High School

The first issue of the 826CHI Zine with a collection of writings by students on the 826CHI Youth Advisory Board.

"A young ex-con in a small Illinois town. A lonely giant with a haunted past. A beautiful girl with a troubled heart. Strange and darkly magical, How the Hula Girl Sings begins exactly where most pulp fiction usually ends, with the vivid episode of the terrible crime itself. Three years later, Luce Lemay, out on parole for the awful tragedy, does his best to find hope: in a new job at the local Gas-N-Go; in his companion and fellow ex-con, the giant Junior Breen, who spells out puzzling messages to the unquiet ghosts of his past; and finally, in the arms of the lovely but reckless Charlene. How the Hula Girl sings is a suspenseful exploration of a country bright with the far-off stars of forgiveness and dark with the still-looming shadow of the death penalty."

"The hero of Heart Lessons is one Michael Prescott, a student in a comprehensive Chicago high school, who keeps a diary of the events that he observes both at home and in school." *

A short collection of poetry and essays on a variety of subjects like growing up, insomnia, and living with a disability.<br />

&quot;This time around it is me and Sue holding up the linear Ramones style stuff while Fred and Tony 2 keep pumping out all that Sonic Youth on crack stuff. I guess it's all pretty dumb.&quot;

Thoughts on homelessness, payphone fraud, the 1994 Punk Awards, music reviews, guide to subculture terms, an interview with a friend's mom, and made up interviews of punk bands.

The official zine of Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions. Features on: The DOPA Act, designed to protect children in libraries and schools from predators by restricting access to social networking sites; objections to BusRadio in Massachusettes based on the idea that kids can't filter advertising and how that insults their intelligence; book reviews on the misuse of the term Children's Rights to refer to only custody battles, and on an argument to provide government assistance to all parents as compensation for shaping society. Also includes national news links.<br />

The Officiial Zine of Americans for a Society Free From Age Restrictions. Features on: Spinning the results of studies in empathy in teens vs. adults to appear that teens are selfish and uncaring, the dangers of school vouchers,a youth-run youth advocacy group, as well as books reviews on children in medical research and corporal punishment. Contains links to news events of interest to youth rights activists.

Part two in a serial about a 14 year old girl whose domineering parents suddenly disappear.

Part one in a serial about a 14 year old girl whose domineering parents suddenly disappear.<br />