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BOOK: Katy's New World
Katy's New World Melanie's Pick Product: Book Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer Age: 11 and up Genre: religious/Christian/teen drama Katy is a Mennonite girl who has never experienced much outside of her small community, until she goes to a public high school. But life is a big balance for Katy when she begins to meet new friends at school and tries to keep her Mennonite friends and way of ...
Read more »Real Girl: Evelyn
Age: 13 Grade: 8 Sign: Aries Faves: My favorite colour is pink. I love ice cream sandwiches. My favorite place is the mall or the movie theatre. My favorite genres of music are Pop, hip hop, R&B and indie and Lady GaGa is one of my favorite artists; I really like her music. My favorite TV shows are ‘Everybody Hates Chris’, ‘Simpsons’, ‘What Not to Wear’ ...
Read more »Working Your Way Up
INSPIRATIONAL GIRLS, December 2009, by Jenifer Merifield Working Your WAY UP How one girl at GCDA went from Advisory Committee Member to Manager of Photography at the age of 17! Taylor Curley was only 14 when she joined the Girls Can Do Anything Magazine Advisory Committee. She was a shy girl with a fabulous smile, bright eyes and an eagerness to get involved and support the team. Taylor remembers, “I was ...
Read more »Real Girl: Leah
Name: Leah Age: 14 Sign: Capricorn Faves: My favourite colours are turquoise, blue and silver. I love apple cider and chicken Alfredo, the bands ‘New Cities’ and ‘Theory of a Deadman’, and the TV shows ‘Lost’ and ‘Fringe’. I love Kenya, Africa where I have traveled with my dad, the Winter and going to the movies. Hobbies: Piano, guitar, reading, ...
Read more »Real Girl: Adisa
Age: 17 Grade: 12 Sign: Scorpio Faves: My favourite colours are pink, red, purple and black. I love staying at home for Hanukkah and my favourite seasons are fall and winter. I love carrot muffins, Green Tea Lattes from Second Cup and my favourite band right now is Fall Out Boy. Hobbies: I like reading, drawing, playing games on the computer, making jewelry, playing the guitar and ...
Read more »Choosing Careers ...when you have more than one interest
CAREER WATCH, November 2009, by Leah CHOOSING CAREERS When You Have More Than One Interest Hey, everyone. I'm Leah, and I thought it would be cool to write an article for GCDA about choosing careers, because there are so many teens out there who have no idea what to be when they 'grow up'. So, I interviewed the Head of Guidance at my highschool, Madame Mercierbeaudion, who was very helpful and came up with some ...
Read more »Real Girl: Amanda
Age: 13 Grade: 9 Sign: Sagittarius F avourites: My favourite food is spaghetti, my favourite colours are blue and purple, summer is my favourite season and my favourite holiday is Christmas. I love to play the guitar, read , a nd watch my favourite TV show, ‘Coronation Street’. Right now my favourite band is Paramore, I love the book series The Princess Diaries, and ...
Read more »Real Girl: Jade
Age: 18 Grade: 12 Sign: Capricorn Favourites: I love the colour blue. My favourite season is summer, I love to eat lasagna, I love swimming and roller blading, hanging out with my friends, and going to the beach. I’m a big movie fan; I like watching movies better than TV shows. Hobbies: I’ve started going to the gym a lot. I also like reading, singing, and writing ...
Read more »Real Girl: Shanessi
Age: 17 Grade: 11 Sign: Taurus Favourites: I love the TV shows 'The Game' and 'The Hills'. My favourite colours are purple, red and black, I am addicted to sunflower seeds, I like Iced Caps, and I love Home Burgers and strawberry milkshakes from Lick's. My favourite music is R&B and I like watching chick flicks. Hobbies: I like texting and my mom says I'm a textaholic! I'm always on the ...
Read more »Real Girl: Naella
Age: 16 Grade: 11 Sign: Aries Favourites: My fave colours are red, black and green. I absolutely love cookie dough ice cream. I also love fall fashion, comedy movies, peppermint tea, hot chocolate and the side choice ‘potatoes and chives’ at Wendys! Hobbies: Shopping and shopping! I like texting, hanging with my friends, watching movies, spending time with my wonderful family... and sadly to say I& ...
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