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Congratulations to the 182 coolest kids in Central
Illinois! They each wrote and illustrated their very own books and
submitted them to the 12th annual WTVP READING RAINBOW Young Writers &
Illustrators Contest. WTVP thanks you for sharing your awesome stories
with us. And although it's a tough job to choose, we're
pleased to announce this year's local first-, second- and third-place
winners. They’ve already been treated to a party in the WTVP Studio with
their families and teachers, and you can look for them on-air, too. Every
entrant received a Certificate of Achievement signed by series host LeVar
Burton.
You all did a fantastic job and you're all winners
in our book!
Keep reading, keep writing and keep
sharing those
stories! And be sure to watch READING RAINBOW every
weekday at 2:30pm on WTVP!
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Kindergarten
Emma Henrikson
Banner Elementary School in Dunlap
"Runaway Gus"First Grade
Aaron Talbott
Peoria Hebrew Day School
"The Frog and the Rattlesnake" |
Second Grade
Joey McNally
St. Mary’s School in Kickapoo
"Astrocats"Third Grade
Briana Reist
Reist Academy Home School in Dunlap
"The River Rescue"
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Second Place
Radu Manea
Montessori School of Peoria
"The Little Boy Who Had a Kite" |
Third Place
Stephanie Bivens
Peoria Academy
"Stephanie and the Lizard" |
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Second Place
Zachary Wieland
Stevenson School in Bloomington
"The Talking Whale" |
Third Place
Brooke Driskell
Elmwood Elementary School
"What’s Wrong With That Sheep?" |
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Second Place
Elizabeth Lohnes
Tremont Grade School
"My Puppy
Cinnamon: A Scrapbook of Memories" |
Third Place
Mary Keenan
St. Vincent de Paul School in Peoria
"Changing Bug Rooms" |
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Second Place
Michelle Gray
Holy Family School in Peoria
"The Penguin Family: A Tale of a Lifetime" |
Third Place
Hope Fairchild
Ridgeview School in the Dunlap School District
"The Refrigerator Tale, A Fable" |
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