Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Teen Read Month - Mini Contest #1

So...you want to know more about these Secret Surprise Bags, eh? Each Wednesday I will post a mini-contest here where you can get a chance to win a bag filled with:
  • One super awesome book (either brand new or autographed).
  • Candy.
  • An assortment of the newest and greatest Sno-Isle Libraries swag.
  • Really cool pins.
  • More books.
  • A really random surprise.
This week's Mini Contest is for a Secret Surprise Bag containing an autographed copy of the wonderful book The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by local author Sherman Alexie.

I really LOVE this book. Not only is it a great story, moving, thoughtful, and really funny...it as terrific illustrations by one of my favorite local artists Ellen Forney. If you want to celebrate great teen reads, this is a perfect place to start.

How can you win the Secret Surprise Bag containing this awesome book?

Write haiku about your favorite teen books! No limit to how many haiku you write...only one can be the winner, but it won't be a random drawing...it will be the one I like best :D

Here is an example I just made up for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson:

Melinda won't talk.
Lonely in crowds, carrying
Secret from party.

Top haiku will be selected Wednesday October 12, 2011.
Winner must be a teen (12-18 or 6th-12th grade) in Snohomish or Island Counties who uses a Sno-Isle Library.
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17 comments:

  1. Ashtastic The GreatOctober 5, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Twenty-Four Children
    A vicious fight to the death
    Best of luck tributes.

    -AC

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  2. KjOctober 5, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    For Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief

    Liesel is a girl
    Saving books from fire's reach
    A novel burglar

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  3. Maddy E.October 5, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Where do you enter the haiku?

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  4. DawnOctober 5, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Post them here!

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  5. Ann Diana Dinh,October 6, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Harry James Potter
    And He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
    A fight to the death

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  6. Maddy E.October 7, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    His arm becomes stuck
    On a hike, middle of nowhere
    Should he cut it off?

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  7. Maddy E.October 7, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    An epic battle
    Rages within Hogwarts walls
    spells fly; curses miss

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  8. Maddy E.October 7, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    The Art of Racing in the rain:

    Enzo is a dog
    His life is changed forever
    When Eve becomes sick

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  9. ~Jordan FamilyOctober 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    For Christopher Paolini's Eragon.

    Cry of the ages
    For what may never be
    Seeking of freedom

    -SJ

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  10. MaceyOctober 9, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Way back in the day
    Racism was everything
    Skeeter changes that

    ----The Help----

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  11. MaceyOctober 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Love is difficult
    Being apart takes a toll
    For them, will it last?

    ----Dear John----

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  12. MaceyOctober 9, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Teaming together
    In a game of life or death
    Katniss and Peeta

    ----The Hunger Games----

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  13. MaceyOctober 9, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Dramatic young love
    One immortal, one human
    Can they make it work?

    ----Twilight----

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  14. ~Jordan FamilyOctober 9, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    For Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden

    Garden of beauty
    A bluebird flies by once again
    In mists of secret

    -SJ

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  15. ~Jordan FamilyOctober 12, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    For Rainbow Magic Fairies by Daisy Meadows

    A rainbow of color
    The simplest wish from your heart
    Magical things come

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  16. ~Jordan FamilyOctober 16, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    i cant wait 2 see what one is picked! i loved reading through them all thanks.

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  17. DawnOctober 17, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    I apologize for the delay. I was totally overthinking this! The "one I like best" is KJ's entry for The Book Thief. Her pun in the last line put it over the top for me. So clever! I'll be sending her prize pack on to Marysville tomorrow :D

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