Teen Ink Magazine, March 2008 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
College of St. Scholastica By Karl H., Elmwood, WI
Metamorphosis By Roberto C., Pharr, TX
My Sanctuary By Kimberly S., Mt. Zion, IL
Ohio University By Maddie K., Canfield, OH
The Stalwart Tree By Min Sun K., Culver, IN
University of California: Los Angeles By Stefanie G., Wilmington, DE
University of Chicago By Bryanne H., Canfield, OH
Metamorphosis By Roberto C., Pharr, TX
My Sanctuary By Kimberly S., Mt. Zion, IL
Ohio University By Maddie K., Canfield, OH
The Stalwart Tree By Min Sun K., Culver, IN
University of California: Los Angeles By Stefanie G., Wilmington, DE
University of Chicago By Bryanne H., Canfield, OH
Fiction
15-Minute Wait for the Results By Emily B., New Market, MD
Bus 72 By Kevin L., Lynbrook, NY
Can I Help You? By Sam B., Cohasset, MA
Chalkboard Scribbles By Aubry B., Port Charlotte, FL
Haunted By Kaily D., Aptos, CA
Just Friends By Jessika R., Keller, TX
Bus 72 By Kevin L., Lynbrook, NY
Can I Help You? By Sam B., Cohasset, MA
Chalkboard Scribbles By Aubry B., Port Charlotte, FL
Haunted By Kaily D., Aptos, CA
Just Friends By Jessika R., Keller, TX
Hot Topics
Being Ordinary By Jared, Clearwater, FL
Confessions of a Shoplifter By Patrick F., Dell Rapids, SD
Dear Congressperson By Janan Z., Staten Island, NY
Don’t Text By Michael D., Hawthorne, NY
Drinking Laws By Austin G., Colman, SD
Eye Surgery By Rachael B., Pewaukee, WI
Heroes By Juana M., Thornton, CO
I Choked By Meghan H., Wyckoff, NJ
I See the Planet Crying By Kaitlyn M., Ellicott City, MD
Islam and Terrorism By Dalia B., Grapevine, TX
Katrina’s Legacy By Jill C., Natick, MA
Keep Your Head Up By Caroline R., Bethlehem, NH
Listening By Vigan B., Thornton, CO
Loving Hands By Michelle P., Brooklyn, NY
My Struggle with Bulimia By Lindsay, Clayton, CA
New Kid Syndrome By Mary Kate H., No. Platte, NE
No Body Is Perfect By Molly M., Norfolk, VA
Open-Book Tests By Kyle C., No. Platte, NE
Radio Waves By Marisa N., Phoenix, AZ
Shine Your Light By Susie S., Cascade, IA
Terrifying Diagnosis By Madalyn M., Overland Park, KS
The Accident By Rebecca T., Neenah, Wi
The Blowing Rocks By Meryl L., No. Scituate, RI
The Reckless Streak By Aaron B., Colman, SD
What Would Thoreau Do? By Anne G., Sudbury, MA
You By Kindra J., Boise, ID
Confessions of a Shoplifter By Patrick F., Dell Rapids, SD
Dear Congressperson By Janan Z., Staten Island, NY
Don’t Text By Michael D., Hawthorne, NY
Drinking Laws By Austin G., Colman, SD
Eye Surgery By Rachael B., Pewaukee, WI
Heroes By Juana M., Thornton, CO
I Choked By Meghan H., Wyckoff, NJ
I See the Planet Crying By Kaitlyn M., Ellicott City, MD
Islam and Terrorism By Dalia B., Grapevine, TX
Katrina’s Legacy By Jill C., Natick, MA
Keep Your Head Up By Caroline R., Bethlehem, NH
Listening By Vigan B., Thornton, CO
Loving Hands By Michelle P., Brooklyn, NY
My Struggle with Bulimia By Lindsay, Clayton, CA
New Kid Syndrome By Mary Kate H., No. Platte, NE
No Body Is Perfect By Molly M., Norfolk, VA
Open-Book Tests By Kyle C., No. Platte, NE
Radio Waves By Marisa N., Phoenix, AZ
Shine Your Light By Susie S., Cascade, IA
Terrifying Diagnosis By Madalyn M., Overland Park, KS
The Accident By Rebecca T., Neenah, Wi
The Blowing Rocks By Meryl L., No. Scituate, RI
The Reckless Streak By Aaron B., Colman, SD
What Would Thoreau Do? By Anne G., Sudbury, MA
You By Kindra J., Boise, ID
Nonfiction
A Planet Gone Wrong By Hannah V., Brattleboro, VT
A Tough Lesson By Amanda, Minneota, MN
Author Judy Powell By Alexandra Y., Brampton, ON, Canada
Breaking for the Hurdles By Erin H., Brewer, ME
Breathe By Andra L., Acworth, GA
Clutch By Sally M., Cohasset, MA
Fallen Arches By Cayla T., Alexander, AR
Father, Juan M. By Marielle M., New York, NY
Fear Is a Monster By Cara Y., Douglas, MA
Friend, Emily R. By Taryn M., Wyckoff, NJ
Grandfather, Walter U. By Ruthee D., Provo, UT
How I Became a Lifeguard By Kirby S., Kansas City, MO
Immigrant Giovannina F. By Sandra M., Park Ridge, IL
In Charge By Megan M., Hartland
It’s a Small World By Breanna L., Medway, MA
My First Day By Ariel D., New Port Richey, FL
No Problem By Abby F., Cohasset, MA
No Shame in Waiting By Ashlee H., Springfield, OR
Paradise By Michael R., Hemet, CA
Pierced By Zareen R., Hemet, CA
Shakira By Desiree De D., Phoenix, AZ
The Farm By Cristiana L., Millwood, NY
The PHL By Marc S., Franklin Lakes, NJ
The Wedding By Susie N., Portland, OR
Tour De France By Melinda B., Welland, ON, Canada
Unexpected Tips By Mark S., Wyckoff, NJ
A Tough Lesson By Amanda, Minneota, MN
Author Judy Powell By Alexandra Y., Brampton, ON, Canada
Breaking for the Hurdles By Erin H., Brewer, ME
Breathe By Andra L., Acworth, GA
Clutch By Sally M., Cohasset, MA
Fallen Arches By Cayla T., Alexander, AR
Father, Juan M. By Marielle M., New York, NY
Fear Is a Monster By Cara Y., Douglas, MA
Friend, Emily R. By Taryn M., Wyckoff, NJ
Grandfather, Walter U. By Ruthee D., Provo, UT
How I Became a Lifeguard By Kirby S., Kansas City, MO
Immigrant Giovannina F. By Sandra M., Park Ridge, IL
In Charge By Megan M., Hartland
It’s a Small World By Breanna L., Medway, MA
My First Day By Ariel D., New Port Richey, FL
No Problem By Abby F., Cohasset, MA
No Shame in Waiting By Ashlee H., Springfield, OR
Paradise By Michael R., Hemet, CA
Pierced By Zareen R., Hemet, CA
Shakira By Desiree De D., Phoenix, AZ
The Farm By Cristiana L., Millwood, NY
The PHL By Marc S., Franklin Lakes, NJ
The Wedding By Susie N., Portland, OR
Tour De France By Melinda B., Welland, ON, Canada
Unexpected Tips By Mark S., Wyckoff, NJ
Opinion
Appreciate Your Activist By Devon D., Merritt Island, FL
Is Conscription Slavery? By Hanna S., Newton, MA
Keeping Music Real By Abby H., Newton, MA
Of Textbooks and Empires By Irma F., Rockwell, TX
Writing Silence By Nathan H., Natick, MA
Is Conscription Slavery? By Hanna S., Newton, MA
Keeping Music Real By Abby H., Newton, MA
Of Textbooks and Empires By Irma F., Rockwell, TX
Writing Silence By Nathan H., Natick, MA
Reviews
Albert Hammond Jr. - "Yours to Keep" By Martin B., New City, NY
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich By Anh D., Aurora
Finch – “What It Is to Burn” By Brian C., Phoenix, AZ
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas By John R., Wichita, KS
High School Musical 2 By Christina C., East Brunswick, NJ
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez By Nathan R., Wichita, KS
Juno By Halley B., Springfield, OR
Justin Timberlake - “Futuresex/ Lovesounds” By Dalia B., Grapevine, TX
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult By Mackenzie W., Phoenix, AZ
No Country for Old Men By Ashley T., Avondale, AZ
Ocean's Thirteen By Ibrahim J., Canfield, OH
Sweeney Todd By Jayson B., Fort Wayne, IN
Taylor Swift - "Taylor Swift" By Kelsey O., Canfield, OH
The Lost World by Michael Crichton By Matthew M., San Francisco, CA
We Are Marshall By Julia C., Rowler, MI
Young Wild Things Tour By Larissa L., Miramar, FL
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich By Anh D., Aurora
Finch – “What It Is to Burn” By Brian C., Phoenix, AZ
Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas By John R., Wichita, KS
High School Musical 2 By Christina C., East Brunswick, NJ
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez By Nathan R., Wichita, KS
Juno By Halley B., Springfield, OR
Justin Timberlake - “Futuresex/ Lovesounds” By Dalia B., Grapevine, TX
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult By Mackenzie W., Phoenix, AZ
No Country for Old Men By Ashley T., Avondale, AZ
Ocean's Thirteen By Ibrahim J., Canfield, OH
Sweeney Todd By Jayson B., Fort Wayne, IN
Taylor Swift - "Taylor Swift" By Kelsey O., Canfield, OH
The Lost World by Michael Crichton By Matthew M., San Francisco, CA
We Are Marshall By Julia C., Rowler, MI
Young Wild Things Tour By Larissa L., Miramar, FL
Poetry
Aquarium Journey By Farah M., Congers, NY
Drowned in Thought By Sondra H., Cohasset, MA
Elegant Rose By Adria O., Edgewood, WA
Flurry of Frozen Fury By David V., Clarkston, MI
Gray Minutes By Alyssa D., E. Northport, NY
If I Were in Charge of the World By Jessica B., Easton, PA
Peer Edit By Lindsey D., Overland Park, KS
planting bones By John C., Troy, OH
Snapshots of a Village by the Sea By Marika T., Fort Bragg, CA
Sweater of a Soul By Deanna L., Marina, CA
The Invite Said “And Guest” By Stephanie M., Sydney, Australia
The Wedding By Kirah R., El Cajon, CA
The World Stops By Howell Z., Charlotte, NC
This is the Year By Jake S., New York, NY
Underneath By Johanna T., Geneseo, IL
Why History Is Trivial By Elizabeth H., Ringgold, GA
Drowned in Thought By Sondra H., Cohasset, MA
Elegant Rose By Adria O., Edgewood, WA
Flurry of Frozen Fury By David V., Clarkston, MI
Gray Minutes By Alyssa D., E. Northport, NY
If I Were in Charge of the World By Jessica B., Easton, PA
Peer Edit By Lindsey D., Overland Park, KS
planting bones By John C., Troy, OH
Snapshots of a Village by the Sea By Marika T., Fort Bragg, CA
Sweater of a Soul By Deanna L., Marina, CA
The Invite Said “And Guest” By Stephanie M., Sydney, Australia
The Wedding By Kirah R., El Cajon, CA
The World Stops By Howell Z., Charlotte, NC
This is the Year By Jake S., New York, NY
Underneath By Johanna T., Geneseo, IL
Why History Is Trivial By Elizabeth H., Ringgold, GA
