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Silver in the blood
by Jessica Day George
In 1897, 17-year-olds Dacia and Lou, New York socialites and cousins, visit their maternal homeland of Romania and learn the family secret, that they are shapeshifters and are expected to take their rightful places and marry proper husbands.
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The truth about Alice
by Jennifer Mathieu
Four teens reveal their personal secrets and motivations while sharing their perspectives on a classmate who has been cruelly reviled for sexual indiscretions that many believe caused a popular quarterback's fatal car accident. A first novel.
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Paperweight
by Meg Haston
Enduring months in a treatment center for a life-threatening eating disorder, 17-year-old Stevie is haunted by guilt for the accident that caused her brother's death and secretly plans to commit suicide. By the author of the How to Rock series. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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The Six
by Mark Alpert
Adam, crippled by muscular dystrophy, and five other terminally ill teenagers sacrifice their bodies and upload their minds into weaponized robots to battle a dangerously advanced artificial intelligence program bent on destroying humanity
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The escape
by Hannah Jayne
Avery, the police chief's daughter, risks her life to uncover the truth about the murder of a friend, Adam, who disappeared during a hike in the woods with his neighbor, Fletcher, whom she later found covered in blood and with no memory of what happened
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Battlesaurus : rampage at Waterloo
by Brian Falkner
In this alternate history, Napoleon wins at Waterloo by unleashing a secret battlefield weapon—a legion of giant, carnivorous dinosaurs imported from the wilds of the Americas—and only 15-year-old Willem Verheyen stands in the way of the emperor's plan for world domination. Simultaneous eBook.
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The contest is still in full swing! Participants get points for the activities they have completed. The teen with the most amount of points wins a Fujifilm Instax Instant Camera at the end of summer. Win bonus prizes like gift cards for Amazon, Tim Hortons, Wal-mart, or a free book and candy bag. So far the highest point value is 4,500 points. The more books you read, the more points you receive. You can also send in multiple art submissions to collect even more points.
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Mango Languages
Learn practical conversation skills for the world’s
most popular languages using Mango’s online
language learning tools. It’s an easy and fun way
to learn a new language at your own pace — from
the comfort of your home or in the library. Online
language learning courses for 70 languages. Also
includes English language learning in over 19
languages.
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Use Mango to complete one of the challenges in the Teen Summer Library Experience! Learn a langauge new to you and learn how to: -Count from 1 to 10 -Say the ABC's -Hello my name is ________ -Where is the bathroom? -I love my library! To earn more points, learn more than one language!
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-Miracle, Airdire -Winny, Chestermere
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-Adysha, Beiseker -Faith, Chestermere
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-Amanda, Three Hills -Jenaya, Three Hills
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They have previews of new books coming out, fun quizzes, Like Try Why, and endless book lists! Follow them on Facebook and Twitter for instant updates and conversations about the YA community! Lots of book reviews on new and upcoming novels, contests and a teen blog!
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Send in your artwork, book reviews, or short stories to teens@marigold.ab.ca to have them featured in future issues of Teen'Zine Teen Summer Library Experience survery coming soon! Here is your chance to tell us how you liked the contest and what we can improve on for next year. And yes, there will be a prize draw for completing the survey.
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Marigold Library System 710 - 2nd Street Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1K4 403-934-5334www.marigold.ab.ca |
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