Magazines for teen girls?

[Night Elf]

Dd15 has finally grown out of the American Girl magazine. She needs something new. Her main interest is music (eclectic style), but science is a close second. She isn't into beauty or fashion tips. She isn't a girly girl at all, more like a tom boy. She used to like to read a lot but school has taken away her enjoyment of free reading. She simply doesn't have time for long books. I think she'd like short stories.

 

Any suggestions?

[crazyfordlr]

Me too! I need some ideas too.

[Rebecca VA]

I can't recommend any science or music magazines for Night Elf's daughter (sorry!), but I definitely recommend Justine Magazine as a "girly" teen magazine. Lots of cute fashion tips, celebrity news, and latest movie and TV show talk. My daughter really likes it. The website is www.justinemagazine.com .

[ILiveInFlipFlops]

Odyssey markets itself as geared toward ages 10-16--might that work?

 

http://www.odysseymagazine.com

 

At 15, I might encourage her to read National Geographic (my secret addiction!) or Scientific American, or any of the very thoughtful magazines geared more toward adults than kids/teens. Truly science-oriented magazines might be a little dry for her, but Nat Geo should be pretty accessible.

[bettyandbob]

My dd is enjoying Ink. They publish reader submitted stories, poetry, art and fiction.

[hillfarm]

I loved Science Magazine at that age and also through my adult life. It has short articles about current scientific research. Our branch library doesn't have it, but the main one does so you might be able to check out a copy to see if you think she would like it. I think it comes in both electronic and print formats.

[Stacia]

When I was younger (teens & 20s), I loved Interview magazine. (Though it covered various topics, it was mainly a music magazine.) Not sure what it's like these days, but I do know that my music-loving 17yo nephew subscribes to it....

 

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/#_

[I talk to the trees]

Not a "teen" magazine, but whenever I buy myself a copy of Games or Games World of Puzzles, it often finds its way into dd's room, never to return! :laugh:

[Erica in OR]

She might like ChemMatters magazine if she has a science bent. It's written for high school students, with articles typically 2-3 pages long. It explains the underlying chemistry pretty well, so it would be useful even to those who haven't taken chemistry yet. You can see some sample issues at their website.

 

Erica in OR

[Ravin]

Cracked exists today as a website.

 

At that age I had a subscription to Analog. Maybe something like Ms. or Harper's? It's a good age to transition to intelligent adult reading (as opposed to adult drivel).

[vonfirmath]

Not a "teen" magazine, but whenever I buy myself a copy of Games or Games World of Puzzles, it often finds its way into dd's room, never to return! :laugh:

 

At that age, the magazine I had and enjoyed (for many years) was Games Magazine

[Bambam]

I second the ChemMatters magazine suggestion. My 15 yo loves it.

 

What about Popular Science?

 

Scholastic has a Science World newsletter too - not as nice as ChemMatters or Popular Science but could be of interest too.

[SunnyDays]

Some one mentioned Odyssey above, that's a great one and the publisher has some others she may like:

 

http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductList.aspx?type=M

 

That should be a 9-14 tab.... I realize she's a bit older but I think she'd enjoy them. If you click the "teens" tab, there's a literary magazine that she will probably like!