TRUSTWORTHY

An illustration showing a person with dark hair and a white dress, gently wiping away a tear from one eye with their hand. The lower half of the image shows them standing on a large, blue and green Earth. Around the equator of the Earth, a row of colorful human figures in pink, light blue, teal, purple, and green are holding hands, with a big, glowing pink heart at the center above their linked hands. The background is dark blue, with scattered, faint white stars. The overall mood is one of emotional tenderness, global unity, and hope.

Original artwork by Lia Filart Dublin (age 13)

HAND IN HAND

December 1, 2025


EDITOR’S NOTE

FROM CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF MELISSA ROTERT & KRISTIN HOULIHAN


AUTHOR INTERVIEW

MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH | KELLY MANGAN


POETRY

SECRET KEEPER | McLORD SELASI

A LITTLE THING | LAURI C. MEYERS

THE BASKETBALL PASS | MIKE FLOWERS

STEPS TO WIN THE RACE | DAVID McMULLIN

THE TRUST-O-METER | GENESIS PEARL

FLASHLIGHT | LISA ROULLARD


YOUNG POET HIGHLIGHT

PEOPLE I TRUST | FINN ROTERT


FICTION

POWERUPPLUS | IAN BROWNLIE

SWEETEST SURPRISES IN THE LITTLEST KINGDOM | JOEL GLOVER

THE COIN | ZARY FEKETE


YOUNG FICTION HIGHLIGHT

T-REX AND BAT | ETHAN HOULIHAN

TELLING THE TRUTH | MADELYN HOULIHAN

TAG | ABIGAIL HOULIHAN


ACTIVITIES

Download activities from the TEACHER RESOURCES

WORDSEARCH

CROSSWORD

MAZE

BREAK THE CODE

COLORING PAGE

CREATE A COMIC

WRITE AN ACROSTIC

COMPLETE THE DRAWING

LOGIC RIDDLE