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• Teens @ RPL August 2020 Newsletter •
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RVA Library now has a shiny new Discord server just for teens! This is a great way to keep up with RPL's virtual programming, new YA releases, movies, gaming, and more! Hang out, chat with other teen library users, attend an event, and share your favorite Discord reacts. This is a TEENS ONLY space so we are not advertising the link. If you'd like to join, email jennifer.deuell@richmondgov.com or hit us up on one of our social media accounts for an invite.
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Manga Drawing Workshop Series Learn the Japanese art of manga from celebrated artist and author, Camilla d’Errico. You’ll start your lessons with pencil and graduate to ink, and along the way, you’ll learn how to add personalized flair to create your own unique characters. This class will take place over Zoom utilizing our CreativeBug database. Learn collaboratively with a community of Manga enthusiasts! Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual
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Join us for a fun game of trivia for teens 12-18! Just grab a pen and paper, round up some teammates, or join by yourself and have fun. Participants will answer questions on a variety of topics from books, popular culture, music, general trivia, and more! Register for the next event. Date: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Virtual
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Crafty Hour Take-and-Make Kits It's five o'clock somewhere. Reserve your "take-and-make" kit and we'll deliver it to your local branch! With the exception of a few basic supplies, these kits will provide you with everything you need to make a cool new craft. New kits added every week! Date: Anytime through August 28, 2020
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Animal Crossing: Scavenger Hunt! Hey, teens! Get ready to choose your fighter and hop into the ring with RPL's very first online "Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate" tournament! Remotely battle against other teens and show off your Super Smash Brothers skills! Since this is an online event, we'll be emailing those who register with a tournament code shortly before the event starts. Once you receive your code, open your game and go to the online tournament menu, then enter the code to join in the fray! ***Please note: In order to attend this event, you will need an active Nintendo Online subscription.*** Date: Thursday, August 13, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual
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Teen Book BoxJust like a subscription box, but FREE! Choose a Teen Book Box and we'll deliver it to your local branch! Inside you'll find a book selected just for you, a DIY activity, and some goodies! The only thing you need to return is the book. Choose from three themes: fantasy, sci fi, and action/adventure. Choose your box. Date: Anytime through August 28, 2020
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Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Current and prospective TAG members, join us for our monthly meeting held on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Help us plan teen programs, give feedback on the YA collection, and have your voices heard concerning all things TEEN at the library. This is also a great way to earn VOLUNTEER HOURS! Date: Thursday, August 20, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual
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Mario Kart 8 Tournament Hey, teens! Test your racing skills in this virtual Mario Kart 8 Tournament! Since this is an online event, we'll be emailing those who register with a tournament code shortly before the event starts. Once you receive your code, open your game and go to the online play menu, then enter the code to join in the fray! ***Please note: In order to attend this event, you will need an active Nintendo Online subscription.*** Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020 Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Virtual
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New Books We're Excited About
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Burn Our Bodies Down
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Rory Power
Growing up alongside a mother who refuses to speak about the past, a teen who longs for a family discovers a photograph that leads to her mother’s hometown, where she encounters disturbing revelations. By the best-selling author of Wilder Girls.
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Running
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Natalia Sylvester
Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out. By the award-winning author of Everyone Knows You Go Home.
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Cinderella is dead
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Kalynn Bayron
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .
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All These Monsters
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Amy Tintera
Joining an international monster-fighting squad to escape an abusive home, 17-year-old Clara exhaustively trains in battle skills before discovering that the monsters may not be the biggest evil in the world. By the best-selling author of the Reboot series.
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Today Tonight Tomorrow
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Rachel Lynn Solomon
A bitter rivalry between two overachieving high school seniors erupts after one of them is named valedictorian on a day that finds them unexpectedly teaming up and falling for each other while competing against their fellow graduates during a farewell tour of Seattle.
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This is my America
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Kim Johnson
Sending weekly letters to an organization she hopes will save her innocent father from death row, 17-year-old Tracy uncovers racist community secrets when her track star brother is wrongly accused of murder.
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