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Dear Teachers,
Welcome to the Spring 2012 issue of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library's newsletter just for middle school teachers!  This season, tell your teens about our Teen Poetry Contest and Teen Tech Week: Me in 3 Contest! |
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Book of the Month
Divergent by Veronica Roth  In a not too distant future, Beatrice Prior lives as an Abnegnation. Selfless, thinking of nothing but others, she's allowed to look in the mirror only twice a year for hair cuts. She was born into her family's faction, but in her heart, she has always felt like she doesn't belong.
Luckily for Beatrice, upon turning sixteen, she will be tested to reveal her true aptitude and allowed to switch to one of the other factions: Candor, Dauntless, Erudite, and Amity. These factions were created after a horrible war, with each group believing that they are pursuing the complete antithesis of the evil that brought their world down.
There are some people, however, who do not fit into any mold. Beatrice's test reveals that she is one of them - a Divergent - and her results are a dangerous secret she can't even share with her family. Divergents are hunted down and killed. Hiding herself as a Dauntless pledge might work for a while, but then the new "Trice" discovers a deadly secret, which reveals that evil is not as far in the past as everyone thought.
This thought-provoking, action-packed dystopic thriller will leave you wanting more (there is a sequel!) and wondering - where would you belong?
Check it out here or go to www.librarypoint.org.
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Teen Tech Week
Me in 3 Contest 
Who are you? A writer, an athlete, a homebody, a friend, a brother, a thinker . . .? Now, can you tell people who you are in only three words?
Tell us your life in 3 words with photos (no more than 3) or a video, no more than 3 minutes long. The winner receives a NOOK Color! Entries will be accepted online February 3-March 3. Don't forget to vote for your favorite entry, too! Online voting will occur March 4-10.
Visit teens.librarypoint.org for more information. Me in 3 is in celebration of Teen Tech Week sponsored by the American Library Association.
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Teen Poetry Contest
 Calling all teen poets! Celebrate National Poetry Month by submitting your original poetry in our Teen Poetry Contest!
Entries will be judged by University of Mary Washington's Arrington Poet-in-Residence, Allison Seay. Winners will be awarded prizes and invited to read their work. Two categories, Grades 7-9 and Grades 10-12. Entries will be accepted online at http://teens.librarypoint.org. Maximum of three entries. |
Inspired by Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, the Central Rappahannock Regional Library invites you to join us March-October 2012 for Cultivating Community, our sustainable food-based initiative, with many programs and activities! Visit us at librarypoint.org to learn more!
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Youth Services Team
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