New Moon articles from November 2006

New Moon archives from November 2006

Girl talk.
November 1, 2006... Waz up, girls! welcome to the weird, wacky, and Random issue. We chose this theme because we want girls to feel, say, and do what they want without feeling weird or stupid. Every girl has her own likes and dislikes, and her own ways of doing...

Dear Luna.
November 1, 2006... 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, I've rediscovered New Moon after about five years. I first saw New Moon when my mother found an early issue...

Get published in New Moon.
November 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. ART WORK for "Draw Luna," "Luna's Art Gallery," and "Luna Tics" must be your own...

Draw Luna.
November 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 think Luna is a legendary moon dragon who flies through...

Ask a girl.
November 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: My friend and I have been friends for eight years. She's always been really nice, but lately she's been mean. She...

Life on the road meet Young Nala!(The Lion King from Walt Disney Co.)
November 1, 2006... On August 18, 2005, I made my debut as Young Nala in Disney's touring Broadway production of The Lion King. I was very nervous, but I pictured myself doing well and told myself, "I'm going to do an excellent job!" Before long, I felt natural on...

From Desert-Driving ... to beach-combing.(Al-Ayn)
November 1, 2006... I am Thai, Chinese, British, and Italian. I carry a Canadian passport and I live in Al Ain, a small city in Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). My name is Sha Rossetti, and I'm multi-national, meaning I've lived all over the...

Lost your marbles? get more!(Women's Work)(Sabina Boehm)(Interview)
November 1, 2006... Have you ever wondered how they get that colored stripe inside a marble? Making marbles is Sabina Boehm's job. She's a glassblower and marble-maker who works almost every day in her studio. I talked to her about everything from marble...

Try it, you'll like it.(wild cooking)(Recipe)
November 1, 2006... Have you ever eaten anything wild and out there or visited another country and tasted something unique? If you have, you've probably seen some strange things--maybe even tadpole soup or a squirrel pie! People in many places and time periods...

Marvelous museums: road trip, anyone?
November 1, 2006... Have your parents or teachers ever dragged you to a boring museum? Next time, skip the snooze-fest and visit one of these weird and wacky places instead! BURLINGAME MUSEUM OF PEZ MEMORABILIA Burlingame, California Originally, PEZ...

Duct tape diva stick with me!
November 1, 2006... I'm a certified duct tape fanatic! It all began when I bought a roll of blue duct tape to fix a rip in my brother's beanbag chair. My mom stole the duct tape to play a trick on a friend--she taped over her friend's bed. It took her friend and...

Voice box: welcome to voice box, where we discuss hot topics. This time, we're talking about reality and perspective.(perspective)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... "Time is relative." "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." "Put yourself in their shoes." All of these phrases refer to the same idea: perspective. Perspective comes from our minds--our bodies' control rooms that determine what we see. ...

Look again: even your brain takes shortcuts.(Experiment)
November 1, 2006... Today was an average day. You ate a normal breakfast, hung out with your usual friends, and listened to your teachers give the same old lectures. The walk home from school--pfft! As boring as ever. I mean, you'd notice if anything weird...

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in total control of everything another person does? What if you could have anything you wanted at any time of the day? This is...

To a Lost Sock.(Poetry)(Poem)
November 1, 2006... To a Lost Sock Oh beautiful sock, how so long to wear your durable cotton. How I ache when I return you to yonder lair. That nasty sock drawer cannot love you more than I! I would brave countless dangers to be by...

My Huntsman Spider.(Poetry)(Poem)
November 1, 2006... My Huntsman Spider There's a spider in my eyeballs, She's exploding every day. It's a problem, not a poem, But I'll write it anyway. Her legs are like Christmas trees, Her eyes are short, are hiding, Her...

The hat box: try this on for size.(Fiction)(Short story)
November 1, 2006... ROSIE AND KIRSTEN sat in the school library, bored. How had they gotten themselves into this? "Girls? Girls!" Ms. Ellings' scratchy voice called from the biography section. "Are you being lazy again?" "No, Ms. Ellings," Rosie replied,...

No sweat: keep your cool.(Body Language)
November 1, 2006... You know the feeling: you're about to take an important test and your hands are dripping enough to fill a swimming pool. Or you play basketball so hard that you're covered with rivers of sweat. Everybody sweats. But why? The Science of...

Muscle up! We can be flexible.(Science Side Effects)
November 1, 2006... Did you know that on average, humans (and most animals) are half muscle? Without muscles, dancers wouldn't be able to leap across the stage and karate experts wouldn't be able to perform those cool 360-degree round-house kicks. Muscles also...

How aggravating!
November 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! I have friends from a different middle school and...

Howling at the moon.
November 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! I went to a ropes course...

Luna's art gallery: welcome to Luna's Art Gallery! We're proud to present the work of two fabulous artists.
November 1, 2006... This is an alternative Japanese girl I drew especially for New Moon. Bob Dynamite, 14 Missouri [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In my room, I have a small figurine of dolphins. I drew the figurine and then kept adding to it. The...

Cat tails.(Comic)(Cartoon)
November 1, 2006... I really can't come up with an idea for my painting! Hey Marina, have you thought of what you've going to paint yet? Yeah, I have! You painted a monkey eating an apple? That's... that's so random!! I've always said being...

Blog all about it!(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2006... Do you have a blog? New Moon does! It's a great place to check out the latest from New Moon: * what's happening outside our office windows, * girls' opinions * book reviews * and LOTS of photos! Check it out at ...

Going to the library?(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2006... Right now, about 15% of all U.S. libraries carry New Moon. Is your library one of them? Ask your librarian the next time you see her. We'd love to see New Moon in all U.S. libraries, and in libraries in other countries, too. Why? Because we...

Sad good-byes and happy hellos.(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2006... Last May saw long-time GEB member Katherine King celebrate her 15th birthday and retire from the GEB. Katherine had been on the GEB since she was 9 and 3/4 years old. As we were still recovering, June brought Amanda Shoberg's graduation. Amanda...

Free speech or hate speech?(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2006... For a long time, New Moon hasn't printed letters that show prejudice, but we never had a written policy about the difference between free speech (which we love!) and hate speech (which we don't love). At summer daycamp, the GEB had a long...

Brochure brigade.(Inside the Moon)
November 1, 2006... Thanks to Olivia from California, Inea from Wisconsin, Madison from New Hampshire, Cailin from California, and Jessie from New South Wales, Australia who requested brochures to hand out to their friends. You made our day!

The last word.(Martha Graham )
November 1, 2006... "Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers aren't great because of their technique; they're great because of their passion." --Martha Graham Martha Graham had short legs, which some people felt was a...