KARACHI, Pakistan – Because it’s the last week of October and with Halloween right around the...
Archive - October 2016
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
Family of Cubs fans shows team spirit as World Series comes to Chicago
TINLEY PARK, Illinois, U.S.A. – In this Chicago suburb, there’s a house that leaves Cubs fans...
Too young to vote, but old enough to care
MARIETTA, Georgia, U.S.A. – I spent some time last weekend proudly standing on a busy street corner...
Star-studded cast can’t save ‘Suicide Squad’
LORTON, Virginia, U.S.A. – What do you get when you take the world’s most dangerous gang of...
Teen draws inspiration, hope from Michelle Obama’s speech on sexual assault
GLENWOOD, Iowa, U.S.A. – At a Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire last week, First Lady Michelle...
Authors offer pro tips at writing festival
MELBOURNE, Australia – Some of the world’s top authors gave tips and shared life experiences at the...
Exploring my favorite neighborhoods in Addis Ababa for Ethiopian New Year
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – While celebrating Ethiopian New Year last month, I got a rare chance to go...
Go out of this world at the Space Center
HOUSTON, Texas, U.SA. – Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Apollo rockets...