Denver Public Library: Teens: Entertainment/media

Nearing the end of his life, Enzo, a dog with a philosopher's soul, tries to bring together the family, pulled apart by a three year custody battle between daughter Zoe's maternal grandparents and her father Denny, a race car driver.

Place a hold on:

*Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog (the adaptation for young people)
*Hardback
*Spanish
*Large Print
*Book on CD
*eBook

An Adventure Awaits at Every Turn! Whatever you enjoy, there’s something for everyone during the 2011 One Book, One Denver program. Book scavenger hunts, a teen writing contest, writer's workshops, film showings, book discussions, crafts and a poetry slam are but a few of this year's options.

For a complete list of events, check out the One Book, One Denver Event Guide (PDF).

Write a story in the voice of someone who has difficulty communicating. There are no rules about whose voice you use – you can embody the brain of an animal like Garth Stein did in The Art of Racing in the Rain, or a person who struggles with language, or even yourself at your most estranged or tongue-tied moments.

Stories whether true or fictional should be no more than 1000 words in length, typed in 12-point font and double‐spaced. Entries will be judged based on the quality of the writing, originality, subject matter and the way the story moves. Finalists will be judged by local writers from the Lighthouse Writers Workshop faculty. One winner will be chosen from three age groups: 12‐13, 14‐15 and 16 and up.

Stories must be postmarked by Monday, October 10. We prefer that you send your entry via email attachment (please attach it as a PDF or Word file) to meg@lighthousewriters.org.

Or, send them via snail mail to:
One Book, One Denver Teen Writing Contest
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
1515 Race St.
Denver, CO 80206

Please include your age, grade in school, email/address/phone number and school name with your entry.

Grand Prize awarded in each of four age categories. Each Prize Package contains:

Born in Los Angeles and raised in Seattle, Garth Stein's ancestry is diverse: his mother, a native of Alaska, is of Tlingit Indian and Irish descent; his father, a Brooklyn native, is the child of Jewish emigrants from Austria. After spending his childhood in Seattle and then living in New York City for 18 years, Garth returned to Seattle, where he currently lives with his wife, three sons, and their dog, Comet.