{"id":6149,"date":"2020-12-31T09:06:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=6149"},"modified":"2020-12-31T09:39:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T17:39:43","slug":"dream-catcher-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/dream-catcher-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Catcher Story Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re pleased to announce the winners of the Dream Catcher Story Contest. Writers were challenged to tell us a story in 300 words or less that is inspired by dreams or capturing dreams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special thanks to our judges:\u00a0 Natassia Mendez, Jesse Roth, Nick Smith, and Jasmine Sov.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are the winners and honorable mentions. Click on the links to read each story.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Category 1: grades 3-5<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1st place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/madeleine-cham\/\">\u201cCatching Dreams to Be the Dream\u201d by Madeleine Cham<\/a>, Age 11, Grade 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2nd place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/penelope-vuong\/\">\u201cDreams\u201d by Penelope Vuong<\/a>, Age 11, Grade 5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3rd place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/zoe-beheshti\/\">\u201cWhat Happens In The Night\u201d by Zoe Beheshti<\/a>, Age 9, Grade 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Honorable Mention:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/angel-tchigui-koundang\/\">&#8220;The Dream Catching Girl&#8221; by Angel <\/a><\/span><\/span>Tchigui Koundang, Age 9, Grade 4<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Honorable Mention:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/malena-zamora\/\">\u201cWeb of Dreams\u201d by Malena Zamora<\/a>, Age 10, Grade 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Category 2: grades 6-8<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1st place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/hera-hovsepian\/\">\u201cThe Day and Night\u201d by Hera Hovsepian<\/a>, Age 13, Grade 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2nd place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/pateel-krikorian\/\">\u201cNever Let Go\u201d by Pateel Krikorian<\/a>, Age 13, Grade 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3rd place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/april-gonzalez\/\">\u201cAs You Sleep I Feast!\u201d by April M. Gonzalez<\/a>, Age 12, Grade 7<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Honorable Mention:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/grace-petoyan\/\">\u201cI\u2019m Not the Only One\u201d by Grace Petoyan<\/a>, Age 13, Grade 8<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Honorable Mention:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/emelina-hakhnazaryan\/\">\u201cA Dream Becoming a Nightmare\u201d by Emelina Hakhnazaryan<\/a>, Age 12, Grade 7<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Honorable Mention:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2020\/maggie-hartigan\/\">\u201cCatching Nightmares\u201d by Maggie Hartigan<\/a>, Age 12, Grade 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce the winners of the Dream Catcher Story Contest. Writers were challenged to tell us a story in 300 words or less that is inspired by dreams or capturing dreams.\u00a0 Special thanks to our judges:\u00a0 Natassia Mendez, Jesse Roth, Nick Smith, and Jasmine Sov. 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