Teen Ink Magazine, November 2007 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
15 Skills You Need For College By Christine S., Arlington, VA
A Valiant Voice By Natalie P., Doylestown, PA
AP Classes: Worth It? By Rachel G., Los Alamitos, CA
Beauty Queen By Angela C., Salem, MA
Belmont Abbey College By Thomas V., Westbury, NY
Dear Colleges: About Your Letters By Ilana S., Deerfield, IL
My Black-Box House By Natalie A., Hamden, CT
My Color By Michael C., San Antonio, TX
SAT Flunking Out By Jackson G., Danvers, MA
Sister I’ve Loved By Emily W., St. Peters, MO
Small Town By Amber M., Jim Thorpe, PA
St. John’s College By Christine T., Irvine, CA
The Score By Ashley Z., Chapman, KS
The Shell Game By Erin F., Boise, ID
Top Career Choices of the Future By Kate D., Clairsville, OH
Truman State University By Jeff S., St. Louis, MO
University of California, Los Angeles By Connor D., Monticello, IL
University of Chicago By Esther K., Port Washington, NY
A Valiant Voice By Natalie P., Doylestown, PA
AP Classes: Worth It? By Rachel G., Los Alamitos, CA
Beauty Queen By Angela C., Salem, MA
Belmont Abbey College By Thomas V., Westbury, NY
Dear Colleges: About Your Letters By Ilana S., Deerfield, IL
My Black-Box House By Natalie A., Hamden, CT
My Color By Michael C., San Antonio, TX
SAT Flunking Out By Jackson G., Danvers, MA
Sister I’ve Loved By Emily W., St. Peters, MO
Small Town By Amber M., Jim Thorpe, PA
St. John’s College By Christine T., Irvine, CA
The Score By Ashley Z., Chapman, KS
The Shell Game By Erin F., Boise, ID
Top Career Choices of the Future By Kate D., Clairsville, OH
Truman State University By Jeff S., St. Louis, MO
University of California, Los Angeles By Connor D., Monticello, IL
University of Chicago By Esther K., Port Washington, NY
Fiction
Men Marching By Alexandra L., Fort Worth, TX
My Father’s Wish By Yiwei H., Toronto, ON, Canada
The Picture Across the Room By Elizabeth V., Darien, CT
The Thirst By Luke M., Magnolia, TX
Waiting for the Mail By Quinn H., South Euclid, OH
My Father’s Wish By Yiwei H., Toronto, ON, Canada
The Picture Across the Room By Elizabeth V., Darien, CT
The Thirst By Luke M., Magnolia, TX
Waiting for the Mail By Quinn H., South Euclid, OH
Hot Topics
A Voice Forever By Rachel F., Streetsboro, OH
Air Force Academy By Brandon L., Middletown, DE
AP Classes By Kimberly R., Peoria, AZ
AP Classes By Alex J., Wilmington, DE
Being Different By Jason G., Commack, NY
Black Albino By Tanika S., Leicester, England
Book Banning By Alysha S., Dell Rapids, SD
Climate Change and SUVs By William S., Edgartown, MA
Don’t Sweat It By Mercedes K., Perry, MI
Evil Clown By Jessica C., Colleyville, TX
Friday Nights By Barrett P., No. Platte, NE
My Friend and I By Sarah W., Oak Bluffs, MA
Ode to My Cup By Jack F., Wilton, CT
One Child at a Time By Aliza S., Ambler, PA
One Thousand Stars By Erika V., Boise, ID
Opening Night By Kelbie L., Phoenix, AZ
Peace By Ashley M., Fort Myers, FL
SADD By Kelsi C., Buford, GA
Sinfully Sober By Jessie L., New City, NY
Stop Cheating Yourself By Megan R., Dell Rapids, SD
The Power to Choose By Jasmine N., Fairfield, CA
The Story of Our Feathered Friends By Courtney D., Bradford, AR
The World As We Know It By Julian S., Phoenix, AZ
What I Wish I Had Known By Derrick L., Charlotte, NC
Zoo-per Girl! By Arika R., Enterprise, FL
Air Force Academy By Brandon L., Middletown, DE
AP Classes By Kimberly R., Peoria, AZ
AP Classes By Alex J., Wilmington, DE
Being Different By Jason G., Commack, NY
Black Albino By Tanika S., Leicester, England
Book Banning By Alysha S., Dell Rapids, SD
Climate Change and SUVs By William S., Edgartown, MA
Don’t Sweat It By Mercedes K., Perry, MI
Evil Clown By Jessica C., Colleyville, TX
Friday Nights By Barrett P., No. Platte, NE
My Friend and I By Sarah W., Oak Bluffs, MA
Ode to My Cup By Jack F., Wilton, CT
One Child at a Time By Aliza S., Ambler, PA
One Thousand Stars By Erika V., Boise, ID
Opening Night By Kelbie L., Phoenix, AZ
Peace By Ashley M., Fort Myers, FL
SADD By Kelsi C., Buford, GA
Sinfully Sober By Jessie L., New City, NY
Stop Cheating Yourself By Megan R., Dell Rapids, SD
The Power to Choose By Jasmine N., Fairfield, CA
The Story of Our Feathered Friends By Courtney D., Bradford, AR
The World As We Know It By Julian S., Phoenix, AZ
What I Wish I Had Known By Derrick L., Charlotte, NC
Zoo-per Girl! By Arika R., Enterprise, FL
Nonfiction
Benjamin Franklin By Anisha R., Hemet, CA
Changing Leaves By Lalita R., Winchester, NH
Dark Waters By Ashley B., Littleton, CO
Dirt By Melisa F., Fukuoka, Japan
Friday Night Mass By Elizabeth D., Bedford, NH
Going Home By Saiema A., Vestal, NY
Grandmother Cecilia Marie S. By Kyra S., Parker, CO
Hair of the Damned By Maia S., Palo Alto, CA
Journalist Gail Collins By Darina S., Warren, NJ
Lia, My Sister By Katie W., Richland, WA
Ode to Michael Jordan By Eddie D., Bedford, NY
Ode to the Funeral By Anna Z., Denver, CO
Proud Heritage By Samira S., Brooklyn, Ny
RESPECT By Richard C., Defiance, OH
Star Struck By Katy Y., Springfield, MO
Stroke, Kick, and Breathe By Shannon T., Enterprise, KS
Thanksgiving in Italia By Darina S., Warren, NJ
The Longer You Wait By Elizabeth M., Rockport, ME
Unique New York By Meg B., New York, NY
Unknown Rescuer By Kimberly G., Hawthorne, NY
Zaria Titus By Carrie W., White Heath, IL
Changing Leaves By Lalita R., Winchester, NH
Dark Waters By Ashley B., Littleton, CO
Dirt By Melisa F., Fukuoka, Japan
Friday Night Mass By Elizabeth D., Bedford, NH
Going Home By Saiema A., Vestal, NY
Grandmother Cecilia Marie S. By Kyra S., Parker, CO
Hair of the Damned By Maia S., Palo Alto, CA
Journalist Gail Collins By Darina S., Warren, NJ
Lia, My Sister By Katie W., Richland, WA
Ode to Michael Jordan By Eddie D., Bedford, NY
Ode to the Funeral By Anna Z., Denver, CO
Proud Heritage By Samira S., Brooklyn, Ny
RESPECT By Richard C., Defiance, OH
Star Struck By Katy Y., Springfield, MO
Stroke, Kick, and Breathe By Shannon T., Enterprise, KS
Thanksgiving in Italia By Darina S., Warren, NJ
The Longer You Wait By Elizabeth M., Rockport, ME
Unique New York By Meg B., New York, NY
Unknown Rescuer By Kimberly G., Hawthorne, NY
Zaria Titus By Carrie W., White Heath, IL
Opinion
A Theory on the War By Michael M., Memphis, TN
Acts of (Selfish) Kindness By Daniel R., Woodbridge, CT
Teen Magazines Lack Substance By Natascia L., Montreal, QC, Canada
What Happened? By Sarah E., Sammamish, WA
Acts of (Selfish) Kindness By Daniel R., Woodbridge, CT
Teen Magazines Lack Substance By Natascia L., Montreal, QC, Canada
What Happened? By Sarah E., Sammamish, WA
Reviews
“Hello, Good Friend” By Marissa M., San Diego, CA
“Life in Cartoon Motion” By Stephanie C., Smithtown, NY
“Light Grenades” By Brittany N., Akron, OH
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” By Damien S., Villanova, PA
“Stadium Arcadium” By Grace W., Wyckoff, NJ
Catalyst By Auriana A., Anthem, AZ
Eye of the Needle By Alex E., Phoenix, AZ
Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups & Holding Out By Madison M., Simpsonville, SC
Happy Feet By Lerin R., Cypress, TX
Manhunt By Michael S., Saddle River, NJ
Mean Creek By Ian N., Silver Spring, MD
Munich By Soham G., Bridgewater, NJ
Native Speaker By Matt G., Swarthmore, PA
Small Wonder By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Z By Augusto C., West Lafayette
“Life in Cartoon Motion” By Stephanie C., Smithtown, NY
“Light Grenades” By Brittany N., Akron, OH
“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” By Damien S., Villanova, PA
“Stadium Arcadium” By Grace W., Wyckoff, NJ
Catalyst By Auriana A., Anthem, AZ
Eye of the Needle By Alex E., Phoenix, AZ
Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups & Holding Out By Madison M., Simpsonville, SC
Happy Feet By Lerin R., Cypress, TX
Manhunt By Michael S., Saddle River, NJ
Mean Creek By Ian N., Silver Spring, MD
Munich By Soham G., Bridgewater, NJ
Native Speaker By Matt G., Swarthmore, PA
Small Wonder By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Z By Augusto C., West Lafayette
Poetry
Autumn By Marissa A., Wrentham, MA
Cold By Gracie B., New Paltz, NY
Colors White By Allison G., Fairfax, VA
Crossley Road By Sheenamai L., Cathedral City, CA
Daughtering By Stephanie S., Grosse Pointe, MI
Discourse of a Catholic Suicide By Lauren K., Ijamsville, MD
Fade By Sam J., Leamington, ON, Canada
Falling By Anna R., St. Paul, MN
Holiday Forgeries By Amanda K., Livonia, MI
Lake Elizabeth By Alicia S., Arlington Heights, IL
Life is Over There By Melanie L., Los Angeles, CA
Passing of the Storm By Farah M., Congers, NY
Peace By Alana M., Queens, NY
Perdition By Nicole G., Hamburg, PA
Postmen By Minhal B., Chicago, IL
The Neighborhood By Abram B., Morristown, NJ
To Those Caught in Color By Mallika L., Bangalore, India
Writing Process By Eleanor E., Salem, OR
Cold By Gracie B., New Paltz, NY
Colors White By Allison G., Fairfax, VA
Crossley Road By Sheenamai L., Cathedral City, CA
Daughtering By Stephanie S., Grosse Pointe, MI
Discourse of a Catholic Suicide By Lauren K., Ijamsville, MD
Fade By Sam J., Leamington, ON, Canada
Falling By Anna R., St. Paul, MN
Holiday Forgeries By Amanda K., Livonia, MI
Lake Elizabeth By Alicia S., Arlington Heights, IL
Life is Over There By Melanie L., Los Angeles, CA
Passing of the Storm By Farah M., Congers, NY
Peace By Alana M., Queens, NY
Perdition By Nicole G., Hamburg, PA
Postmen By Minhal B., Chicago, IL
The Neighborhood By Abram B., Morristown, NJ
To Those Caught in Color By Mallika L., Bangalore, India
Writing Process By Eleanor E., Salem, OR
