Teen Ink Magazine, November 2008 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
AP: Absolutely Preposterous By Sophie W., San Diego, CA
At Attention By Elizabeth D., Palm Bay, FL
Brother By Joshua S., Greenville, SC
Custodian By Peter E., Port Jefferson, NY
Free-Range By Celine J., New York, NY
In the Future By Laura P., Auburn, NY
Music in My Life By Brett C., Phoenix, AZ
Priorities By Katie S., Akron, OH
The Illusion of Control By Anastasia Q., Hallandale Beach, FL
The Looking Glass By Alexander M., Mason, OH
The SAT Racket By William H., New York, NY
Two Worlds By Omar K., Culver, IN
At Attention By Elizabeth D., Palm Bay, FL
Brother By Joshua S., Greenville, SC
Custodian By Peter E., Port Jefferson, NY
Free-Range By Celine J., New York, NY
In the Future By Laura P., Auburn, NY
Music in My Life By Brett C., Phoenix, AZ
Priorities By Katie S., Akron, OH
The Illusion of Control By Anastasia Q., Hallandale Beach, FL
The Looking Glass By Alexander M., Mason, OH
The SAT Racket By William H., New York, NY
Two Worlds By Omar K., Culver, IN
Fiction
All Is Lost In Love and War By Molly L., Georgetown, MA
Cutting the Cord By Julia F., Newton Center, MA
Forever By Aerin G., San Diego, USA
Hope Lauder By Sarah J., Lexington, USA
Inexorable Truth By Morgan L., New York, NY
Writer's Block By Michael M., Waukesha, WI
Cutting the Cord By Julia F., Newton Center, MA
Forever By Aerin G., San Diego, USA
Hope Lauder By Sarah J., Lexington, USA
Inexorable Truth By Morgan L., New York, NY
Writer's Block By Michael M., Waukesha, WI
Hot Topics
9/11 By Marlee N., Wilmington, DE
A Castle for Kids By Lauren H., Grove, OK
A Hairy Tale By Sydney R., Nashua, NH
Acting the Part By Lindsey, Lake Point, UT
Defining Me By Yiwen P., Lakewood, CA
Life as a Game By Erica W., Brooklyn, NY
My African Dream By Alyssa R., Granite Bay, CA
Seeing the Light By Angela W., Carrollton, KY
Soul Food By Mary G., Ann Arbor, MI
Surgeon General's Warning By Weatherly R., Fairhope, AL
The Legacy of Luna By Elena de A., Wilmington, DE
The Notebook By Shelly H., Brooklyn, NY
The Phantom Tollbooth By John C., Troy, OH
A Castle for Kids By Lauren H., Grove, OK
A Hairy Tale By Sydney R., Nashua, NH
Acting the Part By Lindsey, Lake Point, UT
Defining Me By Yiwen P., Lakewood, CA
Life as a Game By Erica W., Brooklyn, NY
My African Dream By Alyssa R., Granite Bay, CA
Seeing the Light By Angela W., Carrollton, KY
Soul Food By Mary G., Ann Arbor, MI
Surgeon General's Warning By Weatherly R., Fairhope, AL
The Legacy of Luna By Elena de A., Wilmington, DE
The Notebook By Shelly H., Brooklyn, NY
The Phantom Tollbooth By John C., Troy, OH
Nonfiction
A Verb Before Dying By Ava Y., Merrick, NY
Blessings and Amends By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Blissfully Unaware By Christina N., South Plainfield, NJ
Combat Pilots: Kim and Eddie By Katie D., Pittsburgh, PA
Days of the Dead
Elbow Room By Julia L., Wheaton, USA
Grandmother: Mara S. By Danielle K., Brooklyn, NY
I Miss You Still By Audrey H., Waterford, MI
Last Girl Standing By Casey L., Hull, US
Meeting Secretary Spellings By Amanda M., Franklin, MA
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces: Veterans By Raychel C., Heath, TX
Moments Like These By Lauren F., South Hadley, MA
Niñitas By Melissa L., Newton, MA
Packing Happiness By Ruth H., Golden, CO
Paralympic Veteran By Aria D., Cranston, RI
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings By Amanda M., Franklin, MA, and Teresa Y., Brooklyn, NY
Shelf Life By Chloe F., Wellesley, MA
Thanksgiving By Jessica A., Petersburg, VA
The Holes in My Heart By Lea S., N. Merrick, NY
Tickled By Teresa Y., Brooklyn, NY
U.S Coast Guard: "Unsung Heroes" By Kristin W., Tucson, AZ
Blessings and Amends By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Blissfully Unaware By Christina N., South Plainfield, NJ
Combat Pilots: Kim and Eddie By Katie D., Pittsburgh, PA
Days of the Dead
By LightningBug, Jenison, MI
Elbow Room By Julia L., Wheaton, USA
Grandmother: Mara S. By Danielle K., Brooklyn, NY
I Miss You Still By Audrey H., Waterford, MI
Last Girl Standing By Casey L., Hull, US
Meeting Secretary Spellings By Amanda M., Franklin, MA
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces: Veterans By Raychel C., Heath, TX
Moments Like These By Lauren F., South Hadley, MA
Niñitas By Melissa L., Newton, MA
Packing Happiness By Ruth H., Golden, CO
Paralympic Veteran By Aria D., Cranston, RI
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings By Amanda M., Franklin, MA, and Teresa Y., Brooklyn, NY
Shelf Life By Chloe F., Wellesley, MA
Thanksgiving By Jessica A., Petersburg, VA
The Holes in My Heart By Lea S., N. Merrick, NY
Tickled By Teresa Y., Brooklyn, NY
U.S Coast Guard: "Unsung Heroes" By Kristin W., Tucson, AZ
Opinion
Capital Punishment Is Dead Wrong By Olivia H., Oneida, WI
In a Soldier's Hand By McKayla W., Midlothian
My Religion By Sarah M., Lakewood, CO
Orwell Is Fashionably Late By Crystal D., Chandler, AZ
Selling Out
Teens in the NBA By Nathan O., Aurora, OR
In a Soldier's Hand By McKayla W., Midlothian
My Religion By Sarah M., Lakewood, CO
Orwell Is Fashionably Late By Crystal D., Chandler, AZ
Selling Out
By rockandrollhs, Robbinsville, NJ
Teens in the NBA By Nathan O., Aurora, OR
Reviews
August Rush By Lisa H., Thornton, CO
Burn After Reading
Eric Clapton – "Complete Clapton" By Marek H., Cannon Falls, MN
Fiona Apple – "Extraordinary Machine" By Rebecca R., Hemet, CA
Hannah Montana – By Addie S., Grapevine, TX
Metallica – By Tony H., Phoenix, AZ
On Call in Hell by Richard Jadick By Ben B., Newark, USA
Peak by Roland Smith By Elliot K., Colorado Springs, CO
Reaper By Selene R., Cupertino, CA
Sean Kingston - Sean Kingston By Parker C., Bloomington, IN
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen By Amanda B., Ringoes, NJ
The Dark Knight By Robert V., Thornton, CO
The Golden Compass By Dana B., Scarsdale, USA
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The Matches: “A Band in Hope” By Jon S., Spring Valley, IL
The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd By Macy M., Miami, FL
Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris By George W., Bayport, NY
Burn After Reading
By Karen(:, West Chester, PA
Eric Clapton – "Complete Clapton" By Marek H., Cannon Falls, MN
Fiona Apple – "Extraordinary Machine" By Rebecca R., Hemet, CA
Hannah Montana – By Addie S., Grapevine, TX
Metallica – By Tony H., Phoenix, AZ
On Call in Hell by Richard Jadick By Ben B., Newark, USA
Peak by Roland Smith By Elliot K., Colorado Springs, CO
Reaper By Selene R., Cupertino, CA
Sean Kingston - Sean Kingston By Parker C., Bloomington, IN
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen By Amanda B., Ringoes, NJ
The Dark Knight By Robert V., Thornton, CO
The Golden Compass By Dana B., Scarsdale, USA
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
The Matches: “A Band in Hope” By Jon S., Spring Valley, IL
The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd By Macy M., Miami, FL
Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris By George W., Bayport, NY
Poetry
A Mother's Kitchen By Sandy P., South Plainfield, NJ
Adrenaline By Marcus H., Oak Ridge, USA
Barber
Basic Grammar
Bottom of the Pretzel Bag By Kaitlyn H., Arlington Heights, IL
I Am From
I've Seen This Before By Shira B., Cambridge, MA
Leaving Train By Baobao Z., Alexandria, USA
Mutagen By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
Now By Lisa P., Benton
P.O. Box 2574 By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
Penning Chivalry
Sailors By Eric H., Barrington, IL
Simply Uncomfortable By Kristina P., Spokane, WA
Sonnet By Nora T., Cinnaminson, NJ
The Bridge By Alison G., Kensington, CA
You Were the Color Of By Nadia G., Buffalo, NY
Adrenaline By Marcus H., Oak Ridge, USA
Barber
By lizzaycherry, Harrington Park, NJ
Basic Grammar
By ....., Toronto, Canada
Bottom of the Pretzel Bag By Kaitlyn H., Arlington Heights, IL
I Am From
By WriterDancerLover, Fontana, CA
I've Seen This Before By Shira B., Cambridge, MA
Leaving Train By Baobao Z., Alexandria, USA
Mutagen By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
Now By Lisa P., Benton
P.O. Box 2574 By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
Penning Chivalry
By Sarah09, Dallas, TX
Sailors By Eric H., Barrington, IL
Simply Uncomfortable By Kristina P., Spokane, WA
Sonnet By Nora T., Cinnaminson, NJ
The Bridge By Alison G., Kensington, CA
You Were the Color Of By Nadia G., Buffalo, NY
