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On Tuesday July 31, the John F. Germany Library invites all teens to join us for our Midnight Snacks program. Come by the Auditorium at 2 p.m. to learn how to make s'mores without a campfire or to turn the assorted snacks in your cupboard into a great snack.
All teen participants will also earn a ticket to enter the Own the Night, Own an iPod drawing.
Looking for a great book to read this summer? Julia and Salena recommend The Trouble with Half a Moon by Danette Vigilante. This 2012-13 Sunshine State Reader tells the story of a girl who makes friends with a young boy in her apartment building after the death of her brother.
Julia also recommends Saint Louis Armstrong Beach by Brenda Woods a novel set at the brink of Hurricane Katrina. Saint is a young musician that must help save his neighbor Miz Moran, his neighbor and his canine best friend Shadow.
Remember that every time you check out a Sunshine State or a Teen Reads book, your book review earns you three entries into the Own the Night, Own an iPod drawing for an iPod Touch.
This summer, your reading can earn you an iPod Touch. After you finish a book, fill out an Own the Night, Own an iPod book review to receive entries into the end-of-summer drawing. Throughout the summer, we will post reviews to help you find a great book for your next checkout.
Katherine recommends The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff. She describes the writing as "descriptive and realistic." Sutcliff’s historical fiction novel follows the journey of a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila as he attempts to discover the whereabouts of his father and the other 4,000 members of the Ninth Legion after they disappeared after passing Hadrian’s Wall in northern Great Britain. Katherine also praises the novel for being "well-researched." In 2011, a movie adaption titled The Eagle starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell was released.
We have hidden our copies of Nightshade and Skyship Academy: Pearl Wars in the East Building at the John F. Germany Public Library.
White Cat is from a popular series about a teen torn between their obligations to their family and what is right. Find this book by Holly Black and a copy of Nightshade in the YA section at JFG.
Looking for a copy of Skyship Academy: Pearl Wars? Check out the travel section at JFG to find out more about Seattle and a copy of Skyship Academy: Pearl Wars.
GRAND FINALE! 
Come to the library and cheer on your friends at our upcoming Teen Talent Shows! The winners of each show (middle and high school divisions) will be invited to the grand finale at the John F. Germany Library downtown on April 9th. Cash prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!
