New Moon articles from May 2008

New Moon archives from May 2008

Girl talk.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear Readers, Welcome to our 25 Beautiful girls issue! This year, we wanted to get your opinions on why you think you're beautiful. It's important for girls to recognize and celebrate their own talents and...

Speak up!(dear luna)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Dear Luna, I want to inform girls about animal testing. In many laboratories, researchers feed medicine or apply products like lipstick, blush, hand cream, pills, and toothpaste to innocent bunnies, birds, or even monkeys. If an animal...

Cha-cha-changes.(dear luna)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Dear Luna, I was reading the November/ December 2007 issue, excited to see what my favorite magazine had to say. But when I read your response to Maggie's letter, I was heartbroken. I've been a faithful New Moon reader for four years and...

Frank about fashion.(dear luna)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Dear Luna, I follow my dreams AND I sometimes wear makeup! I think girls should be able to wear makeup as long as they aren't doing it to just cover up their REAL selves. Thanks for listening! Stella, 10 Cambridge, Massachusetts...

The debates continue.(dear luna)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2008... Dear Luna, I disagree with Sarah (July/ August 2007), who wrote that we are in Iraq to do good work and to help the Iraqi people. I like to study politics and I don't think that we are doing good work in Iraq. We may have started occupying...

The Goose Girl.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2008... The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale In The Goose Girl, Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee--Ani for short--is heir to the throne of the small country of Kildenree. Ani can talk to birds and has a strange telepathic connection with...

Mariah Berner: 11, Minnesota.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What makes a person beautiful is being who she is; beauty is who you are inside and out. I'm special because my mom adopted me from China when I was 15 months old. I am so lucky to have been adopted by my mom; she's...

Julia Marrinan: 10, Connecticut.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... I think I'm beautiful in many ways, and so do others. I know my true beauty is on the inside. I think I'm beautiful because I'm kind. I always have time to comfort someone or help out a friend in need. When my friends needed help in...

Kristina Frederick: 13, Ohio.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm beautiful because I help people find the beauty in themselves. I'm usually a very positive person. I'm also very sensitive about fairness and I stick up for perfect strangers. I'm not afraid to be myself; I have...

Sophia Khan: 10, Texas.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... I feel good in the skin I'm in. Actually I'm GLAD I'm in the skin I'm in! That's what makes me feel unique. I'm a gymnast. I love to have fun, and I'm a "girly girl." I love gymnastics and have great friends and coaches who I can really talk...

Adira Levine: 13, Illinois.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Being beautiful is about being you. It's about standing up for what you believe in and being true to your heart. It's about believing in yourself and never giving up. I've had many experiences in which I was told...

Melissa Matalon: 10, New Jersey.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I may not be the most popular girl in school or wear rhinestone flip flops from the hottest new store in the mall, hut all of my friends know me to be caring, sweet, generous, smart, pretty, and funny. I believe the...

Sonora Mindling-Werling: 11, Oregon.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm beautiful because I see beauty in others, and I help out whenever I can. I love art because it allows my inner beauty to come out through pen and paper. I started drawing as a way to express myself and my big...

Bessie Noll: 12, Tokyo.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm in seventh grade at the American School in Japan. I'm very sporty, and I really love to play baseball. I think I'm beautiful because I'm very brave. I also have a lot of determination. When I set my mind to...

Lauren Schmidt: 9, Minnesota.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I think I'm beautiful because I don't care about what people say about me. Girls are pretty no matter what because beauty is not always about belly-shirts or being perfect. I love how I look and how I dress,...

Natalia Spengler: 11, Alaska.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Picture a girl riding a horse in rainy Southeast Alaska. The horse trots on a heavily wooded path before stopping abruptly. The girl calms her horse and surveys the woods around her, looking for what may have spooked...

Bianca Tarsia: 10, Oregon.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recently, I used my "beautiful powers" to overcome a difficult experience in my life. At the end of second grade, my parents didn't think I was being challenged enough in school, so I started going to a private...

Victoria Tuggle: 13, Texas.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... In my opinion, I'm beautiful in many ways, but people might not always see my beauty at first glance. I'm beautiful on the inside because I care about others. I help those who are in need, and I think about others before I think about myself. I...

Amelia Vinsel: 12, New York.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I would describe myself as silly because I love to laugh, make up jokes, and fool around. I always have ideas to brighten up tough or boring situations. Once, two of my friends and I were waiting for my mom at the...

Sequoia Young: 11, Vermont.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... "999, 1,000! We made it? We have a 1,000 paper cranes," I shouted. I was so excited! My goal for my fifth grade school year was to make 1,000 paper cranes and send them to the Peace Park crane exhibit in Hiroshima, Japan. Why, you ask? There's...

Nathalie Daudet: 13, Manitoba.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I love to be creative. When I get an idea On how to make something; I get a surge of energy like I'm ready to take on the world! I'm loud, loving, and loyal. I love acting, writing, poetry, playing the French horn,...

Lani Diamant: 12, Pennsylvania.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... If everyone realized that girls are strong, the world would be a better place for girls. I have a plan for how I'll help improve the world. I'll begin my career as a teacher, and then I'll become a lawyer, and then an ambassador for the United...

Kira Findling: 10, California.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Every day my friends and I double over in fits of laughter. This is because I often do many funny imitations--from classmates to people at weddings! One of my best imitations is of my friend when he tripped over his lunchbox--it was hilarious!...

Madeline Doak: 12, Colorado.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Margaret Wolfe Hungerford said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," which I believe is true because every morning when I look in the mirror I see one of the beholders--me. Every girl on the planet is special, and as I grow I learn more and...

Olive McLean: 12, Minnesota.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beauty is not just a pretty face; beauty is what's inside of you, too, and beauty is made up of many different things. I think I'm a beautiful girl because I try my hardest to be the best I can be. I try to help my...

Giovanni-Marie Roper: 10, Connecticut.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I think I am beautiful because I have a fun and caring spirit. I love dancing, singing, acting, and designing clothes. When I was 7, I received a dancing medal in my hip-hop class for being the best student....

Marissa Shapiro: 11, New York.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHY am I beautiful? That's a tricky question to answer. I'm beautiful because all living things, including animals and plants, are beautiful. Some people may think that terrorists aren't beautiful, but I disagree....

Maya Talwar-Hebert: 10, Massachusettes.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... I'm beautiful because I'm different and proud of it! I'm different because I have two moms, two homes, and I'm an only child. My friends are very supportive and I'm happy to answer any questions they have about my family. I think my...

Mia Toledo: 12, New York.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everyone is beautiful in her own way. Whether it's fairness, creativity, or even just politeness--every girl has beauty bursting inside of her, filling every corner and curve of her inner self. I believe I'm...

Delaney Vavra: 11, Minnesota.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My inner beauty starts with how I can adjust to different things in my life. I was born in Minnesota and moved to Georgia and Missouri, and then back to Minnesota. I've had to make new friends every time I've moved....

Clara Wicklund: 12, Minnesota.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peace, banana bread, belugas, and soccer are what I'm all about. I know I'm not about war, fish, and models! I love to sing, act, dance, and write, and I've been playing the fiddle since I was 6 years old. I love it!...

Cherry blossoms born in the spring.(Short story)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My grandmother says that I might as well have been born in a cherry blossom--my parents even named me Blossom, because they loved the cherry trees, and so do I. Grandmother says that to the Japanese, the cherry trees...

Be Different.(Poetry)(Poem)
May 1, 2008... Be Different We are all different, And that is a good thing. Some of us can draw or act, And some of us can sing. You may be the odd one out At your school. But just because you're different, Doesn't...

Am I Beautiful?(Poetry)(Poem)
May 1, 2008... The girl walked along an ocean's ridge. Then, along a rickety bridge. The flowers bloomed and the sun shone bright. The girl knew her heart was at ease. Because... beautiful was she. As she walked past a sunny park, another girl walked up...

Draw Luna.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... 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! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I think Luna is a balloon....

Ask a Girl: "ask a Girl" is an advice column for you and by you. We help each other and take our problems seriously.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dear Ask a Girl: I'm almost 13 and I still haven't gotten my period. I'm noticing all of my other puberty changes, but my period still hasn't come! My two best friends have theirs, and there's always a point...

How aggravating!(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] My mom teaches women's history at a college. The other day I asked her why women's and men's history are separate. She showed me an article from the paper that talked about it. It said that Martin Luther King, Jr....

Howling at the moon.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... During English, my teacher asked the class for some strong volunteers to deliver boxes to another room. Both boys and girls raised their hands. He picked all girls! I thought of New Moon right away. Hannah, 12 Phoenix, Arizona I...

Luna's art gallery.(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We live in a world that's broken because of war, hunger, global warming, disease, and so many other things. I drew the world...

Cat tails.(Cartoon)
May 1, 2008... Tsivy is something wrong? You've been awfully quiet... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Well... it's nothing really... I'm just kinda stressed out. What with student council and planning end-of-the-year events, work's really been piling up...

Celebrate turn beauty inside out day!(INSIDE THE MOON)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Be sure to celebrate TBIO Day on Wednesday, May 21! Check out www.tbio.org and click on "for teens" for ideas on how to celebrate. While you're there, take note of Mind on the Media's plans to host a national TBIO event in Minnesota this fall....

Toot than horn!(INSIDE THE MOON)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We're very proud of all our wonderful readers who stepped up to our "Toot Your Own Horn" Beautiful Girl challenge. It's easy to nominate a best friend or a sister--we see them do beautiful things every day! But can...

In the wild.(Cartoon)
May 1, 2008... ZELDA, YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD TODAY! I KNOW! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU KNOW? YES, I KNOW. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY "THANK YOU," NOT "I KNOW." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THAT'S CHEEKY AND...

The last word.(Brief article)(Biography)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Born in Chicago on September 12, 1981, Jennifer Hudson began singing in gospel choirs when she was 7 years old. Growing up, Jennifer also acted in community theater productions and participated in local talent shows....