ReaderGirlz

Competition time!

Friday, November 7th, 2008

Hop on over to readergirlz where

It’s time for another rgz blog-o-hunt for Native American Heritage month!

Cynthia Leitich Smith has prepared the questions and hints of which blogs to hunt out the answers are provided…

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Author Justina Chen Headley is the co-founder of ReaderGirlz, an online book community that promotes teen girl literacy. Justina is clearly committed to making a difference and supporting good causes through her work as a writer; in her latest young adult novel, Girl Overboard, her snowboarder heroine, Syrah, organizes a snowboarding event to raise awareness for cancer. Now Justina is taking her commitment to making a difference a step further. In partnership with Burton Snowboards and Youth Venture, she is co-sponsoring the Go Overboard Challenge Grant.

You don’t have to be young to understand how radically good this venture is: Youth (ages 12-20) from across the globe are invited to “go overboard” and submit one of two action plan options for creating a positive impact on the world. Twelve $1000 grants will be awarded to individuals or teams with the best ideas so they can bring those ideas to fruition. Application details are here, so spread the word!

And speaking of positive impact and good causes, over at Read Write Believe, book lovers report the worthy causes they support. Check out its ongoing Very Big, No-Kidding, We’re Changing the World, You Bet! Good Deed List and share the causes you get behind.

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Chatting with Teens

Monday, September 17th, 2007

To celebrate “Teen Read Week (Oct 14-20),” YALSA and Readergirlz have organized “31 Flavorite Authors for Teens,” a month-long schedule of authors available to chat with teens via Readergirlz group forum. Teens everywhere will have a chance to hobnob with the likes of Mitali Perkins (10/20), Lisa Yee (10/22), Cynthia Leitich Smith (10/29) and many others. Something they won’t want to miss out on!