"Divergent" tops 2012 Teens' Top 10!

From August 15 to September 15, teens across the country voted for the best books of the year from the nominated titles. These are the books they selected for the 2012 Teens' Top 10:

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. Legend by Marie Lu
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
5. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
6. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
7. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
8. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
9. Where She Went by Gayle Forman
10. Abandon by Meg Cabot

I was not surprised by the results at all, because the books on this list are checked out more often than they are on the shelves at Dundee! Have you read any of the Top 10? Did any of your favorites not make the list?

Competitive Gaming tournament photos

Twenty teens attended last Tuesday's dual tournament meeting of Competitive Gaming Club! Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3) were the two games played in the tournament. We also had a third game system set up for people who just wanted to play for fun.

First place in each tournament received a $15 gift card to GameStop. Second and third place winners picked out a game poster of their choice. Photos of the winners:

Clockwise from left: Competitive Gaming Club president Jake congratulates Marko (1st place finishers in Tekken) and Roger (1st place in Smash Bros.); top 3 finishers in Tekken tournament; top 3 finishers in Smash Bros. tournament

After both tournaments concluded the gamers continued to play Brawl, PS3, and Wii games. And there also were a few Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh games going on as well!

Please join us for our next meeting of the Competitive Gaming Club on Thursday, November 29 at 6:30 pm!

Sign up now for the WrestleMania Reading Challenge!

Are you a WWE fan? Do you want to win a trip to New Jersey to attend WrestleMania 29? If you are in grades 5-12 you are eligible to enter the WrestleMania Reading Challenge.

All you have to do is 1) write a letter to your favorite WWE superstar convincing him or her to read your favorite book and 2) pledge to read 5 books. You may read the 5 books anytime from now through April 7, 2013 (the date of WrestleMania 29).

Sign up at the Dundee Library's Information Desk and receive your entry forms. You may also download and print the forms from home:

Competitive Project Form
Pledge Form

Both forms and your letter are due to the Information Desk by Monday, November 15.

One finalist from each age group (grades 5-6, 7-8, and 9-12) at the Dundee Library will move on to the next round of judging. In January, 18 finalists from across the country will be selected to win a trip to East Rutherford, NJ, to WrestleMania 29.

Last year, the Dundee Library's own Sleepy Hollow teen Kenyan Gustafson was a winner and traveled to Miami to attend WrestleMania 28!

In November, I will also hold a drawing for a Target gift card and other prizes from all entry forms received.

Call the Information Desk or email Danielle (dpacini@dundeelibrary.info) with any questions.

October programs for teens

If you are interested in attending any of these programs, you can click on the link to register, or call 847-428-3661 x 5876.

Teen Gaming Club
TONIGHT! at 6:30 pm (in the Meeting Room)
Come hang out with your friends and have fun playing Wii and PS3 games! Bring along your DS and battle each other! Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Feel free to bring in your own games and controllers. Snacks and refreshments provided

Competitive Gaming
Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 pm (in the Meeting Room)
Come participate in our 2nd tournament! The games are Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

TAG Meeting
Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 pm (in the Craft Room)
The library is looking for new TAG members to help plan teen programs and share what they would like to do at the library. At this meeting we'll also work on fun autumn decorations for the teen area!

Anime Club
Tuesday, October 23 at 7 pm (in the Meeting Room)
We're having a Halloween Party with games, fun snacks, and a raffle for prizes! Costumes are encouraged!