11th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

To view the children reading their winning stories, you'll need to have Windows Media Player installed on your computer.

Kindergarten
First Place
	Caitlyn P. Rund "The Fairy and Her Bottle" Bethel Elementary, Gloucester
Honorable Mention
	Jonathan Argamen "Joe Gets New Wheels" Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg
First Grade
First Place
	Christopher Laingen Read By: Jessica Martinsen (Pictured) "Story of a Platypus" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Sam Wilson "The Dog Party" Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg
Second Grade
First Place
	Mayee Chen "Grandpa's Old House" Matthew Whaley Elementary, Williamsburg
Honorable Mention
	Cameron Jeffery "When Bad Weather Attacks" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Third Grade
First Place
	Christian Pittman "If Cats Could Go to College" Tidewater Academy, Dendron
Honorable Mention
	Taylor Stewart "Nadilee the Doughnut" Matthew Whaley Elementary, Williamsburg
Fourth Grade
First Place
	Sydney Cook "The Star and the Waning Moon" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Erin LeHew "Claire the Cumulous Cloud" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Fifth Grade
First Place
	Melody Stein "Star Promises" Homeschool, Newport News
Honorable Mention
	Allie Golden "How Giraffe got his Long Neck" Kingston Elementary, Virginia Beach

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