January – February 2009 Issue

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Camilla, 16, feels more confident and outgoing after making friends.

After learning she had high cholesterol, Brandie, 17, made her diet healthier. WITH SIDEBAR OF TIPS ON HOW AND WHERE TO EAT MORE NUTRITIOUSLY.

Brandie’s tips for being healthier … Eating healthy and exercising will help keep your cholesterol low. A good cholesterol level

Working on a gay-rights documentary helped Rene, 17, see the importance of this issue.

I feared my father would never stop terrorizing my family.

When my father went to jail for hitting my mom, I thought everything was going to be fine. But it wasn’t. Things got worse after he was released from jail. He turned into some kind of monster who kept coming around harassing us and hitting my mom. I thought it would never end.

Teens suggest solutions to racial fights at school and gang problems.

At first it wasn’t important to Stephany, 14, but she came to see this as a civil rights issue.

This fall we asked our readers to share their experiences with violence in their neighborhoods and at school. Here are the answers from the more than 1,000 teens who responded.

Readers share their thoughts and reactions to stories that appeared in our November – December 2008 issue.