New Moon articles from July 2007

New Moon archives from July 2007

Dear Luna.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... I'm Luna, the spirit of New Moon! Do you have something to say to me? I love to hear from you! Write to me! Dear Luna, Thank you for having such a great place for us girls to turn to for help, and to find our inner selves. I've read...

Draw Luna.
July 1, 2007... Luna is the spirit of New Moon. What do you think she looks like? Every girl's idea is different, and that's the way we like it. Let your imagination run wild, and send us a drawing! I think Luna is a dragon who flies around during the full...

Ask a girl.(Column)
July 1, 2007... Ask a girl is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously. Dear Ask a Girl, Every time my mom takes me shopping, she drops hints about how I'm a little overweight. Sometimes she even says I...

Girl's got game: tackle your dreams.(Go, Girl!)
July 1, 2007... Some people might think football is just a bunch of people running around and hitting each other, but it's much harder than it looks. Especially when you're the only girl on a team of 79 players! I've always loved sports. Basketball,...

I see London, I see France: vive la France!(Global Village: France)
July 1, 2007... Paris, the Eiffel Tower, croissants--when you think of France, what else comes to mind? My name is Berangere. I'm 15 and I live in Nimes, a city in southeastern France, about five hours from Paris by train. I love my city--it's small and the...

Gamegirl: we asked a video game designer some SIM-ple questions.(Women's Work)(Robin Hunicke)(Interview)
July 1, 2007... I bet you've played a video game or two. Maybe you've even played The Sims,[TM] a game where you control families, communities, and entire cities. My friends and I love creating and playing with Sims--simulated people in the game--so I was...

Marilyn Monroe: was this controversial actress really a feminist?(Herstory)(Biography)
July 1, 2007... If you were asked to picture Marilyn Monroe, you'd probably think of a curvy woman with blonde hair, wearing a revealing dress and leaning over a subway grate. The media portrayed singer and actress Marilyn Monroe as just a pretty blonde pop...

Are you a country girl or a city girl.(Take our quiz!)
July 1, 2007... Right now, you have to live wherever your family decides is best. But someday, you'll get to pick between the city and the country! Which is right for you? Do you like to be in the middle of the action, surrounded by people, shows, and shops?...

Country girl: Iowa, United States.(The Days of Our Lives)
July 1, 2007... BY ANDREA BRUNING, AGE 14 Do all country girls have dirty overalls, pigtails, and bad grammar? No way! But I DO know how to drive a tractor and a combine, and I've chased cows that escape our fence back into fields and pens multiple times....

City girl: New York, United States.(The Days of Our Lives)
July 1, 2007... BY JASLYN COSME, AGE 12 My name is Jaslyn and I live in East Harlem, New York. Lots of famous people have lived in Harlem, including Maya Angelou, Billie Holiday, and Kelis. In East Harlem, there are no houses--only apartment...

Country girls: Pennsylvania, United States.(The Days of Our Lives)(Mary Fisher and Elizabeth Kauffman)(Interview)
July 1, 2007... BY THE GIRLS EDITORIAL BOARD Can you imagine rife without watching your favorite TV show, using the computer, or switching on the lights? For the Amish, that's just another day. We interviewed two girls from different Amish communities to...

Voice box: welcome to Voice Box, where we discuss hot topics. This time, we're talking about the definition of reality.
July 1, 2007... I looked through several dictionaries to find the definitions of "reality" and "perspective." Reality is the state of existing or being real, genuine, authentic, or true. Perspective is someone's point of view. I think there's only one reality,...

Farm or factory: where do you get your food?
July 1, 2007... Did you know that farms are one of the reasons we have some towns? Farmers and their families needed roads, places to sell their crops, and places to buy things, so towns formed around farm communities. Some people, like me, still live on...

The Book of One Hundred Truths.(Children's review)(Book review)
July 1, 2007... The Book of One Hundred Truths by Julie Schumacher The Book of One Hundred Truths is about a girl named Theodora Grumman. Thea lies a lot, even though she doesn't like to. Before she gets on the plane that will take her from Minnesota...

At the Same Moment ...(Poetry)(Poem)
July 1, 2007... At the Same Moment... A business lady waits in line for her coffee before going to work, while a horse stomps his hoof for food. A pigeon pecks at a brownish leftover ice cream cone, while a bald eagle soars in circles...

Urban Railroad.(Poem)
July 1, 2007... Urban Railroad Among skyscrapers pressing far Into the clouds, Underground hideouts Dark tunnels speeding near sewers Trains screech to a halt. The populace exits, then enters Into a white lighted compartment...

River journey: only one girl can unlock the dark secret of a city's tragedy.(Fiction)(Short story)
July 1, 2007... The day 8-year-old Niu first saw the dragon, she ran home to the tiny cabin she shared with Ru-Wei and Chani, her adopted parents, and asked, "Why is there a big orange dragon in the pond?" She pointed southeast. "He waved at me. He's glittery...

Dear diary, yesterday, I got my period for the first time ...(Body Language)(Diary entry)
July 1, 2007... Hi! My name's Molly, I'm 13 years old, and in January, I got my period for the first time. Even though I felt prepared, a few things surprised me. That's why I'm sharing two entries from my diary with you--so you can be even more prepared than...

Room to grow: we can barely contain our excitement!(Science Side Effects)
July 1, 2007... Have you ever noticed trees lining a city street? There isn't as much room for trees in the city as there is in the country, so sometimes city workers plant trees in small concrete holes. How are container-grown plants different from plants...

How Aggravating!
July 1, 2007... How aggravating! Is where we voice our opinions about what's unfair to girls and women. What makes you mad? What drives you crazy? What's unfair in your life? Tell us about it! Tell us about it! See page 8 for submission details. I'm a...

Howling at the Moon.
July 1, 2007... Howl out your moments of power and sing about the good things in your life! How do you make life better for girls? Do you know someone who creates equality? What do you see that's inspiring? Tell us about See page 8 for submission details....

Luna's art gallery.
July 1, 2007... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. This is a Moon Kitty I drew. Ariadne Manuel, 10 District of Columbia [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is a picture of my pet duck named Browny....

Cat tails.(Cartoon)
July 1, 2007... Pera! Pera! Huh? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Did you hear about the new girl? Oh? Is she here? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No, I think she's arriving tomorrow... Have you heard...? She's from Pawtah! [ILLUSTRATION...

Big cities: tiny towns.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2007... Is your city crowded and exciting? Quiet and peaceful? Somewhere in between? If you live in, or have visited, the following cities, you've been in one of the most populated cities in the world! 1. Tokyo, Japan--Population: 35 million ...

Best communities for kids.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2007... Where are the best places for YOU to thrive? America's Promise, an organization that works to improve kids' lives, lists 100 best communities for kids on their web site--42 in big cities, 27 in rural areas, and 31 in the suburbs. Did your...

Thanks, CAB!(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2007... Special thanks to Marly, Taby_cat, Moon, Margaret, Hannasays, Moongirl39, Jgreen1122, Lunasrat and Nati, members of the Computer Advisory Board (CAB) who helped us brainstorm ideas for this issue. You helped make this issue great! To learn more...

Brochure brigade.(Inside the Moon)
July 1, 2007... Thanks to Shira from Minnesota, Maggie from Illinois, Gwenyth from Arizona, and Marissa from New York, who requested New Moon brochures to hand out to their friends. Thanks for spreading the word! To request brochures, email newmoon@newmoon.org...

In the wild.(Comic)
July 1, 2007... I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE IF WE LIVED IN THE CITY... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COULD THERE BE TOUCANS IN HAT SHOPS? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ELEPHANTS ON ELEVATORS? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOLVES IN DOG...

The last word.(Kathleen Norris' new book 'Dakota: A Spiritual Geography')(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... "People can love Brooklyn or Chicago as passionately as a Dakota rancher loves the land.... People tend to create small towns wherever they are. We don't live in big cities so much as in communities of friends, colleagues, and relatives." ...