New Moon articles from July 2002

New Moon archives from July 2002

Take the bully by the horns.(student tells of being bullied and teased)
July 1, 2002... When I was 9, my family and I moved to the U.S. from Canada. It was a major change, and I had trouble fitting in. Before I moved to the U.S., kids teased me because I have Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.). Kids called me names like "weirdo"...

Bully busters.(suggestions to avoid be bullied)
July 1, 2002... * Ignore the bully. Don't try making comebacks; that makes it worse. * Try to be with friends during the times when you're likely to run into the bully. They're less likely to pick on you then. * Ask the bully to please stop picking on...

Draw Luna: Luna is the spirit of New Moon. What do you think she looks like?(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... Every girl's idea is different, and that's the way we like it! Let your imagination run wild, and send us a drawing in dark pencil or ink on white, unlined paper of what Luna looks like to you. Send it to Draw Luna, New Moon, P.O. Box 3620,...

Voice box.(women in the military)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Welcome to Voice Box, where girls express their opinions about hot topics. This time we want you to think about whether or not women should be drafted into the military. What does it mean to be drafted, anyway? Well, in 1940, President...

Rockin' Robin. (Women's Work).(Interview)
July 1, 2002... Robin Roberts is a sports journalist and commentator for ABC and ESPN. She's a former basketball player, so she lives and breathes sports. But she also likes to make a difference in people's lives. I interviewed Robin about her life and work....

A present for Frances. (Fiction).(Brief Article)(Fiction)
July 1, 2002... Frances dragged her feet on her way to school this icy December day. She usually liked school, but not today. Miss Franklin's essay assignment was due today. Looking up, Frances saw Emily Watson waiting outside the seventh-grade doors....

Pen pals.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Zoe, 10 Jamaica Plain, MA Peace, laughing Amy, 10 McMurray, PA Soccer, dancing Sophie, 9 Huntington Woods, MI Internet, creative writing Alisha, 12 Glide, OR Boys, shopping Miriam, 11 New York, NY...

Living out loud.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... "You've Got Mail," birds singing, people talking, phones ringing, crickets chirping--most people take these sounds for granted. Not me. SILENCE--that's my life without my cochlear implant. When I was 10 months old, I lost all of my...

Sounding off.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... I've been in a deaf community my whole life. My parents are deaf, so they taught me and my brother sign language when we were babies. I lost some hearing when I was 5, but I can hear some sounds and speak, too. I like having deaf parents. My...

Ask a girl.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Ask a Girl is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously. Here's how it works: we publish letters that ask for help and advice. In later issues, we publish your replies--advice or personal...

Take a hike! (Girls on the Go).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... I started hiking when I was only 4 at Plateau Mountain in the Catskills of New York. I had some trouble at first because I kept running into nettles and branches, but after seeing the view, I knew it was all worth it! I hike because I...

Hardwired. (Body Language).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... So you've found out that wires are coming into your life. Maybe it's a retainer or a train track of braces or wires around your ears holding glasses to your eyes. Fact: I've had all three. Here's my list of things to think about--things your...

Artistic finnish. (Global Village).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... MY NAME IS VILJA (PRONOUNCED VILL-YA). I live in Joensuu (pronounced Yo-en-suh), Finland. Joensuu is a university town of about 50,000 people on the far eastern side of Finland. I'm 14 years old and in the seventh grade. I'm short, and I...

Considering customs.(Finland)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... What's it called? Suomi; in English, Finland How big is it? 337,000 square kilometers, slightly smaller than Montana How many people live there? 5 million What are the main religions? Lutheran and Greek...

Finnish oven pancake (pannukakku).(Brief Article)(Recipe)
July 1, 2002... 3 eggs 1 cup (2 1/2 dl) milk 1/4 cup (3/5 dl) flour 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. salt Beat the eggs in a bowl until fluffy. Add the milk, flour, sugar, and salt, beating continuously. The mixture should have the consistency of thick...

Luna's Art Gallery.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! If you'd like to have your artwork (a drawing, painting, photo, collage, or anything else) featured in New Moon, send it to Luna's Art Gallery, New...

Normal. (Poetry).(Poem)
July 1, 2002... Normal Flying through the night sky on a shooting star was normal. Climbing a redwood with a woodpecker peck-pecking alongside you was normal. Swimming through the river with a lost otter was normal. Hopping...

My Mask. (Poetry).(Poem)
July 1, 2002... My Mask No one at school Sees the real me. Fitting in masks My personality. I brighten And strip away Part of the mask. The mask acts As a shield. Everyone sees me Fitting in And they...

The birth of earth.(myths about the creation of the earth)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... From the beginning, there were questions. I imagine one of the most popular was, "How did we get here?" Our ancestors left their answers in the form of creation stories. Every culture has a creation story, and although they're all different,...

What's your style?(personality test)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... We're all born with qualities that make us unique. Some are less obvious, like feelings and thoughts, and some are more noticeable, like personality. Knowing about personality styles helps us appreciate our own style and the styles of others....

Blue Jeannes.
July 1, 2002... LATER, AT THE MALL... THERE'S THE OUTFIT EVERYONE AT SCHOOL HAS. WOW, THESE ARE KIND OF EXPENSIVE. YEAH, BUT THEY'LL BE WORTH IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY WOULDN'T LET US RETURN THOSE CLOTHES. YEAH, I GUESS WE LEARNED OUR...

Egg-streme science. (Science Side Effects).(genetics exercise)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Where do different eye colors come from? Why can you roll your tongue but your friend can't? We inherit or "get" most of our traits from our parents through heredity. The study of heredity is called "genetics." The genes we get from our...

Argentina diva.(Eva Peron)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... EVA PERON climbed out of the dusty slums, through the bright lights, and into the hearts of an entire country. Eva, also known as Evita, turned heads as well as hearts in her pursuit of a better way of life. Even today, almost 50 years after...

How aggravating!(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... I was building a snowman with three boys when we decided to make it a snowwoman. One of the boys wanted to make it "hot." When he told me to make small snowballs, it set off a bell in my head. When I asked why he couldn't do it, he laughed and...

Howling at the moon.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... My cat was really sick, so my mom decided we should put her down. I tried to convince my cat and myself that death is the next great adventure, and even though we don't want it to happen, it's actually a good thing. Amazingly, this made me feel...

Freed to read. (sister to sister).(school children send translated books to children in Afghanistan)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... If you walked down the street in Afghanistan last year, you would've seen houses with the windows painted black. Inside were disheartened girls and women closed up in their homes like prisoners. The windows were black so passersby wouldn't see...

Calendar.
July 1, 2002... July Anti-Boredom Month sunday monday tuesday wednesday Diana, former Princess of Wales born 1961. ...

Inside the moon: turn beauty inside out 2002.
July 1, 2002... Forty-five girls from all over the U.S. and Canada gave Hollywood a piece of their minds. They met with to actors, producers, and directors and came up with the "Best Practices in Making Movies for Girls." Here are a few: A Good Movie......

In the wild.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... BEEZUS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M DECORATING! BUT ISN'T THERE ENOUGH STUFF OUT HERE ALREADY?? WELL, YOU KNOW ME, I LOVE LOTS OF STUFF! YUK! AREN'T YOU GLAD WE'RE SO DEIFERENT? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Fear of difference is fear of life itself. (the last word).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Mary Parker Follet was born in Boston in 1868. In 1892, she entered Radcliffe College, the women's college at Harvard. Her keen insights and writings about human nature influenced a broad range of fields, including psychology, sociology, and...