CONGRATULATIONS!! 2012 Participants

Well done Dream Big 2012 Bloggers.  The 7 participants posted blogs for over 40 book titles this year. The drawing was held as planned on Tuesday, August 28th at approximately 7:05pm.  Martha S., Mrs. H and one impartial library visitor conducted the drawings in the presence of 1 teen blogger. The results were as follows:

The winner of the Acer Netbook Computer (provided courtesy of The Friends of the Dover Free Library) is.........Aizlyn for her book "The Hate List"

The winner of the iPod Shuffle is ............Aashna for "The Sisters Grimm"

The winner of the iTunes gift card is...................Corey for "Payback Time"

The winner of the 'Hunger Games' DVD is..................Kara for "My Mother the Cheerleader"

The winner of SkullCandy 'Inked' headphones is..............Ursula for "Catching Fire"
The winner of a party Black Light is ..................Colette for "Why We Broke Up"
The winner of a "Dream Big" T-Shirt is..................Hannah for "Between Shades of Gray"

You can come to the library to receive your prize during business hours.

You're the One That I Want

After skipping many book in the Gossip Girl series, I was confused for a few chapters, but eventually got my bearings. This novel follows the same story line and characters as All I Want Is You. Again, it was a fast read, and a guilty pleasure. The focus on everyone's mind at this time was their college acceptance (and sometimes rejection) letters. I found myself feeling empathy for the characters while I start the dreading application process. This read was quick and easily relatable, although wouldn't recommend it to anyone under 16.

All I Want is Everything

I read one of the Gossip Girl novels as a book equivalent of a chick flick; an easy read and a guilty pleasure. This story of a group of rich, classy Manhattan swelling teens is both outrageous and relatable at the same time. While the situations seem nearly impossible at times, it's a little fun to imagine I could be a teenager in New York. The stresses with college, boys and friendships these characters face are similar to that of any adolescent, and having a relatable story is always interesting.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 5

In this last book of the series Percy finds himself at another problem, his 16th birthday. As the prophecy  says on the 16th birthday of a child of one of the Big Three he or she will have to make a decision that will either save or be the end of Olympus. Who will be the child of the prophecy, that is the question?

My Mother The Cheerleader

I read this book for school, so I really didn't expect to like it. I was supposed to find five passages in it to write about and I found myself not being able to choose between so many. Kara pretty much covered what the book was about in her earlier post, but just to recap, it was about a girl who's mother was a "cheerleader", who would stand on the sidelines cheering against integration while Ruby Bridges walked into the all white school. When the character, Morgan comes in, everything changes. You will just have to read it to find out the rest! It was really captivating and I loved it.

Summerland

Ethan Feld lives on Clam Island, Washington, with his father, the zepplin designer. Ethan was never very good at baseball, but when he finds out its the only way to save the world, he starts to learn. With the ferisher Cinquefoil, and his best friends Jennifer T. and Thor, they go to stop Coyote from poisoning the Tree that is the universe as they know it.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 4

In this book Percy and his friends go into a maze called the Labyrinth to see if they can again foil Kronoses plan to take over Olympus. With the help of two gods and a very ancient architecture these demi-gods,a satyr, a clear sighted mortal girl and a cyclops the Labyrinth is destroyed.

Payback time

       Danny True has always wanted to be the head of his school newspaper, but ends up losing the election for head. Then, he gets assigned sports writer. His first assignment is to report on the upcoming football season. On the first day of practice he notices a kid with an NFL quality arm. When he trys to find out more about the mysterious character, his school files are mysteriously erased. He knows somethings fishy and figures out he was from Philadelphia. Accidentially, he gives away the football players location to a gang that has been after him for busting one of their members. Now, Danny has to keep them from getting to him

The Book Thief

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is about a girl named Liesel Meminger who lives with foster parents outside of Munich in Nazi Germany. She learns to read with her foster father in their basement or in her room. Soon she becomes so obsesed with books that she starts to steal them from where ever she can find them.

Life as We Knew it

Life as We Knew it is a book that kind of scared me in an intriguing way. It starts off with a normal teenager named Miranda. Her life is completely normal, and she likes to be somewhat invisible in school. Then, out of the blue, scientists claim that an asteroid is going to hit the moon. It shouldn't be a big deal, and Miranda doesn't treat it like one. The night that the asteroid drops is the night that changes everybody's lives. The asteroid hits the moon with so much force, the moon is knocked out of its place, changing the gravitational pull. Tsunami's, earthquakes, and volcanoes start all over the world, and Miranda's family thinks fast before they get caught in one. They go to the grocery store and buy carts of food, water, and gas, not knowing what they will need in the near future. The book tells the story of their survival skills, and Miranda's fierce devotion to keeping her family alive in this unknown lifestyle. I wouldn't say that everyone will enjoy Life as We Knew it, but people who like Sci-fi defnantly will.
Hannah :)

Between Shades of Gray.

Between Shades of Gray is one of the most inspirational books I have ever read. It is about a fifteen year old girl named Lena, who lives in Lithuania in 1941. One night, the Soviets come and take Lena, her mother, and her little brother by force. They have ten minutes to pack up their lives and follow the soldiers. Their father had not gotten home from work yet. The Soviets take them to a train, and their journey starts from there. Lena faces horrifying things that make her grow up fast, and comprehends them through flashbacks. She puts her feelings into her drawing and writing, a serious offense in the Soviet's minds. Lena passes her drawings on, in the hopes that they will reach her father, while her family struggles to keep it together, and to stay away from the Soviets. Anyone who likes war history will really like this book, boy or girl. Lena's side of the story is one that will pull you into the book, and not stop reading until it is finished. I loved this book, and finished it in a day.
Hannah :)

June Bug

This book tells the story of an innocent nine year old girl named June Bug. "Home" is their rickety trailer her dad keeps needing new parts for. As she gets older, June bug begins to wonder why they move around so much, never staying in one place for more than a couple days. |
One day, when they park at a Walmart for new trailer parts, June Bug walks into the store to look around. When she looks at the posters of missing and kidnapped children, she is shocked to find her picture on the list. Slowly, the story of who she really is begins to unravel, and there are more twists than meets the eye. I liked this book a lot, because it surprised me so many times, and i didn't see what was coming till the very end. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes mystery, suspense, and a tough main character.
Hannah :)  

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul is a very relatable book. There are so many different stories about life, family, friends, and love. Some stories made me laugh, and others made me cry, but most were just plain inspirational. One of my favorites was about a boy who hurt his legs in an accident, but didn't give up, and is now a professional runner. Each story comes with their own life lesson and some harder to read than others.
I really would recommend this to everyone, because these stories are just long enough to make you want more.  
Hannah :)

The Enchantress

The Enchantress by Michael Scott is sixth book in the series {The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel} it is about the journey of the twins of the legend. They have been through so much in the few weeks that they have been awakened. All that they learned has been for one thing, The Legend. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world and one to destroy it. The last thing they do together is fillful what the Legend says.

Once Upon A Curse

In the book Once Upon A Curse by E.D. Baker is the third in a series about a princess named Emma who is not a normal princess. She has to go back in time to try to end a curse put on the women in her family. No one has been powerful enough to end the curse before her and since her aunt has fallen victim to the curse she is trying harder that ever to end the curse.

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a mystery about ten people who all murdered on an island. The only problem is that there is no one on the island except for them. Who could be the murderer when there are ten poeple on an island and every single one of them are murdered? This unsolved mystery is one of my favorites so far.

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

I have just finished reading The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. It is about a miscivious boy named Tom Sawyer. He and his best friend Huck Finn are always getting in trouble, but in this adventure they save the town from a dangeous man, get rich, and are always geting in trouble and having fun.

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

I read big mouth and ugly girl while i was at camp and it was really great. It was about a boy who was accused of threatening to bomb the school and the only person who knows what he really said is an ugly girl named ursula who nobody likes. They develop a friendship as time goes on, the two most unexpected friends an it turns out really well.