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  • Change
    A lasting transformation. 29 April, 2013
  • Health
    A letter from the youth unit. Teens, add your story to our Teens saga for a chance to be on NPR. 6 May, 2013
  • Reunited
    Every moment had meaning. 15 June, 2013
  • mermaids
    Scout Finch tells stories with images. 1 June, 2013
  • Mentors
    My turn to lead. 12 June, 2013
  • Renee
    Learning the power of photography. 4 June, 2013
  • Simplicity
    A single serving friend. 5 June, 2013
  • Sister
    What sisters do. 10 May, 2013
  • Beginnings
    A guide to the present. 26 May, 2013
  • Reintroductions
    Meant to shine. 20 May, 2013
  • Afghanistan
    Togetherness in a time of war. 13 June, 2013
  • Academia
    A mentor, discovered. 17 June, 2013
  • Desire
    A full life, in 21 steps. 29 May, 2013
  • shooting
    Frame your experience. 31 May, 2013
  • Art
    Two sisters, two lessons. 8 June, 2013
  • Recycled
    A rarely empty nest. 1 May, 2013
  • Story
    Brothers. 30 May, 2013
  • luckiest
    Luck is all we've got. 24 May, 2013
  • Education
    Teen in college. 7 May, 2013
  • Oklahoma
    Dispatch from Tornado City. 25 May, 2013
  • First
    A day to remember. 18 May, 2013
  • Fire
    A close brush with a wildfire. 18 June, 2013
  • Parents
    Happy Mother's Day. 12 May, 2013
  • hurts.
    Singing their way to the top. 15 May, 2013
  • Family:
    Who helped you along the way? 22 May, 2013
  • Coffee
    In memory of the fallen. 27 May, 2013
  • need.
    What do you need? 19 May, 2013
  • Mentor
    An artist's lessons. 9 June, 2013
  • Erie
    Happy first day of summer. 21 May, 2013
  • Genius
    Student as mentor. 7 June, 2013
  • Memory
    Artists need family. 10 June, 2013
  • Family
    Happy Father's Day. 16 June, 2013
  • Travel
    Somewhere someone is praying. 28 May, 2013
  • Volunteer
    We're all running together. 11 May, 2013
  • Grenadines
    As content as could be. 30 April, 2013
  • Acropolis
    Homage to a mentor. 3 June, 2013
  • Eternity
    Endless love. 17 May, 2013
  • Globalization
    When everyone is just passing through. 2 May, 2013
  • Contrast
    The human scale. 3 May, 2013
  • Shellfish
    The simplicity of this season. 14 June, 2013
  • Rain
    Welcome to summer. 2 June, 2013
  • Prayer
    There are many ways to pray. 5 May, 2013
  • wrongfully
    Growing up under a shadow. 13 May, 2013
  • Important
    One of the best ways to learn. 4 May, 2013
  • Death
    A close call. 23 May, 2013
  • Family
    Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more great stories from the Teens Saga, a partnership with NPR and Radio Diaries. 8 May, 2013
  • Desert
    Silence is powerful. 11 June, 2013
  • Redemption
    The powerful story of a teen on trial. 9 May, 2013
  • Nose
    Just a phase. 14 May, 2013
  • Feminism
    The mentor who seeded a movement. 6 June, 2013
 

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