Are you obsessed with zombies? Do you actively plan what you would do during a zombie attack? Or do you like to dress up and pretend to be one? Or do you just like the way they dance?
Whatever your reason for loving zombies, this weekend we invite you to come to the Mountlake Terrace Library to celebrate zombies in all their undead glory! How do we plan to do this? With a Zombie Thriller Party!
How do writers make a real scene of a simple situation? Layering of course! Young adult authors Heather Davis (Never Cry Werewolf, The Clearing) and Liz Gallagher (The Opposite of Invisible) will lead you through the process of layering in setting, character emotions, thoughts and other details that make a scene come alive.
Actual. Published. Authors of Awesomeness will be at Lynnwood Library at 4pm.
Writing a book? Think you might want to someday? Aiming to be the next famous author?Just want to rock at the next creative writing assignment? Bored with summer already and need something to do this afternoon?
Well, yeah. As long as the library is closed. Which is exactly what we're doing Friday night (February 26th). By 7pm, Lynnwood Library will have been transformed into an 18-obstacle course for Frisbees. Dare to try your hand?
We'll provide the Frisbees, the snacks, and for a few lucky players, a prize. You'll be 12-18 ready to have fun - absolutely no skill is required!
As with all library programs, this is aFREEevent thanks to the Sno-Isle Foundation & the Friends of the Library.
In celebration of Teen Read Month, we are having a really spectacular author visit!
If you want an awesome "read beyond reality," pick up "Liar" ... a psychological thriller set in New York City told from the point of view of a compulsive liar, which will make you question truth, reality, and who you can trust. This is one of the best books I've read all year...you won't be able to put it down!
Meet author Justine Larbalestier, and celebrate the publication of "Liar" at our Liar’s Party! Dress up as anyone else (normally a goth? come as a jock!)a, and be prepared to tell your best whoppers as we play Two Truths and a Lie and other devious games. Mocktails and snacks will be served. Books will be available for purchase.
Here she is: The Fantastic Shredding Samurai (ok, well, that's sorta a lame name, but *I* didn't pick it!)
Make your own at the Hero Factory! I'd love to see your creations, so comment if you post them somewhere!
Readergirlz are featuring Coe Booth's Kendra this month - the live chat will occur on Wednesday, August 26th at 6 PM PST - but dialog will be happening all month long at the rgz blog!
Ok, since the winners of the Harry Potter giveaway are most likely quietly ensconced in their reading chairs revisiting the last three adventures of that scar-faced bespectacled boy, it's time for a new giveaway. Now, The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan may not be as popular as good 'ole Harry, but I assure you, if you are a fan of adventures and quests concerning orphaned young underdogs, you will love Will, who has been apprenticed to the mysterious Ranger.
I have TWO copies of the newest installment in this series, The Siege of Macindaw, to giveaway. Same drill as before, you must comment to have a chance at the books - this time I want you to tell me what your favorite fantasy book (or series) is that ISN'THarry Potter, Twilight, or The Ranger's Apprentice.
The rules: You MUST be between the ages of 12-18. You MUST be able to pick up your prize at one of the 21 Sno-Isle libraries (or be on the bookmobile route). Find a library near you. Note that you can only enter ONCE! :)
You have until Tuesday, August 11th at 8pm to enter! We'll have a random drawing and announce the winners Tuesday night - so you'll have to check back to see if you win - and then the winners will need to email us at the address we'll provide on the 11th.
Just to whet your appetite, here's a teaser book trailer for the first three books:
And, if you need more proof of this series' cred (I don't know why I'm assuming you haven't read it, I've personally given it to scads of you - and there are currently 72 holds on The Siege of Macindaw) THEY ARE MAKING A MOVIE OF THE FIRST BOOK TO BE RELEASED NEXT YEAR. Just so you know. It's not like I'm all excited or anything... *looks away*
All you have to do is think up a caption for the image below and enter it on the contest site. You could win tons of stuff, including a Gibson G-310 guitar.
Details: Seeking Intermediate to Advanced Modern/Ballet Dancers (ages 13-19) for DANCE This, an annual youth training and performance project produced by STG (Seattle Theatre Group). Selected dancers will perform on July 10-11, 2009 @ The Paramount Theatre in a contemporary piece by Sonia Dawkins (artistic director of SD Prism Dance Theatre and PNB modern dance faculty member and choreographer).
For more information about DANCE This, click here.
RSVP required: Email lizy@stgpresents.org or call 206-467-5510, x1171."
"Here's the deal: each week from now until Support Teen Literature Day on April 16th, we'll be awarding a package of books to one winner. To enter, you just comment on our blog posts (comments on older posts count - a point for each comment!) and get an extra ten points for taking up the week's challenge. Get ten more any time by becoming one of our blog followers!"
Tell the world what you find to be Truly Beautiful! Just upload a 90-second video describing what real beauty means to you...and you could win yourself an iTouch! PLUS, for every uploaded video, I'll donate $10 (up to $1,000) to Global Surgical Outreach, an amazing group that helps kids with cleft lips and palates in the third world.
Here's what to do:
Record a 90-second video essay about what's truly beautiful to you!
Upload the video onto YouTube.
Then...send a link to north@marthabee.com. (Martha Brockenbrough--tech guru and my friend of much wonderosity--will link your video to the North of Beautiful YouTube channel.)
Tell all your friends to RATE your video.
The Official Rules for the NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL: FIND BEAUTY CHALLENGE:
The Top 5 videos will be chosen by YOU based on the most views and highest ratings. So be sure to tell all your friends to vote for you! Any ties will be broken by the North of Beautiful team.
The North of Beautiful team will score the five finalists on A) 40 percent emotional appeal (humor, pull-on-the-heartstrings, incites activism, etc.); B) 40 percent content (clean, widespread appeal across audiences, plot – if applicable, scriptwriting – if applicable); and C) 20 percent professionalism (smooth transitions, stable video, non-jarring editing cuts, constant audio levels).
All videos must contain original content. Your entry indicates you understand this and have the legal rights to distribute your video.
Any videos deemed inappropriate by the North of Beautiful team will be removed. Please don't upload anything that wouldn't, say, be shown on television during prime-time hours, or anything you wouldn't want to watch with your first-grade teacher. So no nudity, profanity, or racial slurs.
The contest will run from 12:01 a.m. Feb. 1, 2009 until 11:59 p.m. Mar. 30, 200. Anything submitted before or after the deadline can't be considered.
Justina will donate $10 for every uploaded video (for a maximum of $1,000) to Global Surgical Outreach to help fund facial surgeries for kids in the third world.
The Find Beauty Challenge is open to people over 14.
The Grand Prize winner will receive one iPod Touch. 3 runners up will receive fabulous gifts, such as an autographed collection of Justina's novels, other free books, etc."
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Follow us, and we can follow you, too. We'd love to get to know our teen library users even better!
To celebrate the release in the last of the Magic In Manhattan series (Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags), Parties & Potions, they are running a sweepstakes to w"in a trip for four to Manhattan to have lunch with Sarah Mlynowski!"
"Answer the below question and win! As Rachel and Miri know, life’s a ball when you’re a witch! In 100 words or less, tell us what you would do if you could be a witch for a day!"
"Dragon's Horde is a contest for teen writers with the goal of discovering and publishing fresh talent in the areas of short story writing, poetry, artwork, photography, and illustrated stories such as manga. The prize is publication in a forthcoming anthology called, Dragon's Horde 2: A treasury of teen art and writing as well as copies of the book for the winners in each category."
Come to the Mountlake Terrace Library this Friday for a Twilight Party!
Celebrate new Twilight movie with Goth makeovers, games and fun DIY projects including making duct tape roses, Goth sock puppets and body glitter! Discuss the movie vs. the book, Edward vs. Jacob!
Are you obsessed with zombies? Do you actively plan what you would do during a zombie attack? Or do you like to dress up and pretend to be one? Or do you just like the way they dance?
