New Moon articles from November 2003

New Moon archives from November 2003

Pssst! Can you keep a secret?(Girl Talk)
November 1, 2003... We know you have secrets, whether it's your crush or the time your best friend laughed so hard she wet her pants. Emily hates it when people whisper because it makes her think they're telling secrets. It's important for friends to trust...

Dear Luna.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2003... Dear Luna, Your magazine is the best. I've noticed a lot of people say Barbies set a bad example for kids because they're super skinny and have perfect bodies. I agree Barbies don't look like real girls, but if they did, they wouldn't...

Confessions of a feminist: if anybody catches me, they'll know my secret and think I'm a fake. I put the mascara wand down. I don't want people to think I'm shallow. Can I wear makeup and still be a feminist?(Sister to Sister)
November 1, 2003... Actually, it's funny that I used to be so uptight about being "girly." I don't think I'm the only one who's had this dilemma. What about you? When you were little, you probably experimented with lipstick or eye shadow. You probably didn't think...

Ranya's Bahrain: everyone experiences lift differently. In Bahrain, girls' lives are very different from boys'.
November 1, 2003... Girls are taught to always be on their best behavior, sit properly, and be courteous. Boys are more free to do whatever they want. For example, society "expects" boys to make mistakes. If a boy makes a big mistake, like failing a test, most...

Considering customs.(Bahrain)
November 1, 2003... How big is Bahrain? 665 sq. km (a little smaller than New York City) How many people live there? 656,397 What religion do most people practice? Islam What languages do they speak? Arabic and English What's...

Draw Luna.
November 1, 2003... 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 an original drawing in dark pencil or ink on white, unlined paper of...

The Attic.(Poetry)(Poem)
November 1, 2003... Boxes piled in stacks around me Mystery is what surrounds me Dust has coated chests and keys Books and photos such as these Jacks and Chess, unfinished games Of which I do not know the names And a funny sort of...

Heritage Lost.(Poetry)(Poem)
November 1, 2003... I look into the mist Who are you? Who are you? Your faces I have never seen They are buried and blurred By the sands of time One instant, one glimpse Then lost again Drowning in the darkened seas Who am...

I spy: danger, daring, and deception. We love hearing about close getaways, crafty schemes, and clever disguises. Spy stories are full of twisted plots and heart-pounding action. One of the most famous, real-life spies ever was a woman, and what we know of her life tells as it isn't easy being Jane Bond.(Herstory)(Biography)
November 1, 2003... Sarah Emma Edmonds was born in New Brunswick, Canada, in 1841. Sarah's father was disappointed that she wasn't a boy, so she tried to act like a boy to please him. When her father became abusive, Sarah ran away to Flint, Michigan. She was a...

No more secrets!(Body Language)(dealing with bulimia)
November 1, 2003... I was 14 and stuck with a terrible secret. I'd waged war against my body. I had exercise bulimia, which meant I wouldn't eat for days, and when I did, I'd run to the gym and work out until I was exhausted and in pain. I felt I had to punish...

A Very Hungry Girl.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... by Jessica Weiner (Hay House 2003) In Jessica Weiner's book, she talks about her struggle with eating disorders and her path to self-discovery and self-love. Her survivor story is witty and honest. Besides talking about touchy subjects...

Riddle me this.
November 1, 2003... For a long time, riddles have been a part of life for girls around the world. In Turkey, girls held riddle contests for their suitors and married the winner. At ancient Greek banquets, the top riddle-solvers were crowned with laurel wreaths,...

Ask a girl.
November 1, 2003... 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...

Print this! The very first story I sent to a magazine got published! Was it a fluke, or had I somehow stumbled onto the secret of publishing success?
November 1, 2003... I love writing, and after entering my stories in writing contests, I decided to submit a story to a magazine. I took advice from The Young Writer's Guide to Getting Published and asked for sample issues of magazines I thought might be...

Kicking ash!(Girls on the Go)(teenager who is an emergency medical technician)
November 1, 2003... My days are full of bandaging bloody people, putting out fires, and, of course, rescuing people out on the tundra at 3:oo a.m. when it's -40 degrees outside. You know, the life of an average 13-year-old. I'm a Dragon Slayer--a girl who...

Chambers of secret: have you ever wondered what it would be like to discover a secret passageway? If you had a secret room, what would you do with it? Not all the good secrets are in books and movies. Lots of them are real! Let's sneak into some top secret places.
November 1, 2003... All Aboard the Clandestine Line When you hear "Underground Railroad," you might think of the subway in New York City. But the Underground Railroad wasn't actually underground OR a railroad. It was a special route that slaves from the...

Voice box: welcome to the voice box, where girls express their opinions about hot topics. This time, we want you to think about confidentially, or "keeping secrets.".
November 1, 2003... "DON'T TELL ANYONE, BUT..." Sometimes we have to share a secret. This is easiest when we tell someone we trust. When we tell a friend a secret we make her promise not to tell anyone else. But did you know that doctors, spiritual advisors,...

Luna's Art Gallery.
November 1, 2003... WELCOME TO LUNA'S ART GALLERY! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists! If you'd like to have your original artwork (a drawing, painting, photo, collage, or anything else) featured in New Moon, send it to Luna's Art...

A confident confidant: Jean Brandt is a school psychologist in northern Minnesota (where New Moon headquarters are). She helps kids with problems and has to decide if it's OK to share their secrets. GEB members Chloe and Kristen interviewed her about her job.(Interview)
November 1, 2003... New Moon: Why did you want to be a school psychologist? Jean Brandt: I have two kids, and when you have kids, you care about kids. I used to want to be a teacher. During my teacher training, I went into some classrooms that had kids with...

For your eyes only.
November 1, 2003... Dear Diary, I don't want to be a chef. I live for the feel of a paintbrush in my hand, the way it brushes its own life onto paper. And the sunsets. I paint sunsets, where the oranges, purples, reds, and yellows meet the far-off hills,...

How aggravating!
November 1, 2003... I hate it when I say, "Shhh! It's a secret!" and then that person tells my secret anyway. One time I told my so-called best friend my deepest, darkest secret, and trusted her not to tell. The next day, almost everyone knew. I was humiliated and...

Howling at the moon.
November 1, 2003... Today women have so many more rights and opportunities! When my mom was a kid, girls couldn't wear pants to school, and women couldn't be police officers, firefighters, or athletes. Women couldn't even vote until the 1920's. Now we have equal...

Inside the Moon.
November 1, 2003... Since 1993 we've put out 63 issues of New Moon--enough to fill a bookshelf! We never imagined that! Who did all that work for the readers? Well we've had quite a few girl editors in the last 10 years, and you've gotten to know them through...

Word on the street: have you ever heard a secret language?
November 1, 2003... Over 200 years ago, the women in the Hunan Province of China weren't allowed to learn reading and writing. Did that keep them silent? No way! They developed their own language called Nu Shu or "female writing." Nu Shu was used by peasant...

Someone's in the kitchen with DNA.
November 1, 2003... DNA, the chemical code at the heart of every living cell, is used to uncover all kinds of secrets. Forensic scientists track down criminals by analyzing the DNA different animal species are related by comparing their DNA. Botanists look at...

Calendar.(notable events in November and December)(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... November National American Indian Heritage Month sunday monday tuesday wednesday Diwali, the Hindi festival of lights, ...