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Parents’ Choice Gold Award Make check (U.S. bank) or money order (U.S. funds) payable to New Moon Girls, PO Box 161287, Duluth, MN 55816, USA. NEW MOON GIRLS • WWW.NEWMOON.COM • May/June 2013 Just for Fun 3Make a Tee Tote! contents PAGE 9 25 Beautiful Girls 2 Girl Talk 3 Inside The Moon by giRls Announcing: Author YOU! Voice Box 4 Letters to Luna No-Kill Shelters? Girls Talk Back About Barbie 8 6 Ask a Girl 24 Luna’s Art Gallery 25 Poetry 28 Check It Out The Curse of the 13th Fey 29 Meet An Author Jane Yolen Chats with NMG 30 How Aggravating 31 Howling at the Moon 32 Calendar The Last Word Margarethe Cammermeyer 10 25 Beautiful Girls All Girls Are Beautiful 22 Nominate Your Beauty Fab Fan Fiction The Maze Runner 26 Girls Sharing Videos, articles, art, stories, photos, advice, and opinions. At NewMoon.com. 1 girl Girls Connect Online! Girls connect in awesome ways at NewMoon.com’s safe social network. Here’s just one example. Talk Ever wish you could have a nice, long chat online with another wonderful NMG member? You can, with Girl2Girl Talk, now easier than ever to use. “G2G is a great, safe way Hi Girls! to chat with your NMG friends,” says Kaia, 13, from Welcome to our “25 Beautiful Girls” issue! It’s so hard to pick just 25 Oregon, who uses G2G often. All that’s required girls to feature, because EVERY girl is beautiful. Valentina thinks you’ll is the permission of both girls’ parents, which enjoy learning about these inspiring girls as much as she did. “I love allows online conversations in real time without how Crystal competes in wrestling,” she says, “and how Anna wants to any moderation delays. “With G2G, I can get to be the first person to walk on Mars, and it’s REALLY NEAT that Olivia know friends better and faster,” Kaia says. One plays the sax!” Valentina is also wowed that Chaya started NMG’s good G2G friend is Ceej,13, from California: “We “Make Barbie More Realistic” petition (p. 5) because “she’s making a just sticker each other to plan a time to be online difference.” together, and start chatting about all kinds of things!” Like to write fan fiction? Diana thinks you’ll enjoy Nik’s take onThe Maze Runner “because it’s about girls saving lives, even if they have Learn more about G2G by searching “Girl2Girl” disabilities.” She also recommends our chat with Jane Yolen (p. 28): at NewMoon.com, and get tips such as how to “She’s a famous and interesting author, and she gives advice on catch more G2G friends for a chat when they’re writer’s block and much more.” Molly thinks you’ll like the debate online. And check out the NMG room of Kaia, who about best animal shelter policies (p. 8) because “there are a lot of says she loves writing, photography, different, well-thought-out opinions.” And she’s excited to try the competitive gymnastics, tote project (p. 9)—“it’s an easy, fun summer project!” nature, and animals, especially birds of prey Happy Reading! and wolves. You’ll find great fiction, art, Valentina, Diana, and Molly contests, and adorable photos of her bunnies! Kaia (left) and Ceej Find the 10 Luna Tics hidden in every issue! Send YOUR Luna Tics to [email protected]. This issue’s Luna Tics are created by: ShadowWolf, 11, Illinois; Sam, 12, California; Kate, 15, British Columbia; Penelope, 8, North Carolina; Caitlin, 13, Washington; Luna, 11, Vermont; Emily, 12, California; Kayleigh, 13, Ohio; Emma, 11, Colorado; and Coletta, 11, Michigan 2 NEW MOON GIRLS • WWW.NEWMOON.COM • May/June 2013 INSIDE THE MOON Announcing: How to Get Author You! Published Lila’s day at school was going like any other when she heard her name on the loudspeaker. She realized You can write for all parts that everyone in school was hearing of the magazine and the social network. Pieces for that her poem had been published Lila, 12, Massachussetts in the international girls’ magazine, the magazine have the best chance of being chosen by NMG. “When they announced that, We hope that ALL the many, many the GEB if they fit with one of I was in the hallway, and literally fell girls who are published in every NMG our future themes (list below). on the ground laughing because issue will share their good news with The same goes for your art, their school, family and friends, and I was happy!” recalls Lila, 12, from comics, and photos, too. We local media outlets. It’s not “braggy” Massachusetts. Her poem, “The also welcome features on other to let others know about your Voice,” was featured in the Nov./ topics. If you’re a New Moon Dec. 2012 issue. “I felt as if I had good news; being published in an Girls member, please publish accomplished something huge, and I international magazine is an honor that your work in your Stuff on was so glad to share it with my friends. many would mention! Plus, getting the NewMoon.com and email the I also felt like I had proven something word out means you’ll introduce other URL and a brief explanation to to myself, and that makes me feel a girls to a wonderful magazine and [email protected].