Intense & Dramatic Stories

Powerful emotions, high stakes, and dramatic moments

Stories in this category (2)

The Underground Railroad of Books

By Sarah Chen

When her school bans hundreds of books, a twelve-year-old girl creates a secret network to preserve banned literature, inspiring a community movement for intellectual freedom.

20256 min read

The Weight of Water

By Amara Okafor

A Nigerian-British-American teen struggles with diaspora identity and others' expectations before learning to choose which cultural "water" is hers to carry.

20257 min read