You Said It...Teen Book Review Submission Form

You can receive 2 volunteer hours for telling us what you think of a book you read from Winter Park Public Library's Young Adult department.

Check out a book, read it, and then write your review using the form below.

Be sure to check the teen book reviews site first before deciding on which book to read and review. Select a book from our Young Adult department that has not yet been reviewed by someone else. Then write your review using the form at the bottom of this page. The librarian will read your review and post it online if it receives an average score of 3 using the Scoring Rubric below. If you see your review online, this means that you earned your volunteer hours. Please allow a maximum of 14 days turnaround time.

You must be between the ages of 12-18 to participate, and the maximum amount of hours you can earn is 20.

Scoring Rubric:

Category	4	3	2	1
Paragraph 1: INTRODUCTION	First paragraph has a "grabber" or catchy beginning.	First paragraph has a weak "grabber".	A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy.	No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph.
Paragraph 2: SUMMARY	The basic summary of the book was given in a creative manner without giving away the ending.	The basic summary of the book was presented without giving away the ending.	The basic summary was given as a list of events that includes no transitions.	The summary included events that went beyond the basic plot of the book. Sentences are short, choppy and have no transitions.
Paragraph 3: EVALUATION	There is a paragraph stating your opinion on one or more of these points: character, setting, plot, conflict or author's style. Your opinion is supported with examples from the book.	There is a paragraph stating your opinion, but it is not supported by examples from the book.	There is a paragraph talking about the literary items, but no opinion is offered.	There is no evaluation.
Paragraph 4: RECOMMENDATION	There is a paragraph stating why you would or would not recommend this book based on one or more of these ideas: author's style, theme, moral or lesson of the book, personal connections you made with the book.	There is a recommendation of the book based on one of the ideas, but it is not well supported.	There is a recommendation, but it is unclear what it is based on.	There is no recommendation.