WGTE is very proud of all the young authors and illustrators who participated in the 2008 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest. Over 300 talented children from Kindergarten through 3 rd grade entered stories into the local WGTE contest. The four 1 st place stories were then mailed to the national Reading Rainbow contest. If you are interested in picking up your story please contact Renee deValpine at 419-380-4634 or renee_devalpine@wgte.org Informational about the 15 th Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest will be available in January 2009. National Reading Rainbow Contest http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/

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2008 Young Writers and Illustrators Contest Winners

Student	Story Title	City
Kindergarten
1st Place: Natalie Nagel	Strawberry Ice Cream - It’s My Favorite	Toledo
2nd Place: Brendan Meehan	Aliens Taking Over the World	Pemberville
3rd Place: Maheen Haq	The Horse Who Loved Yo-Yo Toys	Perrysburg
Grade 1
1st Place: Elizabeth Ghareeb	The Search for Water	Temperance
2nd Place: Julia Schrameck	The Missing Book Mystery	Toledo
3rd Place: Noah C. Fulcomer	A Bully Needs a Friend	Bluffton
Grade 2
1st Place: Logan Kempf	Catching Cactuses	Mount Cory
2nd Place: Muna Farhan	Giraffe’s Lesson	Toleco
3rd Place: Khalan Tien Kim Le	A Wishing Star	Toledo
Grade 3
1st Place: Madison Spears	The Mermaid	Temperance
2nd Place: Ashley Fallon	The Very Tall Tree	Newport
3rd Place: Sarah Smidi	My Lucky Pencil	Toledo

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WGTE congratulates all of the students who have entered stories in the past Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators contests. You may read the previous years' winning local stories by clicking here.