NOVEMBER 2013

GOLDCRWN ENTERTAINMENT + FASHION + LIFE

Alexis

November 2013

An Exclusive Interview With A Phenomenal Seventeen Year Old Girl With Cancer & Her Strong Mother Who Watched Her Beat It!

PLUS Holiday Movies Celeb Talk Fall Fashion + More

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Dear Readers, Thanks so much for taking your time out to read this edition of my magazine! This issue is mainly about winter time & giving & of course shopping! which is my favorite time of the year because that includes CHRISTMAS! We decided to give our readers the inside scoop on what teen stars do for the holidays and also what guys should get for girls because i know a lot of guys have a hard time + we wanted to bring light to a special girl who got cancer in 2012 but didn't let that stop her whole life! So enjoy reading and have a great holiday!

Cheers,

Nisha Ali E D I T O R ' S

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YOUR GUIDE TO ISSUE NO.01

08 Alexis An Exclusive Interview With A Phonominal Seventeen Year Old Girl With Cancer & Her Strong Mother Who Watched Her Beat It!

06 Celeb's Holiday Plans We give your favorite teen celebrities holiday plans and things they think about the topic of the holidays!

15 Fall Fashion Picks We give you our favorite holiday buys from claire's plus a cookie recipe! o3 | www.goldcrwonmag.com

UPCOMING MOVIES

SEQUELS , TURKEY ' S FREE BIRDS

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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG he Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the

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continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is scheduled to premiere in November 2013 and will be released internationally from 11 December 2013. Its gonna be amazing like the first ! what do you think? fter being pardoned by the President of the United States, Reggie the Turkey (Owen Wilson) lives a comfortable life at Camp David enjoying pizza and telenovelas. On the other hand, Jake (Woody Harrelson) is the president and the only member of Turkeys Liberation Front. After initial rivalry and Jake bag kidnapping Reggie, they team up and hijack a time machine in a government lab and travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving to prevent turkeys from becoming the traditional holiday meal. This movie will feature voices from Owen Wilson, A

Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler. The filmed started shooting in june 2009 and was originally named turkey (simple right?) Originally scheduled for November 14, 2014, the film was moved up by a year to November 1, 2013, due to the vacant slot left after the delay of Mr. Peabody & Sherman.In March 2013, the film was retitled to Free Birds.

Hopefully this should be the best thanksgiving movie of all time since it is the only thanksgiving movie of all time!

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HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE he Hunger Games Catching Fire is an upcoming American science fiction adventure film based on T Suzanne Collins novel Catching Fire the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy In this Hunger :

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Games, the tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors, making all the other Games look like child's play. As Peeta and Katniss end up in the arena again (as the only victors of District 12 with the exception of Haymitch), this time surrounded by experienced and vicious killers, President Snow is determined to eliminate them and destroy the rays of hope and the sparks of rebellions brewing up in the Districts again and ignite the flames of rebellion in Panem. Sounds Awesome Right? Tell us what you think!

CELEBRITY 'S DICUSS

HOLID A Y PL A NS NEVAEH JOLIE

ASIA What she does for the holidays A: "Travel and enjoying the time off"

Whats The Best Gift A Guy Shoud Get A Girl For Christmas?

A: "Jewelry."

What she does for the holidays A: "We don't really have family up here in NY and haven't been able to go back to Florida for the holidays yet but My mom and my siblings and I get together and make TONS of our favorite foods, and we spend it together. We are from Florida so snow is new and a big deal last year we built a "mountain" in our yard and sled down it. lol it was fun.

We also try to volunteer to help someone in need, especially the homeless, and we always donate things to children whose families can't afford to do for them, or pets in the shelters with no one to love them. "

What's The Best Gift A Guy Should Get A Girl For Christmas?

KAYLA SKY What she does for the holidays A: " My family is very big on holidays. So around the holidays we all get together and eat some good food and play games. We are all so busy during the year chasing our dreams and working hard, its vital for us to get together. We pray together, laugh, and sing of course

A: "I think something that shows her you've been paying attention to her and knows what she likes makes a guy stand out."

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CELEBRITY 'S DICUSS

HOLID A Y PL A NS GEORGIA R.

EMMARIE What she does for the holidays A: "The holidays are such a special time for me. The lights, the music, the decorations are so magical. My family has a Yankee Swap each year, it soooo much fun.

The best part is when my mom and I go shopping for gifts for those who are having a tough year though organizations like food pantries and Toys for Tots (to name a few). I can only imagine all the happiness on Christmas morning."

What she does for the holidays A: "Christmas is a family time for me, I love getting in the festive spirit and I try to get involved with gigs and performances at Christmas fayres and markets in December. On the day I put on a cheesy Christmas CD and have fun with the family! "

Which is your favorite thing to do?

Circle one that applies 1. Travel

2. Stay Home

3. Go Out To Eat

TORI LYNN What she does for the holidays A: "I spend the holidays with my family. We celebrate in spending quality time together & making each moment a very special memory that we will always cherish forever."

4.Hangout With Family

Whats The Best Gift A Guy Shoud Get A Girl For Christmas?

5. Other A: "The best gift a guy could give a girl for Christmas is himself, his love & his time. Spending time together is something that I know I would love more than anything. ."

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A 17 YEAR OLD FASHIONABLE CANCER PATIENT WHO DIDN'T LET CANCER CHANGE HER WAY OF LIFE. READ HER STORY. WRITTEN BY NISHA ALI

FULL INTERVIEW

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Alexis is a goal driven,highly determined,fashionable 17 year old cancer patiant who has been battling cancer since 2012. There were never any health issues in her family.

Alexis was 16, When she took a trip to the docter to determine why her knee was bothering her in a painful state. " It had been hurting for about a week and the pain was growing quickly, I never thought anything was wrong at the time but maybe growing pains." alexis said.

The day they went to the doctors, the docters told them that they thought it was just growing pains or her patella(kneecap)was off track. Her knee pains countinued to grow so they went back for the 5th time and an MRI was ordered but they came to find out that their insurancce didn't cover it. They searched for another DR who would give her an MRI for her knee and they found one on March 7, 2013. They still wanted a full body MRI after that, even though the first time they requested a full body MRI it was denied, on March 15 they got one. The Dr's began to discuss the MRI's with alexis's mother jenifer and they said that it looked to them like a form of Bone Cancer. After being sent to Alanta for a biopsy, it was confirmed.

"I was extremely hurt,confused, and angry at god" said jennifer (alexis mother) " Q: As A Mother, how did you feel when you found out that alexis had cancer?

A: " I was extremely hurt,confused, and angry at god" said jennifer (alexis mother) Q:When you told her that she had bone cancer, how did she react?

A:" i told her and the first thing she said was, dont cry mom, I will be alright, i'm not worried".

When you found out that you had cancer what went through your mind? " Nothing at the beginning, but throughout my journey i've thought about things like how this hinders my future, like i can't go into the air force now so i wonder what god has for me" said alexis on april 2, 2013 , alexis had her first chemo. on april 18,2013 her hair began to come out. " i was ready to chop it all off before the chemo came to steal it and run :). at first i was pretty calm about it, but now...these follicis need to reappear pronto! people just stare and i forget and im like why are

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In november, 2012 , Jennifer had to stop working ,in order to take care of alexis, which brought her income to zero. with the help of a teacher from alexis school, jonathan's ark, jay's hope, and fb, they have managed to fight through. " i receive facebook messages and calls from people who tell me that they are here for me but overall i am doing this alone,at home i am alone & at the hospital i am aloe & at the hospital i am alone ; but the financial support now that is amazing to me the people who helped us are god's angels on earth , we would be in an homeless shelter if it weren't for them." said jenifer In july 2013 , alexis had a 17th birthday but chose not to celebrate it this year. " i choose not to do anything because i wanted to fully enjoy my birthday minus all of the cancer obstacles, i'm going all out july 12,2014 by combining my graduation party with my birthday party and my cancer free party. (party over here........woop woop!) " said alexis.

In August 2013, she had her tumor in her knee removed and replaced with a titanium knee. according to her mother, shes doing better then ever.

Q: Has alexis changed anyway?

A: "NO WAY, She is still crazy & extremely silly like she has always been, She is WONDERFUL, she has had some sad days (when she thinks about her future) but not many. " said Jennifer Q: Was it hard to find resources for this?

A: "No, we were assigned a caseworker at the hospital who specializes in cancer families care; and a teacher from Lexi's school (not her teacher) heard about us & came over to help us & is still helping us today. said Jennifer Q: What would you say to other cancer patients?

A: "Never be sad or angry it will just make you feel worse, just look at it this way, WE (us cancer patients) were CHOSEN by GOD to be Beautiful Angels in disguise to help others who are having a hard time with this horrible disease. Always have HOPE & FAITH!" said alexis

DID YOU KNOW? You can help Alexis y going to her facebook page and learning how you can donate. You can also volunteer your time at cancer hospitals.

THANK YOU

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Q: What would you say to other parents who got children this way ?

Q: How were you able to stay strong?

A: " If your doing this ALONE like me, be prepared to be overwhelmed but KNOW that you CAN do this, Do NOT let your child see you cry, buy a journal or notebook to record ALL the medicine schedules, write down EVERYTHING: when they go to the bath rm to how much they eat & drink, Do not be afraid to ask the Dr. questions, Get help from EVERYWHERE do not be afraid or ashamed to beg because there are A LOT of people who have made it their job to help cancer families also do your own search to find help, I found help that the caseworker did not inform me of, I will NOT say "take some time for yourself" like A LOT of people have suggested that I do, because I refuse to relax until my baby is cancer free but that's just ME! Last, PRAY, its the only thing that gives me Peace, yes I stopped being mad at GOD a couple of days after her diagnosis said Jennifer

A: " She is my LIFE, I am all she has, I asked GOD to give me strength and he did, this I know because there were days I barely slept 4hrs or less because of her pain yet I jumped every time she called me without any hesitation. " said Jennifer

"I'm too determined, and will not let this bother me, my dreams are too big to just give up on them! " said alexis"

Q: Every girl has a dream, what is yours?

A: " Most of my dreams have changed due to this cancer (I wanted to join the AirForce but now I have a Titanium Knee) , my #1 dream is MODELING!!!!!! I have wanted to model since I was 4, I use to love putting on my moms heals.

I also want to be a motivational speaker. " said alexis Q: Since this happened , have you changed at all?

A: "Not at all. I am and always will be the same ol' little weird funny Alexis." said alexis Q: How are you so strong?

A: "I'm too determined, and will not let this bother me, my dreams are too big to just give up on them! " said alexis Q: What information do you have for ALL parents?

A: "If your child complains of constant pain, get an MRI immediately, do not ASK, TELL them you want one, if you dont, and the child has cancer it can QUICKLY spread to vital organs!!" said jenifer

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UPDATE ON ALEXIS: AS OF OCTOBER 23, JENNIFER SLATER POSTED ON THE HEALING FOR ALEXIS FACEBOOK PAGE THAT ALEXIS WAS SUPPOSE TO FINISH HER CHEMO IN DEC BUT AS OF NOW THE DOCTOR HAS SAID THAT SHE IS CANCER FREE!

THE ULTIMATE COOKIE RECIPE

NO-CHILL CUTOUT SUGAR COOKIE What You Need: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups all-purpose

Got a recipe to share? Send it in to see it in the next issue.

Made the cookies? Send us pictures so we can see and post them!

This is a nice sugar cookie which doesn't require that you chill the dough before you roll it out. We recommend you roll it out between two sheets of waxed paper to prevent sticking.

Preheat oven to 375F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Dough will be stiff. Do not chill dough. Divide dough in half. Roll each half about 1/8 inch thick. Dip cutters into flour before each use. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet on middle rack of oven for 8-12 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.

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THE ULTIMATE LIST OF

WINTER BUYS Store: Claires

HELLO KITTY LARGE POLKA DOT BACKPACK $34.00 Hello Kitty will take you anywhere you want to go with this large backpack. A large red pouch with "Hello Kitty" written in black glitter is on the front of this polka dotted backpack and the top flap is a furry Hello Kitty face with a puffy faux leather polka dotted bow. The top is a drawstring closure and it has adjustable shoulder straps.

MINNIE MOUSE EARMUFF HEADPHONES $29.50 Look as cute as Minnie Mouse while staying warm and rocking out to your favorite tunes with these earmuff headphones.

Striped Earmuff Headphones $26.50 It may be cold outside, but that shouldn't keep you from your music. These striped earmuff headphones will keep your ears warm as you listen to your favorite tunes

Backdrop Earrings - 6.50

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