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One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 1st place Elementary School category Celeste Raynaud Grade 5, McKinley School “Tick-Tock Castle Time” Booky finds a mysterious watch that transports her and her friends to 18th century France. It was Monday morning and Booky was riding her bike to school frantically. […]
One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 2nd place Elementary School category Kayla Su Grade 4, Sky Mountain Charter School “Azlender’s Travel Adventure” Summary: Tired of his boring life in Avenlee, Azlender sets off on an adventure in the woods. Once upon a time, there was a poor peddler […]
One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 3rd place Elementary School category Evelyn Chen Grade 5, Eugene Field Elementary School “Trappist-1” Summary: Seven new planets were discovered outside our solar system, and they are populated with inhabitants. On February 22, 2017, NASA discovered seven new exoplanets 40 light years away. […]
This week’s storytime was about unexpected guests; we read stories about: (1) a girl who’s afraid of dogs, but is approached by one at a park, (2) an elephant who wishes to join a club, but is not allowed, and (3) animals from the zoo arrive unexpectedly to cheer up their sick friend. Stories […]
This week we shared stories about apples–troubles with apples, the shape and simple perfection of apples, and mystery apples. Stories Letting Go by Janet Morgan Stoeke: Pip, Midge, and Dot are enjoying the shade under an apple tree when fruit starts falling around them, causing the hens to suspect […]
This year’s Young Readers League selection is Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley. In the spirit of One City One Story, Young Readers League is designed as a community-wide reading celebration. The goal is to bring kids, families, and educators together to explore a book’s themes through discussion, activities, art, and […]
We’re pleased to announce the Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest winners! This year, young writers were challenged to tell us something about a new character joining a magical circus, their special ability or how this character come to join the circus. The winning entries were honored during the Young Readers League Circus Extravaganza with […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 1st place The Peculiar Man by Hannah Sagheb 11 years old (Grade 6) Immaculate Heart School Once there was a man, And he could do whatever he can. His parents died when he was four, He doesn’t remember it, But he doesn’t care […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 2nd place Circus Shenanigans by Adam Kakuk 11 years old (Grade 6) Palm Crest Elementary School As I walked down a dusty road, heading to the grocery store, I saw an enormous tent with a sign proclaiming in large, red letter, “CIRCUS TODAY.” I […]
Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 3rd place Instincts by Veronica Mason 11 years old (Grade 6) Immaculate Heart School The last act of the night, me. Someone in black with a microphone rushed me onstage. Even though I have been on that stage so many times, the […]