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#20931voted by our readers
By ElGaba SILVER
Tirana, Other

The long dry grass stems swished, crunched, and snapped under the weight of my fathers’ steps. The grass swayed from side to side, making anything near the roots impossible to see....
ElGaba SILVER, Tirana, Other
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#20932 Nonfiction
MiaGreat BRONZE, Portland, Oregon
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#20933 Nonfiction
By g.andrea BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
g.andrea BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
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#20934 Nonfiction
By layne1001 BRONZE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
layne1001 BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#20935 Nonfiction
By AmazingAmy SILVER
Spartanburg, South Carolina
AmazingAmy SILVER, Spartanburg, South Carolina
9 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The moment comes when a character does or says something that I hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and I leave it to him." -Graham Greene

#20936 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#20937 Nonfiction
FlyingCupcakeBrigade BRONZE, Macon, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly and then all at once." -John Green

#20938 Nonfiction
By ConnorH04 BRONZE
Wentzville, Missouri
ConnorH04 BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
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By l.judd20 BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
l.judd20 BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
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#20940 Nonfiction
purplegirl18 BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. - AA Milne in "Winnie the Pooh"