As I’ve worked on my happiness project, I’ve been struck by the paradoxes I keep confronting. As physicist Niels Bohr said, "How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some ...

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And then came “The Happiness Project.” Her breakout novel spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list, sold over 1.5 million copies, and was published in over 30 languages.

This week’s Young Writer’s Project entry is “Happiness” by Elise Cournoyer, 14, of Richmond. Artwork, “Summer Bucket List,” is also by Elise Cournoyer.