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Whew! It was a tough decision, but we finally have our local Reading Rainbow Contest winners for this year. We received so many great stories and we thank everyone who entered the contest.

NOW, here are our 2008 winners! All first-place entries have been submitted to compete in the national contest. Congratulations to all of our authors and illustrators!!

Kindergarden
Ribbon1st Place
Shreyas Naidu, "Brian and Amina"
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Ribbon2nd Place
Juliana Oliveira, "The Flower"
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Ribbon3rd Place
Megan Gall, "Rainbow"
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Honorable Mention:
Jillian Somers, "The Tiger Who Had No Stripes"

First Grade
Ribbon1st Place
Daniela Maria Schafer, "The Magic Cupcake"
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Ribbon2nd Place
Christa Reese, "The Baseball Princess"
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Ribbon3rd Place
Nolin Smith, "The Cow Who Loved to Eat"
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Honorable Mention:
Chloe Yofan, "The Corn and the Celery"

Second Grade
Ribbon1st Place
Sophia Reitz, "The Sad Tree"
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Ribbon2nd Place
Isaiah Maurice Wilson, "When Aaron Comes"
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Ribbon3rd Place
Sead Nikšić, "Sir William"
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"Queen's Choice":
Lauren Somers, "The Rainbow That Had No Color"

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Honorable Mention:
Grace Scofield, "A Day With Nature"

Third Grade
Ribbon1st Place
Bridget Babinsack, "Dream Days!"
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Ribbon2nd Place
Ciara Grace Bailey, "Beautiful on the Inside"
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Ribbon3rd Place
Sophia Girol, "All Because of a Brave Princess"
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Honorable Mention:
Terry Barkley, "Terry Tilt Bed"



Kindergarden

2008: Shreyas Naidu, "Brian and Amina"
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2007: Madelyn Blodgett, "The Pup Explorers"
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2006: Swagatame Datta, "The Tree"
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First Grade

2008: Daniela Maria Schafer, "The Magic Cupcake"
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2007: Swagatama Datta, "The Lost Bird"
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2006: Justin Stengel, "The Adventures of Chipper, the Library Mouse"
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Second Grade

2008: Sophia Reitz, "The Sad Tree"
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2007: Vanessa Anthony, "The Twinkling Star"
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2006: Daria Och, "How a House Became a Home"
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Third Grade

2008: Bridget Babinsack, "Dream Days!"
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2007: Daria Och, "Building a Friendship"
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2006: Rachel Rembold, "Big Things"
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Note: You can find 2008's and 2007's Second and Third place winners' stories linked from the First place winners' stories.

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