YDL Teen Voices Summer Game 2013 Issue Content in this Teen Voices Issue was generated during the 2013 Summer Library Program Teen Game, created by Summer Interns paid with a Dollar General Young Adult Library Services Association grant.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Art
2
Books
9
Music
13, 16
Recipes
14
Film
17
Poetry
16, 17
Short Story 18-
19 Programs
2022
Developing the Summer Game The three hardworking interns, Michael Columna, Darius Gracey, and William McGaughy, hired with money from a Young Adult Library Services Association Dollar General Summer Intern grant, developed the Summer Game this year. First we brainstormed ideas of the layout of the game; for example, we talked about the format and different prizes. We knew we wanted an online game. Because we didn’t have time or resources to program a game, we created a blog with a link to
the website the library uses to track summer game points. The blog allowed teens to log in and tell us what they did without having to be at the library. We decided what tasks teens could do to earn points and created a video that we embedded into the blog to show teens how to play. The blog also allowed us to link a calendar to the library’s website so teens could see full descriptions of programs they could attend to earn points. Throughout the summer, we monitored players’ points and added
bonus points when needed. We also used the blog to show pictures teens submitted for points and in-depth book reviews, a sample of both are included in this magazine. We also promoted the game at a 3-point shoot out at Parkridge Community Center this year. A total of 350 teens participated this year. Weekly prize drawings were held to motivate players to keep playing, and the final big prize, a Nexus 7 tablet, was won by Antione Jones! -William McGaughy
Book Reviews Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Nailer, a teenage boy, scavenges copper wire and iron from
grounded oil tankers to make a quota. He is barely scraping by, hoping to see the daylight tomorrow. But one day, he becomes very lucky and sees a huge tanker. It has wiring and copper worth a lot. He has a choice to either strip it all
down and become semirich or rescue a beautiful, wealthy girl who could make his dreams come true. He has a hard choice, but eventually chooses. -Matthew Lee Reviews continued on page 9