This week's Free story comes from the Back to School Stories collection. It's called "Zebra Stripes."   "Zebra Stripes" from the Willowbee Tree series follows six-year-old Clancy. He is starting first grade this year and he worries that he won't fit into the class and find good friendships. Luckily, he meets an African Zebra who has similar worries, and the two of them realize that everyone is unique and special in their own way, and so everyone belongs.   Come join us as a Sparkle subscriber! Just visit sparklestories.com/summertime and find all of our best stories for summer - plus fun activities, crafts, and recipes to go along! Use the code SPARKLEAUGUST for a month-long free trial.   Each week on the Sparkle Stories Podcast, we share a free story from one of our original story series! For many many many more stories like this one, visit the Sparkle website: www.sparklestories.com Questions?  Ideas?  Requests? Email us!  [email protected] Enjoy!