Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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Dear Cricket,

Your magazine was first given to me by an older friend of mine, and now I’ve bought a subscription for another friend’s birthday. Your magazine will now bring joy to three people through a chain of giving—wow!

I just wanted to thank you. The thing you’re doing with this magazine is just so incredible. You’ve helped me join the Chatterbox community. I want to keep subscribing to Cricket for years and years and years!

My friend’s grandparents rescued a baby pig (named Arnold) and were raising him for meat! Being vegan and an animal lover, I was dismayed. I decided to try to buy the pig and give him to a nearby animal sanctuary. The grandparents agreed to let me exchange garden work for the pig! Now I’m doing the garden work and looking for a place for Arnold.

Keep up the good work, great comics, and wonderful stories. Here’s to many more eons of Cricket magazine!

Shining Star, age 13 eons

Hana, Hawaii

Hey!

I love ! You are the best mag ever. I loved your “Aunt Maud’s Secret” story (September–November/December 2021). I wish that I had magic! Thank you for the

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