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Book Awards
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Yearly award honoring literarily excellent Young Adult books. Named in honor of librarian Michael L. Printz. |
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Award given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to teens. Named for Young Adult specialist, Margaret Alexander (Alex) Edwards. |
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This list includes books that challenge today's young women to take a new look at what it means to be feminist, showcasing who fought for our rights. (The booklist is named for the American women's rights advocate who lent her name and helped create the popular loose-fitting women's garment, "bloomers".) |
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Fiction and non-fiction titles selected for their appeal to teens. |
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A new category! Check out these titles! |
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An annual award honoring a Young Adult author as well as her/his work over a period of time. |
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Academic stuff. |
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The title says it all. |
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Books for teens who dont like to read. Take a look. We dare you. |
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A" teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year.
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Driving
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For parents and future teen drivers needing solutions, instruction, statistics and education on everything about safe teen driving. |
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44% of teen deaths in the US are caused by trafffic accidents. Find out the NSC's strategies to address this issue. |
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Info from MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving Activism. Education. Victim Services. |
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Info from the Delaware Divison of Motor Vehicles. |
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To improve the quality of life for Delaware's citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations. |
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Your Link to health services in the First State. |
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Looking for honest, accurate info about health, relationships,and growing up? Check out this site! |
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A 'virtual meeting place for teens, parents, educators, health professionals and others who share a strong commitment to teen health.' |
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'Your resource for any and all questions regarding your health, your relationships, your body and your sexuality. While this site is informative, it's not a substitute for talking to your doctor and your parents.' |
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Direct info to help answer all your medical questions from the National Library of Medicine(NLM),the National Institutes of Health(NIH), other government agencies and health-related organizations. |
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Interactive website geared toward the health interests and general well-being of the teenage population. TeenGrowth offers a secure environment to search for, request and receive valuable health care information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex and sports. |
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Mission: To develop an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the fine and decorative arts as well as their impact on our culture. AND to enrich our cultural lives by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the fine and decorative arts for a diverse audience. |
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Offering programs and services to help build a sense of competence, usefulness, and belonging. Search for a B&GClub in your area! |
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Take in a movie at our Carmike Cinema located in the Dover Mall |
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4-H is for girls and boys 5 to 19 years old and open to anyone regardless of race, religion, color, sex or place of residence. Head. Heart. Hands. And Health ! ! |
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Goal: To provide the Dover community with a broad, varied and interesting selection of recreational programs and activities. This involves both active and passive programs designed to meet the needs of all residents regardless of age, sex, socio-economic status, race, or any disabilities. |
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Dont wait ! Come skate at Dover's roller skating haven. |
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The capital city's premier performing arts center. |
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The largest non-profit organization in America working to meet the health and human services needs of all communities. |
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Summer Reading - Suggested summer reading from local schools.
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Grade 5 Double Fudge by Judy Blume Lone Wolf by Kristine L. Franklin Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman Grade 6 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli The Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvira Woodruff Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman The View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg Grade 7 Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Baseball in April and other stories by Gary Soto Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata Dogsong by Gary Paulsen Farewell to Manzanar by Jean Wakatsuki & James Houston Flush by Carl Hiaason Hatchet by Gary Paulsen A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton The Pigman by Paul Zindel Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings The Single Shard by Linda Sue Park So B. It by Sarah Weeks Taking Sides by Gary Soto The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Willawah by Tom Bodet Grade 8 Bronx Masquerade by Niki Grimes Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Give A Boy A Gun by Todd Strasser Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter Loser by Jerry Spinelli Pact by Sampson Davis Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake Small Steps by Louis Sachar Sounder by William H. Armstron Grade 9 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest Gaines Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence The Pearl by John steinbeck A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry A Separate Peace by John Knowles The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare When Legends Die by Hal Borland Winter Thunder by Mari Sandoz Grade 10 Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Chosen by Chaim Potok A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck King Lear by William Shakespeare The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Oedipus the King by Sophicles Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Tempest by William Shakespeare Grade 11 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Puddnhead Wilson by Mark Twain The Awakening by Kate Chopin Grade 12 1984 by George Orwell The Dubliners by James Joyce The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFrankenstein by Mary Shelley Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith The Time Machine by H. G. Wells AP (Advance Placement) As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Inferno by Dante Alighieri Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Stranger by Albert Camus The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Things They Carried by Tim O' Brien The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Extras The Bible (for biblical allusions) Greek Mythology (for classical allusions)
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Writing Contests
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Win a chance for a book contract and/or money prizes!
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Contests suitable for 'all kids from grade 1 to college undergrads and everyone in between.'
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Providing guidance and support for the next generation of artist and writers.
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L. Ron Hubbard presents 'Writers and Illustrators of the Future' Contest
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