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We\u2019re pleased to announce\u00a0the Young Readers League\u00a02017 Writing Contest winners!<\/p>\n
This year, young writers were challenged to tell us a ghost story in 300 words or less.<\/p>\n
The winning entries were honored during the Young Readers League author event with Natalie Lloyd, author of The Key to Extraordinary<\/em>, our 2017 selection.<\/p>\n The stories are published here on our blog for your reading enjoyment. They will also be published on\u00a0Vroman\u2019s Bookstore blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thank you to all the participants! We received about 250 entries, eight times more than last year, so the judges definitely had to make some tough choices.<\/p>\n Special thanks to our judges:\u00a0 from Vroman’s: Allison Hill; and from the Pasadena Public library: Shauna Redmond, Jean Penn, Leela Perea, Robin Reidy and Rosa Cesaretti.<\/p>\n The Young Readers League is sponsored by the\u00a0Friends of the Pasadena Public Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n To learn more about the Young Readers League, visit the webpage:\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/young-readers-league\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1st place — Lauren Sales:\u00a0 http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/sales<\/a><\/p>\n 2nd place — Maelee Rose Acosta:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/acosta<\/a><\/p>\n 3rd place — Sienna Ng:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/ng<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1st place — Christopher Souza:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/souza\/<\/a><\/p>\n 2nd place — Raela Jayasekara:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2017\/jayasekara<\/a><\/p>\n
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