New Moon articles from May 2006

New Moon archives from May 2006

Wanted: real definitions of beauty.(Girl talk)(Editorial)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Hi, girls! Welcome to our 7th annual "25 Beautiful Girls" issue. Why did the Girls Editorial Board start this issue? "We eant to show girls that models and movie stars aren't the only beautiful people," says Libby. Beauty comes from inside and...

I'm Luna, the spirit of New Moon magazine! Do you have something to say to me? I love to hear from you! Write to me.(Dear Luna)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... Dear New Moon, I love your magazine, especially your "25 Beautiful Girls" issue. It always makes me feel beautiful. Some people think I'm too old for New Moon, but I don't think you can EVER be too old for it! I hope you continue...

Alejandra Guido.(beautiful inside)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Being loyal, kind, and spiritual makes a person beautiful." Alejandra Guido Age 13 Washington I look up to my friend Alejandra because she always has a sincere smile and cares for everyone. Alejandra has dyslexia and it used to be...

Miransa Kronfeld.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful when she's nice, fair, and is always there for you." Miranda Kronfeld Age 8 New York You might find my younger sister Miranda reading book, hanging out in the cabinet under the bathroom sink, playing cards with...

Julia Kelson.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A beautiful person believes in herself and faces challenges with strength and determination." Julia Kelson Age 13 Colorado Be Your Dream One thing that makes me mad is when people sit around taiking about what "could be" or...

Caitlin Suarez.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Nice people are beautiful." Caitlin Suarez Age 9 Oklahoma Imagine a laugh like a happy, tinkling brook and colors enough to paint a rainbow--you have imagined my daughter, Caitlin Suarez. Caitlin is an animal lover and an artist, and...

Ayden Ross.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful when she can see beauty in herself, beauty in others, and beauty in the world around her--I call this way of seeing the 'artist's eye.'" Ayden Ross Age 13 Alberta Ayden has no sisters or brothers, and, as a donor...

Marni Barta.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Being beautiful means caring about other people." Marni Barta Age 15 California In 2002, Marni and her three sisters realized they no longer watched many of their videotapes. Marni remembered that a friend who'd been treated for...

Christine Ewert.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful when she helps others." Christine Ewert Age 12 Iowa My granddaughter Christine loves to write songs and stories about cars, cake, or even fish. "Anything to make people laugh," she says. She's also written a...

Kinsey Past.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Acceptance, love, and a will to be happy make someone beautiful." Kinsey Past Age 14 Wisconsin You can't define my best friend Kinsey. Go ahead. Try to put her in a neat category with a nice little label--"jock" or "cheerleader" or...

Jocelyn Adams.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Beautiful is a relative term. You'll always be beautiful to some people, and there will always be people who think you aren't beautiful. So clearly beauty is on the inside, not the outside." Jocelyn Adams Age 12 Ohio I met Jocelyn...

Paloma Delgado.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful because of what she has inside her, not because of her appearance." Paloma Delgado Age 14 Arizona I feel lucky that every week I get to spend time with a girl who I believe will make positive changes in women's...

Elizabeth Churilla.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Being beautiful means being helpful, encouraging, kind, honest, and trustworthy." Elizabeth Churilla Age 10 Ohio My friend Elizabeth isn't afraid to be herself. One day at recess, she sat against the wall pretending to eat onions and...

Kennedy jet Kulish.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Helping other people and sharing with friends makes someone beautiful." Kennedy Jet Kulish Age 9 Pennsylvania When Kennedy's little brother Kaeden was born with a hole in is heart, Kennedy started a service project called "Kisses for...

Sarah Eddie.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful when she knows she doesn't have to be somebody else, but can just be her true self." Sarah Eddie Age 15 South Dakota My friend Sarah can make cloudy days bright When things aren't going well and she's feeling...

Zinnia Willingham.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Personal confidence makes a person beautiful on the outside and in." Zinnia Willinghma Age 9 Washington Zinnia loves learning and has a passion for the world around her. When she was in kindergarten, I bought her a kids dictionary and...

Tori Cody.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Strength, kindness and intelligence make a person beautiful--she doesn't have to be a genius." Tori Cody Age 10 Utah When Tori was born, she had extremely hairy ears. Her father and I joked that she must be part wolf. The hair...

Sophie Turner.(Sophie Dieu Huyen Turner)(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Sophie's Happiest Moments Puzzles are my favorite things to do. I also like drawing and cutting out pictures and gluing them on paper. I like to sing. And having a friend to talk to or play with makes me happiest! Sophie Dieu Huyen...

Jade Tambellini.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "There are so many things that can make someone beautiful. It can be the way she always smiles, or how she's proud to voice her opinions." Jade Tambellini Age 13 Washington "Holy flippin' aphid!" may seem like a strange thing to say,...

Alexis Acosta.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Beauty is who you are inside your heart and how you share with others." Alexis Acosta Age 9 Maryland If my granddaughter Alexis encounters people who are sad, withdrawn, or lonely, she doesn't hesitate to approach them. She makes...

Sasha Batz-Stern.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A good heart makes someone beautiful." Sasha Batz-Stern Age 10 California When I was in preschool, one girl wanted everyone to y something mean about another girl--me. They all did, until Sasha's turn. Sasha told the girl who started...

Xuan Duong.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "Trying to do the right thing and being good, kind, polite and tolerant is beautiful." Xuan Duong 15 Florida People say Xuan and I are third cousins, but they're wrong. In our hearts, we're twins. I was lonely and shy until that...

Sara Doyle.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "It doesn't matter what other people think about you. If you're comfortable in your own skin, you'll be confident, beautiful" Sara Doyle Age 13 Massachusetts Sara is my best friend and "twin," not just because we both love Star Wars...

Julia Packer.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A person is beautiful if she gives to charity and helps other people feel good about themselves." Julia Packer Age 9 Illinois My sister Julia loves to play guitar and sing. One day she wants to be a pop idol like her favorite singers,...

Gabrielle Tillman.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A beautiful person is and kindhearted. Her soul shines." Gabrielle Tillman Age 13 Massachusetts Gabrielle Tillman, an aspiring model and a hard-core hockey player, is truly herself in every setting. I met Gabby while leading a 14-day...

Isabel Coleman.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "When it comes to beauty, it's the inside that counts." Isabel Coleman Age 11 California My daughter Isabel's determination may help many people who are blind or disabled in New York for years to come--many more than Isabel could help...

Esther Chung.(beautiful people)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "A beautiful mind makes a person beautiful." Esther Chung Age 13 Maryland Did you know that "Esther" means star? Well, the name fits! Esther is truly amazing. At the beginning of this school year, she moved here from Korea and spoke no...

3 easy steps to publishing in New Moon.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... 1 Girls can write for EVERY department in New Moon. 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...

Letters to my very best friends.(Fiction)(Short story)
May 1, 2006... I have until midnight to make a very best friend. This isn't a whim. This is a deadline, just like writers' deadlines. Editors don't let writers get away with blowing deadlines. I'm a writer, and a loner, and I have eight hours to become...

Draw Luna.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... 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 believe Luna is a roll of paper towels. You can wipe...

Cat tails.(Brief article)(Cartoon)
May 1, 2006... Sighhh... Something wrong, Penelope? Sighhhh... You're going to waste that? Aren't you hungry? Uhh... not really. See you later, Pera... Huh? Um, Yeah, I guess. She's been doing that for a while now. What?...

Ask a girl.
May 1, 2006... 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: I know my mom loves me, but sometimes I feel like I'm a robot, with no brain and only one purpose--to serve her....

How aggravating!(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... 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! Today during cooking class, a teacher came on the intercom...

Howling at the moon.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... 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 it See page 33 for submission...

Luna's art gallery.(Drawing)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. I drew this because I used to be depressed and I thought I had no friends. But then I saw a star and I felt better. Savita Joshi-Wingeier, 10 ...

I Won't I Don't.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... I WON'T, I DON'T I WON'T, BUY YOUR ADS, EVEN IF MY FAVORITE SOCCER PLAYERS ARE ON 'EM. I DON'T LIKE YOUR, FASHION, YOUR, FADS. EVEN IF THEY ARE MY FAVORITE KIND A' JEANS. 'CUZ I'M MY OWN PERSON, AND I KNOW WHAT...

When I Grow Up.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... When I Grow Up They ask me what I want to be When I grow up They ask with sarcastic certainty As if they already know my fate Theirs is decided-- Nine to five six days a week office buildings-- And mine is...

Butterfly.(Poem)
May 1, 2006... Butterfly I used to be a happy girl I stopped to think my thoughts, they whirled Now I'm protected in my warm cocoon I'm coming out, I'm changing soon Soon I'll once again be me Show myself for the world to see ...

In the wild.
May 1, 2006... BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL GRAY IS GORGEOUS SAP GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE IS BEAUTIFUL BURNT UMBER IS BEAUTIFUL GOLD OCHRE IS BEAUTIFUL TOO

The last word.
May 1, 2006... "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched... but are felt in the heart." Helen Keller