Teen Ink Magazine, February 2007 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
Culinary Institute of America By Zachary S., Hemet, CA
The Gift of Cancer By Christa C., Kailua, HI
Who is John Galt? By Treza R., Kalispell, MT
The Gift of Cancer By Christa C., Kailua, HI
Who is John Galt? By Treza R., Kalispell, MT
Fiction
Corrupt Tabula Rasa By Michelle H., Mountain Home, AR
Dating is for Humans By Klee S., Arlington, VA
Playing for Berlinsky By Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY
Strangers By Christine P., Hartsville, TN
Dating is for Humans By Klee S., Arlington, VA
Playing for Berlinsky By Jourdan U., Roslyn Heights, NY
Strangers By Christine P., Hartsville, TN
Hot Topics
How To Surf By Austin B., Cohasset, MA
Lobbying By Jessica A., San Rafael, CA
Earth’s Lungs By Whitney G., Rockwall, TX
Junk Mail By Jack F., Wilton, CT
Marine Life By Shoshana A., New York, NY
Reuse! By Lillian G., Santa Clara, CA
Fight Back By Harrini K., Smithtown, NY
Looking Back By Randon R., Bennington, KS
Praying Someone Knows CPR By Brittany A., E. Setauket, NY
Therapy By Allison, Columbus, OH
Blinding Light By Michelle H., Boise, ID
Decisions By Tracy W., Monticello, IL
Driving Me Nuts By Caitlin C., Grand Junction, CO
Extra Ink By Michael V., Oregon House, CA
Fair & Balanced? By Chris N., Dell Rapids, SD
Pink By Ashley D., Portland, OR
WTC Memorial By Kimberly R., Peoria, AZ
Kick The Cliques By Caroline R., Hartland, WI
Some Truth By Mollie A., Margate, FL
The Lines We Draw By Rebekah B., Muskegon, MI
Xenophobia By Karina G., E. Brunswick, NJ
Lobbying By Jessica A., San Rafael, CA
Earth’s Lungs By Whitney G., Rockwall, TX
Junk Mail By Jack F., Wilton, CT
Marine Life By Shoshana A., New York, NY
Reuse! By Lillian G., Santa Clara, CA
Fight Back By Harrini K., Smithtown, NY
Looking Back By Randon R., Bennington, KS
Praying Someone Knows CPR By Brittany A., E. Setauket, NY
Therapy By Allison, Columbus, OH
Blinding Light By Michelle H., Boise, ID
Decisions By Tracy W., Monticello, IL
Driving Me Nuts By Caitlin C., Grand Junction, CO
Extra Ink By Michael V., Oregon House, CA
Fair & Balanced? By Chris N., Dell Rapids, SD
Pink By Ashley D., Portland, OR
WTC Memorial By Kimberly R., Peoria, AZ
Kick The Cliques By Caroline R., Hartland, WI
Some Truth By Mollie A., Margate, FL
The Lines We Draw By Rebekah B., Muskegon, MI
Xenophobia By Karina G., E. Brunswick, NJ
Nonfiction
“We Had a Good Run” By Sam D., Tucson, AZ
Alone By Shannon, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Chinese Cucumbers By Amy S., Boston, MA
Clunk By Lyndsi H., Blanchard, LA
Crushed By Shea B., Shreveport, LA
Family Ties By Amanda T., Cohasset, MA
First Date By Andrew D., Cohasset, MA
Flirt By Erin R., Ross, CA
I Knew a Boy By Anna H., Dresser, WI
Like at First Sight By Melissa M., Mineola, NY
One of Those Girls By Anonymous
Pedal to the Metal By Virginia S., Cohasset, MA
Perfect By Heather H., Ayer, MA
Pitlochry, Scotland By Cara L., Jenkintown, PA
Thrill of the Hill By Halley F., No. Platte, NE
What Do I Do? By Angela, Phoenix, AZ
What Doesn’t Kill
You ... By Sydney, CT
When I Feel This Way By Ryan, NY
Businesswoman - Karen Elizaga By Sara F., Ridgewood, NJ
Journalist - Bill Hemmer By Darina S., Warren, NJ
Grandmother - Alice By Colleen, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Mother - Jane By Ashley, MA
Mother - Janet By Rebecca D., Wilmington, DE
Uncle - Steve By Bryana L., Jim Thorpe, PA
Five Simple Words By Janet S., Saddle River, NJ
In Her Smile By Brittany S., Rice Lake, WI
Lost in Bliss By Carrie, Sturgis, MI
Nights in White Satin By Danielle B., Cameron, WI
On the Job By Will O., Swarthmore, PA
Second Chances By Ruben, Houston, TX
The Movie That is Our Life By Mathew P., Milton, NH
We Couldn’t Ignore It By Anonymous
Final Seconds By Jamison W., El Dorado Hills, CA
Gold Buckle Dreams By Ben W., Kalispell, MT
Skateboarding By Anonymous
The Pocket Watch By Jeff T., Ayer, MA
What Makes a Gymnast By Al P., Seattle, WA
Acadia National Park By Sierra G., New Ringgold, PA
Common Threads By Caitlin C., Verona, WI
Ramadan By Mo G., Wyckoff, NJ
Some Pig By Dahlia G., Plano, TX
Visiting Israel By Rebecca B., Chandler, AZ
Alone By Shannon, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Chinese Cucumbers By Amy S., Boston, MA
Clunk By Lyndsi H., Blanchard, LA
Crushed By Shea B., Shreveport, LA
Family Ties By Amanda T., Cohasset, MA
First Date By Andrew D., Cohasset, MA
Flirt By Erin R., Ross, CA
I Knew a Boy By Anna H., Dresser, WI
Like at First Sight By Melissa M., Mineola, NY
One of Those Girls By Anonymous
Pedal to the Metal By Virginia S., Cohasset, MA
Perfect By Heather H., Ayer, MA
Pitlochry, Scotland By Cara L., Jenkintown, PA
Thrill of the Hill By Halley F., No. Platte, NE
What Do I Do? By Angela, Phoenix, AZ
What Doesn’t Kill
You ... By Sydney, CT
When I Feel This Way By Ryan, NY
Businesswoman - Karen Elizaga By Sara F., Ridgewood, NJ
Journalist - Bill Hemmer By Darina S., Warren, NJ
Grandmother - Alice By Colleen, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Mother - Jane By Ashley, MA
Mother - Janet By Rebecca D., Wilmington, DE
Uncle - Steve By Bryana L., Jim Thorpe, PA
Five Simple Words By Janet S., Saddle River, NJ
In Her Smile By Brittany S., Rice Lake, WI
Lost in Bliss By Carrie, Sturgis, MI
Nights in White Satin By Danielle B., Cameron, WI
On the Job By Will O., Swarthmore, PA
Second Chances By Ruben, Houston, TX
The Movie That is Our Life By Mathew P., Milton, NH
We Couldn’t Ignore It By Anonymous
Final Seconds By Jamison W., El Dorado Hills, CA
Gold Buckle Dreams By Ben W., Kalispell, MT
Skateboarding By Anonymous
The Pocket Watch By Jeff T., Ayer, MA
What Makes a Gymnast By Al P., Seattle, WA
Acadia National Park By Sierra G., New Ringgold, PA
Common Threads By Caitlin C., Verona, WI
Ramadan By Mo G., Wyckoff, NJ
Some Pig By Dahlia G., Plano, TX
Visiting Israel By Rebecca B., Chandler, AZ
Opinion
Be Independent By Peter S., So. Setauket, NY
Freedom of Press By Jeffrey D., Arlington Heights, IL
National Security By Reid S., Harvard, IL
Perspective By James H., Corinth, ME
Poetic Injection By Catalina P., Bronx, NY
Support Our Troops By Brandon S., Jim Thorpe, PA
The Beauty of Science By Reed D., Cohasset, MA
Freedom of Press By Jeffrey D., Arlington Heights, IL
National Security By Reid S., Harvard, IL
Perspective By James H., Corinth, ME
Poetic Injection By Catalina P., Bronx, NY
Support Our Troops By Brandon S., Jim Thorpe, PA
The Beauty of Science By Reed D., Cohasset, MA
Reviews
Atonement By Margaret, Wichita
How NOT to Spend Your Senior Year By Laura L., Reminderville
Last House By Lucy H., Charleston
My Sister’s Keeper Unknown
Sula By Chelsea B., Oxford
The Belgariad Series
The Hundred Secret Senses Unknown
Borat By Chachi C., Phoenix, AZ
Eragon By Gena L., Purcellville, VA
Happy Feet By Lizzie L., Congers, NY
Love Actually By Stephanie F., Cohasset, MA
Sideways By Matthew P., Rochester, NY
Stranger Than Fiction By Bianca N., Phoenix, AZ
“Awake” Unknown
Dear Love
Regina Spektor
Rock Star Supernova
How NOT to Spend Your Senior Year By Laura L., Reminderville
Last House By Lucy H., Charleston
My Sister’s Keeper Unknown
Sula By Chelsea B., Oxford
The Belgariad Series
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
The Hundred Secret Senses Unknown
Borat By Chachi C., Phoenix, AZ
Eragon By Gena L., Purcellville, VA
Happy Feet By Lizzie L., Congers, NY
Love Actually By Stephanie F., Cohasset, MA
Sideways By Matthew P., Rochester, NY
Stranger Than Fiction By Bianca N., Phoenix, AZ
“Awake” Unknown
Dear Love
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Regina Spektor
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Rock Star Supernova
By Alex9, Chalmette, LA
Summer Guide
Crow Canyon By Jennifer K., Chicago, IL
Exploration Summer Programs By Marc P., Wyckoff, NJ
Rockette Summer Intensive By Rachael S., Westlake, OH
Exploration Summer Programs By Marc P., Wyckoff, NJ
Rockette Summer Intensive By Rachael S., Westlake, OH
Poetry
Sweetness By Emma B., Victoria, BC, Canada
A Place in Time By Rachel S., Warwick, NY
A Walk By Anne C., Versailles, KY
Above Feathers Fluttering on Sidewalks By Anna T., Hoover, AL
Addiction By Miriam L., Malibu, CA
Behind the Fiction Section By Bonnie D., San Antonio, TX
Bones and Ghosts By Caleb D., Hartsville, SC
Crumbling in Your Wake By Marcea B., Catonsville, MD
Half-Read By Jasmine W., Theodore, AL
Heat By Holly M., Cleburne, TX
Human Haikus By Sarah H., Moraga, CA
I Hope By Jessie D., Beaver Falls, PA
Juvenile Romance By Amanda C., Tobyhanna, PA
Skeleton Flowers By Sirenna B., Merrillville, IA
Teacher By Jessica G., Cincinnati, OH
This Is Getting Over You By Rachel M., Florissant, CO
Trapped By Lauren O., Mooresville, NC
A Place in Time By Rachel S., Warwick, NY
A Walk By Anne C., Versailles, KY
Above Feathers Fluttering on Sidewalks By Anna T., Hoover, AL
Addiction By Miriam L., Malibu, CA
Behind the Fiction Section By Bonnie D., San Antonio, TX
Bones and Ghosts By Caleb D., Hartsville, SC
Crumbling in Your Wake By Marcea B., Catonsville, MD
Half-Read By Jasmine W., Theodore, AL
Heat By Holly M., Cleburne, TX
Human Haikus By Sarah H., Moraga, CA
I Hope By Jessie D., Beaver Falls, PA
Juvenile Romance By Amanda C., Tobyhanna, PA
Skeleton Flowers By Sirenna B., Merrillville, IA
Teacher By Jessica G., Cincinnati, OH
This Is Getting Over You By Rachel M., Florissant, CO
Trapped By Lauren O., Mooresville, NC
