By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief   After experiencing the Flint water crisis herself, Mari Copeny was determined to help her community.  She wrote a letter to President Obama, largely expecting her wouldn’t reply.  However, he responded by visiting Flint and helping draw further national attention to the Flint water crisis.  For the advocacy, Mari has been dubbed “Little Miss Flint.” Amazing Kids (AK): What inspired you to advocate for against the Flint water crisis? Mari Copeny (MC): I wanted to speak out about what was going on living with the Flint Water Crisis and I wanted to be a voice ..read more

By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief Mari Copeny, 12-year-old activist   Quote of the Month “You are capable of changing the world right now.” -Mari Copeny, 12-year-old activist August Amazing Kid! of the Month August is back-to-school season for most students, which brings an arrival of new ideas and activities.  This school year, it could be a time for you to start new extracurriculars and classes, trying things you never thought about trying before.  With August brings an opportunity to Mari Copeny recognized an issue within her community, the lack of clean water in her hometown, Flint, and r ..read more

By Stella Prince, AK Adventures Editor Dublin is known in Ireland as the largest city in the country. It spans forty-four square miles, and houses over one million people as of 2019. Two million more live in the outer boroughs, or the Greater Dublin Area, and a million more live in the Dublin Region. It is bordered on the south by the Wicklow Mountains, and was originally established as a Viking settlement in the 10th century. My family and I only spent three days in Ireland, but they were beautiful and full of activity. We spent our nights sleeping at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, a gorgeous ..read more

By Kika Dhara-Garipuy, New York Today a man, a woman, and a child much younger than me asked me who I wanted to be I responded with – Is that really up to me? They nodded their heads yes and walked away kicking dirt into their shoes. I thought about it for the decade I spent walking home The month I spent trying to catch a thought on the way The years spent trying to get a pinch of an idea By the time I got home I knew what I wanted to be… I want to be a lemon tree but not so sour that people make faces when they taste my personality, I want to be delicate, But not too delicate I c ..read more

By Shreya Sharath, age 10, New York I’ll never forget the last time I saw my best friend Laya. It was last summer when I was 9, at her small house, around 7:00 p.m. We were meeting Laya and her older sister Siya for their last day in America because they were moving to India. As I walked through the front door, relieved to see them, I could see Laya and Siya jumping all around me. I wondered if they would ever let me come in. but when I finally did come in, I could see a big wet tear rolling quickly down Laya’s dry face. I could see that she was sad that she wasn’t going to see me in a long t ..read more

By Max Kessler On Ross’s desk, he knew there was failure, so “it’s only natural for me to avoid it,” he thought. He approached the pencil sharpener. What did it matter anyway? He didn’t know anything about the 2008 crisis, and he didn’t much care. He felt the eyes of the other students sitting with their hands on their head, puzzled by the test in front of him, follow him up towards the mechanical pencil. He breathed in a breath of despair. He already held the grade of C- and there was only so much more destruction his grade could face. The sharpener began its whirring process, and this, this ..read more

Hi Amazing Kids! This month’s theme is Be the Spark, which has two meanings: fireworks as we approach the Fourth of July and igniting change in our communities.  Our Amazing Kids writers found creative ways to include this theme in their stories.  This month’s AKOM Max Bobholz saw kids playing baseball in Africa didn’t have the necessary equipment, so he took it upon himself to collect equipment and donate it to them.  Check our monthly Staff Q&A to read what our editors have to say about this month’s theme. Remember that Amazing Kids is always accepting submissions from student writers ..read more

By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief Max Bobholz, 19-year-old founder of Angels at Bat Quote of the Month “Anybody at any age can make a difference, so follow your dreams and through hard work, you truly can achieve anything.” -Max Bobholz, 19-year-old founder of Angels at Bat July Amazing Kid! of the Month July is right in the midst of summer break for most kids, a time to have fun and play sports outside such as baseball.  While some kids are lucky to be able to afford all the proper equipment to play these sports, many others are not. After seeing players from the Ugandan team not being abl ..read more

By Joshua Willenberg It only takes one person to make an impact; Someone can change your life drastically. For me, my big sister Amanda did this. I say big sister, she isn’t really related to me, but I still call her my big sister. She is always there when I need someone to talk to. She is the nicest person I know, and she is super understanding. She is the best big sister ever. She has dark brown hair, usually long. She has hazel eyes, and a big smile. She wears glasses and is always happy. She always stays positive, which is very nice because I can’t be around people who are always negative ..read more

Hi Amazing Kids! This month’s theme is Shine Bright, which is about the memories you remember most every day or simply small times in your life that have made a big difference.  Our Amazing Kids editors found unique ways to the theme Shine Bright in our stories.  For example, in our Staff Q&A, our editor Akshaj shared his proudest accomplishment, something he’ll always remember. Remember that Amazing Kids is always accepting submissions from student writers.  We encourage you to particular submit work that follows our following themes, which is Be the Spark.  Remember to look on our page ..read more