Recently added articles from Scholastic Choices:
Vanessa's advice.(careers)(Vanessa Hudgens)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If your dream is to act in movies, Vanessa Hudgens, one of the stars of the High School Musical movies, has some sound advice: Start small. "Start by trying to get roles that are available to you," Vanessa tells Choices. "No role is too small for someone ...
Nose for nuts.(health)(Angel Service Dogs)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Did you know that about 13 million kids in the United States have food allergies? One of the fastest growing ones is the allergy to peanuts. The number of children who are allergic to peanuts doubled between 1997 and 2002. But a new program is working to help kids with this type of ...
Teeth trouble.(nutrition)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Sports drinks like Powerade and Gatorade may rehydrate your body, but they can cause problems for your teeth. The International Association for Dental Research recently announced that drinking lots of sports drinks wears out the enamel in teeth. The reason: the combination of acidic ...
Right words.(family)(Listen to Me)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We'd like to recommend a book for you to read. It's called Listen to Me, a collection of short stories written by teens from Flint, Michigan. The book highlights issues these teens, several of whom are adopted or living ...
Battling the blues: a family tragedy sent this NFL pro into a serious depression. Find out how he rallied to regain his happiness.(health)(Warrick Dunn)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Standing at 5 feet 9 inches and weighing 187 pounds, Warrick Dunn is small for a player in the National Football League. But the running back has made up for his small size with quickness and toughness, playing for more than 10 years with the Tampa Bay ...