Yesterday 20 teens participated in the Stuffed Creatures event at the Rincon Valley library. Some teens created ugly dolls, some created cute dolls and one boy created pacman! It was a lot of fun! Here are some of the finished stuffed creatures dolls made yesterday.
Did you know that the Rincon Valley library has a facebook page?!? You can find these pictures on their facebook page too!
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Review by Tiffany, Librarian, Rincon Valley
Jessica Packwood is very excited about her senior year of high school. Her excitement is short lived when a new student, Lucius Vladescu, comes into her life posing as a foreign exchange student. Jessica doesn’t know much about her birth, only that her parents adopted her from Romania, her birth parents were killed and her birth name is Antanasia. When Lucius calls her by her birth name AND her parents welcome in this strange boy in their home, Jessica is concerned. She soon learns that she is vampire royalty and a pact was made that she would marry Lucius when she turns eighteen. Jessica is appalled and wants nothing to do with the pact, Lucius, or being a vampire. However, Lucius doesn’t give up easily and moves in with Jessica and her family. Will Jessica embrace her vampire heritage? Will she honor the pact and marry Lucius?
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, is funny and romantic. Any Twilight fan will love Beth Fantaskey’s story about vampires, teenagers and love.
The final book in The Luxe series is out! If you log on to The Luxe website you can enter to win the complete series! This contest ends December 14th. If you like reading The Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar you will love The Luxe series! The Luxe series is The Gossip Girl in the 19th century. You want to read this series in order.
The Luxe
Rumors
Envy
Splendor
Sonoma County Library has several online databases you can access from home with your library card number. Many of these databases will help you with research papers. However, if you are planning on taking the SATs or ACTs the Testing & Education Reference Center can help you prepare for the exam.
The Testing & Education Reference Center has a wealth of information for all Sonoma County Library patrons. You can read online study guides and take practice tests for the following exams:
GED - AP - ASVAB - HSPT - CAHSEE - CLEP - ACT - PSAT - SAT - SAT Subject Tests - GRE - MCAT - LSAT - GMAT - TOEFL
You can also find:
You can access all of this from your home computer with a valid Sonoma County Library card.
World Fantasy Award Winner: Tender Morsels
This year the young adult book, Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan, won the World Fantasy Award with the book The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford.
Did you read Tender Morsels? Let us know what you thought!
Seize the Story by Victoria Hanley
Do you like to write? Do you want to write your own book? You might want to check out this handy guide geared towards teens who enjoy writing. This book gives you 14 chapters of tips, facts and information to get you started.
Chapter One: Freeing Your Imagination
Chapter Two: Creating Characters
Chapter Three: Beginnings
Chapter Four: Setting
Chapter Five: The Heart of a Writer
Chapter Six: Writing Dialogue
Chapter Seven: Showing and Telling
Chapter Eight: Plotting and Scheming
Chapter Nine: Conflicts, Middles and Ends
Chapter Ten: Polishing Your Writing
Chapter Eleven: Point of View
Chapter Twelve: Into the Future
Chapter Thirteen: Interviews with Authors
Chapter Fourteen: Questions and Answers
What is NaNoWriMo?!?
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and its happening this November! Every November there is a challenge to write a whole novel during the 30 days of November. Do you like to write? Have you always wanted to write a novel? Here’s your chance!
This challenge is for all ages! Not just adults. The adult website challenges you to write 50,000 words which is roughly the size of The Great Gatsby. The young writer’s website challenges you to make your own writing goal. If you are over the age of 13 you can join the adult challenge if you wish. You can do the young writer’s challenge if you are under the age of 17. Which one will you go for?
NaNoWriMo doesn’t care about quality writing, they care about quantity. To get the words and ideas down on paper. Its all about output. This allows you to write without worry, to write with no risks, to just write.
To reach the 50,000 word challenge visit http://www.nanowrimo.org/.
To reach the Young Writer’s challenge visit http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/.
In 2008, 119,000 adults participated in the NaNoWriMo challenge and 22,000 participated in the Young Writer’s challenge.
Are you up to the challenge?!?
