I don't really see how this means they like him, girls can just be friends with boys. But I know that won't help. So what i'd do is chat to them about boys and stuff and somehow work in the fact that you'd never go out with any of their crushes or exes or whatever and they'll probably agree.
I do get it though, im 15 and have constant boy troubles, girls are bitches, and you just gotta role with the punches there not always gonna be perfect. But what I have learnt is that when you have a problem with some one, make sure you talk it through, because if you wait too long then anger will build up inside you too a point where you have blown it over completely and may end up in a huge fight over some guy none of you really seem to talk to. Just remember sisters before misters :D.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.