Articles from Junior Scholastic (November 26, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"One bath all year".	Vandestadt, Ellie		146
A long day already.	Chinni, Ramya; Reynolds, Raven	Letter to the editor	105
An 18th-century European in Australia: using primary sources.			510
An end to segregation.	Mattson, Brent	Letter to the editor	37
Attack of the "superbug".			157
Australia.			319
Cartoon.			172
Changes in seat belt use.			111
Crossword puzzle.			30
Dry days in Australia: severe drought has millions of Australians coping with water restrictions.	Weil, Ann		1397
Eyewitness.	Wells, Philip		107
Gangs: keep out! Three teens tell why gangs are on the rise and what you can do to stay safe.	Pappa, Lauren Todd	Cover story	1943
Guidelines and rules for students entering the contest: what is most interesting about the place where you live? Tell us, and you could have your essay published in JS--and win a DVD player for your class!			779
Hometown America contest: what is special about your hometown? Tell us, and you could win a DVD player for your classroom!			195
Land and water: the fascinating natural forms all around us.			667
Massacre at wounded knee: both settlers and Sioux claimed the vast sweep of the Great Plains. Could greater understanding between the two have prevented a tragedy?	Wilmore, Kathy	Play	1947
Mummies on display.			58
News IQ.			130
Out of it: nearly everyone knows that drug abuse impairs the way a person thinks and functions--but what are the consequences?			1131
Should kids be on reality TV?			606
The power of positive change: a conversation with Robert De Sena.		Interview	622
Up in flames: what fueled massive wildfires in Southern California?			321