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Teens make vehicles out of food at the New River library

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Teens recently used their ingenuity to make vehicles out of a food at the New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54, in Wesley Chapel. The library provided the materials for the challenge, to see which vehicle could go the farthest.

Fourteen-year-old Imani Thompson, of Wesley Chapel, right, glances at her 16-year-old sister Afiya, as they build vehicles using edible materials. The teenagers used marshmallows, candy, chocolate chips and other goodies to build their vehicles. (Christine Holtzman)
Fourteen-year-old Hailey Gilding, of Wesley Chapel, opens a package containing a brownie that will be used as the chassis of her edible vehicle. When the competition was over, the kids were able to eat their creations.
Fourteen-year-old Arielle Cooper, of Wesley Chapel, right, concentrates before launching her vehicle down the ramp, as Casey Abbott, New River Branch Library’s teen librarian, left, watches. Cooper, the president of the Teen Advisory Board, encourages new members to join their group. It meets at the library on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

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