New Moon articles from March 2005

New Moon archives from March 2005

Girl talk.(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... Hi, Girls! Welcome to the "We Are Family" issue. This issue is about all the different ways we can be family--we call be adopted, have foster siblings, live with our grandparents, or have 10 sisters and brothers. Ari thinks sibling...

Dear Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Dear Luna, I just discovered New Moon. I love having a magazine that doesn't make girls think they're too chubby or not curvy enough. Thank you! Avigal, 11 * Toronto, Ontario Dear Luna, Your "Herstory" article about Dian...

Draw Luna.
March 1, 2005... 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! Luna was that girl from the 1950s who wore her skirt...

Ask a girl.(Letter to the Editor)
March 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...

TGIF.(Girls on the Go)
March 1, 2005... WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I turn on the water for a shower without even thinking about it. When I'm really sick, one of my parents can take me to the doctor. I have the freedom to practice any faith I choose. I can say or believe what I...

Lucking out in lucky strike.(Global Village)
March 1, 2005... MY PEOPLE "How da go on?" That means, "How are you doing?" or "How are you?" in Creole. Even though Belize is a small country, many different peoples live here. Our national language is English, but Belizeans speak many other languages,...

Considering customs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... NAME: Belize. Once called British Honduras because it used to be a colony of Britain. SIZE: 8,866 square miles (a little smaller than Massachusetts) POPULATION: 273,000 people WEATHER: Warm, with two...

Taking stock.(Women's Work)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... EVER HEARD OF A GENETIC COUNSELOR? I hadn't, until I interviewed Darnelle Dorsainville, a genetic counselor from Philadelphia. Darnelle had an emergency appointment that delayed our interview--and I thought, this must be one cool job. See for...

Brownie's burping business.(Herstory)
March 1, 2005... Brownie Mae Humphrey was born in rural Georgia in 1913. During a time when women Herstory had virtually no rights, Brownie had a charming way of getting what she wanted. Although she quit school after eighth grade, Brownie became a famous...

(Mom and) pop quiz.
March 1, 2005... Remember when you were little? Asking your room for a hug was so easy. Now, you might not know how to tell her you want one--or that you DON'T want one. Lots of things change as you grow up, including the way you talk to your parents. Take this...

Baby love.
March 1, 2005... SYDNEY'S STORY When I was a baby, I lived in an orphanage Jiande, China. My Chinese birth parents couldn't keep me because of a law that taxes families with more than one child. When I was five months old, my mom came to China and adopted...

Family album: like people, families come in all shapes and sizes. We asked you what makes your family especially yours, and here's what you had to say!
March 1, 2005... What makes my family special is that it's diverse. My mom is Jewish, my dad is Irish, Scottish, and British, and I'm Chinese American! Ying, 11 * San Francisco, California We are the most untraditional family alive (OK, maybe yours,...

Voice Box: welcome to Voice Box, where girls express their opinions about hot topics. Last September, we asked you to think about clothes that have anti-boy messages. Here's what you had to say ...(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... When I first saw the shirts by David & Goliath with slogans like, "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" I laughed. "So true," I thought. But throwing rocks isn't funny. If the shirts said, "Girls are stupid, throw rocks at them," we'd...

Brain storm.(Body Language)
March 1, 2005... RAIN SHOWERS MY WINDOWPANE while I snuggle close to Peanuts, the family cat. She purrs softly as I read. I'm at my favorite part when I hear a "tap-tippity-tap" on my door. I twist the knob so violently that it almost falls off. "Cynthia, leave...

The divorce rules.(Fiction)(Short Story)
March 1, 2005... I COULDN'T MAKE UP MY MIND about what to eat. Last time I was at Dot's Diner, I was with Mom, and she doesn't like me to eat sweets. But this was my weekend with Dad. "Do you care what I have?" My dad looked at me over his coffee cup and...

Cat tails.(Comic)
March 1, 2005... Hey, Anga! Hi. Beat it, Lindsay. Sorry, Lindsay... I guess you'd better go... Yeah, guess so... It's not fair! She's always mean to me... why are you even friends with her, Penelope? She's not so bad... But I'll...

Breasts, beads, and bat mitzvah: warriors, survivors, and supporters emerge from the tragedy of breast cancer. We cheer for the warriors, admire the survivors, and are thankful for the supporters.(Girls Act Out)
March 1, 2005... I'm a supporter. Three of my great-aunts are survivors. After Aunt Dana battled breast cancer, she started Miles of Hope, a New York-based foundation that raises money for breast cancer awareness and treatment. One way Miles of Hope does this...

It's all in the genes.(Science Side Effects)
March 1, 2005... HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how brothers and sisters from the same family can look so different? Or how two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child? Well, it has to do with heredity and genes. No, not your blue jeans! I mean the genetic kind...

How aggravating!(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... How aggravating! is a place 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! For a long time, girls have had trouble with...

Howling at the moon.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... 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 for girls? What do you see that is already fair? Tell us about it! When my...

Luna's Art Gallery.
March 1, 2005... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! I don't ever feel "motivated" to draw because it's something I do around the clock. I drew this picture at 3:00 a.m. It just kind of came out of my...

Halmoni, I Wish You a Pendant: a Poem For My Grandmother.(Poetry)(Brief Article)(Poem)
March 1, 2005... HALMONI, I WISH YOU A PENDANT: A POEM FOR MY GRANDMOTHER I love the way you make the best musubi. I love the way we turn the lights low, cuddle up at night, tell stories of Korea, your voice...

My Sister's Eyes.(Poetry)(Brief Article)(Poem)
March 1, 2005... MY SISTER'S EYES I gaze into those deep ocean eyes, and try to sense what I see: a small glimpse of that magical storyteller or those little feet in pink ballet shoes gliding across the floor. I travel through...

Inside the moon.(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... It's winter in Duluth, and will be until May. We ski, snowshoe, dogsled, and cuddle up by a warm tire whenever we can. And we eat a lot of chocolate! We argue about whether milk chocolate or dark chocolate is more delicious. Either way, the...

Family, love, pasta, friends, life, soup!(Excerpt)
March 1, 2005... FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIPS are very important to Newbery Medalist Sharon Creech--that's why she writes about them so often in her books. In her novel Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Sharon tells the story of twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend,...

March: women's history month.(Illustration)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... MARCH Women's History Month sunday monday tuesday 1 Independence International Day, Ghana ...

April: poetry month.(Illustration)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... Poetry Month sunday monday tuesday Tutor Appreciation Day 3 4 ...

In the wild.(Comic)
March 1, 2005... SOMETIMES I WISH I HAD A 'REAL' FAMILY! HUH? YOU KNOW, THE KIND THAT PICKS AND BICKERS, TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO, TRIES TO RUN YOUR LIFE, CRITICIZE IN AN UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING WAY, GETS ON YOUR NERVES, HEY POPPY, YES?...

The last word.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... "The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you." --Kendall Hailey from The Day I Became an Autodidact: and the Advice, Adventures, and...