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“There can’t possibly be anything more beautiful than Seaside Beach at sunset.”
― Bryn McCarren, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Most people think coffee is what wakes you up in the morning. I believe it’s actually brushing your teeth with hand lotion instead of toothpaste.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“You never know how much you truly appreciate sleep until it’s snatched away from you.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Pirates are humans. Just misunderstood humans.”
― Kyleigh Williamson, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“I feel as though I can chew up nails and spit out a barbed wire fence.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Mom once said that with kindness, you’re able to fix almost anything.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“He hesitated, all rational thoughts drowning in the seas of her azure eyes.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“When a girl turns fourteen, she changes. She gets acne, or she is not supremely skinny. She is not beautiful anymore.”
― Eva Beauchamp, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“My bones always crack. Sometimes, I like to imagine that one day, my back will split open, and beautiful wings will emerge.”
― Khloe Beutler, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“You miss all the shots you don’t take. True love will appear in your life…if you are brave enough to chase it.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Their eyes locked for a single moment, and Nick felt his heart jackhammering violently in his chest like it wanted to crack his rib cage open.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“They’d apparently decided to end a dedicated, seven-year relationship over honey walnut shrimp.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Happiness is odd
Found in mysterious places
Where you least expect it
Like a glowing penny on the floor
Not everyone can find it
And sometimes you lose it
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Some find it in small things
Others see it in large things
If you cling to it
You’ll make it through
Because
Happiness is odd”
― Aleena Sebastian, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“Marry me!â€� The words quaked from deep within the sepulchre of his rib cage. He could hear sweet songs shoot and soar from his soul. The angels sighed and rejoiced.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers

“A herd of gods tripped over themselves running after her.”
― Poem Schway, Speaking Up for Each Other: A Collection of Short Stories for Tweens and Middle Grade Readers