Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest<\/p>\n
Category 2 (Age 12-14)<\/p>\n
3rd place<\/p>\n
by Kaitlyn Chiu
\n12 years old (Grade 7)
\nOak Avenue Intermediate School<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I say, \u2018Hey! Hey! What a wonderful kind of day\u2026\u2019\u201d I sing along with Arthur and his friends as they all dance across the screen. This episode features Arthur\u2019s little sister, \u201cBaby Kate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mommy walks into the room with a book and sits next to me. Over the past few months, her tummy has been getting bigger and bigger! So big, I can\u2019t sit on her lap anymore during story time. She says that I\u2019m going to be a big brother.<\/p>\n
I start yawning and rubbing my eyes as the episode ends. I\u2019m exhausted! Mommy places me on her lap and rocks me gently. I carefully pat her stomach and say, \u201cMommy, is there a baby in there?\u201d She laughs and nods, \u201cYes Nathan, You\u2019ll be a big brother in a few months.\u201d She readjusts me on her lap. \u201cIf the baby was a girl,\u201d she asks, \u201cwhat would you call her?\u201d I think hard. \u201cKate.\u201d I answer firmly. \u201cWhat if it was a boy?\u201d \u201cKate.\u201d I repeat. Mommy smiles, \u201cI guess we\u2019ll just hope for a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mommy and Daddy talk a lot about baby names, but I can\u2019t imagine a baby with a name other than Kate.<\/p>\n
I wake up one morning and am surprised to see Grandma in the kitchen. \u201cGrandma?\u201d I mumble, \u201cWhere\u2019s mommy and daddy?\u201d She picks me up and places me in my highchair, \u201cThey\u2019re in the hospital. You have a new baby sister! We\u2019ll go visit after breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hospital is big with many long hallways. We finally stop at a door. I slowly push it open and see mommy sitting in a bed holding a pink bundle in her arms. She smiles at me and extends her hand, \u201cHi, Nathan! Come and meet your new sister, Baby Kate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2019s name is special. In the spirit of this year\u2019s Young Reader\u2019s League selection, Rump<\/em> by Liesl Shurtliff, we are holding a writing contest focusing on the meaning of names. In 300 words or less, tell us something about your name. This could be how you got your name, what it means to you, or what it means in general. Anything about your name is fine. Winners will receive a gift card to Vroman\u2019s Bookstore and have their entry featured on the library\u2019s blogs. Additionally, Category 2 (age 12-14) winners will have their stories printed in the next issue of the Teen Zine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Special thanks to our judges: Allison Hill (Vromans), Catherine Hany (Pasadena Library), Dan Mclaughlin (Pasadena Library), Judy Melton (Friends of the Library), Nick Smith (Pasadena Library), Roy Park (Pasadena Library), Tiffany Duenas (Pasadena Library)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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