Teen Ink Magazine, June 2006 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
A Shakespearean Prep By Jessica C., Dallas, TX
Just Give Me a Chance By Jaimee K., San Diego, CA
Undiscovered By Colleen W., Woburn, MA
Just Give Me a Chance By Jaimee K., San Diego, CA
Undiscovered By Colleen W., Woburn, MA
Hot Topics
Being of Service By Kelsie P., Vancouver, WA
Good Night, Sleep Tight By Kassandra-Lynn G., Fairhaven, MA
Operation Smile By Elexa R., New York, NY
Backlash Decision By Brennan G., Stockbridge, GA
Destroying the Planet By Katherine S., Branchville, NJ
Foggy Revelations By Shawnee H., Stevensville, MD
I Am By Hannah C., Plymouth, MA
Psychotropic Drugs By Andrew J., Cohasset, MA
Voodoo Medicine By Ariel S., Spingfield, MO
Dress Code By Mandi A., Glendale, AZ
Fat Chance By Erika O., Cohasset, MA
Obsession By Brianna W., No. Platte, NE
The Interview By Dani D., No. Platte, NE
The Super Mom By Anna M., Wethersfield, CT
Speaking Through the Fire By Rachel B., Memphis, TN
The Corner By Natalie D., Ames, IA
Tolerance Is Not Acceptance By Anonymous
Ghosts and Good-byes By Alyssa S., Carterville, IL
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow By Candace G., Boardman, OH
How I Stay Strong By Anonymous
Hunting for a Friend By Jessica B., Pickneyville, IL
Good Night, Sleep Tight By Kassandra-Lynn G., Fairhaven, MA
Operation Smile By Elexa R., New York, NY
Backlash Decision By Brennan G., Stockbridge, GA
Destroying the Planet By Katherine S., Branchville, NJ
Foggy Revelations By Shawnee H., Stevensville, MD
I Am By Hannah C., Plymouth, MA
Psychotropic Drugs By Andrew J., Cohasset, MA
Voodoo Medicine By Ariel S., Spingfield, MO
Dress Code By Mandi A., Glendale, AZ
Fat Chance By Erika O., Cohasset, MA
Obsession By Brianna W., No. Platte, NE
The Interview By Dani D., No. Platte, NE
The Super Mom By Anna M., Wethersfield, CT
Speaking Through the Fire By Rachel B., Memphis, TN
The Corner By Natalie D., Ames, IA
Tolerance Is Not Acceptance By Anonymous
Ghosts and Good-byes By Alyssa S., Carterville, IL
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow By Candace G., Boardman, OH
How I Stay Strong By Anonymous
Hunting for a Friend By Jessica B., Pickneyville, IL
Nonfiction
A Place to Call Home By Rogelio C., Houston, TX
Domino Theory By Ben M., Newton, MA
Due To Me By Jessica L., Hemet, CA
Dutch By Kaleo S., Kailua, HI
Her Fashion By Amanda W., New City, NY
His Last Smile By Lyndsey C.,
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Melodious Chimes By Kristina S., Conshohocken, PA
My Father: A Series of Vignettes By Kittrell B., Dallas, TX
The Stars By Kareen K., Highland Village, TX
Writer’s Morning By Kerry H., Bonners Ferry, ID
Father - Dennis M. By Taylor M., Shreveport, LA
Father - Gary G. By Kelsie G., Defiance, OH
Father - John B By Elijah B., Glendale
Father - Marc By Danielle, NJ
Father - Michael C. By Beau C., Shreveport, LA
Father - Stavros K. By Christ K., Jim Thorpe, PA
Adopt Me By Amanda H., Saginaw, MI
Disruption By Alison T., Villanova, PA
Famous Eggs By Cirrus S., Defiance, OH
It Won’t Happen To Me By Courtney F., Hemet, CA
Living with the Past By Colleen D., Brookline, MA
My Favorite Place By A. C., Columbus, OH
Paper Chase By Ilexis K., New City, NY
Psychoanalysis By Nina, Armonk, NY
The Dirt Bike By Alexis G., Gibsonia, PA
Badminton By Margarent K., Prospect Heights, IL
Never Just a Game By Lacey A., Chapman, KS
Paying College Athletes By John L., Destrehan, LA
A Strange Encounter By Carina K., Del Mar, CA
Home - Travel Fiction By Erin M., Cannon Falls, MN
Stripped By Anna F., W. Des Moines, IA
Domino Theory By Ben M., Newton, MA
Due To Me By Jessica L., Hemet, CA
Dutch By Kaleo S., Kailua, HI
Her Fashion By Amanda W., New City, NY
His Last Smile By Lyndsey C.,
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Melodious Chimes By Kristina S., Conshohocken, PA
My Father: A Series of Vignettes By Kittrell B., Dallas, TX
The Stars By Kareen K., Highland Village, TX
Writer’s Morning By Kerry H., Bonners Ferry, ID
Father - Dennis M. By Taylor M., Shreveport, LA
Father - Gary G. By Kelsie G., Defiance, OH
Father - John B By Elijah B., Glendale
Father - Marc By Danielle, NJ
Father - Michael C. By Beau C., Shreveport, LA
Father - Stavros K. By Christ K., Jim Thorpe, PA
Adopt Me By Amanda H., Saginaw, MI
Disruption By Alison T., Villanova, PA
Famous Eggs By Cirrus S., Defiance, OH
It Won’t Happen To Me By Courtney F., Hemet, CA
Living with the Past By Colleen D., Brookline, MA
My Favorite Place By A. C., Columbus, OH
Paper Chase By Ilexis K., New City, NY
Psychoanalysis By Nina, Armonk, NY
The Dirt Bike By Alexis G., Gibsonia, PA
Badminton By Margarent K., Prospect Heights, IL
Never Just a Game By Lacey A., Chapman, KS
Paying College Athletes By John L., Destrehan, LA
A Strange Encounter By Carina K., Del Mar, CA
Home - Travel Fiction By Erin M., Cannon Falls, MN
Stripped By Anna F., W. Des Moines, IA
Opinion
Family Time By Madeleine D., Tenafly, NJ
Technology By Bradley B., San Antonio, TX
The Art of Conversation By Theresa D., Hopedale, MA
Here’s the Beef By Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY
Mars By Julia S., Golden, CO
Technology By Bradley B., San Antonio, TX
The Art of Conversation By Theresa D., Hopedale, MA
Here’s the Beef By Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY
Mars By Julia S., Golden, CO
Reviews
All Creatures Great and Small 
Eyewitness to a Genocide: The U.N. & Rwanda By Emma K., Galesburg, IL
Going Postal
Jarhead By Sean M., Newark
Lord Jim By Avery C., Bedford
Night
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood By Renata B., San Antonio
That Was Then, This Is Now
The Other Boleyn Girl
Where the Heart Is
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Derek K., Dell Rapids, SD
Pay It Forward By Jennifer F., Au Sable Forks, NY
The Greatest Game Ever Played By Sam P., Wrentham, MA
The Producers By Olga R., Jonesboro, AR
V for Vendetta By Dylan S., Dell Rapids, SD
Waiting for Guffman By Amanda W., New City, NY
... Baby One More Time
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia
Ryan Prebble “Fruits”
The Game “The Documentary”
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Eyewitness to a Genocide: The U.N. & Rwanda By Emma K., Galesburg, IL
Going Postal
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Jarhead By Sean M., Newark
Lord Jim By Avery C., Bedford
Night
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood By Renata B., San Antonio
That Was Then, This Is Now
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
The Other Boleyn Girl
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Where the Heart Is
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Derek K., Dell Rapids, SD
Pay It Forward By Jennifer F., Au Sable Forks, NY
The Greatest Game Ever Played By Sam P., Wrentham, MA
The Producers By Olga R., Jonesboro, AR
V for Vendetta By Dylan S., Dell Rapids, SD
Waiting for Guffman By Amanda W., New City, NY
... Baby One More Time
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Ryan Prebble “Fruits”
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
The Game “The Documentary”
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Poetry
A Moment in the Garden By Lillie W., White Bluff, TN
All 4 Senses By Annie C., Fredericksburg, VA
Childhood Memories By Kirsten, Pompton Plains, NJ
China Ruby By Emma F., Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Face By Tyler H., Rootstown, OH
Grandpa’s Violin By Katherine B., Royal Oak, MI
Guilt By Michael S., Sacramento, CA
I don’t remember the day By Kelly H., Tampa, FL
In My Light Blue Dress By Kiran C., Niskayuna, NY
Onion Stained By Natalie D., Ames, IA
Puff By Victoria M., Scotch Plains, NJ
Restless By Brittney A., Gilford, NH
Rise Up and Soar By Courtney N., Kirkland, WA
She’s Not Funny By Corinna R., Baltimore, MD
spring By Charlotte F., Charlotesville, VA
Those starfish By Rebecca F., Marietta, GA
All 4 Senses By Annie C., Fredericksburg, VA
Childhood Memories By Kirsten, Pompton Plains, NJ
China Ruby By Emma F., Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Face By Tyler H., Rootstown, OH
Grandpa’s Violin By Katherine B., Royal Oak, MI
Guilt By Michael S., Sacramento, CA
I don’t remember the day By Kelly H., Tampa, FL
In My Light Blue Dress By Kiran C., Niskayuna, NY
Onion Stained By Natalie D., Ames, IA
Puff By Victoria M., Scotch Plains, NJ
Restless By Brittney A., Gilford, NH
Rise Up and Soar By Courtney N., Kirkland, WA
She’s Not Funny By Corinna R., Baltimore, MD
spring By Charlotte F., Charlotesville, VA
Those starfish By Rebecca F., Marietta, GA
