CRICKET February 2024 — Friends In the February issue (published in May/June 2024), we asked you to write your best poem about friends. (Honorable Mention) Ruth F., age 10, Kirkland, WA, "A Big Difference from Something So Small"(3rd Prize 11 & up) Brayden M., age 12, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, "Friendship"(3rd Prize 10 &. under) Tessa M., age 10, Evington, VA, "My Friend Imagination"(2nd Prize 11 & up) Sofia P., age 12, Folsom, CA, "When It Started"(2nd Prize 11 & up) Jaslene K., age 14, Lisle, IL, "Rivers"(2nd Prize 10 & under) Paige C., age 6, Shaker Heights, OH, "Mr Quackers"(2nd Prize 10 & under) Naina C., age 10, Princeton, NJ, "Friends"(1st Prize 11 & up) Naia S., age 12, Viroqua, WI, "This Golden Light"(1st Prize 10 & under) Anny P., age 9, W Vancouver, BC, Canada, "The Little Gathering" 0