Teen Magazine

Teen Magazine. (2007, winter). Santa Monica: Hearst Magazines. (cover not as shown)

Reading level: Grades 6-10

Summary:
Typical teen magazine for girls.

Comments:
This magazine sits between Faze and CosmoGirl for quality. It truly has a teen focus, and many of the celebrities are teen-ish or at least play a teen on tv. There are some useful sections like book recommendations, how to make over your life, how to deal with false friends, how to break up with a guy, real life stories, and health myths. But there's also lots of ads, lots of filler, and an overload of celebrities (even for me, someone who loves reading about celebs!). There were also the token embarrassing moments and three pinups of boys I'd never seen before. Which must mean they're on some obscure Disney channel show. The magazine looked pretty harmless, but there wasn't any really compelling material either. I would recommend this mag as an alternative to CosmoGirl.

Rating: 3/5