Teen VOGUE

Bibliographic Information: Sanders. G. (Editor). (2012).  Teen vogue.  (2012).  USA: Condé Nast Publications.  Website URL: Teen VOGUE

Plot Summary: Teen VOGUE was launched in the very early 2000's as an offshoot magazine of VOGUE; which decided to contribute to the rapidly growing teen magazine market (mediapost.com, 2000). Teen VOGUE offers its customers sections called: Fashion, Beauty & Health, and Feature.These sections offer the most up to the minute information on fashion that is most relevant to teens.

Looking through the pages of Teen VOGUE it is clear that this magazine is designed for teens looking for a more mature spin on every day fashions. It is designed with teens in mind, but it still has a very heavy VOGUE influence throughout all its pages.

Critical Evaluation: N/A

Reader’s Annotation: Teens are now able to stay plugged in with the biggest trends in haute couture fashion while getting the best of love, health, and general life in the teen world.

Information About the Publisher: Teen VOGUE is run by Condé Nast Publications (teenvogue.com, 2012). Condé Nast heads in the US, "18 magazines, 4 business-to-busienss magazines, 27 websites, and over 50 mobile and tablet apps (condenast.com, 2012). Condé Nast has won "more national magazine awards" than all their magazine competitors combined" (condenast.com, 2012).

Condé Nast is also the owner of VOGUE, Teen VOGUE's inspiration magazine.  

Genre: Magazine

Curriculum Ties: Can be included in a segment about fashion and self-expression through style.

Booktalking Ideas:

1). What do fashion trends reflect about popular culture?

2). Do you think teens dress to maturely for their age?

Reading Level/Interest Age: 12-17 (mediapost.com, 2000)

Challenge Issues: Can include some mature topics, such as sex, birth control, and body image issues. I would use the following items to defend this magazine if it was ever challenged:

1) Refer to Library Bill of Rights, see items: I, II, and III (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill).
2) Refer to San Diego Public Library collection policy - (http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/freedom.shtml).  Original site: The American Library Association (ALA) Freedom to Read/View Statement (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement).
3) Refer to California School Library Association (CSLA), Model School Library Standards - September 2010 (http://www.csla.net/index.php/publications/school-library-standards). PDF: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/librarystandards.pdf).

4) Refer t0 American Association for School, Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner (http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf)

5) Contact Office of Intellectual Freedom for any further support, 800-545-2433, ext. 4223 or oif@ala.org.

6) Refer to legitimate book reviews, such as: School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book and others; found on either Academic Search Premier, Follett's TITLEWAVE, or Amazon.com.

Why did you include this magazine in the titles you selected?: This magazine offers teens a more sophisticated look into fashion without losing the teen edge that makes it so popular. This magazine also helps teens find their more individual side through fashion and personal expression.

Reference Page:

condenast.com.  (2012).  About us.  Retrieved July 9, 2012 from  http://www.condenast.com/about-us

mediapost.com.  VOGUE to launch teen version of magazine.  (2000). Retrieved July 9, 2012 from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/9738/vogue-to-launch-teen-version-of-magazine.html

teenvogue.com.  (2012).  Teen VOGUE.  Retrieved July 9, 2012 from http://www.teenvogue.com/

Cover art: http://www.trendfashionstyle.org/2907/katy-perry-cover-teen-vogue-2012/

Teen Ink

Bibliographic Information: Teen ink.  (2012). USA: The Young Authors Foundation, Inc.  Website URL: Teen Ink

Plot Summary: Teen Ink is made up seven core sections. These sections are called: Feedback, College Directory, Art Gallery, Nonfiction, Reviews, Fiction, and Poetry. All these sections are geared towards featuring teen writing and teen thoughts on popular, or favorite, music, video games, books, movies and TV.  

Teen Ink offers teens the opportunity to get published and read by their peers. Teen Ink also offers teens the opportunity to receive advice on any writing-related questions in terms of college essays, original writings, and many more subjects. It also gives teens the opportunity to express themselves through poetry, essays, photographs, and a variety of submitted prose pieces. 

Critical Evaluation: Teen Ink creates a voice for teens to express emotions and thoughts without prejudice or ridicule. Students are able to publish works that are heavy with images, metaphors, allusions, and concrete imagery that describe the lives they lead or the lives they wish they lead. Teen Ink offers a welcoming platform for budding writers of all skills and styles, demonstrating a rainbow of interests, attitudes, and experiences. Teens are able to create, modify, and show off their voices as their work is read by a variety of peers and adults.

Reader’s Annotation: In Teen Ink, teens come together to share their deepest thoughts, visions and dreams through prose, essays, poetry and shot stories.

Information About the Publisher: Teen Ink is independently published by The Young Authors Foundation, Inc. (teenink.com: Teen Ink FAQ, 2012). Teen Ink is funded by donations, subscriptions, ad sales, and Teen Ink book royalties (teenink.com: Teen Ink FAQ, 2012).

Founded in 1989, The Young Authors Foundation, Inc., is dedicated to providing reading and writing opportunities to teens (teenink.com: Teen Ink FAQ, 2012). The Young Authors Foundation, Inc. also offers a Poetry Journal which is published three times a year (teenink.com: Teen Ink FAQ, 2012). Teen Ink reaches over 300,000 teens a month and is supportyed by a variety of celebreties who believe in The Young Authors Foundation, Inc efforts to give teens a space to be heard (teenink.com: Teen Ink FAQ, 2012). 

Genre: Magazine

Curriculum Ties: Could tie into a poetry, publishing, and writing lesson.

Booktalking Ideas: 
1). How does being able to publish one's own work enhance a teen's confidence skills?
2). What are the benefits of teen expression through writing?

Reading Level/Interest Age: 13 - 19 (teenink.com: About US, 2012)

Challenge Issues: May contain some intense subject matter on relationships, mental health, and suicide. I would use the following items to defend this magazine if it was ever challenged:

1) Refer to Library Bill of Rights, see items: I, II, and III (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill).
2) Refer to San Diego Public Library collection policy - (http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/freedom.shtml).  Original site: The American Library Association (ALA) Freedom to Read/View Statement (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement).
3) Refer to California School Library Association (CSLA), Model School Library Standards - September 2010 (http://www.csla.net/index.php/publications/school-library-standards). PDF: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/librarystandards.pdf).

4) Refer t0 American Association for School, Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner (http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf)

5) Contact Office of Intellectual Freedom for any further support, 800-545-2433, ext. 4223 or oif@ala.org.

6) Refer to legitimate book reviews, such as: School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book and others; found on either Academic Search Premier, Follett's TITLEWAVE, or Amazon.com.

Why did you include this magazine in the titles you selected?: I selected this magazine because it offers teens the opportunity to feature their own writings and thoughts in a nationally distributed magazine. This magazine also inspires teens to further incorporate reading and writing into their lives.

Reference Page:

teenink.com.  (2012).  About us.  Retrieved July 8, 2012 from http://www.teenink.com/About

teenink.com.  (2012).  Teen Ink FAQ.  Retrieved July 8, 2012 from http://www.teenink.com/About/FAQ.php

Cover art: http://teenink.com/Issues/2012-May.php

Seventeen

Bibliographic Information: Shocket, A. (Editor).  Seventeen.  (2012). USA: Hearst Corporation.
Website URL: Seventeen

Plot Summary: Seventeen is made up of four core sections: Fashion, Beauty, Health, Love, Life; as well as an And... section which offers magazine regulars like, Traumarama and the monthly horoscope. The titles of these sections are very intuitive and offer any young lady the newest updates in what to wear and what's currently trendy, how to best groom oneself, how to best exercise and get the best out of a healthy diet, how to deal with relationships, and open discussions on life and a variety of important topics (texting, monet issues, mental health etc.).

Critical Evaluation: N/A

Reader’s Annotation: For years, Seventeen magazine has offered girls and young women fresh advice on all that's important in life; fashion, love, health, and relationships.

Information About the Magazine: Seventeen, the magazine, officially began in 1944 amidst World War II (seventeen.com, n. d., slide 1). The first Editor in Chief, Helen Valentine (aka the Ann Shoket of 1944!), envisioned Seventeen as a way to give young women a voice and role models to look up to (seventeen.com, n. d., slide 1). All featured subject matter is geared towards average young girls and young women who are quickly developing into the strong women they will one day be. Seventeen is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation (wikipedia.com).

To date Seventeen has featured young women of all races and walks of life and works hard to represent a variety of styles and cultures. Seventeen recently made a pledge to eighth-grader Julia Bluhm, that they will no longer Photoshop or edit any of the photo shoots featured in the editorial section of the magazine (Hu, 2012). This was a result of Bluhm's long campaigning, asking that Seventeen to set a great example for young girls everywhere (Hu, 2012). 

Genre: Magazine

Curriculum Ties: N/A

Booktalking Ideas: 
1). What does Seventeen show about modern day young female culture and expectations?
2). Does Seventeen uphold their motto of empowering girls and young women?

Reading Level/Interest Age: 15+

Challenge Issues: May include some articles of a sexual or mature nature. I would use the following items to defend this magazine if it was ever challenged:

1) Refer to Library Bill of Rights, see items: I, II, and III (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill).
2) Refer to San Diego Public Library collection policy - (http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/freedom.shtml).  Original site: The American Library Association (ALA) Freedom to Read/View Statement (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement).
3) Refer to California School Library Association (CSLA), Model School Library Standards - September 2010 (http://www.csla.net/index.php/publications/school-library-standards). PDF: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/librarystandards.pdf).

4) Refer t0 American Association for School, Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner (http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf)

5) Contact Office of Intellectual Freedom for any further support, 800-545-2433, ext. 4223 or oif@ala.org.

6) Refer to legitimate book reviews, such as: School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book and others; found on either Academic Search Premier, Follett's TITLEWAVE, or Amazon.com.

Why did you include this magazine in the titles you selected?: I selected this magazine because of its emphasis on empowering the average girl or young woman. I think it is often hard for young girls to find role models that can relate or help them through difficult teen decisions. This magazine offers girls a community that can help them healthfully grow as individuals.

Reference Page:
 
seventee.com.  (2012).  65 years of Seventeen!. Retrieved July 8, 2012 from http://www.seventeen.com/fun/articles/65th-anniversary-cover-archive#slide-1

Hu, E.  (2012).  'Seventeen' magazine takes no-Photoshop pleadege after 8th-gradeer's campaign. Retrieved July 8, 2012 from http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/05/156342683/seventeen-magazine-takes-no-photoshop-pledge-after-8th-graders-campaign

wikipedia.com.  (2012).  Seventeen (magazine).  Retrieved July 8, 2012 from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_%28magazine%29

Cover art from: http://emseyespybeauty.blogspot.com/2012/04/seventeen-magazine-april-2012.html

TransWORLD SKATEboarding

Bibliographic Information: Phillips, S.  (Editor).  (2012).  TransWORLD SKATEboarding. USA: Transworld Media.  Website URL: TransWORLD SKATEboarding

Plot Summary: This magazine is made up almost entirely of ads featuring clothing or accessories geared towards skateboarders. The magazine is broken down into 5 main sections, called: Contact, Consume, Connect, Features, and Conclude. Contact is comprised of an editor's note and articles mentioning skateboarding awards and information tidbits. Consume (as in consumer) is made up of notable featured product reviews and mentions. Connect includes exposes on skateboarders and skateboarding techniques. Features offers extended articles on skateboarders and related skateboarding topics. Conclude  offers a one page spread detailing a particular skateboarder of note. All these sections are designed to give the skateboarder, or aspiring skateboard, a 360 view into the skateboarding world and subculture. 

The magazine site, TransWORLD SKATEboarding,  also offers several more articles and tutorials on skateboarding tricks and culture.

Critical Evaluation: N/A

Reader’s Annotation: Skateboard like the pros with TransWORLD SKATEboarding magazine. 

Information About the Publisher:TransWORLD SKATEboarding was originally founded by Larry Balma in 1983 (Dougherty, 2003). The magazine was begun as a teen alternative to the San Francisco magazine, Thrasher, which was not teen friendly (Dougherty, 2003). The magazine was then sold to Times Mirror 11 years later (Dougherty, 2003). Times Warner was then purchased by AOL Warner placing AOL Warner as the owner of TransWORLD SKATEboarding (Dougherty, 2003).

TranSWORLD is a huge part of the skateboarding world, establishing the TransWORLD SKATEboarding Awards (Bonnier Corporation, 2012).

Genre: Magazine

Curriculum Ties: Discussion on popular subcultures in today's teen community.

Booktalking Ideas:
1). Is the skateboarding subculture more acceptable than it was 20 years ago?
2). What kind of stereotypes surround skateboarding and those that skateboard?

Reading Level/Interest Age: 15+

Challenge Issues: Does include a subculture (skateboarding) that is often associated with delinquent and unruly behavior. I would use the following items to defend this magazine if it was challenged:

1) Refer to Library Bill of Rights, see items: I, II, and III (http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill).
2) Refer to San Diego Public Library collection policy - (http://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/about-the-library/freedom.shtml).  Original site: The American Library Association (ALA) Freedom to Read/View Statement (http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement).
3) Refer to California School Library Association (CSLA), Model School Library Standards - September 2010 (http://www.csla.net/index.php/publications/school-library-standards). PDF: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/librarystandards.pdf).

4) Refer t0 American Association for School, Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner (http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf)

5) Contact Office of Intellectual Freedom for any further support, 800-545-2433, ext. 4223 or oif@ala.org.

6) Refer to legitimate book reviews, such as: School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book and others; found on either Academic Search Premier, Follett's TITLEWAVE, or Amazon.com.

Why did you include this magazine in the titles you selected?: I included this magazine in my collection because it offers insight into the skateboarding culture that may interest some teens; specifically male teens. Most library magazines are often geared towards females. It is important to incorporate magazines for all audiences.

Reference Page:

Bonnier Corporation. (2012). TransWorld SKATEboarding. Retrieved July 8, 2012 from http://www.bonniercorp.com/brands/Trans-World-SKATEboarding.html

Dougherty, C. (2003, September 20). Corporate culture with skater roots. Union Tribune. Retrieved July 8 from http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/business/20030920-9999_1b20trans.html

Cover art from: http://www.pdfmagazines.org/magazines/8118-transworld-skateboarding-may-2012.html