13th 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
	Jack McGarry "I Wish I Lived In Space" Princess Anne Elementary, Virginia Beach
Honorable Mention
	Alexandra Seemar "Fairy Land" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
First Grade
First Place
	Will Spivey "The Scientist and His Potion" Norfolk Academy, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Candaycea Edwards "Meet...My...Friend" Jacox Elementary, Norfolk
Second Grade
First Place
	Alec Melzar "Kitchen Friends" Larchmont Elementary, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Shania Thomas "The Fossil" James Hurst, Portsmouth
Third Grade
First Place
	Molly Pittman "Mighty Maggie Saves the Day" Tidewater Academy, Wakefield
Honorable Mention
	De’Shuana Joyner "Hip-Hop Dinos" Camp Allen Elementary, Norfolk
Fourth Grade
First Place
	Katelyn Holtermann "It All Started With the Cook" Home schooled, Powhatan
Honorable Mention
	Genna Alperin "Kyle the Lost Boy" W. H. Taylor Elementary, Norfolk
Fifth Grade
First Place
	Sydney Schaedel "The Soccer Sensation" St. Patrick Catholic School, Norfolk
Honorable Mention
	Alec Mang "Tyler On the Moon" Seaford Elementary, Seaford

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