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Teenreads.com -- 5th Anniversary Contest
Our devoted readers helped Teenreads.com celebrate our fifth anniversary by entering a contest where they shared how they found Teenreads.com and what the website means to them as readers. Our randomly drawn winner received TEEN ASTROLOGY by M.J. Abadie, STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli, DRAWING LESSONS by Tracy Mach, FEARLESS #22: ALONE by Francine Pascal, and FEARLESS: Before Gaia by Francine Pascal. Here are what the readers had to say:
Contest Entries:
I found Teenreads.com from Kidsreads.com. Teenreads means word of mouth prizes and great book finds.
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The way I found Teenreads.com was, even though I hate to admit it, just pretty much surfing the web. But when I came across it, I was like, "Ooooo." I come to Teenreads.com a lot now. It's really cool because I pretty much ADORE reading and all the contests and book reviews are awesome. As a reader, the website means to me a way to get tons of info on books and well...it's just pretty hard to describe. But, of course, in a good way. I really like being able to come to the site and seeing so many reviews. I know I keep saying that, but only because it's overwhelmingly true.
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I found this site on the welcome site to AOL. I really like this website...it helps me find books that sound interesting. and when I go to the book store I walk in with a list of at least 10 books and when I read them they all turn out exactly by what I've heard on the site.
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I heard about the site about 2 1/2 years ago in a magazine called Sweet 16...there was an article named cool websites and I saw it was something about books so I looked it up and found it. I think the reason I like is because I live in Mexico but I mostly read books in English...so every night or so before I go to the States I go in and look at what I might get in the bookstore in Tucson.
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I am an avid reader of Young Adult novels and I am continuously on the search for new novels. I came upon your website when searching for a young adult novel website like yours. I found your website very enticing! I found your website approximately three months ago and ever since then I go to it every week to find out about a different book that I might enjoy. If it were not for your website I would still be looking for a reliable and interesting young adult novel website. Thank you for moving along my reader's addiction! Just joking!!
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I am a big fan of books. This summer I have read at least 9 books. Today I was seeing if I could go work at my local library, and I was searching for the contacts on their webpage. I saw this link posted on http://www.santacruzpl.org/kids/kids.html, and I have been looking for some new reads, so of course I clicked. I was surprised that this page was so appealing to me! I think this website is a great place to go and find what others think about books that are written today, and the reviews give me and idea on what each book is about. Teenreads.com is a great example of a fun website on encouraging and opening teens minds to reading! Thanks a bunch.
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I found Teenreads when I was surfing for info on Philip Pullman. They gave me everything that I needed to know. It means a great deal to me because they help me with all of my reading needs. They are awesome.
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I LOVE TEENREADS. GET TO FOUND OUT ABOUT GREAT BOOKS THAT I NEVER READ BEFORE AND BOOKS THAT A WANT TO READ SOON. KEEP ON READING.
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I found the website through my local library's website on the links for teens: www.fvrl.org. I have found this site very useful in finding books for all the free time I have at home during summer vacation. It is excellent for me in finding reviews of possible books to read. I also find the author interviews very interesting to read. To me as a reader, this site is a must in finding good teens books!
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I love to read. I found the Teenreads site a couple of months ago, hoping to acquire some worthwhile summer reading. The site was extremely helpful and every single book that I read this summer came from that site. My all time favorite book, thanks to Teenreads.com is Daddy's Little Girl. The book was so suspenseful and entertaining I could barely put it down. I would also recommend posting books by my favorite author Jane Green on the site, they are hysterical, interesting and a joy to read. Some books by her that I'm sure people would enjoy, (I know I have) are Bookends, Jamma J, and Mr. Maybe. The site helped me find interesting books to dig into and I continue to use it as my guide. Thank You Teenreads.com!
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I am a very new user of Teenreads! I am very interested in learning about books teens will enjoy reading, particularly, books for reluctant readers. I'm sure your site will be very helpful to me as I look for good books. I found the site through, http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html. I received this information almost two years ago and have saved it for a day when I have time to check this site out. Today was the day!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks much. Hope I win a book or two!!! I could use it in the three schools I will be working in.
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That day i bought an entire trilogy of his dark materials by Philip Pullman and I didn't know exactly what it was about so while I read the first book I went on the Internet and searched his name on Google and Teenreads came up and I read his biography by Teenreads and I thought it was cool. I also read about other writers. I finished the books and now Philip Pullman is one of my favourite writers. I also got 4 other people to read it and they liked it. I always go back to check about other writers and find more books to read on it. Teenreads is on my favourite list of sites to go to.
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I actually don't remember how I found Teenreads.com. It was a long time ago. But I do know that it is one of my favorite sites on the web. I'm pretty much your average teenage bookworm, only I'm depressed and have severe anxiety problems. Books are my sanctuary, my only working solution besides suicide, which I have tried but obviously did not succeed. And since I read so much, I am always looking for new, interesting books to escape into, and your site helps me to do that. And I like giving suggestions to other teens who share my passion for reading, which I have done numerous times, though in a different screen name. Well, I guess that's all I will take of your time, though I could probably write for hours. Thank you for your site!
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Dear Teenreads,
One day I was on line and surprisingly found myself bored. I decided to do a search for a web site that had information on my all time favorite author, Caroline B. Cooney. Finally the search was done, and a lot of web sites popped up with biographies, interviews, and book reviews. I scrolled down and as fate would have it, I choose to go on to a web site called, www.Teenreads.com. I was very excited to see that Teenreads had a biography and an interview on Caroline B. Cooney. I read the biography and went on to read the interview. When I was done, I printed them both out. I then decided to go to the homepage of Teenreads to see what else was on the awesome site. I was blown away by all the wonderful biographies, interviews, book reviews, book lists, and much, much more. Ever since that glorious day that I found Teenreads, I have visited the site every time I go on-line, and it has become my favorite website!! Teenreads means so much to me as a reader. It has given me great things to read and wonderful suggestions on what books to read. Teenreads has also inspired me to read more!! Thank you so much Teenreads!!
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I found you on Google one day when I was searching for new books to read. I am always looking for something interesting to read so to me Teenreads.com to me means there is a site just for me and the reading that I like. Thank you and congratulations on 5 years.
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I was surfing the net looking for a good teen book list and Teenreads came up. I'm so glad I found it because I use it all the time to find a good book to read, I've found really good recomendations on this webpage. Thank you.
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I found out about Teenreads.com by going to AOL Teens and there was a link to it. I love books. Right now I'm reading The Stand by Stephen King. It's a long book. Please pick me to win. I know you want to.
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I discovered Teenreads.com by accident. I was just looking for a good book on "search" and it brought me to this website. I loved it. As a young reader, I was informed about the latest new releases on books written by some of my favorite authors. Over the summer, I have been visiting this site just to see if there were any good books to read. And it's never let me down. I love this site. Thanks for creating it!
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I find out about Teenreads.com by searching for reviews on young adult books on the search engine. I must say that your site is one of the best to get reviews of teen books and learn about young adult authors. Thank you for such a great site.
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I am not a teen, and I can't remember which book site I found your site through (I do know it was through another book site, though!). I am the parent of two teen readers who are always hungry for new books. I love being able to go to your site and browse around for reviews and excerpts. When I find one that I think would be something one of the girls would enjoy, I call her in and if she reads the review or excerpt and decides she wants the book, then we know what to buy on our next shopping trip (we make up a list and keep it handy). It's wonderful to get a feel for books and great book recommendations without trying to figure out based on the jacket whether or not the book will be a good read.
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I found Teenreads.com by just searching about the web for book lists because I find them helpful to get to books that I want to read and are for my age group. I think Teenreads.com is a great website for a few different reasons. First, like I said, it's great for finding books that are good for my age group. Second, I think this website would help people who don't read as often to maybe look at a review or summary of a book and say "Hey, that looks like a pretty cool book!" After they read one or two books, they could find out that they enjoy reading as long as they are books that that certain person is interested in! Another thing that I like about Teenreads.com are the biography type things about the authors!
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How I found your website is that I went to my libraries site looking for good books and for "Good Summer Reads," it led me to your site. There I found that books that I had never heard of before were being read and I could get a summary of them to see if I would like them. And I have found many books there that I have enjoyed immensely. This site is like a shining light to those who are book lovers and are in the dark on which books to read. I go there almost weekly and I hope it's here for 10 more half decades!
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I was actually looking for my book club list and surfed into this. I really like it. It keeps me up to date on all the new hot books for teens! I love it all most as much as the books themselves. All the books that I've heard of from here are all really good. I hope I win.
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I found about this site on AOL for teens. This site reminds me that I'm not the only teen or the only person who was breathtaken by what happened on September 11. It reminds me how the people who last friends and family members felt and it makes me feel their pain that's what this website reminds me of. That we all feel the same way in some way and I'm not the only teen that feels mad and upset of what happened that day.
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I found Teenreads.com while surfing AOL, and I now know the site and newsletter are the best. Not only do you tell me what new books have come out, I'm never bored out of my mind! Thanks for keeping me awake and loving reading!
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I discovered teen readers I would say about a month ago. I was surfing the web and I was looking for some interesting books to read. But little did I know that they had a teen site. When I found it I was ecstatic. I have been with you ever since. Congratulations on your 5th anniversary and I wish you many more.
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