Teen voices. (2010, Spring/Summer). Boston, MA: Women Express, Inc.
Interest Level: Ages 12 to 19
Genre: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, Magazine, etc.)
Subjects/Themes: Magazine, Youth's Writings, Youth's Artwork, Youth's Reviews and Editorials
Content: Teen Voices is a magazine targeted towards junior high and high school girls and is published biannually. The magazine's mission is to "helping teens share their own voices, while developing reading, writing, creative and critical-thinking skills" (Taken from the Teen Voices' website). The magazine uses a journalism mentorship program where approximately 85 teenage girls from low-income or minority families living in boston recieve training as editors and writers and help run the magazine. The magazine contains a collection of advice columns, reviews, writings, and artworks written by teenage girls for teenage girls.
Personal Thoughts: Written by teenage girls for teenage girls, interesting that the first thing I noticed was how much this magazine has the look and feel of a "real" magazine. The rich graphics, text format, and quality is such as seventeen magazine or people, except with inspirational articles instead of how to snag a boyfriend advice. This particular issue had articles on how to handle bullying, a response to Calvin Klein's advertising, online behavior tips, sex trafficking dangers, college essay help, racism, food poisoning, and homemade beauty tips. I especially liked the the "Dear D" section that addressed what to do when your getting bad grades. Compared to some of the other teen magazines I've reviewed so far I haven't seen any mention of what to do when struggling in school. I felt this was important because while there is a focus on teen writers and artists, I don't think its fair to assume that all the magazine's readers find school easy.
Company Website: Teen Voices Website
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