Author Interviews»
Author Interview: Part 2–Between the Lines of “Camo Girl” (0)
Yesterday, award-winning author Kekla Magoon shared information about her new and up-and-coming books, “Camo Girl,” “Fire in the Streets,” and “37 Things I Love.” Where do all the ideas for her novels come from? What does a day in the life of Kekla Magoon look like? Magoon spoke with Teen Voices editorial assistant Lindsay McCormack about her experience as a writer.
Fiction»
Fiction: “Silence and Noise” (1)
Zooey was sick. She had been sick for quite a long time now, she thought. Weeks and weeks now, even. Zooey had come to think of her home as a safe place. The only safe place. Outside was dangerous, distasteful—people moving briskly past her window with dogs on leashes, cars whizzing by, and the thorough uncleanness of nature.
Girls in Action»
Girl in Action Sejal Hathi: Fostering Females as Changemakers with a Global Sisterhood (0)
“I really wanted to do something to […] bring girls from all across the globe together to realize that they are a sisterhood.”
Movie Reviews»
Movie Review: “The Iron Lady” (0)
“The Iron Lady,” directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan, stars Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, and Richard E. Grant. A personal portrayal of Margaret Thatcher’s political, social, and familial life, “The Iron Lady” captures the engrossing tale of a woman who changed the face of politics worldwide. Margaret Roberts Thatcher worked her way from the daughter of a small-town grocer to the first female prime minister of Great Britain. The movie depicts an older Thatcher, lost in memories and reflections of the past.
Music»
Music Review: 21 by Adele (0)
Music comes and goes at an incredible rate within the fast-paced music industry. Not many songs ultimately withstand the test of time. It takes a special artist to record a CD that becomes a modern classic. Amidst the busy comings and goings of lightweight auto-tuned dance tracks comes a rare and meaningful CD from a relatively new artist out of the UK: Adele’s “21.”
Special Features»
Heather Corinna on the Dangers of Sexting (2)
Teen Voices’ teen editors spoke with Heather Corinna, former editor and founder of Scarlet Letters and Scarleteen, about why teens sext. Corinna is the author of “S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know-Progressive Sexuality Guide to Get You Through High School and College” and a contributing writer and editor for the 2011 edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves.”




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