By Gabrielle Dweck There was once a girl names Emma. Emma just got a new job at her dream office, working as a designer in a high end company. She was the new girl. Most of the employees stayed clear of her. She kept trying and trying to become part of the clique, but they…
By Joe Torkieh In basketball game my friend missed the game’s winning shot and got embarrassed by his team and the whole crowd. He went home that day and he felt miserable. He never wanted to play the game again. I went over to him and told him, “Don’t worry. Even the best basketball players…
By Lauren Araman Mary was nervous. She walked on stage in her purple dress. It was happening. She was singing perfectly and hitting every small note. When it was time for her to really stretch a note, she choked. Everyone stared in shock. She just went along and forgot that it happened. When it came…
By Jonny Sultan Lebron James entered the NBA at age 19. Coming right out of college, he was ready to play versus NBA stars like Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan. At 6”8 Lebron played his first game with only 5 points. He got so much criticism for coming right after high school. The…
By Jack Greenberg Jason tried out for basketball team in August. He found out he had not made the team. He was so upset, but he just kept on trying. He never gave up. In September, there was another tryout. He still kept on trying even though he didn’t know if he made it or…
By Arlette Cojab Caroline glided onto the ice at her rink. Her friend Madison was right behind her. Caroline invited Madison because today was an important day. Today was the day Caroline would try an Axel jump in front of her ice skating instructor. An Axel jump is a jump where you push yourself off…
By Lizzy Nasar There was a girl named Esther. She loved to play basketball. In fact, after homework, every day, she would play. One day in school there was an announcement. “Girls, basketball tryouts are next week in the gym.” Esther thought that she should try out. She asked her friends Rachel and Laya if…
By Lizzy Nasar All her life, Melanie wanted to be on the gymnastics team. That was her main life’s goal. She went to Aerial’s gymnastics every Friday, to practice. She asked her coach if she can be on the team one day. Her coach replied, “You can be on the team, if you practice more….
By Irwin Shaab There was a boy named Ely who was 4 years old. He wanted to build a big sand castle at the beach. The next day his family and he went to the beach. He took his shovel, bucket and put sand in the bucket with the shovel. He dumped the bucket…
By Nathan Botton It was a sunny Sunday morning and the crowd was cheering as I dribbled the basketball up the court. I juked out two defenders and jumped as I shot the ball in the air. The ball made a swooshing sound as it went straight into the net. The crowd went wild. The…
By Joe Betesh I have experienced many embarrassing moments in my life. One that really sticks out has to be when I started to make videos. Starting out, I made videos that were horrible. Kids made fun of me and told me that I should give up. Instead of listening to them, I worked even…
By Danielle Edery Michael was in a basketball and every time he went to shoot the ball he missed and everyone laughed. But Michael went back in the game confidently and when he shot he missed again. He still didn’t quit. He shot the ball one more time and he got it in. He didn’t…
By Esther Sutton Two girls stood behind the curtain at their ballet recital. “I’m next. I can’t do it. I just can’t,” one girl said to another. Her friend responded, “Of course you can. What is stopping you?” “Don’t you remember last year’s show? I tripped and fell and what if it happens again?…
By Joe Zakaria Five seconds left in the basketball game, they’re down by one. And he got the ball. The pressure was all on him. But he drove to the basket and he missed the easy lay up. He was devastated. His teammates were mad at him. He left the court with disappointment. His parents…
By Teera Ades One day, Adina was in gymnastics class. She was with all of her friends. She was always behind on what they were learning. Her goal was to do cart wheel on the balance bean. While she was trying to do a cart wheel on the balance bean, she fell. All of her…