Two short stories, written by Mars Area Middle School eighth-graders Everly Henderson and Emma Johnston, will be published in the Young Writers’ book, “Integer: Infinite Inspiration.”

The students’ 100-word submissions were selected as part of the 2025 Young Writers’ “Integers: Stories Inspired by Numbers” creative writing contest for high school and middle school students, held in Spring 2025. The book will be published in December .

For more information, visit www.youngwritersusa.com.