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A list of previous "My Story" accounts as told by teens all over the world.

My Story: Teen Love IS True Love
A first person feature by Mandy Pandy, a 16 year old girl who believes that first love can be the real deal. Read her story and find out why the common belief that teens are too young to know what real love is only sells real relationships short.

Violence in the West Bank - by Tova Berkley
A Jewish teen living in the war-torn West Bank, shares this touching account of living through the uprising of October 2000.

The Bombing of a Disco - by Tova Berkley
A Jewish teen on the front lines in the Middle East gives a first person account of the horrors of war. Update: a look at how one teen feels about the recent suicide bombing of a teen disco in Israel.

The Bombing of a Disco Part 2 - a Different Perspective
An Egyptian medical student talks about his experience working with Palestinian casualties-of-war. His goal is to raise awareness of the fact that there are both Israelis and Palestinians affected by the war in the Middle East, and that both sides are suffering.

The Bombing of a Disco Part 3 - In Defense of Palestinians
A young Lebanese man talks about his understanding of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the impact that Palestinian refugees have had on his country. Another compelling story from a young person affected by the war in the Middle East.

My Story: Good Girls Get Pregnant Too!
A true life account by contributor Rebecca Roach. Read her story and see how easy it is to find yourself a pregnant teen, even if you consider yourself a "good girl". Touching and important!

My Story: Courage, Strength and Faith
She has won three battles with cancer and learned the value of life and love in the process. Read the amazing and inspiring story of a REAL survivor!

My Story: My Friend Overdosed on Drugs
A true story of losing a friend to an accidental drug overdose.

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