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    Young Voices of Silver City
    Young Voices of Silver City
    Young Voices of Silver City
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    Young Voices of Silver City

    By Sharleen Daugherty

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    Literacy Alive began in the spring of 2007 with a commitment to promote literacy among the children and young adults throughout New Mexico’s southwestern communities of Silver City, Bayard, Cliff, Gila, Hurley, Mimbres, and Santa Clara by featuring local New Mexico and Arizona authors and their books. From this, Young Voices of Silver City was born. Enjoy their voices.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781936744718
    Young Voices of Silver City
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    Sharleen Daugherty

    Sharleen Daugherty was eight when she received a rag doll with a Navajo face on one end and an Anglo face on the other. This doll became a symbol of her journey into the Navajo world—the manifestations of a childhood prayer: Please God, turn me upside down and make me an Indian.

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      Young Voices of Silver City - Sharleen Daugherty

      Participants

      Essay Winners

      1st place winner: Tyler Eastep, & Two Runners Up: Daniel Chavez and Sarah Wolf

      Tyler Eastep, 18, Silver High School

      Photo courtesy of Silver City Sun-News

      Starry Night

      I look past the beams of light into the blackness, my destination in perfect clarity in my mind’s eye. An unknown creature’s eyes shimmer in the dark. The hum of the engine cuts through the silence. Having left all traces of civilization behind miles ago, only trees surround me, forming walls on either side of the road. These ancient sentinels mark the boundary of the fierce yet tranquil wild. I pass a sign telling me I’ve reached the Gila Wilderness. As I turn my head to find a place to stop, my breath forms fog on the windows and I pull my jacket tighter around me. A small clearing on the left side of the road will be perfect. I slow to a stop and park. The engine dies, and with it, the lights. Total darkness.

      As the temperature drops, my breath becomes visible as it leaves my mouth. Just as my eyes become accustomed to the darkness, I silently open the door to see what I came to see. My feet hit the ground, the door shuts behind me, and I close my eyes. The cold grips me as the last vestiges of heat are stolen from my body. I turn my head to the sky and slowly open my eyes. A visual symphony of tiny lights spans the canopy. The sky seems cloudy with stars. The longer I stare, the more seem to appear. I crane my neck to try to

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