New Moon articles from July 2005

New Moon archives from July 2005

Girl talk.
July 1, 2005... Hi, readers! Every day girls make choices about what to buy--and sometimes those choices are tough! Check out "Fadshion" to learn how some big companies try to make choices FOR you by planning fads. Then read "This Land is Your Land" to...

Dear Luna.
July 1, 2005... I'm Luna, the spirit of New Moon magazine! Do you have something to say to me? I would love to hear from you! Write to me! Dear Luna, I love your magazine! I read it cover to cover and keep every copy. New Moon has helped me a lot. I...

How can I get published in New Moon.
July 1, 2005... 1 GIRLS CAN WRITE FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT in the magazine. Articles should be between 600 and 1,200 words. Write letters and poems as long or as short as you want. Artwork for "Draw Luna," "Luna's Art Gallery," and "Luna Tics" must be your own...

Draw Luna.
July 1, 2005... Luna is the spirit of New Moon. What do you think she looks like? Every girl's idea is different, and thaws the way we like it! Let your imagination run wild and send us your artwork. I think Luna is a skunk. But instead of giving off a bad...

Ask a girl.
July 1, 2005... 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...

Sing Out!(Girls on the Go)
July 1, 2005... What happens when two very different twins are forced to overcome their differences and work together? A group of kids (including me) explored this conflict when we wrote an opera called Change of Heart. I learned to sing opera during a...

Bruna's Brazil.(Global Village)
July 1, 2005... MY NAME IS BRUNA. I'm twelve and I live in Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. My town has 8,000 people--it's not too big and not too small. Don't Shy Away Girls in Brazil today are very different from girls in the past. Girls...

Considering customs.
July 1, 2005... Country Size: 3,286,488 sq. miles (8,511,965 sq. km--almost as big as the United States). Population: 184,101,109 people. Religion: 80% Roman Catholic. Languages: Portuguese is the official language. "Oi Tudo...

This land is your land.(Women's Work)
July 1, 2005... I used to think that the only way to get food and clothes was to buy them. And I thought the only people who lived off the land were Native Americans of the past. Now, at the age of 26, I can happily say that's not true! I live in Maine in a...

Walk a mile in my $hoes: as the daughter of two former slaves, Sarah Breedlove was born into poverty and segregation in 1867--but that didn't keep her from becoming one of the first American female millionaires.(Herstory)
July 1, 2005... Sarah grew up with little formal schooling because of laws i banning educating Black children. And because her parents died when she was seven, Sarah worked to help support her family. She moved in with her sister and later married when she was...

Fadshion: ever find it strange that everyone is suddenly in love with something and a second later it's yesterday's news? Welcome to the world of fads.
July 1, 2005... Actually, fads aren't sudden--many are planned in advance. Fads are marketing strategies, a way to get you to buy something. They're popular because companies spend billions hoping you'll notice their product and buy it. Who starts fads?...

Check the label.
July 1, 2005... You're walking own the hall at school on the way to science class. There's Jill in her basketball jersey, being her sporty self. Tom, with all his books, well, he's pretty smart. Entering the science lab, you see Carolyn in her pink polka-dot...

Voice Box.
July 1, 2005... Welcome to Voice Box, where girls share their opinions about hot topics. This time, we're talking about celebrity obsession. Here's what you had to say... Celebrities. When I say that, I think of people who will do anything for attention....

Get real: is realty TV going too far?
July 1, 2005... Are you for Real? "Who will get sent home brokenhearted? Find out next!"--The Bachelor, The Bachelorette "One thing with [your] intelligence is that it can intimidate people."--Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model "It's very...

Be craftly.(handicrafts)
July 1, 2005... Tired of the clutter around your bedroom? Turn it into something you can use! Here are a few ideas: Memory Box Have you ever wanted a special place to Keep memories--photos, a letter from a pen pal, or your favorite toy from when you...

Study period.(Body Language)
July 1, 2005... When you hear "menstruation," you might think, "Ugh! Periods!" That's how I felt before I joined the Menarche (first period) Study at Children's Hospital Boston. Now the word menstruation makes me think about discussing puberty with my mom and...

Letters to the Editor.(Fiction)(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2005... To: Mr. A.M. Barnes, Editor, Ellis' Dream From: Janet September 24th, 2003 Dear Mr. Barnes, I'm Janet and I'm going to be a writer. I don't tell people, though, because they'll think I'm silly. Have you ever sniffed a book?...

Cat tails.(Cartoon)
July 1, 2005... This new mails is so cool! There are so mayn stores! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whatever you do, Miko make sure she doesn't find out that we only come to stop her buying everything in sight... okay... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Natalya's happy hugged hens.(Girls Act Out)
July 1, 2005... I was five years old my family oved to a farm in Colorado. efore they bought living room furniture, my parents filled the barn with animals. Right away, I decided to start a business selling eggs--I called it "Happy Hugged Hens." That was seven...

Raise the bar.(Science Side Effects)(barcodes)
July 1, 2005... Barcodes: those long, black, thick, and thin lines with numbers underneath. You see them on almost everything you buy, but did you ever wonder how or why they exist? The UPC (Universal Product Code) barcode contains two parts: a...

How aggravating.
July 1, 2005... My sister recently got her hair cut really short, what some people consider a "boy's cut." She loves the haircut, but lots of people tease her. Whoever said girls have to have long hair? How aggravating! Natalie, II * New Haven,...

Howling at the moon.
July 1, 2005... At recess one day I played football with some boys. No other girls were playing. First, the boys tested me by throwing the ball to me. When I caught it, they let me play on one of the teams. After recess, I heard some of the guys talking about...

Luna's art gallery.
July 1, 2005... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! I had lots of fun drawing this picture. I'm usually a major perfectionist when it comes to art. So I had a blast with this caricature style. This...

If I Lived Upon the Moon.(POETRY)(Poem)
July 1, 2005... If I Lived Upon the Moon If I could live upon the moon I think I would wander soon From that place called earth I love. Humans, in their own lair Could see me shining down on them Could see me and ask just who I...

Girls putting on makeup.(POETRY)(Poem)
July 1, 2005... Girls putting on makeup Girls using hairspray Girls looking in the mirror Every morning of every day Girls buying products To cover up our beautiful skin Girls buying tight clothes Trying to be too thin ...

Growing pains.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2005... May was a sad month at New Moon--we said goodbye to two of our longest-standing board members members ever! Hillary Boyce and Carly Timm-Bijold both joined the board when they were 8--now they're 15. GEB members have to "retire" when they're...

Get nosy.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2005... These days, it seems like you can buy anything--even a new nose. We watch people get transformed on shows like Extreme Makeover and a recent survey showed that 40% of all teenage girls want plastic surgery in the future. Some people say that...

Hop on board.
July 1, 2005... Each year we interview many, many girls who are interested in joining the GEB, but there's only room for a few. This year we welcome Misty Key, Sonja Peterson, and Saskia Zinn to the board! We also have a new adult editor--Jana Studelska. Jana...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... July sunday monday tuesday wednesday 3 4 5 6 4TH OF JULY Clara Zetkin, New Moon Independence German woman ...

In the wild.(Cartoon)
July 1, 2005... ARTEMIS, I HAVE SO MANY NEW CATALOGS THAT I CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER TO BUY SMALL STUFF, BIG STUFF, PRETTY STUFF, GOOEY STUFF, OR CRUNCHY STUFF- [ILLUSTRATION OMMITED] HOW ABOUT NOISY STUFF, FAST STUFF, SMELLY AND IRRITATING STUFF? ...

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.(The Last Word)
July 1, 2005... MAYA ANGELOU--celebrated poet, best-selling author, ardent civil-rights activist, award-winning playwright, actress, and teacher--was born in 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri. She wrote the inaugural poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," for President...