A one-of-a-kind and full of New York energy magazine. Young authors write beautifully mature memories, narratives, arguments and biographies. Hear about changing hairstyles, a local tattoo parlor owner, the rise of the "new" music formats of MP3s and iPods, metal detector debates, Brooklyn brownstones, and free tutoring.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “This first-ever issue of STEW is, fittingly enough, the Brooklyn Issue. Juniors and seniors at the Secondary School for Journalism in Park Slope conducted independent interviews to create a time capsule of life in Brooklyn. Read about life as it's lived by students at some of the city's failing schools, or follow them as they flip through the aisles of vinyl at a classic Midwood record store. Student writing about our city, at its most painful and most glorious.”