July 2 - August 20

Cunning Apothecary1 5 Tell us about your favourite food. What is it, and why do you

like it?

2 10 Try a fruit or vegetable you’ve never had before. What did it taste like?

3 25 Invent your own summer beverage. Make sure you try it!

4 50 Cook or bake something yummy using a library cookbook. What was the cookbook? Optional: send us a picture of what you made!

5 100 Deconstruct a basic recipe. Have a friend or family member cook a simple dish for you. See if you can determine what the ingredients used were, how much of each, and how long it took to cook or bake (if applicable).

Master of Contraptions6 5 Make your own paper fortune teller with clues that solve a

puzzle: wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_fortune_teller

7 10 Make something out of materials you find in the recycling bin.

8 25 (DIY-to-Go) Fold and decorate a flexagon. Get one at your library or here: flexagon.net/flexagons/trihexaflexagon.pdf

9 50 Make: a Soda Can Steam Engine - use a tea candle.

10 100 Design a spy gadget. Either create one from materials or draw some blueprints.

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Artfully Artistic11 5 (DIY-to-Go) Create a Paper Mosaic.

Get one at your library or here: wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Mosaic

12 10 Draw a picture or a scene from a book. Write two sentences or more to let us know what’s happening in the drawing.

13 25 Create a picture or scene by painting spines of books. Ask your library if they have any discarded books.

14 50 Try out a musical instrument you have never played before.

15 100 Make a music video using a song of your choice. When choosing, please be aware of language that may be disrespectful of other people.

Forensic Mathematician16 5 Go for a walk and see if you can count from 0-10 using

numbers you see in the signs you pass. Try to do it without skipping any numbers.

17 10 Make some Tessellation art: http://www.tessellations.org/

18 25 Make a bracelet using binary code: www.instructables.com/id/Binary-Code-Bracelet/

19 50 Read a book with at least 100 pages. Pick 10 pages at random, and calculate the average number of words per page. How many words would you guess are in the book?

20 100 You’re going to on a trip to a real or imaginary place, you have $1000 to spend, what will you buy?

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Skilled Observer21 5 Find signage in your area that has both English and your

local Indigenous language on it. What does it say?

22 10 Learn about a local animal and see how many you can spot in a week.

23 25 Learn about an invasive plant or animal species. Where did it come from and how was it brought here?

24 50 Stargaze - The Perseid Meteor Shower will peak August 12-13. Grab a blanket and a friend and go check it out! How many did you see?

25 100 Find and photograph the letters of your name in Nature to create a nameplate for your door or Instagram feed.

Expert Linguist26 5 Write the opening paragraph to your future autobiography.

27 10 Find out how a local landmark got its name. What First Nations people are indigenous to this place? Did the place have a different name prior to colonization?

28 25 Learn to say ‘Hello’ or ‘Thank you’ in the Indigenous language from your area, and say it to your local library staff. If they don’t know the word, you can teach it to them!

29 50 Imagine you are interviewing any character you want from a book of your choice. Make a list of 5-10 questions you would ask them.

30 100 Write original song lyrics based on a book, movie, game, etc. BONUS: compose the music.

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Master Detective31 5 Go beachcombing. What did you find?

32 10 Find a way to contact one of your favourite authors - via twitter, the publisher, etc. - and let them know you love their books!

33 25 (DIY-to-Go) Murder Mystery Logic Puzzle. Get one at your library or do any logic puzzle you find online or in a puzzle book.

34 50 Read a book from our Mystery list (or any other mystery). Did you guess whodunnit?

35 100 Write a book review of a title from our Mystery list (or any other mystery).

Mastermind Moriarty 36 5 Send a friend a secret message using only emojis.

37 10 Sew yourself a creepy companion with thread, felt, and stuffing - because even evil geniuses need a pet.

38 25 Create a laser-security style obstacle course to practice your break-in skills (Safety Dave says: “Don’t use real lasers”). Try it on a friend.Professional tip: Practice task 46 first.BONUS: Make your librarians’ day by sending us a video!

39 50 Read a book with an anti-hero. What was the book, and how well did the author succeed in making you sympathize with the main character?

40 100 Write an evil, alternative ending for a book you read. Do you like this ending more than the original? Why or why not?

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Exemplar of Excellence 41 5 Write a positive message on a rock. Put it somewhere that

someone will find it.

42 10 Do an extra chore to help out your family.

43 25 Try to have a “Zero Waste” week. Take photos of your gar-bage and see if you can create less garbage every day!

44 50 Read a book to an elder for 30 minutes. Let them pick the book.

45 100 Take some time to unplug yourself. Go without phone, internet, and television for two whole days!

Mysterious Miscellany46 5 Learn how to do a cartwheel; if you already know, do 10 in

a row!

47 10 Find a quote that reflects your life or experiences. What is it and who said it first?

48 25 Find a book in the library, or on our online catalogue, that includes your age in the Dewey Decimal call number (Dewey what? https://tinyurl.com/znrarlt). What is the book’s title?

49 50 Make up a recipe for a fictional food/dish from a book, movie, or game.

50 100 Read 10 books. Tell us what they were and which were your favourite and least favourite.

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Bonus:51 5 Tell us how you learned about the Teen Summer Challenge.

52 5 Tell us what your favourite thing about Teen Summer Challenge is.

53 5 How could we improve Teen Summer Challenge?

54 5 Suggest a title for purchase using our website: virl.bc.ca/get-help/suggest-an-item/

55 100 List 5-10 tasks you would like to see in the challenge next year.

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The Teen Summer Challenge is for youth aged 12 to 18 years

Each prize draw entry gives you a chance to win:

• A Chapters gift card• Skullcandy earbuds• Books!

Prizes

StartGet your task list @ virl.bc.ca/teens or pick up a booklet at your library.

Completetasks to earn points. For every five points you earn, you get one prize draw entry, so the more you complete, the better your chances of winning!

Submityour completed tasks by going to:

• www.virl.bc.ca/teens• Click on “Teen Summer Challenge” • Fill out the formIf you want, you can show off your completed challenges on Instagram by tagging us @virl_library_teens

Win!Win!

Questions: Email: teensc@virl.bc.ca or in person at any library location.virl.bc.ca/teens