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  1. Book bag: Highs and lows of a 'Not It Girl'

    At first look, Melissa Kantor's novel "Confessions of a Not It Girl" appears to be a typical teen read-you know, one of those books written for girls about a character readers know could never actually exist. The photo illustration on the cover doesn't help.


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  2. One teen dares to read 'Don't You Dare Read...'

    • Topics:
      • Politics
      • Education
    • Published:
      1. The Sacramento Bee, December 19, 2003
    • Metainfo:
      • 502 words
      • 16.7 inches

    Although I understand why "Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey" was banned in Galt schools, I do not think the decision was justified. In the novel, 15-year-old Tish writes about her life for a journal assignment she receives in her English class. If Tish does not want her teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey , to read a specific entry, she is given the option to mark the passage with "Do not read this.


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  3. Hanging out with Liam Aiken

    While most eighth-graders are busy tackling U.S. history, algebra and biology, Liam Aiken is starring in his own film. The 13-year-old plays Owen in "Good Boy!" It's opening in theaters today. "Good Boy!" examines the relationship between people and dogs. Owen gets a canine pal, Hubble, but his new pet is no ordinary pooch- he is an agent sent by the Home Star, the planet he and all dogs come from.


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  4. Teen obesity tips the scales

    It is well-known that teenagers like to eat. However, increased access to fast food and school vending machines has placed less-than-healthy food choices at the forefront of teens' menus. That, combined with an emphasis on a sedentary lifestyle, has led today's teens into the midst of a well-documented national epidemic of obesity, which in turn has spawned another epidemic—Type 2 diabetes.


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  5. Book Bag: How to win an Academy Award

    In "Life Is a Movie Starring You," author Jennifur Brandt tells teen girls how to live their lives as if they were movies. Brandt, 24, wrote the guide-to-life book based on her Web 'zine, Pesky Meddling Girls, which she started at age 16.


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