About Viktoria Kreyden

Age: 13
School: Sycamore School
I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and moved to America when I was 3. I am an only child.

Interests: I love ballet and cats and writing and talking with my friends. I've taken ballet lessons ever since I was three.

Hobbies: Ballet, drawing, writing, going to Petsmart to look at kittens.
Favorite Color: turquiose
Favorite Book(s): All Quiet on the Western Front
Favorite Movie(s): That Darn Cat
Favorite Food: Greek Gyros
Favorite YPress Story: New Breed of Seed

Stories by Viktoria

Young inner-city teens list community improvement and school safety as top concerns

By Michelle Hu, 16, Viktoria Kreyden, 12, Noelle Sercer, 13, Jonathan Gainer, 15, Mallory St. Claire, 16, Joe St.Claire, 14, Warren Stokes, 17

As the political gambits of the 2008 campaigns kick into high gear, involvement by youth is higher than in any election. According to the Pew Research Center, overall youth turnout - voters ages 17 to 200 for the primaries has increased five percent from the 2004 election.

Exotic animals may be fascinating, but not all make great pets

By Shelby Helton, 17, Sam Clark, 11, Viktoria Kreyden, 13, William Andrews, 11, Peter Akinola, 15, Alex Williams, 11

Instead of awakening to Spot barking or Frisky purring, Lauren Van Atter listens to Fiyero sing a solo at 6 a.m. Fiyero, named for a character in the musical "Wicked" is Lauren's cockatiel. Most kids have pet dogs and cats, but according to Dr. Angela Lennox, more young people are choosing to own exotic pets than ever before.