October 2007 issue

Thanks to his dad and the TV show House, Jose, 14, has decided that he wants to help others.

Too many animals in shelters are being killed because of overcrowding, but Leslie, 17, says there’s something we can do about it.

Samantha, 15, can’t believe she got to interview one of her idols, Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis.

Readers share their thoughts about stories in the September 2007 issue of L.A. Youth.