink, Calia Kessler describes what a true hero is in her article “Theresa McLaury.” Calia attends church regularly and explains that heroes are not just celebs and athletes; they are also true and genuine people from little towns. In her case Theresa McLaury is one o...
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  A Lesson Learned

  

  By kelfry, Defiance, OH

  In the October issue of Teen Ink “Lessons in Toilet Paper,” a fascinating story written by Jackson Lloyd, discusses a life lesson learned after attempting to pull a memorable prank. On Halloween night a kid with nothing to do decided to get a group of friends together and make the night one the...
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  "An Unexpected Outcome" Review

  

  By kelfry, Defiance, OH

  “An Unexpected Outcome” by Teresa in the September 2011 edition was about a girl who grew up with a single mother who was addicted to drugs. She would steal to get money, even from her own mother. They lived with the girl’s grandma, but they were kicked out and became homeless. After years ...