{"id":1988,"date":"2015-06-20T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2017-12-23T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:22:46","slug":"teen-summer-reading-challenge-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/teen-summer-reading-challenge-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Summer Reading Challenge Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, the 2015 Read to the Rhythm Teen Summer Reading Club is in full swing! If you haven&#8217;t registered, sign up<a href=\"http:\/\/pasadenasr.evanced.info\/homepage.asp?ProgramID=12\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a> to win free books and a chance to\u00a0 win an awesome guitar kit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/guitar_prize_flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1990\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/guitar_prize_flyer-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"guitar_prize_flyer\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/guitar_prize_flyer-254x300.jpg 254w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/guitar_prize_flyer.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To make things even more exciting, there are two more contest teens can enter to win even more prizes so let the creativity and the music flow!<\/p>\n<h2>Song Parody Contest<\/h2>\n<p>Open to teens entering grades 7-12 in fall 2015. Contest deadline: August 8, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Create a parody of an existing song. Extra points if it\u2019s about a book!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title of original song<\/li>\n<li>Type out your new lyrics and new title<\/li>\n<li>Your song must be at least one stanza and one chorus<\/li>\n<li>Send your entry to Jane Gov jgov@cityofpasadena.net with \u201cSong Parody Contest\u201d in the subject line. Include your name, phone number, and grade you\u2019ll be entering this fall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First prize<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$100 gift card Second prize<\/li>\n<li>$50 gift card Third prize<\/li>\n<li>$25 gift card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some examples:<\/p>\n<p>Dark Lord Funk, Harry Potter Parody of Uptown Funk:\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zbdvogFyZZM\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zbdvogFyZZM\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/zbdvogFyZZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All About the Books, No Trouble, a library&#8217;s parody of All About the Bass: <a title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pduszh4ADTU\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pduszh4ADTU\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pduszh4ADTU<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Create Your Own Book Soundtrack with Instagram<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve read a great book, make it come alive with its own soundtrack on Instagram! This weekly contest is open to teens entering grades 7-12.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post a pic of your book and list at least five songs in the comments section that reflect what you read. There are $10 iTunes or Starbucks gift cards up for grabs, so be as creative, eclectic and original.<\/li>\n<li>Post your soundtrack to Instagram with these tags: #artimitateslife #pasadenalibrary. Be sure to tag the name of your book and the author, since they will love hearing your feedback!<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t have Instagram, it\u2019s easy to download through Google Play or the App Store. If you are not yet 13 years old, please ask a parent or guardian to make an Instagram account and post your soundtrack with their permission and profile.<\/li>\n<li>If your Instagram profile is set to private, please message us using the \u201cDirect\u201d function so we can take a look at what you created.<\/li>\n<li>Winners will be selected weekly, June 13-August 8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/soundtrack_instagram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/soundtrack_instagram.jpg\" alt=\"soundtrack_instagram\" width=\"242\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, the 2015 Read to the Rhythm Teen Summer Reading Club is in full swing! If you haven&#8217;t registered, sign up here to win free books and a chance to\u00a0 win an awesome guitar kit. To make things even more exciting, there are two more contest teens can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":1999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agendas-news","tag-summer-reading"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/06\/Publication1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-w4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2353,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/i-cant-dig-this-hole-song-parody-contest-2nd-place\/","url_meta":{"origin":1988,"position":0},"title":"I Can&#8217;t Dig This Hole &#8211; Song Parody Contest 2nd place","author":"Jane Gov","date":"August 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Song Parody Contest 2nd place \u00a0 by Quintin Hollomand, grade 8 \u00a0 This song is based on Holes by Louis Sachar. 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