January – February 2008 Issue

Volleyball, talking about the weather and putting sunscreen in unusual places, Kel, 19, describes his visit to a nudist colony. Reprinted from 1998.

A look back at the stories L.A. Youth has published about the serious side of teen life.

We challenged L.A. Youth writers to turn a favorite dish into a healthy dish to show that cooking healthy isn’t hard, and tastes good too. If they can do it, so can you.

L.A. Youth teen staffers recommend The Kite Runner and Dracula.

L.A. Youth teen staffers give thumbs up to JoJo, Coconut Records and Radiohead.

Cactus salad “I transformed this traditional side dish into a tostada salad. Cactus is healthy, high in fiber and perfect

Lolly, 17, used to think acupuncture and herbal medicines were weird, but she’s grown to appreciate her family’s dedication to these ancient treatments.