September 2007 Issue

A website of secrets sent in by anonymous people
helped Devin, 16, deal with family problems.

Sure the school is bigger, there are more people and the classes are harder, but Sam discovered being a “lowly freshman” isn’t so bad.

Katherine, 18, was determined to learn before she started college.

Charlene, 14, says the new show about rich and glamorous New York teens is better than the book and good enough to replace the teen dramas she used to watch.

English superstar David Beckham’s arrival in L.A. got Nico, 16, excited about the sport.

Essay contest winners wrote about embracing moles, doodling and nail biting.

Once Se, 16, learned about global warming, he realized that we all can do something about it.

I started taking the bus even if my parents offered me a ride. Now I don’t go to sleep with the computer or TV on. I open the blinds instead of turning on the light during the day and turn off lights when I leave a room.

With Se’s five recommendations on how you can help solve the global warming crisis.

Do you think teens can make a difference? How do you help? “I do think that teens can make a

It was hard for Deshon, 17, to go back to his house every day, knowing his grandmother might beat him.

These are letters we received about stories in the May-
June issue of L.A. Youth.