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 2009 winners! All first-place entries have been submitted to compete in the national contest. Congratulations to all of our authors and illustrators!!

Contest sponsored locally by:

Ella Reets Haney, "A Blueberry Problem"
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Makenzie Steiner, "The Tooth Fairy"
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Sarah Plotz, "The Boy and The Balloons"
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Mira Bernat, "My Birthday at the Zoo"
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Patrick Lowe, "Windington: The City of Big Winds"
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Raegan Gouker, "My New Pinky Do"
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Shreyas Naidu, "The Bird's Wish"
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Abigail(Abby) Dawley, "The Story of Rocky's Life"
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Theresa Marie Heidenreich, "The Perfect Pet"
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Safiy Yusuf Khan, "A Rainforest Adventure"
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Hannah Kim, "Little White Bird and Little Mouse's Big Adventure"
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Hannah Kim, "Little White Bird and Little Mouse's Big Adventure"
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"Queen's Choice":
Anna DeGraaf, "Anna Meets Georgia"
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Alexa Reider, "The Art Club"
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Sead D. Nikšić, "Chester the Viking"
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Catherine Mary Deegan, "The Teeny Tale of Tiny Tess"
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Nathan Predajna, "One Little Spider"
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