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Wax Facts

Shira Yehudit Djalilmand

Wax is what candles are made out of, right? Right – but there is so much more to wax than candles – read on!

 

Madame Chamberlaine’s Gorgeous Birthday Gift

Tzipie Wolner

Wham! Akiva banged the door. “Hey Shprintzi! Come quick!” I took the steps two at a time. “There’s a package for you!” “Me?” I’ve never received a package before. “Who’s it from?”

 
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A New Beginning

C. Cohen

The tears poured down Rina’s cheeks. A petit 14-year-old with glasses and brown hair, she made a pitiful figure as she stood alone, unable to control her sobs. The old, grey wall to her right, a permanent fixture in the school playground, was the only witness to the depth of her despair. She had finally hit rock bottom and she could not see any way up. Climbing the steep cliff towards friendship seemed to be an impossible feat.



 

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