New Moon articles from November 2002

New Moon archives from November 2002

Girl talk.
November 1, 2002... Dear New Moon Readers, This issue is for the detective in all of us. Is there anything that makes you go "Hmmm"? Have you ever witnessed or experienced a mysterious event? Kristen experienced the mystery of going to a new country when she...

Dear Luna.
November 1, 2002... Dear Luna, Your wonderful magazine has been inspiring me for four years. When I have a hard day, I read New Moon and feel ready to take on the world. I've realized that as long as you love yourself, it doesn't matter what others think of...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2002... We made a mistake. The July August 2002 "Science Side Effects" said that we can see human genes with a microscope. But that's not true.

Dynamic duo: two identical bodies. Two genetically identical brains. Two completely different personalities. Welcome to the mysterious world of twins!
November 1, 2002... We are Melissa and Amanda, and we're 13-year-old mirror-image twins. Imagine your reflection in the mirror being real. That's us. Often, even the internal organs of mirror-image twins are in reversed positions. It's a very rare kind of...

Luna's Art Gallery.
November 1, 2002... Welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! If you'd like to have your artwork (a drawing, painting, photo, collage, or anything else) featured in New Moon, send it to Luna's Art Gallery, New Moon,...

Hollywood behind the scenes.(Turn Beauty Inside Out campaign)
November 1, 2002... On May 2, 2002, the GEB and the 25 Beautiful Girls from the May/June 2002 issue of New Moon gathered in Hollywood, California, for the 3rd annual Turn Beauty Inside Out campaign. Our focus this year was about making more positive images and...

A peace of Macedonia.
November 1, 2002... My name is Ivana, and I'm 14 years old. I live in Macedonia, a small but beautiful country in eastern Europe. Nature is very pure here; it's very green, the waterfalls are magnificent, and the rivers are clean. Another interesting thing is that...

Considering customs.
November 1, 2002... What's it called? Macedonia How big is it? 25,333 square km (slightly larger than Vermont) How many people live there? 2 million What's the currency? Macedonian denar. One issue of New Moon would cost about 385...

Whodunit?(mystery party)
November 1, 2002... was it Mrs. Peacock in the dining room with a rope? Or Mrs. Hitchcock in the laundry room with a sewing machine? Everyone looks suspicious at a Whodunit Mystery Party! Here's how to host one: Create a puzzling mystery, based on your...

Ask a Girl.
November 1, 2002... 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...

Breaking point.
November 1, 2002... Have you ever wondered how karate experts break hard objects with their hands? One key to brick breaking has to do with motion: The more momentum an object has, the more force it has. When a hand hits a brick at speeds close to 24 miles...

Stress test: use pretzel sticks to understand what causes materials to break. Eat the leftovers!
November 1, 2002... Materials pretzel sticks several pieces of uncooked spaghetti papercup 2 rolls of 50 pennies each, plus 50 loose pennies empty plastic film container or small squeeze bottle with top removed thick string approximately 6 cm (2.5")...

Voice Box.
November 1, 2002... Welcome to Voice Box, where girls express their opinions about hot topics. This time we want you to think about the latest fashion trend: sexy clothes. An average American kid spends about 38 hours a week watching TV, playing video games,...

The forgotten stomach.
November 1, 2002... I was lying in bed one day wondering why I always have room for dessert and junk food no matter how full I am. Suddenly it came to me: kids have a second stomach! Have you ever eaten dinner, lunch, or breakfast, and still been able to eat a big...

Fairy, fairy, quite contrary. (Her story).
November 1, 2002... It's 1917 in Cottingley, England. You're busted by your mother for playing in the creek, again. How far would you go to avoid getting punished? For 9-year-old Frances Griffiths, it meant telling her mother about the fairies. She claimed...

Goaltending: do you know what you'll be doing in 25 years? I do!.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... I want to be a writer, a ballerina, an inventor, a social worker, and mayor of New York City. My future is no great mystery to me, and yours doesn't have to be a mystery either! All it takes is a goal, a little planning, and a lot of...

Dream a little dream: I once dreamed that my mom and dad split up.
November 1, 2002... My dad married Rachel, one of my mom's friends. Two weeks later, my dad and Rachel divorced, and my dad moved out. Rachel tried to make me stay with her, but I didn't want to. I wanted my mom. Then Rachel kidnapped me in her car. My mom was on...

Draw Luna.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Luna is the spirit of New Noon. 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 in dark pencil or ink on white, unlined paper of what Luna...

Rose. (Fiction).(Short Story)
November 1, 2002... Carli Bryant brushed a few stray strands of hair out of her face, frowning as she stared out the window of her family's SUV. The unfamiliar autumn landscape of the English countryside flashed by, making it impossible to forget where she...

Pen Pals.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... ATTENTION READERS: New Moon will discontinue the Pen Pal section with the July/August 2003 issue. So if you've been thinking about getting a pen pal or getting on the list... now is your chance! PICKING A PEN PAL 1. Choose a New Moon...

The cancer answer. (Women's Work).(Interview)
November 1, 2002... DR. PHYLLIS WINGO is an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control. Epidemiology is the study of diseases and how and why they spread. Here's what she had to say about her interesting and life-saving career. NEW MOON: What is...

How Aggravating!
November 1, 2002... On TV, there's a show called Totally Spies. It really gives the wrong impression of teenage girls. All the girls want to do is shop, and one girl always falls in love with the first guy she sees. Their boss gives them gadgets for each "spy...

Howling at the moon.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... One day at school, I was talking with two boys about dating. One boy said, "Girls have to be hot to hang with." But the other boy laughed and said, "Dude, it's not looks. She could be not very pretty but still really sweet and kind!" I really...

The last thing you'll ever do.(death rituals)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Whether or not we want to admit it, death is a part of life. Every culture has sacred rituals or customs for dealing with death. Most people know about the more common ones, such as Christian burials and funerals and the embalming and...

Dream catchers. (Girls on the Go).(Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen interviewed)(Interview)
November 1, 2002... THE JOURNEY BEGAN when I got a postcard from New Moon asking if I wanted to be a reporter for the Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen Great Lakes Adventure. Ann and Liv are best known as the first women to ski across Antarctica in 2001. Now they've...

Blue jeannes.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... WHAT A GREAT VACATION. HAWAII IS THE BEST. NANA WOULD LOVE TO BE OUT IN THIS SUN. YEAH, I WISH SHE WAS HERE. WELL, SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO FIND SOME CRAZY THING TO DO ON HER OWN. HEY, LOOK OVER THERE. WHAT IS IT? ...

Behind the Closed Door. (Poetry).(Poem)
November 1, 2002... Behind the Closed Door I see a closed door In an ancient building. The doorknob is Broken, Blackened With age, ornate. The hallway is long and wide With many doors on each side. But this door is the...

Reflections. (Poetry).(Poem)
November 1, 2002... Reflections Images dancing `cross the sun swept ocean. Shallows shining clear as glass water lapping warm and soft seashells glittering all is safe. Beyond these shallow waters ...

Smell you later. (Body Language).
November 1, 2002... Ancient women called the time when they were menstruating their "moon time." Groups of menstruating girls and women gathered together in special tents or huts during the full moon where they talked, laughed and told stories. These ladies...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2002... NOVEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 National Sadie Ha- ...

Inside the moon.(Editorial)
November 1, 2002... Life is full of mysteries. Like why do I have so socks no matches--is there some secret place where all the unmatched socks are partying? And why does my dog Leya howl every time she hears a siren (maybe she thinks her lost pack is calling...

In the wild.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... ARTEMIS, IM THINKING ABOUT HAVING SOME BODY PARTS PIERCED! REALLY?! WHY "SOME"? WHY NOT "ALL"?! HMMM... I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT "ALL." YES, I MEAN, WHY HOLD BACK? I SAY, PIERCE AWAY! OK, BUT ON ONE CONDITION--YOU GET PIERCED...

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye. (The Last Word).(Editorial)
November 1, 2002... Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin Ireland, in 1899 and later moved to London with her mother. At SAT 24. she published her first book and earned praise for her ability to get inside the minds of children. She was interested in parent/child...