The constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. I am a citizen, with the same rights as your son, or you. As a citizen, and as a student, I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic.

I’m the girl who trips on the dance floor and can’t find her way to the exit. All eyes on me.

Didn't help to ponder things that were forever gone. It only made a body restless and fill up with bees, all wanting to sting something.

School libraries are the foundations of our culture – not luxuries.

Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself.

Nicole can do anything that involves a ball and whistle.

The trick to surviving an interrogation is patience. Don't offer up anything. Don't explain. Answer the question and only the question that is asked so you don't accidentally put your head in a noose.