NCRL is delighted to announce the winners of our very first Book Review Contest!! We had an amazing 156 reviews submitted from all over our five-county library district. We had reviews on books for all ages, submitted by people of all ages. The prize winners were selected from statistics taken early March 1 (the number of likes can change if someone “unlikes” a reviews). Our GRAND PRIZE WINNER is.... Court Creighton of Mazama!! He is 9 years old and received 135 likes for his review of Helen's Babies. Court wins the Kindle Fire – congratulations! The first runner-up happens to be Court's mom - Kali Creighton winning a Barnes & Noble Nook with her review of The Hobbit with 97 likes. The following winners will receive gift certificates for their efforts: Michael Dobbins 93 likes for The King Must Die, Carys Creighton 54 likes for East Dragon West Dragon, Michelle Gutzwiler 27 likes for The Hobbit, Stephanie Juarez 24 likes for To Kill a Mockingbird, Codi Richardson 23 likes for The Dr. is Sick, Susan Porter Leavitt 15 likes for A Winter Dream, Daren-Meagan Schober 15 likes for Go Ask Alice, Lori Wood 15 likes for Sweetheart and Heartsick, Thiry Titus 14 likes for Onio, Marny Lowe 13 likes for Lockdown. Stephanie Juarez wins a gift certificate for posting the most book reviews with a whopping 19 Book Reviews!! Congratulation to our NCRL employee winner – Cindy Simmons from Manson!!
"READ WRITE SHARE"
Book Lovers -
Join other readers in your community by participating in NCRL's Facebook Book Review Contest!
Connect with other readers
Review books you read in the past year
Find great new books to read in 2013
Enter for a chance to win great book-lover prizes!
Grand prize is a Kindle Fire.
Click to submit your review on our Facebook page
Don't use Facebook? No problem – simply submit your review by email to reviews@ncrl.org and we'll post your review.
We are extremely grateful to our branch library Friend's groups and Library Boards for generously donating money and prizes for this contest!! Thank you to the Friends of the Cashmere Library, the Leavenworth Friends of the Library, the Manson Community Library Board, the Friends of the Moses Lake Library, the Friends of the Oroville Library, the Tonasket Library Board, Friends of the Waterville Library, and the Friends of the Wenatchee Library. We couldn't have done this without you!
CONTEST RULES
- Contest winners will be decided by the number of “likes” accumulated on Facebook.
- Contest prizes include gift certificates to local business and e Readers like Kindles or Nooks.
- Contest open to everyone living in Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant or Okanogan counties.
- Include book title and name of author.
- Suggested Length – 100-200 words.
- There is no limit to the number of reviews you may write.
- You may review a book you just read or a favorite you read years ago.
- Vote for your favorite reviews by “liking” them.
- Contest runs from January 14 through February 28, 2013.
- Reply to Facebook post to submit your review!
- Tell your friends about all of your reviews and encourage them to vote-and participate.
- Consider questions like: Why would you recommend this book to a friend? How did the author make the characters vivid? In what ways did the book enrich your life? How did the book speak to you?
What is a Book Review? A book review is a description and evaluation of a book. It can explain the book's strengths and weaknesses and is a fun way to express how you feel about a book. We've all had the experience of having just read a great book and then immediately seeking out someone you can talk to about it! Writing book reviews is a good way to share great book ideas to other book lovers. Remember to make your reviews as engaging as possible; be persuasive or use humor to explain how you feel about the book. Would you recommend this book? Why or why not? How does the book handle character development, plot or setting? There is no absolutely right way to write a review, so just have fun with it!
This is a sample book review written by Leavenworth Branch Librarian Brianna Springer:
The Concrete Blonde, by Michael Connelly
Is it really possible to end the career of serial killer? Michael Connelly explores that question in his thrilling page-turner, The Concrete Blonde. As the story opens, we find beloved LAPD detective Harry Bosch in civil court defending his actions in shooting a notorious serial killer dubbed by the media “The Dollmaker.” A win in the case seems inevitable for our hero until a new body is discovered, a body which follows to the last detail the signature style of the “The Dollmaker.” Is a copycat at work? Or did Bosch really kill the wrong man? In his zeal, did he adopt an attitude of judge, jury, and executioner that blinded him to the facts of the case?
Connelly deftly weaves his tale, using all of his many talents as a writer to paint the many faceted character of Harry Bosch in a novel that may well chronicle our hero’s darkest hour. As the bodies pile up and the questions mount, readers will find themselves scared silly and wondering along with Harry whether Nietzsche was right when he asserted: "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
These sample book reviews were written by Omak Branch Librarian Sterlene Sena:
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
"When a young girl's frozen body is found in a blizzard, the lives of 3 best friends will be ripped apart. 17 years later they may have the chance to come back together; right a terrible wrong; and finally bring justice to the unknown girl know only as 'The Virgin'...
Nancy Pickard takes us on a thrilling ride through the lives of those effected by the VIRGIN with startling realism. I thoroughly enjoyed following alongside the characters on an emotional roller-coaster that feels as real as our own worst fears."
Big Fish, A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
"How many of us can say that we truly know the man we call 'father'? William Bloom only knows the stories his father has told him about his extraordinary, if somewhat unbelievable, life. Now, facing his father's mortality, William must decide if those stories will be enough for him. Told in details so astounding, they almost seem true. I loved the way this story allows us to analyze and eventually accept our parents as the enigma they are and understand that we are but a blip, albeit a significant blip, in the myriad of their lives."
"READ WRITE SHARE"
Book Lovers -
Join other readers in your community by participating in NCRL's Facebook Book Review Contest!
Connect with other readers
Review books you read in the past year
Find great new books to read in 2013
Enter for a chance to win great book-lover prizes!
Grand prize is a Kindle Fire.
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Click to submit your review on our Facebook page |
Don't use Facebook? No problem – simply submit your review by email to reviews@ncrl.org and we'll post your review.
We are extremely grateful to our branch library Friend's groups and Library Boards for generously donating money and prizes for this contest!! Thank you to the Friends of the Cashmere Library, the Leavenworth Friends of the Library, the Manson Community Library Board, the Friends of the Moses Lake Library, the Friends of the Oroville Library, the Tonasket Library Board, Friends of the Waterville Library, and the Friends of the Wenatchee Library. We couldn't have done this without you!
CONTEST RULES
- Contest winners will be decided by the number of “likes” accumulated on Facebook.
- Contest prizes include gift certificates to local business and e Readers like Kindles or Nooks.
- Contest open to everyone living in Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant or Okanogan counties.
- Include book title and name of author.
- Suggested Length – 100-200 words.
- There is no limit to the number of reviews you may write.
- You may review a book you just read or a favorite you read years ago.
- Vote for your favorite reviews by “liking” them.
- Contest runs from January 14 through February 28, 2013.
- Reply to Facebook post to submit your review!
- Tell your friends about all of your reviews and encourage them to vote-and participate.
- Consider questions like: Why would you recommend this book to a friend? How did the author make the characters vivid? In what ways did the book enrich your life? How did the book speak to you?
What is a Book Review? A book review is a description and evaluation of a book. It can explain the book's strengths and weaknesses and is a fun way to express how you feel about a book. We've all had the experience of having just read a great book and then immediately seeking out someone you can talk to about it! Writing book reviews is a good way to share great book ideas to other book lovers. Remember to make your reviews as engaging as possible; be persuasive or use humor to explain how you feel about the book. Would you recommend this book? Why or why not? How does the book handle character development, plot or setting? There is no absolutely right way to write a review, so just have fun with it!
This is a sample book review written by Leavenworth Branch Librarian Brianna Springer:
The Concrete Blonde, by Michael Connelly
Is it really possible to end the career of serial killer? Michael Connelly explores that question in his thrilling page-turner, The Concrete Blonde. As the story opens, we find beloved LAPD detective Harry Bosch in civil court defending his actions in shooting a notorious serial killer dubbed by the media “The Dollmaker.” A win in the case seems inevitable for our hero until a new body is discovered, a body which follows to the last detail the signature style of the “The Dollmaker.” Is a copycat at work? Or did Bosch really kill the wrong man? In his zeal, did he adopt an attitude of judge, jury, and executioner that blinded him to the facts of the case?
Connelly deftly weaves his tale, using all of his many talents as a writer to paint the many faceted character of Harry Bosch in a novel that may well chronicle our hero’s darkest hour. As the bodies pile up and the questions mount, readers will find themselves scared silly and wondering along with Harry whether Nietzsche was right when he asserted: "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
These sample book reviews were written by Omak Branch Librarian Sterlene Sena:
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
"When a young girl's frozen body is found in a blizzard, the lives of 3 best friends will be ripped apart. 17 years later they may have the chance to come back together; right a terrible wrong; and finally bring justice to the unknown girl know only as 'The Virgin'...
Nancy Pickard takes us on a thrilling ride through the lives of those effected by the VIRGIN with startling realism. I thoroughly enjoyed following alongside the characters on an emotional roller-coaster that feels as real as our own worst fears."
Big Fish, A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
"How many of us can say that we truly know the man we call 'father'? William Bloom only knows the stories his father has told him about his extraordinary, if somewhat unbelievable, life. Now, facing his father's mortality, William must decide if those stories will be enough for him. Told in details so astounding, they almost seem true. I loved the way this story allows us to analyze and eventually accept our parents as the enigma they are and understand that we are but a blip, albeit a significant blip, in the myriad of their lives."
