When Angie tells both parents separately that she is gay, they have two different reactions. [more]

After Ruby lives through the terror attack near her high school, she is motivated to play a more active role in the fight to end gun violence. [more]

As Natalie learns more English, the gap between her and her Spanish-speaking parents widens. She finds ways to both honor them and stay connected to them. [more]
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Natalie struggles with the death of her father. In exploring her grief, she finds that her father lives on in her memory. [more]
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Yasmine weighs the pros and cons of the Standardized High School Admissions Test, the controversial exam that solely determines admission to New York City's best high schools. [more]

Jessica’s mom is strict and she resents it. But when her mother tells Jessica about her life in the poor countryside of China, she sees her, “for the first time as a human being, daughter, sister, and wife.”
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Volunteering as an art teacher in an after school program helped Anaiss discover her calling. [more]

“When I tried creating black characters, it felt forced. I worried about creating racist clichés,” writes Savannah. [more]

Natalie struggles to control her anxiety and depression, but it isn’t until she seeks help from teachers, parents, and friends, that she’s able to access the resources she needs to feel better. [more]
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Gabby writes about her journey from feeling "ashamed of the dark body hair that I associated with being Latina and non-white," to being proud of her Ecuadorian identity. [more]