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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Finally, in the eighth grade, Hartl decided that she truly wanted to be behind the plate...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Hartl Joins Ranks of Freshman Phenoms | 4/22/1995 | See Source »

...taste. I remember an alcohol counselor coming to my eighth-grade social studies class and talking about the evils of those-OH groups. He couldn't believe that anyone enjoyed alcohol--especially Scotch--since it all tasted so horrible. Even at the tender age of 13, I silently begged to differ...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: The Beguiling Bottle | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

...Winona Ryder and Dave Pirner's love child if she weren't in the same age group. Her effortless portrayal of a 17-year-old outsider is what makes this movie worth seeing. Thought the script lapses into predictability sometimes, a few experimental angles don't quite make the grade and the other actors' believability fades in and out, Laurel is always endearing and easy to relate...

Author: By Cicely V. Wedgeworth, | Title: Women's Cinema Fest, On Love | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

...cliches, use your own mind and think of something original," my slender 45-year old bachelorette eighth grade English teacher would always instruct me, the 13-year old budding novelist...

Author: By Mayer Bick, | Title: Dreams | 4/19/1995 | See Source »

...eighth-grade social-studies teacher whose course covers World War II, I have used both Hiroshima No Pika and Faithful Elephants in my classes. I agree with Krauthammer that these works are not appropriate for the very young children that their picture-book format usually addresses. However, I feel that these books can be important tools in my class. At age 13 or 14,many of my students are beginning their first study of the Second World War. These books can lead to discussions about points of view, especially when youngsters have studied Pearl Harbor and the Bataan death march...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 17, 1995 | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

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