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April 6, 2009
Win It! Autographed Copy of RED: Teenage Girls Write On What Fires Up Their Lives Today
[image error]Red is an incredible collection of essays written by teen girls. This weekend I went to Skylight Books in LA (one of my new favorite spots) for a reading featuring two of the Red authors.
Jordyn Turney read her essay, “Mascara Wands are Instruments of War,” a piece that bravely explores her relationship with her mother and how their different perspectives on beauty and style are often a source of conflict. Next up was Dani Cox. Her essay “Ms. President” squashes the “mean girl” phenomenon and rep
April 3, 2009
How Relationship Violence Affects Teens Every Day
News of Chris Brown’s arrest for assaulting Rihanna has made headlines around the world. But as college freshman Nadia Ensastegui knows firsthand, most teen dating violence happens out of the media spotlight. She has written a powerful op-ed about her personal experience, in which she offers her solutions to end the violence. Read it and pass it on.
“Relationship violence needs to be treated as more than just celebrity gossip” [McClatchy:]
