The items in this booklet represent the writing of Kansas authors in grades eight through 12. Entries vary in form and include descriptive paragraphs, lyric and narrative poetry, personal reflections, expository writing, and short stories. Among the variety of topics chosen for literary focus are life, shoes, a balloon, a teddy bear, loneliness, summer, starvation, funerals, divorce, money, concrete, school, and fairy tales. (MAI)