Anya Geist is a junior at South High Community School in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she is the co-opinion editor of the student newspaper, The Colonel Chronicle, and co-founder of the literary journal, The Apricot Journal. Her debut novel, Born on the First of Two, a fantasy story for middle-grade readers, was published last year.
Anya Geist
By Anya Geist
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Opinion I’m a junior in high school. Why do I need to apologize for Israel?
'Israel can’t do this; let’s stop Israel from doing that.' It’s berating and relentless, and too much
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My school is soccer-crazy. But which team am I supposed to root for?
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