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Stories for Grades 3 and Up

Story Media Publication Content Warnings
“Safe in School” by Jaime Joyce Photo, Text TIME for Kids N/A
“Uncertain Futures: Ukrainian Refugees in Turkey, One Year On” by Diana Rayes Photo, Text Pulitzer Center Discussion of mental health crises

Stories for Grades 6 and Up

Story Media Publication Content Warnings
“‘We Must Not Show ... Fear’: Colombia’s Children Learn To Defend Their Way of Life” by Nadège Mazars and Steven Grattan Photo, Text The Guardian Discussion of violence
“Rebellion in Resistance: Profile of a Palestinian Educator” by Laila Shadid Photo, Text Fenjan Discussion of violence
“Afghanistan: In a New Light” by Bram Janssen and Rodrigo Abd Video Associated Press Sounds of gunfire
“Art on the Front Lines of a Changing Sudan” by Antoaneta Roussi and Matteo Lonardi Photo, Text Al Jazeera N/A
“The War of the Past Is Still Present” by Colleen Digney Photo, Text Pulitzer Center Discussion of violence

Stories for Grades 9 and Up

Story Media Publication Content Warnings
“How the World’s Deadliest Crises Go Unseen” by Amy Maxmen Photo, Text Undark Magazine Descriptions of violence
“From an Old-Style Afghan Camera, a New View of Life Under the Taliban Emerges” by Rodrigo Abd, Elena Becatoros, and Bram Janssen Video, Photo, Text Associated Press N/A
“The Confession: A Colombian Colonel Faces His Victims” by Bruno Federico, Simone Bruno, and Jeremy Raff Video Al Jazeera Descriptions of violence
“Mexican Government Vows To Continue Legal Fight Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers” by Stephania Corpi Arnaud and Toya Sarno Jordan Audio, Text Texas Public Radio N/A
“These Women Are Bringing Some Peace to War-Stricken Congo” by Hugh Kinsella Cunningham, Sifa Bahati, and Camille Maubert Photo, Text National Geographic Discussion of violence and sexual assault
“For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians” by Nick Turse Text The Intercept N/A
“How Ukrainians Saved Their Capital” by Luke Mogelson and James Nachtwey  Photo, Text The New Yorker Descriptions of violence, discussion of sexual assault, and a graphic photo
“The U.S. Military Is Embedded in the Gaming World. Its Target: Teen Recruits” by Rosa Schwartzburg Text The Guardian N/A

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