Monday, March 7, 2011 “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” by Carrie Ryan “In Mary’s world, there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village. The fence that protects the village from the […]

Monday, February 28, 2011 Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler “We should probably go outside, you know, and”-she glanced around the room-“check on the trees, or something.”“The trees.”“Yes. Like make sure they aren’t on fire or anything.”Calliope’s mom moves around. As in, driving from place to place, and only staying a […]

Monday, February 14, 2011 “Kindred” by Tammar Stein “Miriam is an unassuming college freshman stuck on campus after her spring break plans fall through. She’s not a religious girl–when pressed she admits reluctantly to believing in a higher power. Truth be told, she’s about as comfortable speaking about her faith as she is about her […]