Teen Ink Magazine, May 2009 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
Austin College 
Black Stool By Colton W., Lubbock, TX
Bucknell College By Bruce R., New City, NY
Long Island University, C.W. Post By Sarah Y., Harpers Ferry, WV
Super Ikonta By Connor C., Irvine, CA
The Story of None By Jessica B., Fabius, NY
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill By Dana C., Wilmington, DE
By Super_Girl14, Sherman, TX
Black Stool By Colton W., Lubbock, TX
Bucknell College By Bruce R., New City, NY
Long Island University, C.W. Post By Sarah Y., Harpers Ferry, WV
Super Ikonta By Connor C., Irvine, CA
The Story of None By Jessica B., Fabius, NY
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill By Dana C., Wilmington, DE
Fiction
15th and Main By Maggie C., Mayfield Village, OH
Instances By Madison B., Stratford, CT
On the Top By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Passing Cars By Julia H., Arlington, VA
Sparrow
The Color Of The Inside Of My Mouth
Time of Death By Grace Hoo H., Palatine, IL
Toy Soldiers By Michelle M., New York, NY
Instances By Madison B., Stratford, CT
On the Top By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Passing Cars By Julia H., Arlington, VA
Sparrow
By pandafyre, Vail, AZ
The Color Of The Inside Of My Mouth
By Bassoonkelley, Tampa, FL
Time of Death By Grace Hoo H., Palatine, IL
Toy Soldiers By Michelle M., New York, NY
Hot Topics
Armenian Genocide By Dan K., Wyckoff, NJ
Baked or Fried?
Feedback for "Breakup Letter"
Feedback for "John Lennon" By Dina B., Brooklyn, NY
Feedback for "Puppy Cruelty: Mills" By Victoria N., Wilmington, DE
Feedback for "The Cost of Prom" By Robert O., Wilmington, DE
Feedback for “Bikers for Babies” By Adrienne L., Newark, DE
Feedback for “Inspiration”
Feedback for “My New World View” By Danielle S., Dell Rapids, SD
Feedback for “Saving Survivors” By Katie C., North Platte, NE
Feedback for “So Long, Wonder Years”
Feedback for “True Nightmare” By Jordan R., Denver, CO
Grandma By Alyssa T., Moses Lake, WA
Hard Times in the Big Easy By Ariel R., Plano, TX
I Am a Donor
Lunch with Joyce
Pinnacle By Maddie T., Salt Lake City
The Tree By Blair H., Chester
True Colors
Will California Be Left High and Dry?
Yaya By Sophia P., Linden, NJ
Baked or Fried?
By thestoryofme163, Fairfield, CT
Feedback for "Breakup Letter"
By VampireFreak, Glendale, AZ
Feedback for "John Lennon" By Dina B., Brooklyn, NY
Feedback for "Puppy Cruelty: Mills" By Victoria N., Wilmington, DE
Feedback for "The Cost of Prom" By Robert O., Wilmington, DE
Feedback for “Bikers for Babies” By Adrienne L., Newark, DE
Feedback for “Inspiration”
By lissili, New York City, NY
Feedback for “My New World View” By Danielle S., Dell Rapids, SD
Feedback for “Saving Survivors” By Katie C., North Platte, NE
Feedback for “So Long, Wonder Years”
By AshleyZ, Oxford, CT
Feedback for “True Nightmare” By Jordan R., Denver, CO
Grandma By Alyssa T., Moses Lake, WA
Hard Times in the Big Easy By Ariel R., Plano, TX
I Am a Donor
By miller.emmy, Cannon Falls, MN
Lunch with Joyce
By tippytoetapper, Oakton, VA
Pinnacle By Maddie T., Salt Lake City
The Tree By Blair H., Chester
True Colors
By TimWood, Wilmington, DE
Will California Be Left High and Dry?
By Kate., Three Rivers, CA
Yaya By Sophia P., Linden, NJ
Nonfiction
A Family in Prison By Anonymous, vero beach, FL
Actor Lucas Grabeel By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Actor Zac Efron By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Actress Vanessa Hudgens By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Basel: A Sensory Tour By Jessica C., Glendale, AZ
Childish Games By Anonymous
Coming to America By Spenta M., Clinton, CT
Driven By Elizabeth Y., Middleburgh, NY
Father, Wen Z. By Victor Z., Brooklyn, NY
It's Over By Andy T., Fairmount, ND
Just Being By Logan B., Cohasset, MA
Lost and Found By Rachael W., Westport, CT
Mind Game By Dennis T., Mason, OH
Mother's Day
Mother, Anita B. By Kayla B., Elmwood, WI
Mother, Dawn T. By Lauren T., Hull, MA
Motocross Memento By Derek H., Cameron, WI
My Boyfriend's Car By Kelli S., Zebulon, NC
My Bus By Sam H., Dixmont, ME
Sailing By Katie M., Hull, MA
Stop Talking, Start Driving By Lisa D., Cumberland, RI
Sunday Accent By Jennifer G., Hopatcong, NJ
Sunlight Through the Smoke
Survivors By Ashley K., Wyckoff, NJ
Thank you, Father By Anonymous
The Automotive Landscape By Ryan S., Auburn, NY
The Best Kind of Superhero By Becki S., Avon, CT
The Cup By Heather L., Friendswood, TX
The Long Way By Kayla D., Cameron, WI
The Road to Hana By Sarah T., Palatine
Uncle Billy By Emily D., Wilmington, DE
Actor Lucas Grabeel By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Actor Zac Efron By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Actress Vanessa Hudgens By Jay T., Syosset, NY
Basel: A Sensory Tour By Jessica C., Glendale, AZ
Childish Games By Anonymous
Coming to America By Spenta M., Clinton, CT
Driven By Elizabeth Y., Middleburgh, NY
Father, Wen Z. By Victor Z., Brooklyn, NY
It's Over By Andy T., Fairmount, ND
Just Being By Logan B., Cohasset, MA
Lost and Found By Rachael W., Westport, CT
Mind Game By Dennis T., Mason, OH
Mother's Day
By LovesToEat16, Hyde Park, NY
Mother, Anita B. By Kayla B., Elmwood, WI
Mother, Dawn T. By Lauren T., Hull, MA
Motocross Memento By Derek H., Cameron, WI
My Boyfriend's Car By Kelli S., Zebulon, NC
My Bus By Sam H., Dixmont, ME
Sailing By Katie M., Hull, MA
Stop Talking, Start Driving By Lisa D., Cumberland, RI
Sunday Accent By Jennifer G., Hopatcong, NJ
Sunlight Through the Smoke
By kirabonk, Romeoville, IL
Survivors By Ashley K., Wyckoff, NJ
Thank you, Father By Anonymous
The Automotive Landscape By Ryan S., Auburn, NY
The Best Kind of Superhero By Becki S., Avon, CT
The Cup By Heather L., Friendswood, TX
The Long Way By Kayla D., Cameron, WI
The Road to Hana By Sarah T., Palatine
Uncle Billy By Emily D., Wilmington, DE
Opinion
A Curved Construction By Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
Batman and Our Psyche By Lucas R., Parkdale, OR
For Love or Money? By Kaleigh L., Heath, TX
Still Not Colorblind By Aaron S., zebulon, NC
What Is An American?
When I Grow Up By Sara D., Wyckoff, NJ
Batman and Our Psyche By Lucas R., Parkdale, OR
For Love or Money? By Kaleigh L., Heath, TX
Still Not Colorblind By Aaron S., zebulon, NC
What Is An American?
By thelastharpy, Granby, CT
When I Grow Up By Sara D., Wyckoff, NJ
Poetry
After Wounded Knee By Elise L., Carmel, IN
consolation By Cynthia M., Chevy Chase, MD
Corrupt
Economic Breakup By Kelsea A., Dallas, TX
Ginko Biloba Supplements By Adora L., lebanon, NH
Gravelly Point By Mackenzie H., Arlington, VA
Heart and Sole
maybe next time
Memories
Nerd By Rodney W., Dallas, TX
On Love By Vanessa Q., Surrey, Canada
Porch Light By Taylor B., Clarkston, MI
Shade By Danielle C., Durham, CT
Shotgun Slumber By Megan B., Gilford, NH
Time Takes a Breath By Keegan W., Dallas, TX
What Be an Africa to Me By Nicholas H., Austin, TX
Why I Write By Emily M., NW Washington, DC
consolation By Cynthia M., Chevy Chase, MD
Corrupt
By hello.peaches, Greenfield, MA
Economic Breakup By Kelsea A., Dallas, TX
Ginko Biloba Supplements By Adora L., lebanon, NH
Gravelly Point By Mackenzie H., Arlington, VA
Heart and Sole
By FadetoFluorescent, Cincinnati, OH
maybe next time
By hillary811, Bozeman, MT
Memories
By AmbRawr, Allentown, PA
Nerd By Rodney W., Dallas, TX
On Love By Vanessa Q., Surrey, Canada
Porch Light By Taylor B., Clarkston, MI
Shade By Danielle C., Durham, CT
Shotgun Slumber By Megan B., Gilford, NH
Time Takes a Breath By Keegan W., Dallas, TX
What Be an Africa to Me By Nicholas H., Austin, TX
Why I Write By Emily M., NW Washington, DC
Reviews
Angels & Airwaves - "I-Empire" By Andrea C., Lemont, IL
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell By Daniel S., dallas, TX
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Taylor L., Dell Rapids, SD
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey By Ashley B., Carrboro, NC
Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo By Jeremy L., Stamford, CT
Kanye West - "808s and Heartbreak" By Nick C., Wyckoff, NJ
Marley and Me By Devon G., Grapevine, TX
Muse - "Black Holes and Revelations" By Joey P., Wilmington, DE
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist By Veronica S., Rockwall, TX
Seven Pounds By Kristin G., Heath, TX
Taken
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles By Danielle P., Lyn, Canada
The Innocent Man by John Grisham By Shelby W., plano, TX
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot By Julia G., Dexter, MI
The Stranger by Albert Camus By Ryan C., Phoenix, AZ
Video Games Live
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell By Daniel S., dallas, TX
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Taylor L., Dell Rapids, SD
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey By Ashley B., Carrboro, NC
Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo By Jeremy L., Stamford, CT
Kanye West - "808s and Heartbreak" By Nick C., Wyckoff, NJ
Marley and Me By Devon G., Grapevine, TX
Muse - "Black Holes and Revelations" By Joey P., Wilmington, DE
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist By Veronica S., Rockwall, TX
Seven Pounds By Kristin G., Heath, TX
Taken
By Karen(:, West Chester, PA
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles By Danielle P., Lyn, Canada
The Innocent Man by John Grisham By Shelby W., plano, TX
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot By Julia G., Dexter, MI
The Stranger by Albert Camus By Ryan C., Phoenix, AZ
Video Games Live
By ParadigmShift, Montpelier, VT
