chemistories
by Fresh Ink Author Maya Mourshed
Stories, Poetry, Science and More!
Chemistories
What if the tiny particles that made up the universe …were actually living?
When you look at the periodic table, you will see a jumble of letters and numbers inside squares. What you don’t see are the lives behind the squares. Each element has its own personality, its own voice, and its own story. Follow noble gas Helium as he searches for a way to bond with peers, or experience Bismuth and Krypton fusing their identities into a new element. Travel to Chemistry Land where atoms band together to prevent Fluorine from stealing their electrons, or watch Neon embrace hope to fix his flickering sign. While using science to reach a solution, these microscopic elements exhibit great humanity.
Enjoy all these stories while learning chemistry along the way.
Maya Mourshed
Maya Mourshed is in seventh grade and lives in Maryland. She likes science, math, art, poetry, and music. Maya plays the piano and is learning to speak Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, writing poems and short stories, and composing mashups, songs, and raps. She wants to continue combining diverse disciplines, like chemistry and music, as she grows up. Maya is currently working on another short-story and poem anthology—this time about math.
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