Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

LONG, LONG AGO on the edge of the lonely Siberian taiga, there lived a man and wife who yearned for a child. One spring there came a vicious storm. Snow and ice lashed their snug little cabin. As the chimney chuffed out smoke, the woman huddled by an

THE SMOKE COMING from the lit firewood blows in Thoko’s direction, and she coughs to relieve the sting she feels in her throat and eyes. A large three-legged pot with steam rising from the slightly open lid stands astride the blazing fire. The aroma

THIS SIMPLE RECIPE makes a tasty holiday dessert or treat to serve to your family or friends at a party. The orange and chocolate provides a unique taste to enjoy anytime. WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 4 seedless clementine oranges, peeled and segmented 12 ounce

“PAPA, PLEASE,” AKEISHA begged. “I just want to see the stars one time. One chance to get above the eversmog.” She knew she was pushing her luck. If her mother were still alive, maybe things might’ve been different, but that was like wishing for clea

LIEUTENANT EDWARD HULSE of the British Army’s Scots Guards Regiment leaned against the wall of the trench, shivering in the chill December air. For days, the icy winter rain had poured, turning the trenches into seas of mud that caked soldiers’ boots

IT WAS BITTERLY cold that night, February 23, 1942. Rescue planes frantically searched for any sign of survivors of a British bomber that had crashed into the frigid North Sea more than one hundred miles from its home base. The twin-engine plane had