‘Love & Gelato’ Book Review: A Journey into Italy
Love & Gelato is a heartbreaking, yet healing book written by Jenna Evans Welch. The book was published in 2016 and is popular among tweens and teens. It is about Lina, a 16-year-old high school student who spends the summer in Tuscany, Italy after her mom passed away. She discovers that there’s so much more to Italy then she could’ve ever imagined as she follows the directions of a journal her mom left for her.
Disney’s Live-Action “Lilo & Stitch” is Full of Humor and Heart
On Memorial Day, Walt Disney’s live action “Lilo & Stitch” released, a reimagined version of their 2002 classic animated version. It’s an emotional and humorous movie about Lilo, a girl from Hawaii who finds it difficult to make friends and stay out of trouble, who meets Stitch, a mischievous little blue alien who crash lands onto Earth.
The Barren Spot
She is making noodles for herself. The water bubbles and boils like the laugh of a child and the
thick udon noodles swirl slightly in the pot. She portions out a generous chunk of the stew, making sure to pick out the sharp bony pieces. The smell of chili oil and tender beef fills the tiny apartment, wrapping
around her like a familiar embrace.
The forest took her
The forest took her, small and thin. A shadow lost in bark and skin. No name was whispered on the breeze. Just echoes tangled in the trees.
Airplanes: Soaring the Skies
Birds can fly. Humans, not so much. We, humans, have always had a fascination towards the ideaof flight, dating back to the ancient world with stories such as Daedalus and Icarus’s winged escape fromCrete. The possibility of being able to travel without having to navigate over mountains, across rivers, andthrough forests screams for efficiency, which […]
The Day the Refrigerator Quit
On a Tuesday morning that already felt like a Monday, Zach stumbled into the kitchen for
breakfast. But instead of the hum of the refrigerator, he heard… nothing. Then a loud ahem.
Rain
I traced the raindrops on the fog-covered window and gradually saw
shapes appearing. Shapes, circles, the blue and sunny sky, the ocean.
If I Could Talk to My Little Self
If I could talk to myself from five years ago, I would be eight years old. The first thing I would say
is, “Have fun and enjoy everything! Time goes by really fast.” When I was eight, that was when
COVID-19 started. Everyone had to stay home, wear masks, and not go outside. At first it felt kind
of fun because I didn’t have to go to school, but after a while I got really bored. I missed my friends,
my teachers, and even just being outside with other people. Still, even with all that, I feel like those
years went by so quickly.
A New Super Power In The Ocean!
There are many wonders of the ocean, including a superpower that only some fish have! It is
called biofluorescence and is when a fish can absorb light and release it, causing the fish itself
to glow. Not only are the fish getting superpowers, but deep below in the sea at a place called
the mesopelagic zone (often called the twilight zone), which is 200 to 1,000 meters deep.
Winners of the Summer 2025 National Writing Competition
This summer, young writers from all over the world joined The Journal Bootcamp to learn about current events, write creatively, and get published! Students worked closely with their dedicated coaches each week to edit and refine their writing, until it was worthy of a feature in an online magazine.