Cicada, 13(2). (2010, November/December). Chicago, IL: Carus Publishing Company.
Interest Level: Ages 14 and Up
Genre: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, Magazine, etc.)
Subjects/Themes: Magazine, Youth's Writings, Adult Writings,
Content: Cicada magazine is targeted towards teens 14 years old and above and is published bi-monthly. The magazine offers stories and poems written by adults and young adults that illustrate the issues, topics, and feelings that accompany growing up. Cicada is 48 pages long and filled from cover to cover with writings. No outside advertisements are included. The magazine is created by the same company who creates the Cricket magazine for children and is suggested as the next step for children who have outgrown Cricket magazine. A yearly subscription costs just under $34 or you can find it at your local library.
Personal Thoughts: A straightforward magazine that reads like the collection of short stories and poems its meant to be. The illustrations are simple. The lack of advertisements refreshing. The writing of high quality with a mix of humor. The stories while sometimes full of deeper issues still have an uplifting inspiring tone to them. One of the stories told about a recovering alcoholic grandmother, her angry daughter, and the granddaughter stuck between them and how they all find a way to laugh over Pluto’s demotion from plant to a plutoid. Another hinted at a world or witches, wizards and elves, and an infant who mistakenly drank some magic potion and is now as aware as an adult and yet unfortunately hampered by his age. If you have a young inspiring writer, then they may enjoy reading the works of others and this would definitely be a good suggestion of where to start reading.
Awards: Parents' Choice Recommended Magazine (2010)
Company Website: Cicada Website
Similar Materials: Teen Ink Magazine (check out my review), New Moon Girls Magazine (check out my review), Cricket Magazine,
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