Teen Ink Magazine, December 2008 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
Lost and Found By Jesse K., Grand Ledge, MI
Rowan University By Lisa F., Wilmington, DE
Sacred Heart University By Karin B., Attleboro, MA
Stanford By Damayanti D., Houston, TX
Where Do I Belong? By Anastasia Q., Hallandale Beach, FL
Whitman College By Elise W., Mesa, AZ
Rowan University By Lisa F., Wilmington, DE
Sacred Heart University By Karin B., Attleboro, MA
Stanford By Damayanti D., Houston, TX
Where Do I Belong? By Anastasia Q., Hallandale Beach, FL
Whitman College By Elise W., Mesa, AZ
Fiction
Kosher Salt By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Multiples By Tyler W., Spring Hill, FL
Opulence
Relinquishing Luminosity By Mel N., Faurborn, OH
Robert April By Kathryn M., Fredonia, KS
Multiples By Tyler W., Spring Hill, FL
Opulence
By AquaGem, Kalamazoo, MI
Relinquishing Luminosity By Mel N., Faurborn, OH
Robert April By Kathryn M., Fredonia, KS
Hot Topics
A Hair's Strength By Yeda P., Phoenix, AZ
A N∑rd’s Life By Melanie T., Attleboro, MA
Are You an Addict? By Emma M., Stafford, VA
Becoming Catherine By Melissa S., Hull, MA
Bee Trouble By Charlotte G., Heath, TX
Bikers for Babies By Monica B., Port Jefferson, NY
Go Green This Holiday Season By Tehreem R., Huntington, NY
Inner Strength By Chloe G., Rye Brook, NY
Keep It Simple By Melissa W., W. Newton, MA
Library Lessons By Kalyn F., Winter Springs, FL
Metamorphosis By Krystal L., Sugar Land, TX
My Christmas Vacation By Kenny S., Oyster Bay Cove, NY
My Fear of S By Kurtis L., Phoenix, AZ
My Paper Is Like an Onion By Emily G., Litchfield Park, AZ
My Sweet Mint Story By Daniel C., Hopkinton, MA
Short But Sweet By Fallon C., Hull, MA
Special Olympics By Brady P., Kearney, NE
Teen Drinking By Ashley M., Dell Rapids, SD
The Journey By Keren A., Brooklyn, NY
The Pact By Hadiya M., Brooklyn, NY
Unconscious By Juliana M., Medellín, Colombia
A N∑rd’s Life By Melanie T., Attleboro, MA
Are You an Addict? By Emma M., Stafford, VA
Becoming Catherine By Melissa S., Hull, MA
Bee Trouble By Charlotte G., Heath, TX
Bikers for Babies By Monica B., Port Jefferson, NY
Go Green This Holiday Season By Tehreem R., Huntington, NY
Inner Strength By Chloe G., Rye Brook, NY
Keep It Simple By Melissa W., W. Newton, MA
Library Lessons By Kalyn F., Winter Springs, FL
Metamorphosis By Krystal L., Sugar Land, TX
My Christmas Vacation By Kenny S., Oyster Bay Cove, NY
My Fear of S By Kurtis L., Phoenix, AZ
My Paper Is Like an Onion By Emily G., Litchfield Park, AZ
My Sweet Mint Story By Daniel C., Hopkinton, MA
Short But Sweet By Fallon C., Hull, MA
Special Olympics By Brady P., Kearney, NE
Teen Drinking By Ashley M., Dell Rapids, SD
The Journey By Keren A., Brooklyn, NY
The Pact By Hadiya M., Brooklyn, NY
Unconscious By Juliana M., Medellín, Colombia
Nonfiction
A Story of Procrastination By Anonymous
Actor Jackie Chan By Gary C., Brooklyn, NY
Christmas In India By Kavya M., New City, NY
Craig Hasse, History, Arrowhead Union High By Zach T., Okauchee, WI
Foster Sister "Alexandra" By Ana G., Blackstone, MA
Grandfather and Holocaust Survivor Mark Orbach By Rachel O., Great Neck, NY
Home By Zoe, Sidney, NE
Interview with Author Julie Anne Peters By Casey D., Westfield, MA
Jeffrey Grimm, Biology, Solon High By Cathy H., Solon, OH
My Family Tradition By Kristee S., Tucson
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin By Caroline L., Greenwich, CT
Speed By Christian B., Wayland, MA
Suzi Ze, English/Social Studies, East Avenue Middle By Abby P., Livermore, CA
The Perfect Tree By Merritt H., Greer, SC
The Rainmaker By Tess D., Palatine, IL
The Sparkle in a Nation By Michelle B., Brooklyn, NY
The Way of a Cherokee
Toy Story By Kathryn J., Sierra Madre, CA
Why I Love Winter By Andrew C., Auburn, NY
Actor Jackie Chan By Gary C., Brooklyn, NY
Christmas In India By Kavya M., New City, NY
Craig Hasse, History, Arrowhead Union High By Zach T., Okauchee, WI
Foster Sister "Alexandra" By Ana G., Blackstone, MA
Grandfather and Holocaust Survivor Mark Orbach By Rachel O., Great Neck, NY
Home By Zoe, Sidney, NE
Interview with Author Julie Anne Peters By Casey D., Westfield, MA
Jeffrey Grimm, Biology, Solon High By Cathy H., Solon, OH
My Family Tradition By Kristee S., Tucson
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin By Caroline L., Greenwich, CT
Speed By Christian B., Wayland, MA
Suzi Ze, English/Social Studies, East Avenue Middle By Abby P., Livermore, CA
The Perfect Tree By Merritt H., Greer, SC
The Rainmaker By Tess D., Palatine, IL
The Sparkle in a Nation By Michelle B., Brooklyn, NY
The Way of a Cherokee
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Toy Story By Kathryn J., Sierra Madre, CA
Why I Love Winter By Andrew C., Auburn, NY
Opinion
Not All Zoos Are Inhumane By Maribeth F., Brecksville, OH
Plastic Surgery: An Ugly Trend By Melody B., Tarrytown, NY
Save a Tree By Travis G., Hemet, CA
The Power of Resistance By Kathryn P., Cumberland, RI
Plastic Surgery: An Ugly Trend By Melody B., Tarrytown, NY
Save a Tree By Travis G., Hemet, CA
The Power of Resistance By Kathryn P., Cumberland, RI
Reviews
A Child Called ‘It’ By Dave Pelzer By Kyndal C., St. Joseph, MO
American Beauty By Carly F., Newark, DE
Ana's Story by Jenna Bush By Sarah H., Medford, USA
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Etrian Odyssey II By Shelly H., Brooklyn, NY
Fable 2 By Robert G., Glendale, AZ
Flyleaf – “Flyleaf” By Keren A., Brooklyn, NY
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert By Ian S., Glendale, AZ
Jack Johnson – “Sleep Through the Static” By Mary L., Wyckoff, NJ
Josh Groban – “Noel” By Abby W., Hockessin, DE
Kate Nash – “Made of Bricks” By Christina R., Spring Valley, IL
Megadeth – “United Abominations” By Alex K., Glendale, AZ
Midway: Battle for the Pacific by Capt. Edmund L. Castillo
One Tree Hil By Mike T., Brooklyn, NY
Pineapple Express By Jack G., Wilmington, DE
She's the Man By Rachel F., Hemet, CA
Skate By Matt A., N. Miami Beach, FL
Spoon – “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” By Paul C., Monaca, PA
Spore By Rodrigo S., Phoenix, AZ
TNA Impact! By Roland Z., Brooklyn, NY
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) By Wendy C., Avondale, AZ
American Beauty By Carly F., Newark, DE
Ana's Story by Jenna Bush By Sarah H., Medford, USA
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Etrian Odyssey II By Shelly H., Brooklyn, NY
Fable 2 By Robert G., Glendale, AZ
Flyleaf – “Flyleaf” By Keren A., Brooklyn, NY
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert By Ian S., Glendale, AZ
Jack Johnson – “Sleep Through the Static” By Mary L., Wyckoff, NJ
Josh Groban – “Noel” By Abby W., Hockessin, DE
Kate Nash – “Made of Bricks” By Christina R., Spring Valley, IL
Megadeth – “United Abominations” By Alex K., Glendale, AZ
Midway: Battle for the Pacific by Capt. Edmund L. Castillo
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
One Tree Hil By Mike T., Brooklyn, NY
Pineapple Express By Jack G., Wilmington, DE
She's the Man By Rachel F., Hemet, CA
Skate By Matt A., N. Miami Beach, FL
Spoon – “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” By Paul C., Monaca, PA
Spore By Rodrigo S., Phoenix, AZ
TNA Impact! By Roland Z., Brooklyn, NY
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) By Wendy C., Avondale, AZ
Poetry
A Tropical Paradise By Madison F., New City, NY
As Sir Winston Churchill Said
Blinded By Lauren G., Clarkston, MI
Bookworms By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
Child Soldiers By Courtney C., Eaton, CO
Distance
Elemental Love By Nicole B., South Plainfield, NJ
Everything Beneath By Edye P., pittsburgh, PA
Instructions for the Substitute Me By Elizabeth T., Ashburn, USA
Just to Let You Know By MaryEllen, CT
Malevolence By Alicen D., Malvern, PA
Mama By Kate M., South Plainfield, NJ
Moment By Aleah D., Holland, MI
National Spelling Bee By Gabrielle L., Clayton, USA
Reading
Sickness By Jenna B., Scottsville
Silent 'Scape By Dhruv K., Herndon, USA
Stars and Shadows By Kiersten W., Mason
Unwanted Rain By Katie B., South Salem
As Sir Winston Churchill Said
By ....., Toronto, Canada
Blinded By Lauren G., Clarkston, MI
Bookworms By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
Child Soldiers By Courtney C., Eaton, CO
Distance
By Lindsey, Lexington, NC
Elemental Love By Nicole B., South Plainfield, NJ
Everything Beneath By Edye P., pittsburgh, PA
Instructions for the Substitute Me By Elizabeth T., Ashburn, USA
Just to Let You Know By MaryEllen, CT
Malevolence By Alicen D., Malvern, PA
Mama By Kate M., South Plainfield, NJ
Moment By Aleah D., Holland, MI
National Spelling Bee By Gabrielle L., Clayton, USA
Reading
By Grania, Portland, ME
Sickness By Jenna B., Scottsville
Silent 'Scape By Dhruv K., Herndon, USA
Stars and Shadows By Kiersten W., Mason
Unwanted Rain By Katie B., South Salem
