2010 Teen Summer Reading

Welcome! You’ve reached the launchpad for Loft 2010: The Summer We Make Contact! If you are entering grades 6-12 (in the fall), register here!

Submit reviews to the teen summer reading program and participate in the Loft's other summer programs .

June 9 - July 31

Submit book reviews in any of the following formats!

• Submit a written review online (see suggestions below)
• Create a video book trailer of a book you just read ( Login or Register to see the rules and instructions for video submissions)
• Draw a new cover by hand or design one using Photoshop or other software.
• Record a Podcast review with the help of the Loft's intergalactic space station staff
• Submit a flickr meme (Login or Register to see the rules and instructions for flickr submissions)
• Stop by the Loft and talk about a book you have just read with any of the Loft's intergalactic space station staff

Some ideas for your book reviews (written, video, photo, or podcast!)

• (written) If you were stuck on a spaceship with the main character, how would you respond? Why? Let us know something significant about the character in your response.
• (written)Pick a character from the book and describe him/her. What makes that character tick? Describe a scene from the book that you think really tells who that character is.
• (written) Describe the universe, or setting, of the book you read. Why is the setting important to the story you just read?
• (written)Take on the voice of one of the characters. What if you were talking to that character right now, this summer of 2010?
• (drawing or design) Think about what, in your view, makes a great cover. How would you design or draw the cover so that an unfamiliar reader would HAVE to pick it up because it looks so good?
• (audio) Narrate a brief review of the story (no spoiler!), or take on the voice of one of the characters.
• (audio) Describe some aspect of the story (an event or character, for example) from the perspective of a creature from another planet.
• (video) Pick a scene from the book you just read that you think would entice others to read the book

Prizes!!!

Register online or in person at one the following locations:

Any work submitted to the library must be your own writing or it will be disqualified. All participants must be in grades 6 -12 (entering 6th in the fall). Works will be posted on the website with your first name only. If you do not want your name posted, please state this at the end of your review and we will respect your request. We reserve the right to edit review entries for content and length.

The Loft's Intergalactic Space Station thanks you for taking part in our summer reading game. You are cleared for take off, make sure to avoid asteroid belts as they cause risk of damage to your vessel.

Confused? Take a look at some Frequently Asked Questions about this year’s Summer Reading Program.