Looking for a creative way for teens to publish? Maybe creating a Zine is your answer. The April 2007 issue of VOYA has a good description of Zines (pronounced "zeens") : self-published low-budget magazines published about anything. Zines are usually the size of a folded 8 1/2 by 11-inch sheet of paper. To learn more about zines try Zine World, Zine Distros, and online Zine communities. In the Microcosm Publishing Catalog I found this title: "Stolen Sharpie Revolution: Zine and DIY Resource Guide." If you're going to ALA, you might consider the Zine-a-paloosa workshop to be held on the morning of Monday June 25.

 

 

This month focuses on the first person accounts of two teenagers coping with tragic events.

 

Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb is the touching story of Mia, as she copes with the unexpected death of her mother and the loss she feels. "You don't get over it because 'it' is the person you loved."

 

Captives by Tom Pow tells the story of two families taken  hostage while on a Caribbean vacation. The first half of the book tells the story of their captivity through the journal entries of Martin's father, the second half of the book recounts Martin's version of the same events. "...it had dawned on him, sometime in the night, that writing a novel could be the best way to tell his story..."  (I wonder, is it coincidence that the author's name is Pow? I find myself saying P.O.W.)