Teen Ink Magazine, May 2008 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
Air Force Academy By Laura D., Hemet, CA
Better Barbie By Jesse K., Grand Ledge, MI
Eastern Illinois University By Sarah F., White Heath, IL
Ohio State University By John K., Canfield , OH
Plattsburgh State University By Jane G., Au Sable Forks, NY
Star Struck By Ray W., Mason, OH
Still Life By Harrison J., New City, NY
Better Barbie By Jesse K., Grand Ledge, MI
Eastern Illinois University By Sarah F., White Heath, IL
Ohio State University By John K., Canfield , OH
Plattsburgh State University By Jane G., Au Sable Forks, NY
Star Struck By Ray W., Mason, OH
Still Life By Harrison J., New City, NY
Fiction
Dangerous Business By Peter M., Bronxville, NY
If I Knew French By Theresa O., Buffalo Grove, IL
In Search of Mother By Lucinda D., Nanuet, NY
Rain to Quench the Desert By Patricia B., Hudson, OH
What Wholeness Tastes Like By Karin W., Boylston, MA
If I Knew French By Theresa O., Buffalo Grove, IL
In Search of Mother By Lucinda D., Nanuet, NY
Rain to Quench the Desert By Patricia B., Hudson, OH
What Wholeness Tastes Like By Karin W., Boylston, MA
Hot Topics
Borderline Insanity By Tanner C., Phoenix, AZ
Dangerous Addiction By Drew H., Mesa, AZ
Freedom to Sag By Ari H., Thornton, CO
Freedom to Sag By Sarah D., Hemet, CA
Give Blood By Elizabeth B., Auburn, NY
Hard-Boiled Egg By Chloe V., Benicia, CA
I Remember Aceh By Jessica B., Bandung, Indonesia
It Whispers By Kevin B., Oakton, VA
It's Not Worth It! By Alissa B., Brooklyn, NY
Keeping Music Real By Maggie V., No. Platte, NE
Kindness By Felicia D., Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Lethal Lunch By Brittani R., E. Stroudsburg, PA
Love Focus By Lani H., Boise, ID
My Generation By Emily D., Underhill, VT
New Kid Syndrome By Lucy H., Brooklyn, NY
No Body Is Perfect By Wendy C., Avondale, AZ
Orphan Lessons By Hewon Y., Alexandria, VA
Proud of My Ethnicity By Kalila H., Middletown, CT
R.I.P. #21 By Leonardo V., Thornton, CO
Tainted Game By Seiya A., Brooklyn, NY
Writing Silence By Gustavo S., Vineyard Haven, MA
Dangerous Addiction By Drew H., Mesa, AZ
Freedom to Sag By Ari H., Thornton, CO
Freedom to Sag By Sarah D., Hemet, CA
Give Blood By Elizabeth B., Auburn, NY
Hard-Boiled Egg By Chloe V., Benicia, CA
I Remember Aceh By Jessica B., Bandung, Indonesia
It Whispers By Kevin B., Oakton, VA
It's Not Worth It! By Alissa B., Brooklyn, NY
Keeping Music Real By Maggie V., No. Platte, NE
Kindness By Felicia D., Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Lethal Lunch By Brittani R., E. Stroudsburg, PA
Love Focus By Lani H., Boise, ID
My Generation By Emily D., Underhill, VT
New Kid Syndrome By Lucy H., Brooklyn, NY
No Body Is Perfect By Wendy C., Avondale, AZ
Orphan Lessons By Hewon Y., Alexandria, VA
Proud of My Ethnicity By Kalila H., Middletown, CT
R.I.P. #21 By Leonardo V., Thornton, CO
Tainted Game By Seiya A., Brooklyn, NY
Writing Silence By Gustavo S., Vineyard Haven, MA
Nonfiction
9 Things to Love About Baseball By Eric M., Stoughton, WI
A Joyous Harmony By Leonel M., Porter, TX
At War By Ryan T., Shreveport, LA
Balloon By Menka V., Milford, MA
Behind the Mask By Melissa S., Portland, MI
Bye, Nick By Judson M., Essex, CT
Dedication By Samantha J., Baldwinsville, NY
Escaping Civil War By Adebunmi S., New Brunswick, NJ
Generation Gap By Michael C., Voorhees, NJ
I Never Asked By Allison B., Houston, TX
I Was Six By Jordan S., Greeley, CO
Listening By "Erin", Hull, MA
Mother: Estela Q. By Natalie Q., Phoenix, AZ
Mukluks Monsters By Georgia S., Fairhope, AL
My Elephant By Phillip N., Los Angeles, CA
My Father By Stefanie C., Staten Island, NY
Parents: Stephen and Nida S. By Samantha S., Hemet, CA
Pictures of You By Melissa A., Hemet, CA
Stand By Me By "Karen", Tinley Park, IL
Standing Tall By So Yeon P., Culver, IN
Stealth Ambush By William S., Edgartown, MA
Surrogate Mother By Hannah S., Boise, ID
The Best Day By Kaitlyn H., Wilmington, DE
The Final Exam By Chris D., So. Plainfield, NJ
The Silver Soldiers By Alissa B., Brooklyn, NY
The Whirlpool By Beau P., Layton, UT
Waiting By Elizabeth F., So. Plainfield, NJ
A Joyous Harmony By Leonel M., Porter, TX
At War By Ryan T., Shreveport, LA
Balloon By Menka V., Milford, MA
Behind the Mask By Melissa S., Portland, MI
Bye, Nick By Judson M., Essex, CT
Dedication By Samantha J., Baldwinsville, NY
Escaping Civil War By Adebunmi S., New Brunswick, NJ
Generation Gap By Michael C., Voorhees, NJ
I Never Asked By Allison B., Houston, TX
I Was Six By Jordan S., Greeley, CO
Listening By "Erin", Hull, MA
Mother: Estela Q. By Natalie Q., Phoenix, AZ
Mukluks Monsters By Georgia S., Fairhope, AL
My Elephant By Phillip N., Los Angeles, CA
My Father By Stefanie C., Staten Island, NY
Parents: Stephen and Nida S. By Samantha S., Hemet, CA
Pictures of You By Melissa A., Hemet, CA
Stand By Me By "Karen", Tinley Park, IL
Standing Tall By So Yeon P., Culver, IN
Stealth Ambush By William S., Edgartown, MA
Surrogate Mother By Hannah S., Boise, ID
The Best Day By Kaitlyn H., Wilmington, DE
The Final Exam By Chris D., So. Plainfield, NJ
The Silver Soldiers By Alissa B., Brooklyn, NY
The Whirlpool By Beau P., Layton, UT
Waiting By Elizabeth F., So. Plainfield, NJ
Opinion
1984 and My Political Perspective By Brett G., Chester, NJ
Am I My Brother's Keeper? By Danisha N., Indianapolis, IN
History in the Making By Shavana B., Drexel Hill, PA
Life Unofficially By Jeff Z., Briarcliff Manor, NY
Pledge of Allegiance By Nigel H., Gibsonia, PA
Political Poetry By Sima R., Albuquerque, NM
The Modern Zoo By Patrick K., Bedford, NY
The Music in Children By Harrison S., Rancho Santa fe, CA
Am I My Brother's Keeper? By Danisha N., Indianapolis, IN
History in the Making By Shavana B., Drexel Hill, PA
Life Unofficially By Jeff Z., Briarcliff Manor, NY
Pledge of Allegiance By Nigel H., Gibsonia, PA
Political Poetry By Sima R., Albuquerque, NM
The Modern Zoo By Patrick K., Bedford, NY
The Music in Children By Harrison S., Rancho Santa fe, CA
Reviews
"There Will Be Blood" Soundtrack By Brandon T., Easley, SC
Becoming Jane By Danica K., San Diego, CA
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause By Tara D., Port Elizabeth, NJ
Casting Crowns - "The Altar and the Door" By Alex K., McDonough, GA
Finding Forrester By Kaitlyn W., Jackson, MI
Hannah Montana By Amberly H., Nicholasville, KY
Holes by Louis Sachar By Jeff I., Portland, OR
I Am Legend By Josh F., Cascade, IA
Ingrid Michaelson - "Girls and Boys" By Rebecca R., Hemet, CA
Looking for Alaska by John Green By Jake C., San Francisco, CA
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky By Alejandro D., Aventura, FL
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham By Tyler C., Glendale, AZ
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer By Amanda J., Fox Island, WA
Sicko By Lucas G., Oshkosh
Stars - "In Our Bedroom After the War" By Emily P., Barrington, NJ
The Eye By Shaili S., Newark, DE
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova By Hannah G., Calera, AL
The Number 12 Looks Like You - "Mongrel" By Andrew L., Linneus, ME
The Spill Canvas - "No Really, I'm Fine" By Marisa S., Westfield, NJ
Becoming Jane By Danica K., San Diego, CA
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause By Tara D., Port Elizabeth, NJ
Casting Crowns - "The Altar and the Door" By Alex K., McDonough, GA
Finding Forrester By Kaitlyn W., Jackson, MI
Hannah Montana By Amberly H., Nicholasville, KY
Holes by Louis Sachar By Jeff I., Portland, OR
I Am Legend By Josh F., Cascade, IA
Ingrid Michaelson - "Girls and Boys" By Rebecca R., Hemet, CA
Looking for Alaska by John Green By Jake C., San Francisco, CA
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky By Alejandro D., Aventura, FL
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham By Tyler C., Glendale, AZ
Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer By Amanda J., Fox Island, WA
Sicko By Lucas G., Oshkosh
Stars - "In Our Bedroom After the War" By Emily P., Barrington, NJ
The Eye By Shaili S., Newark, DE
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova By Hannah G., Calera, AL
The Number 12 Looks Like You - "Mongrel" By Andrew L., Linneus, ME
The Spill Canvas - "No Really, I'm Fine" By Marisa S., Westfield, NJ
Poetry
Benign Maternity By Katherine G., Piggott, AR
Black Coffee By Ashley G., Arlington Heights, IL
Chalk Children By Lauren A., York, PA
Curbside Manner By Allison W., San Diego, CA
Dear Dad By Suzannah W., Syosset, NY
Home Videos By Allison F., Stafford, VA
I Will Be a Story By Victoria S., Asheville, NC
In Death By Lexie S., Walnut Creek, CA
may i By Eleanor N., Washington, DC
Mechanical Love Poem By Lizzy T., San Francisco, CA
Middle School Graffiti By Marta C., Toronto, ON, Canada
My Father's Hands By Rachel F., Spokane, WA
Permanent Ink By Gina B., Mequon, WI
Players By Andrea L., Buffalo Grove, IL
Pure By Angela C., Stafford, VA
Safe Haven By Megan K., W. Deptford, NJ
Sunday Brunch By Kim B., Eagle River, WI
To Him By Hillary D., Chesterfield, VA
Where Were You By Darina S., Warren, NJ
Black Coffee By Ashley G., Arlington Heights, IL
Chalk Children By Lauren A., York, PA
Curbside Manner By Allison W., San Diego, CA
Dear Dad By Suzannah W., Syosset, NY
Home Videos By Allison F., Stafford, VA
I Will Be a Story By Victoria S., Asheville, NC
In Death By Lexie S., Walnut Creek, CA
may i By Eleanor N., Washington, DC
Mechanical Love Poem By Lizzy T., San Francisco, CA
Middle School Graffiti By Marta C., Toronto, ON, Canada
My Father's Hands By Rachel F., Spokane, WA
Permanent Ink By Gina B., Mequon, WI
Players By Andrea L., Buffalo Grove, IL
Pure By Angela C., Stafford, VA
Safe Haven By Megan K., W. Deptford, NJ
Sunday Brunch By Kim B., Eagle River, WI
To Him By Hillary D., Chesterfield, VA
Where Were You By Darina S., Warren, NJ
