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Who’s reading — and what they’re looking at.
For March 2006, here’s what our readers found most interesting in The Tattoo: 1. Tattoo home...
Patience rewarded with Junebug
LA GRANGE, New York, U.S.A. — Junebug, directed by Phil Morrison, is a study of family life...
Spring lightning on the Pioneer Trails
Aurora, Nebraska, UNITED STATES — “What’s up?” “Oh, nothing … just exercising,” Sarah says...
Spike Lee shows he’s got game with Inside Man
LA GRANGE, New York, U.S.A. — Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee, begins with a smooth and...
It’s kind of an uplifting book
PLYMOUTH, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Teen depression is one of the biggest issues in adolescence...
A big exclusive for The Tattoo
Several weeks ago, Tattoo writer Oscar Ramirez spent some time at a San Salvador shelter to talk...
Shelter ‘mom’ took care of children like family
A Youth Journalism International reporter goes behind the scenes in San Salvador with a woman...
Good news! Reporter released in Iraq
After 82 days in captivity, American reporter Jill Carroll was freed today. She is apparently in...
The Tattoo is HUGE
Among the awards The Tattoo picked up at the Scholastic Press Forum this week was one for its...