The Teen Read Week writing contest Say it Your Way brought out some interesting pieces. Winners are listed below:
Poetry - Alex Scott -"All about me" 7th grader from MSMS;
Short Story High School - Emilee Seaman, "Shadows, Light & Motorbikes," tied for first with
Jordin Pleasant, "Freedom Remembered," both are homeschoolers
Short Story Middle School - Sarah McDonald "Holding Hands" 6th grade MNMS
2nd Place - Brooke Pleasant "Dear Diary" homeschooler
LOL grand prize to Rachel Vick- 7th grade MSMS for "Mistake or Accident" - about her little sister...
Stories and poems will be submitted to Teen Ink magazine for possible publication so we will not reprint winners works here. But if you know them -- get them to read you their stories.
Judges H.C. Mooningham of MCTI Theater, and JoAnne Moore, retired librarian of the Central City Business and Professional Women's Club who judged the event were very proud of our young authors. We thank the judges for the time and efforts and their comments of encouragement to the young writers.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Teen Read Week Say it Your Way! contest
Hope you are planning to enter our Teen Read Week writing contest - Say it Your Way!
Poetry, Short Story, Essay or Comic Strip - entries due in to either Central City or Harbin Memorial Library by closing Monday night October 15, 2007 at 8 pm.
LOL @ your library!
is this year's ALA theme for Teen Read Week so we will give a special prize to the most humorous piece of work as our overall contest winner. Winners in each category will also be recognized. It is planned to send the winners to Teen Ink magazine for possible publication as well.
Good Luck.
Write a little, write a lot but Say it Your Way!
Miss Pockets
Don't Forget TAB October 26, 2007 - featuring Eragon!!!!
Poetry, Short Story, Essay or Comic Strip - entries due in to either Central City or Harbin Memorial Library by closing Monday night October 15, 2007 at 8 pm.
LOL @ your library!
is this year's ALA theme for Teen Read Week so we will give a special prize to the most humorous piece of work as our overall contest winner. Winners in each category will also be recognized. It is planned to send the winners to Teen Ink magazine for possible publication as well.
Good Luck.
Write a little, write a lot but Say it Your Way!
Miss Pockets
Don't Forget TAB October 26, 2007 - featuring Eragon!!!!
Monday, October 1, 2007
TAB teens speak out about books they really liked
Lots of readers at the 2nd TAB - Teens and Books. We had pizza again, but not a trivia game this time, too many different titles read in this extensive series. (Unlike Harry Potter where the trivia was fast and furiously competitive.)
Also, the moms, who were the teens' invited guests and indeed Miss Pockets, had read more Nancy Drews than our current set of teens. We had a book discussion about Nancy Drews and other books that made memories for us and here are some of the results of the discussion.
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Scully wrote:
Mystery at the Ski Jump , a Nancy Drew: it took me to Canada. It was neat reading about her adventures in Canada.
I read My Friend Flicka, that took me out west. It is a very exciting and emotional book. I loved it.
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Jon T Tay reported on W.E.B. Griffin's
Behind the Lines: it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time I read it - you will love it.
It's an adult World War II novel...lots in the series for those interested in military history and fiction.
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ah12 said:
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It took me to a time before I was born. The Little House on the Prairie books let me see how people lived before the world started inventing technology. Julie of the Wolves is another memory maker.
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beepleased cheerfully shared this:
I read Savanah’s Journey. The girl lost her father and her “sister” Its one of the best books I’ve read.
Nancy Drew, don’t remember the title but they went to Florida and it was good, that’s about all I remember.
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"General George first pres"
The Mutt by Rodney Mullen
He always looked at the technical side of skateboarding and appreciated all the styles and personality of all the other skaters.
--- note this title was not at MCPL but sounds like one we need to get so it will go on the "Needs and Wants list." The library keeps a daily list of requests and suggestions, so please, let staff know about titles and authors you would like to see the libraries offer.
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Sam Sprite
I read a Nancy Drew graphic novel. It was freaky how the house kept moving. I thought Nancy was crazy to follow the house when it showed her death. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Dollhouse.
I really suggest Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Nixie’s Song.
Suggestion already taken care of - both HM and CC have a copy and they were both checked out. Book was only published Sept. 18, 2007, so MCPL was ready for you to be excited about this title. Just put your name on the reserve list and it will be in your hands soon. Reserve books are for all ages, so if it is out and you want it, please ask the staff to "Reserve" it for you.
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JP48driving
I read a few Nancy Drews, but wasn’t a major fan. So I don’t have many memories there.
One of my favorite books is “Shadow Spinner.” I love to travel, and would love to go to the exotic places mentioned in the book: Afghanistan, India, Persia, and Pakistan; but the book took me there and there was a lot of culture and history in the book as well.
"The Flames of Rome" is another fave of mine. It involves a lot of history and is very vivid and descriptive.
Suggestions – for the teen space – I would enjoy Brio magazine and Contemporary Gospel music added to the cd collection – Casting Crowns, Mark Harris or Matthew West and similar artists…
SaraLeeh
Nancy Drew: Diamond Deceit. If I can remember Nancy & George went to California to see Bess. Well, I have read tons of books about California.
Book suggestion: Nancy Drew: Sea of Suspicion
(this is #85 - an older title we don't have at MCPL, maybe someone will donate one - we do accept books as gifts to the library)
Stickyfingers
A while back I read a book called The Cabin Faced West. It was interesting to read about living in a cabin on a farm.
penguinsfriend
I remember one Nancy Drew where it took place in a creepy castle or manor with a rose in the center of the floor. It intrigued me. (Probably "In Search of the Black Rose" set in England and including Oxford University - it is one of the Nancy Drew On Campus series in the Teen Space, not with the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys collection that is on the new spinner rack at the Central City Library.
Note: Series titles such as these and other special groups have display boxes in the J Fiction section at Harbin Memorial.
The Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman. It was a very good book and made me feel afraid, happy, curious and sad. I fully realized the horrible opium addiction that plagued that time period. It was well written and a splendid novel.
More Phillip Pullman books please.
SPsant
Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard. It’s about a trapper and his dogs and how they live off the land.
Teens at the TAB meeting will probably understand our internet code names. If you wish to be a TAB member or blog author please email tech.hmlib@gmail.com for more details. Personal details will not be posted but you must verify Muhlenberg County library membership in order to attend TAB or post on the blog.
Join us in October for the featured title: Eragon, Friday, October 26, 2007, 5:30-7:30 pm.
Also, the moms, who were the teens' invited guests and indeed Miss Pockets, had read more Nancy Drews than our current set of teens. We had a book discussion about Nancy Drews and other books that made memories for us and here are some of the results of the discussion.
****
Scully wrote:
Mystery at the Ski Jump , a Nancy Drew: it took me to Canada. It was neat reading about her adventures in Canada.
I read My Friend Flicka, that took me out west. It is a very exciting and emotional book. I loved it.
****
Jon T Tay reported on W.E.B. Griffin's
Behind the Lines: it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time I read it - you will love it.
It's an adult World War II novel...lots in the series for those interested in military history and fiction.
****
ah12 said:
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It took me to a time before I was born. The Little House on the Prairie books let me see how people lived before the world started inventing technology. Julie of the Wolves is another memory maker.
****
beepleased cheerfully shared this:
I read Savanah’s Journey. The girl lost her father and her “sister” Its one of the best books I’ve read.
Nancy Drew, don’t remember the title but they went to Florida and it was good, that’s about all I remember.
****
"General George first pres"
The Mutt by Rodney Mullen
He always looked at the technical side of skateboarding and appreciated all the styles and personality of all the other skaters.
--- note this title was not at MCPL but sounds like one we need to get so it will go on the "Needs and Wants list." The library keeps a daily list of requests and suggestions, so please, let staff know about titles and authors you would like to see the libraries offer.
****
Sam Sprite
I read a Nancy Drew graphic novel. It was freaky how the house kept moving. I thought Nancy was crazy to follow the house when it showed her death. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Dollhouse.
I really suggest Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Nixie’s Song.
Suggestion already taken care of - both HM and CC have a copy and they were both checked out. Book was only published Sept. 18, 2007, so MCPL was ready for you to be excited about this title. Just put your name on the reserve list and it will be in your hands soon. Reserve books are for all ages, so if it is out and you want it, please ask the staff to "Reserve" it for you.
****
JP48driving
I read a few Nancy Drews, but wasn’t a major fan. So I don’t have many memories there.
One of my favorite books is “Shadow Spinner.” I love to travel, and would love to go to the exotic places mentioned in the book: Afghanistan, India, Persia, and Pakistan; but the book took me there and there was a lot of culture and history in the book as well.
"The Flames of Rome" is another fave of mine. It involves a lot of history and is very vivid and descriptive.
Suggestions – for the teen space – I would enjoy Brio magazine and Contemporary Gospel music added to the cd collection – Casting Crowns, Mark Harris or Matthew West and similar artists…
SaraLeeh
Nancy Drew: Diamond Deceit. If I can remember Nancy & George went to California to see Bess. Well, I have read tons of books about California.
Book suggestion: Nancy Drew: Sea of Suspicion
(this is #85 - an older title we don't have at MCPL, maybe someone will donate one - we do accept books as gifts to the library)
Stickyfingers
A while back I read a book called The Cabin Faced West. It was interesting to read about living in a cabin on a farm.
penguinsfriend
I remember one Nancy Drew where it took place in a creepy castle or manor with a rose in the center of the floor. It intrigued me. (Probably "In Search of the Black Rose" set in England and including Oxford University - it is one of the Nancy Drew On Campus series in the Teen Space, not with the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys collection that is on the new spinner rack at the Central City Library.
Note: Series titles such as these and other special groups have display boxes in the J Fiction section at Harbin Memorial.
The Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman. It was a very good book and made me feel afraid, happy, curious and sad. I fully realized the horrible opium addiction that plagued that time period. It was well written and a splendid novel.
More Phillip Pullman books please.
SPsant
Snow Dog by Jim Kjelgaard. It’s about a trapper and his dogs and how they live off the land.
Teens at the TAB meeting will probably understand our internet code names. If you wish to be a TAB member or blog author please email tech.hmlib@gmail.com for more details. Personal details will not be posted but you must verify Muhlenberg County library membership in order to attend TAB or post on the blog.
Join us in October for the featured title: Eragon, Friday, October 26, 2007, 5:30-7:30 pm.
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