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Montgomery County Public Library's Teensite: For Teens and By Teens and Librarians Who Love Teens
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Poetry Competition Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 MCPL Teen Poetry Competition:

  • Alice-Yanhong Lu (First Place)Poetry Competition Awards
  • Zoe Johnson (Second Place)
  • Sara Hunt (Third Place)

The following were awarded honorable mention: 

  • Julia Di
  • Jessica Li
  • Justina Yang
  • Ariana Yeatts-Lonske

Take a look at the winners' poems.

 

(Poetry Competition Awards Ceremony, April 27, 2013 - from
upper left: Zoe, Ryan [TAG member reading Alice's winning poem],
Ariana, Kara [TAG member reading Sara's poem], and Justina.)

Thank you to all who participated.  The quality of the poems submitted was amazing.                     

 

The Many Reasons Why the Library Is Great for Teens

These wonderful videos were created by Shannon Farney, who works in the county's Office of Cable and Broadband Services, in collaboration with MCPL's Teen Advisory Group.  Enjoy!

 

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What to Do This Spring

Activities of Note for Teens @ MCPL:    

 

Holes by Louis SacharMay 18 - Teen Book Discussion and Movie @ Chevy Chase Library, 12 noon.  Registration required.

  

Astronomy for EveryoneVarious dates in May - What an amazing world!  Astronomy for Everyone at various libraries.

 

Beneath the Surface

 

Coming this summer - Teen Summer Reading.  Details soon.

 

 

 

Note These Special Events

Upcoming Books: 

May 2013:

  • School Spirits (Hex Hall) by Rachel Hawkins

June 2013:

  • The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

September 2013:

  • Lord of Opium (sequel to The House of the Scorpion) by Nancy Farmer
  • The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
  • The Dream Thieves (Raven Boys #2) by Maggie Stiefvater

October 2013:

  • UnSouled (Unwind Trilogy #3) by Neal Shusterman 
  • Untitled (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth
  • The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan
  • Unbreakable (The Legion) by Kami Garcia
  • The Shadowhunter's Codex (The Moral Instruments) by Cassandra Clare

coming in 2014: Clariel (Abhorsen #4) by Garth Nix, sequel (untitled) to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

 
Movies Scheduled for 2013 Release:
  • Iron Man 3 (May 3) - trailer
  • The Great Gatsby (May 10) - trailer 
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (May 17) - trailer 
  • Tiger Eyes (June 7) - trailer
  • Much Ado About Nothing (June 7) - trailer
  • Man of Steel (June 14) - trailer 
  • World War Z (June 21) - trailer
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (August 16) - trailer
  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (August 23) - trailer
  • Seventh Son (October 18)
  • Carrie (October 18) - trailer
  • Ender's Game (November 1) - teaser & trailer
  • Catching Fire (November 22) - trailer
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (December 13) 
  • Legend (date to be determined)
  • How I Live Now (date to be determined)
  • 13 Reasons Why (date to be determined)
and in 2014: Heist Society, Down a Dark Hall, Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters, Divergent (March 21), Mockingjay, Part 1, The Fault in Our Stars, Delirium (TV Movie), Why We Broke Up,
and 2015: Mockingjay, Part 2
 

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Take Our Poll

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New question:  Vote for your favorite boyfriend character (The Hunger Games and Twilight books excluded).  If your favorite boyfriend character isn't here, let us know his name and book in the Comments link below.

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Upcoming Library Programs

Chess Club at Long Branch LibraryWriter's Club at Marilyn J. Praisner LibraryKnitting Program at TwinbrookGaming at Aspen Hill Library

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Recommendations from Teens

BooksCheck out the book and movie recommendations from teens and let us know what you have enjoyed.

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