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Winners are here!! We are so excited to announce the winners of the 24th annual Our Own Expressions We will be celebrating the 36 winners with 36 days of We are notifying winners and sending prizes and copies of the published book by mail. No matter what the future holds, we will continue to recognize and honor the value of the arts in the lives of our students.
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Disclaimer Magazine from Write253 Calling teen artists and writers! Disclaimer Magazine is accepting submissions of poetry, prose, and visual art from young adults ages 13 - 22 to be published. Deadline: October 23, 2020
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Take the Mic from KNKX Are you a teen with a story to tell? KNKX's Take the Mic series turns the mic over to YOU. All you need is a smart phone and a voice recording app.
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Did you know you can receive professional feedback on your writing for free? Send any kind of writing (research papers, college application essays, scholarship essays, creative writing, short stories) to the Writing Lab and receive professional feedback within 24 hours!
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Dear Ally, How Do You Write a Book?
by Ally Carter
What it is: an honest, easy-to-read guide for aspiring writers that covers the entire process of writing a book, from outlining to editing to publishing.
Featuring: tried-and-true advice from popular author Ally Carter, as well as cameos from David Levithan, Marie Lu, and Holly Black (to name just a few).
Is it for you? If you’ve ever struggled through NaNoWriMo or gone to an author event just so you could ask for writing tips, this book is for you.
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Ordinary hazards : a memoir
by Nikki Grimes
The award-winning author of Garvey’s Choice describes her childhood marked by a mentally ill mother, a mostly absent father, abusive caregivers, stints in a succession of foster homes and how, from a very young age, she discovered the magic and solace of writing in order to deal with the pain and hazards of her life.
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How I Discovered Poetry
by Marilyn Nelson
What it is: a collection of 50 autobiographical sonnets describing poet Marilyn Nelson’s experiences growing up black in 1950s America, including her family’s frequent moves (her father was an Air Force officer) and her realization that "there's a poet behind my face."
Who it’s for: those who find comfort in words, as well as those who see themselves in Nelson’s search for her own authentic voice.
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Find booklists by grade level on our website Check out these fall booklists below, available to download - Books that give you that Fall Feeling
- Teen Horror
- Voting and Elections for Teens
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Books that give you that Fall Feeling
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The darkest part of the forest
by Holly Black
Living in a town where humans and fae live side by side, Hazel and her brother, Ben, confront memories of heroism, shifting loyalties and stinging betrayals when a boy who has been sleeping for decades awakens in his glass coffin.
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A study in Charlotte : a Charlotte Holmes novel
by Brittany Cavallaro
Rival teens Charlotte and Jamie, descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, investigate the mystery of why they are being framed for murder at their American boarding school.
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Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell; illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks
What it's about: It's Halloween, and high school seniors Deja and Josie are working their final shift at Omaha's best pumpkin patch. Outgoing Deja wants to make their last night together as exciting as possible -- and that means getting shy Josie to finally talk to the girl of his dreams.
Book buzz: Popular creators Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks team up for the first time in this fast-paced graphic novel packed with charmingly awkward characters and cozy fall colors.
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Bone Gap
by Laura Ruby
Knowing that his sister has been kidnapped by a dangerous assailant and that she did not abandon the family like their mother did years earlier, Finn confronts town secrets to organize a search. By the Edgar Award-nominated author of Lily's Ghost.
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The Boneless Mercies
by April Genevieve Tucholke
Longing for heroic adventures worthier than hired hits, Frey, a member of an all-girl team of elite assassins, targets a rampaging monster in the hope of improving prospects for her squadmates and all the women of their community. By the author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
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Undead girl gang : a novel
by Lily Anderson
While investigating the supposed suicides of her best friend, Riley, and mean girls June and Dayton, sixteen-year-old Wiccan Mila Flores accidentally brings them back to life
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Sawkill Girls
by Claire Legrand
The setting: Sawkill Rock, home to wealthy people, beautiful horses, and a legendary monster that preys on young women.
Featuring: outsider Zoey, who refuses to give up on her missing best friend; newcomer Marion, whose sister just disappeared; and privileged Val, who might be trapped by her family's dark legacy.
Read it for: atmospheric, magic-tinged horror starring diverse teen girls who band together to battle evil.
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Monstress : Awakening Volume one, Awakening
by Marjorie M Liu
A survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and the Arcanics, teenager Maika Halfwolf is both the hunter and hunted as she seeks answers about her mysterious past
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The woods : Yearbook Edition
by James Tynion
"It's been over a year since the students, teachers, and additional staff of Bay Point Preparatory High School in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin were suddenly transported countless light years away to the middle of an ancient, primordial wilderness. Despite the chaos of their first year, the students have begun to build a life in this new world, a burgeoning society out of the ruins of their past."
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Bleeding Earth
by Kaitlin Ward
High school senior Lea wishes she could ignore the blood oozing from the earth, causing her New Hampshire town and the world to panic, but the blood, hair, and bones that grow from the earth turn Lea into a prisoner in her own home, and eventually she will have to rescue her sanity, herself, and her girlfriend
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Voting and Elections for Teens
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One person, no vote : how not all voters are treated equally
by Carol Anderson
With One Person, No Vote, Carol Anderson chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision effectively allowed districts with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson follows the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination unfolding before our very eyes as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season
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Stolen justice : the struggle for African-American voting rights
by Lawrence Goldstone
"Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote? In a bitter partisan fight over the legislature and Constitution, the answer eventually became yes, though only after two constitutional amendments, two Reconstruction Acts, two Civil Rights Acts, three Enforcement Acts, the impeachment of a president, and an army of occupation. Yet, even that was not enough to ensure that African American voices would be heard, or their lives protected. In this vivid portrait of the systematic suppression of the African American vote, critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone traces the injustices of the post-Reconstruction era through the eyes of incredible individuals, both heroic and barbaric. Though this is a story of America's past, Goldstone brilliantly draws direct links to today's creeping threats to suffrage in this important and timely book."
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Voters : from primaries to decision night
by Robert Grayson
Examines the role of voters in elections, discussing how they are recruited to work on campaigns and how they determine which candidates represent their party.
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