2014 Teen Read Week

Sunday, October 12 Saturday, October 18

Goals of Teen Read Week:
Encourage teens to read and discover new books
Encourage teens to visit the school library
Increase exposure to different kinds of books and authors
Spark communication and collaboration with peers about books/authors/illustrators
Help teens discover the larger online YA community, including YALSA Teens Top Ten voting site
Theme: Read, Recreate, Share, & EnjoyBooks!
Overview of Programs:
September 2014:
Show one book trailer a day over video announcements each morning
Ongoing Monday, October 13 Friday, October 17:
Home room period read aloud in library with doughnuts and juice
Voting for YALSA Teens Top Ten online at the library
Special Programs during Teen Read Week, October 13-17:
Discarded book crafts
Skype author visit
Book theme cake decorating contest
Teen Read Week Party (with movie)
Note: This TRW plan if for a small high school with 100 students or less in each grade.

Program Plans:
Book trailers starting September 1st:
Plan: Begin showing one book trailer a day during the video announcements throughout the month of
September. Use the YouTube book trailers for the 25 YALSA Nominees for the Teens Top Ten books
starting Monday, September 1st and ending Friday, October 3, 2014.
Needs: The librarian would need to make sure that there is a copy of each of the 25 books, with more
copies for popular titles. In order to play the book trailers, the video announcement system would need
to access the internet each day. The trailers can be obtained by accessing the YALSA YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4WeAdCmUhgyJ_OVDhlKZboUwEz_2kFD
Cost: Collection development: 25 books at average $25 per book = $625
Teen Book Read Aloud:
Plan: In the library each day from October 13-17, during home room period, the librarian will be reading
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau, one of the 25 nominated titles for 2014. Donut holes and juice will
be provided if funds allow. Teens will need a pass from their homeroom teacher to come to the library.
Information from the YALSA site about The Testing is as follows:

Cia is chosen to participate in The Testing, a government program that will select the brightest
graduates who show potential for becoming future leaders in this post-apocalyptic world. Cias
excitement of being chosen soon dies when her father warns her of the experiences he faced when
he was chosen. Cia must trust no one if she hopes to come back alive. However, will she be able to
face the dark, unholy truth about the testing? One kept whether you leave Or don't?
This summary and additional summaries for the 25 books can be found on this pdf:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/2014%20TTT%20Nominations_0.pdf
Cost: The librarian can ask for donations from a local bakery or supermarket, but will need to budget
money for each day if donations cannot be obtained. A 50 pack of donut holes from Tim Hortons costs
$8.49. Assuming 50 students attend, at 5 donuts per student, it would be $42.45 for 5 packs of 50 donut
holes. Two gallons of juice at $4.25 per gallon would be $8.50. Cups would also cost, a pack of 50 - 4oz
cups would be $2.79. Total before tax would be $53.74. The amount need to provide all 5 days would
be about $270. This would be cost prohibitive to do all five days unless there was a local donation from
a food vendor. Costs were found using these sites:
http://insidetimmies.com/2014/04/28/tim-hortons-raises-its-prices-a-timbit-now-costs-0-25and-a-donut-is-a-1/
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/reiter-oj/prod1600181.ip?navAction=
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-4-oz-paper-hot-cup-white-50pack/9994W.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&g
clid=CLn5rYWlpcECFQoEaQodnoAAsw
YALSA Teens Top Ten Voting:
Plan: Students can vote at any time in the library during TRW. One computer will be designated as the
official voting station, but any computer with internet access will work as well. Students are allowed to
choose 3 of their favorite books out of the 25. After voting, students will sign their names on a poster
(available in teacher supply closet) that says I Voted for Teens Top Ten, and the total number of
signatures would indicate the amount of participation. This is the website needed to access the voting
site: http://www.dogobooks.com/book_clubs/teens-top-reads
Discarded Book Crafts:
When: If supplies are kept in a large tub that can be easily cleaned up, the students can work on these
crafts during homeroom at the library (while the read aloud is going), during lunch, or up to one hour
after school.
Plan: The librarian will make a plan early in the year to fill up two boxes of discarded books to save for
this activity. Students attending can do anything they want to the books, including cut/rip the pages,
create book poetry, use the die-cut machine on the pages, etc. Supplies may be borrowed from the art
department if available. Glue, scissors, markers, die cut machine, string, buttons, wood scraps, and any
found objects can be included in the available supplied. Great ideas can be found using Pinterest.
Search terms include discarded book projects and book crafts. A few sample ideas are found here:
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=discarded%20book%20projects
Cost: No cost unless specific supplies are needed

Skype Author Visit:

Plan: The librarian will contact the author 1 year to 6 months ahead of time to set up a Skype author
visit during TRW. On Thursday, October 16, there will be an all school assembly for the visit. Several
directories provide help in finding and contacting authors and illustrators who do virtual visits, including
authors who visit for free.
http://skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com/ This site provides an alphabetical list of authors who Skype
visit, and it provides all necessary information about cost, length of visits, and how to set up a visit.
http://www.balkinbuddies.com/index.html This site provides a list of authors, alphabetically, by
state, and by grade interest level. It also provides a sample list of books written by the author.
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/members/requestauthor/faq.aspx#getstarted This is Harper
Collins author website with instructions to contact them for the visit and price ranges for authors.
Needs: The librarian will need to set up and test (at least a week before), the computer, Skype
program/username, video camera for the computer, and overhead electronic projector. Also,
depending on the author selected, the librarian should feature the authors books and information
about the author to generate interest. Students should be prompted in the month leading up to the
visit to provide questions for the author so that there is ample material to talk about during the visit.
These two sites give great instructions about preparing for a virtual and Skype author visit:
http://www.balkinbuddies.com/onlinetipsfromteachers.html
http://www.schoolvisitexperts.com/resources/TEXT-15%20Virtual%20School%20Visits.pdf
Cost: Through using the lists provided of Skype authors and illustrators, the school should be able to find
an author who does a virtual visit for free. If a popular author is desired, a budget should be set in
advance to plan for the cost of the visit. According to Harper Collins site, in-person visits can cost up to
$2,000, so the librarian would need to decide how much money the school is willing to spend on a
virtual visit.
Book Themed Cake Decorating Contest:
Plan: This contest is entirely funded and prepared by interested students. The incentive for students to
participate will be a $100 Amazon Gift Card for the winner of the contest. The goal of the project is for
students (individual or as a group) to bake a cake and decorate it according to the theme of a book of
their choice. Cakes should be brought in to the library on Thursday morning to allow two days of voting
by students. The participating students should also bring a color photo of the book cover that their cake
is based on to be displayed next to their cake. The entries will be placed on a table in the library with an
area roped around the table so that students can see but not touch the cakes. A voting ballot box
(empty tissue box) will be provided in front of each cake. Each student will be given two tickets (as they
are leaving the author Skype visit) that they can use to vote for a winning cake within the next two days.
Students can come to the library at any free time during the next two school days to use their tickets to
vote on their favorite cake. Votes will be counted by the existing Teen Advisory Board members right
before the Teen Read Week party (occurring directly after school on Friday).
Needs: The librarian will need a roll of raffle tickets with enough for two for each student in the high
school (about 800 tickets needed). A roll of 2000 at Walmart costs under $10, found here
http://www.walmart.com/ip/14929243?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedItemId=14929244&adid=22222222
227000549115&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40941404792&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78878335592&veh=sem.
Additionally, a recycled tissue box (or shoe box) will be needed for each cake entry. The librarian can
ask that teachers start saving these in advance. The $100 gift card will need to be planned for in the
budget as well.

Teen Read Week Party:

Plan: The TRW party will take place on Friday, October 17, for two hours directly after school. During
the party, the librarian will announce the winner of the cake decorating contest, and the winner will be
awarded the gift card. The whole school will then watch the recent Book-to-Movie feature film, The
Giver (run time 100 minutes). The librarian will need to plan in advance for after school event. An invite
with details about the party and the movie will be sent home to parents two weeks in advance of the
party. The invite will include a permission slip that needs to be signed, stating their child can stay after
school and watch the PG-13 movie. The permission slip should also explain that busses will not be
running after the release of the party, so parents would be responsible for picking up their students
after the program. A link to Common Sense Media with an explanation of the movie and the associated
themes will help give parents a way to decide if the movie is right for their child.
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-giver
In addition, the librarian needs to purchase a single event license for the movie, which costs $100, and
can be obtained at http://library.movlic.com/SingleEventLicense.
During the movie, the cakes will be cut and placed on plates. Snacks such as popcorn, chips, and drinks
may also be purchased for the party. This should be decided after ascertaining the amount of cake
available from the contest that can be used for the party. A budget will need to be set ahead of time to
determine whether it is financially feasible to provide snacks for the teens during the movie.
Needs:
Signed permission slips
Movie License ($100)
Plates (2 packs of 300 at $6.27/ea.) http://www.walmart.com/ip/11303939
Forks (1000 pack for $14.50) http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dart-Style-Setter-Mediumweight-PlasticForks-1000ct/15686292
The Giver movie ($5 rental or library copy)
A DVD player and electronic projection screen
Bags of popcorn or other snacks (Cost to not exceed $200)
At least 6 adult library volunteers and/or teachers would need to stay after school, in addition to the
librarian, in order to supervise the students.
Cost: $350 or less

Total Costs for TRW:

Collection Cost
Read Aloud food
Skype author visit
Cake Decorating gift card & tickets
TRW party
Total

$650
$270
$0
$110
$350
$1,380

If costs of books for the collection is removed, the cost of the TRW would be $730. The food for the
Read Aloud mornings may also be able to be donated, further lowering the total costs to $460. If an

author Skype visit is not possible for free, this cost will also need to be added, which could add a cost up
to the highest range of $2,000 for an in-person visit.
Evaluate:
The evaluation of success for the TRW will depend on the amount of participation by the students.
Statistics for participation in each program will help track the overall success.
The book trailer announcements will be heard by everyone. The success of these can be determined
by the number of teens interested in the promoted books.
The success of the Teen Book Read Aloud will be determined by the number of students who show
up to hear the book over the course of the week. A quick count of attendees could be taken each
morning.
YALSA TTT voting is a passive program. Student signatures on the poster would indicate the amount
of participation.
The Discarded Book Craft program can also be tallied by taking a quick count of participants
throughout the day.
The Skype Author Visit can be evaluated on student interest, questions, and participation.
The Cake Decorating Contest will be evaluated on the number of cake entries and also the number
of votes cast for the contest.
The TRW party attendance will determine the success of the program.
An email to staff and teachers after the conclusion of TRW should be sent, asking for feedback on
activities and anything they would like to see added or changed for the next year. Directly following
TRW, the librarian and any volunteers should also write their own opinions on the success and failures
of the week to be used for future planning.
The chart below could be used to assess attendance and also include notes each day.
Program
Read Aloud Day 1
Read Aloud Day 2
Read Aloud Day 3
Read Aloud Day 4
Read Aloud Day 5
TTT voting week total
Craft Day 1 attendance
Craft Day 2 attendance
Craft Day 3 attendance
Craft Day 4 attendance
Craft Day 5 attendance
Cake entries
Cake Contest votes cast
TRW party attendance

Date

Attendance Notes

10 Books to Promote:
Abdel-Fattah, R. (2005). Does my head look big in this? New York: Scholastic, 360p.
This is Amals story about life as a Sophomore in an Australian private school after deciding to wear
her hijab (head covering) full-time and the hilarious and honest struggles she faces as a result.
Banks, A. (2013). Of Triton. New York: Feiwel and Friends, 246p.
A half-breed Syrena mermaid, Emma, finds out that she is an heir to the Kingdom of Poseidon, and
learning the truth sets her on a fierce adventure full of mystery and romance as she tries to get
some answers.
Bascomb, N. (2013). The Nazi hunters: How a team of spies and survivors captured the worlds most
notorious Nazi. New York: Arthur A. Levine, 240p.
Join in the incredible journey with the spies that captured Adolph Eichmann, the man responsible
for sending millions of Jews to their death in WWII.
Carey, M. & Gross, P. (2013). The unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the ship that sank twice. New York:
Vertigo, 160p.
In this dark and magical graphic novel, travel with Tommy Taylor as he discovers the secrets left
behind by his dead parents, with help from his magic-wielding friends.
Dedgwick, M. (2013). Midwinterblood. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 262p.
Journey through seven creep psychological stories as Merle and her lover, Eric, are reincarnated on
the mystical Blessed Island.
Gulledge, L.L. (2011). Page by Paige. New York: Amulet, 192p.
In this graphic novel about finding your identity and true friends, Paige discovers who she is through
the drawings in her sketchbook.
Houck, C. (2011). Tigers Curse. New York: Splinter, 402p.
Follow Kelsey on an epic adventure to free two Indian princes who have been cursed for hundreds
of years to exist in the form of Bengal tigers.
Johnson, A. (2003). The first part last. New York: Simon & Schuster, 131p.
Bobby is not your average 16 year old inner city teen, instead he is a devoted single father with a
past full of sadness, mistakes, and a few blessings.
Rowell, R. (2013). Eleanor and Park. New York: St. Martins Griffin, 325p.
Eleanor and Park could not be more different, but that does not stop them from falling madly in love
despite challenges and danger in Eleanors home life.
Yang, G.L. (2006). American Born Chinese. New York: Square Fish, 232p.
This graphic novel tells 3 simultaneous stories that weave present day school stories with an ancient
Chinese mystical tale.

Promotion:
The flyer that follows will be used for promotion. In addition to the promo flyer that will be placed
around the school, a daily announcement will be aired for the two weeks leading to TRW. The
invitations/permission slips to parents will also be sent home two weeks before the TRW party.

TEEN READ WEEK

Read, Recreate, Share, & EnjoyBooks!

October 13-17
Whats happening? Lots of stuff!
Read Aloud in the library every day (with food) during 1st period
Discarded Book Crafts during lunch and after school every day at
the library (yes, you can write in and tear up these books for art)
All Week vote for Teens Top Ten Books of 2014 (in library)
Thursday, 16th: All school assembly Skype Author Visit!
Thursday morning -judging starts for the Book Themed Cake
Decorating Contest You could win $100! See the librarian for
details to enter!
View and Vote for your favorite cakes Thurs. & Fri. at the library
Friday, 17th: Teen Read Week after school party 3-5pm
Watch The Giver & eat cake!

Questions?
Watch the daily announcements to learn more
Check out the school library website
Ask the librarian
Learn even more about Teen Read Week-http://teenreadweek.ning.com/