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Raking at sunset: Pretty scene ... frozen fingers
March 8, 2010 6:08 pm
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Fotolia:Robert MobleyFotolia:Robert MobleySo much homework…and yet I’m outside raking leaves for who-knows-why. What’s wrong with this picture?

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No, I don't daydream in school ... much
March 3, 2010 7:09 am
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Haven't you've had at least one daydream about being a nimble ninja able to hop around and escape multiple attackers?: MCTHaven't you've had at least one daydream about being a nimble ninja able to hop around and escape multiple attackers?
: MCTTeens can live in two worlds at once -- an exterior one of class bells and study pressures and a daydream existence of music-video contracts and ninja escapades. That daydream world might be bizarre, Dawson freshman Grace Li says, but it serves a purpose.

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CPR: More than getting lip to lip with a dummy
February 22, 2010 2:38 pm
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R. Clayton McKee photo for the ChronicleR. Clayton McKee photo for the Chronicle
Sure, it's weird to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a mannequin. But the name of the program, Save a Life, says it all.

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My Chinese New Year: Homemade dumplings and `The Lightning Thief'
February 16, 2010 6:51 am
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James Nielsen/ChronicleJames Nielsen/ChronicleFor Grace, Chinese New Year is a time of change, contrast, and new beginnings, but, at the same time, a time to reflect on the past.

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A teen among tykes: Coping at little brother's school fundraiser
February 8, 2010 2:30 pm
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Danny Hooks: FotoliaDanny Hooks: FotoliaLike most high school teens, Grace's first choice for a fun Friday night wasn't to eat cold pizza at the noisy kiddie-movie fundraiser at her little brother's school. But just seeing him have a blast made it worthwhile.

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It's not a boring car ride. It's a great op for teen chill time
February 1, 2010 10:24 am
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PRNPRNGrace had always imagined car rides as useless. This she suddenly realized how fantastic they are.

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This is no time for "compassion fatigue" toward Haiti
January 26, 2010 11:02 am
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A Haitian woman mourns after the funeral of Archbiship Joseph Serge Miot, who was among the more than 100,000 killed in Haiti's earthquake, making it the deadliest on record in the Americas.: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ImagesA Haitian woman mourns after the funeral of Archbiship Joseph Serge Miot, who was among the more than 100,000 killed in Haiti's earthquake, making it the deadliest on record in the Americas.: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty ImagesA kid's crass comment sparks Grace to speak out on the need for individuals to realize that their help in the Haitian earthquake can make a big difference. She suggests ways you can do that.

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Quake shows things can change forever an instant
January 18, 2010 7:45 am
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Julie Jacobson: APJulie Jacobson: APGrace's only thought was to veg out when a television report brought the horror into her home.

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When a teen's food craving isn't met for a week
January 12, 2010 7:10 am
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Irochka: FotoliaIrochka: FotoliaGrace REALLY loves to eat fruit. After almost a week without it, she found an orange that had been hiding in the refrigerator and was rather messily devouring it like a starving castaway when ...

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There's no hiding a late-night pillow fight
January 3, 2010 10:55 pm
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Grace, her sister and friends tried to sneak in some late-night pillow fights during holiday sleepovers. They went into fake sleep mode when Mom popped in. It didn't work.

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