Writing Contest Winners

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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 […]

“The Peculiar Man” — story by Hannah Sagheb

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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 […]

“Circus Shenanigans” — story by Adam Kakuk

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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 […]

“Instincts” — story by Veronica Mason

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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 […]

“The Lady of the Moon” — story by Jasmine Sov

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) Honorable Mention The Lady of the Moon by Jasmine Sov 10 years old (Grade 5) Sierra Madre Elementary School   Sadilena (Sadie) Rose D’Moonelle had always known she was special. Even as she ate her mutton stew at the orphanage, she knew she […]

“Lavender Rose and the Magic Circus” — story by Tabitha Foster

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Young Readers League 2016 Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) Honorable Mention Lavender Rose and the Magic Circus by Tabitha Foster 11 years old (Grade 6) Immaculate Heart Middle School   Once upon a time there was a girl called Lavender Rose, who was, how should I put it, very special. You may […]

Roald Dahl 100

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We had 45 people come to our Roald Dahl 100 Celebration on Tuesday, September 13th, the centennial of Roald Dahl’s birth! Mr. Nick told us all about Dahl’s life and how his life sometimes inspired his fiction and his writing style. We did a quiz, a word search, and a […]

“My Big Fish Story” — a story by David Lowe III

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One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” Honorable mention Category 1: Grades 3-5   “My Big Fish Story” by David Lowe III Grade 3 Home school   This memory is about the first time I went rainbow trout fishing with my family at Shaver Lake, and we […]

“Lively Minded” — a story by Zachary J. Kriebs

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One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” Honorable mention Category 1: Grades 3-5   “Lively Minded” by Zachary J. Kriebs Grade 5 Sierra Madre Elementary School   “Papa”, William said hopefully. “Do you mind telling me the story about you as a kid?” “Why, yes of course, […]

“BFF@SMB: Best Friends Forever at Santa Monica Beach” — a story by Gwendolyn M. Lopez

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One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” 1st place Category 1: Grades 3-5 “BFF@SMB: Best Friends Forever at Santa Monica Beach” by Gwendolyn M. Lopez Grade 5 Eugene Field Elementary School   On July 4, 2014, the Lopez family woke up and decided, “Let’s go to the […]