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Teen Book Review: Girl in the Arena

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Review by Mikayla, Cloverdale, 11th grade
Girl in the Arena is an amazing story about a young teen named Lynie.  Lynie is the daughter of seven Glads (Gladiators).  When Lynie’s 7th father, Tommy, steps into the arena to fight the biggest fight of his life Lynie gives him her dowry bracelet as a token of good luck.  But when Tommy is slain his opponent Uber takes the bracelet for himself.  Thus, by law, requiring Lynie to marry him.  In an effort to maintain her freedom Lynie steps into the arena…

Rincon Valley’s Mad Hatter Tea Party!

In celebration of Tim Burton’s new movie, Alice in Wonderland, Rincon Valley had a Mad Hatter Tea Party on Tuesday afternoon.  Teens were invited to make a mad hat and have tea and cookies.  The hats were made from brown paper bags, paint, ribbons and other odds and ends.  Enjoy the pictures from this great teen event!

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New Books!

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Win a Copy of Beautiful Creatures!!!

Sonoma County Library is giving away a brand new signed copy of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl!

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Submit a review of any book by April 30th to teenspace@sonoma.lib.ca.us to be entered into the drawing.  

Conditions:  Sonoma County Library must own a copy of the book you review.  Please check the catalog.

Please include the title, author, the review, your name, grade, branch and contact information with each review.  Only your first name will be published with the review.

You can submit a maximum of 2 reviews for two chances to win.

When writing your review please write a summary of the book without giving any the ending or any big surprises.  If you liked the book, why or why not?  Would you recommend this book to a friend?

If you have any questions please e-mail us at teenspace@sonoma.lib.ca.us or leave us a comment.

Have fun!

Hunger Games Third and Final Book!!!

Scholastic announced that the third and final book in the Hunger Games trilogy will be out Tuesday, August 24th!

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Author Contest!

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Teen authors have contests all the time!  The authors of the new book, Beautiful Creatures, are giving away 12 signed books and a chance to have a virtual chat with them through Skype.  Interested?!?  Visit their website for more information!   http://castergirls.com/beautiful-creatures-book-club-contest/

More New Books!

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 Its spring time! That means seniors are receiving college acceptance letters and juniors are thinking about taking the SATs and deciding what colleges to apply to.  Here are a couple new resources the library has ordered to help the process of going to college.

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Don’t forget about teenspace’s The Road to College Pathfinder!  This resource will help you  find the resources you need for college preparation.

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Book Spotlight: Rage: a Love Story

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Review by Rachel, Healdsburg Library

Joanna has imagined finding her dream girl for so long; she doesn’t think she’ll ever find love.  Then, amazingly, the girl she’s been pining for for years, Reeve Hart, returns Joanna’s affections.  But Reeve has a tough home life and violent tendencies that worry Joanna’s best friend.  Reeve has been the object of Joanna’s affection for so long that Joanna is truly blind to the realities in front of her.  Joanna is so lonely and wants to be loved so badly that not even a black eye will keep her from going back to Reeve time after time.  But this love is truly dangerous.

While this book features a same sex couple, domestic/relationship violence for teens is more common than you might think.  There are books out there that tell the story of man/woman domestic violence, yet few are written that discuss violence in same sex couples.  This book might be best enjoyed by older readers.  It is violent and edgy with not a few four letter words.  Rage:  a Love Story is an important book because it really shows you how a strong, smart, reasonable person can be so lonely that they will take any amount of abuse just to stay with the person they adore.  Julie Anne Peters is the author of many excellent books for teens, including Luna, Keeping You a Secret, and Between Mom and Jo.