In This Issue of Skipping Stones

September -- October, 2003 About | Acknowledgements The 2003 Youth Awards Some Rocks are Gneiss Pow Wow Environmental Sensitivity Become an Informed Young Activist! The Night Josie Sang Dear Ocean A Tree that Blooms in the Winter My Multilingual Life A Fresh Start with the Birmingham Pledge My History in Relation to... Memorabilia Some Noteworthy Entries The Red Crosses Viehscheid Festival in the Swiss Alps Down by the Riverside: A Jewish Tradition Pennsylvania Memories Light of Life Soup Kitchen Jennie's Life Blood: A True Story of Giving Joshua's Tree Good Friends In China: Snakes for Snacks? Tea-Eggs Spanish Ole La Boda: The Wedding

Regular Departments From the Editor Editor's Mailbag What's On Your Mind? Dear Hanna Skipping Stones Stew Poetry Pages N.E.W.S. and Taking Actions Teen Talk: Viewing Problems as Opportunities Not Just for Parents and Teachers BookShelf Folktale!: Ask October The Nail in the Fence Back Page: Barranca del Cobre, Mexico