Literature (10th)

Introduction: The Girl Who Wrote to Stay Alive She was thirteen years old. She was hiding in a secret apartment with her family, surrounded by enemies who wanted her dead…

Have You Ever Wanted Something So Badly That You Planned Everything in Secret? Think about this for a moment. You are just eight years old. You live in a small…

You know the type of argument. Someone brings up an old grudge. Then the other person brings up a bigger one. Then someone's grandfather is insulted. Then someone's dog. Then…

Have You Ever Been Too Scared to Take the First Step? Think about the first time you tried something really hard. Maybe it was your first day at a new…

Have you ever lost someone you loved? Maybe a grandparent. Maybe a pet. Maybe someone close. And in that pain, did you ever feel that no one else in the…

There is a moment in this chapter — a single sentence — that hits like a closed fist. Mandela is standing at the inauguration ceremony. He has just been sworn…

Have you ever looked at an animal — a stray dog, a bird on a wire, a squirrel in a park — and felt a sudden rush of warmth, as…

When did you first understand what death actually means? Not "know" — you've probably known about death since you were small. Someone told you. A grandparent passed away. A pet…

Here's something I want you to think about before we start. You've probably walked past a hundred things in your city or town and never really looked at them. The…