March – April 2005 Issue

Ambar loves going to college in Washington, D.C.

Hae Jin, 15, says teens can take action to help stop global warming.

Katie talks about being raised by lesbian parents.

Teens imagined being Willy Wonka, Dory in Finding Nemo and Alice in Wonderland.

This reader’s essay won the L.A. Youth Book Club contest to review a novel by Mark Haddon called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Our teen reviewers say check out Bright Eyes, B2K and The Streets.

Sam, 12, got to see how one of his favorite shows is made.

LAPD officers discuss curfew, what to do when you’re stopped by the police, racial profiling and more.

Getting the chance to interview some LAPD officers for L.A. Youth was a completely different experience. This time instead of giving a fake name or wondering what my mom was going to say, I could have a normal conversation with them. The officers revealed the human face of the LAPD. I have more respect for them.

Jasmon, 17, says it’s been hard being raised by her grandparents while still being in foster care.

These are letters we received about stories in the January – February 2005 issue of L.A. Youth.