You wouldn't send a sports writer to review an art show, right? So the the idea of sending an adult to review teen star Miranda Cosgrove's concert just didn't seem right. Instead, Patch photographer and writer Bob Krasner took his 11-year-old daughter Ava to do the job right. In addition, we wrangled a one-on-one interview, which was posted last week. Here also, is Ava's review. Miranda Cosgrove, otherwise known as the star of TV's iCarly and also the little sister named Megan in Drake and Josh has a new career as a singer. She has just released her first album called Sparks Fly. When Miranda…

In this modern day society, the teenage girl world is one big competition. A gigantic sport to be the best. Most girls mob all the best clothing stories trying to get the skimpy tank top everyone’s wearing, or the revealing dress that would make them the life of a party. Of course, there are some girls who are either above or below the competition. Some girls feel comfortable in dirty jeans and T- shirts, while others are so popular or different they don’t need to be in the competition. I don’t know which category I fall into, but I do know that yesterday I found my mom dragging me to shops …

Patch Kids is a place for young voices to share stories, opinions, photographs and art. Isabel Caravela, a third grader at Jefferson School in Caldwell, contributed this movie review. Isabel likes to write, sing, act and do all sports. I went to see Justin Bieber’s new movie this week at Clearview’s Caldwell Cinema 4. I have to admit that I wasn’t a big fan of his before this movie. I thought he sounded like a girl and had weird hair. But after seeing this movie, now I love him. Let me tell you about the movie and why I had a change of heart about this teen idol. Justin was born in Toronto, …

You don't send a boy to do a man's job, but sometimes the job calls for a fifth-grade girl. Eleven-year-old Ava Krasner had the chance to sit down and chat with her favorite TV star, Miranda Cosgrove, before her recent concert at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair. She also got to spend the night with Dad, photographer Bob Krasner, whose Behind the Lens feature captures the girls in action. Following is Ava's story and interview! When I walked into Miranda Cosgrove's dressing room my heart was beating so fast! I was VERY nervous but I was also VERY excited. I wasn't sure what she was going to …