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Stephanie Piro is one of the Six Chix. Every Saturday, her cartoons appear in a comic strip by that name. She and five other cartoonists contribute to the daily feature. All of them are women, but they all write independently. We'll talk with Stephanie about her contributions to Six Chix, as well as her own, separate strip called Fair Game. We'll also speak with Chris Bujold, artistic director for New Hampshire's new comedy troupe, Stranger Than Fiction.

The transition from elementary school to middle school is a challenging one for adolescents. Kids from different social and economic groups come together for an experience that can be both agonizing and exciting as they enter a whole new world of learning. Laura's guest is Donna Marie San Antonio, a lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-director of the Appalachian Mountain Teen Project. She is also the author of "Adolescent Lives in Transition: How Social Class Influences the Adjustment to Middle School".