Arts & Entertainment

Library Announces Book Contest Winners

The Southampton Free Library recently announced the winners of its annual Book Writing Contest.

The following is a list of the winners from the Southampton Free Library's 10th annual Book Writing Contest.

These titles will be professionally bound and will become a part of the library's permanent collection later this summer.

First Grade

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Prize

 

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Author

 

Title

 

1st Place   

 

Aurora Lo Piccolo

 

The Whale

2nd Place    Rishi Dadlani  The War

Second Grade

Prize 

 

Author 

 

Title

1st Place  Tess Karen Fleming    The Magic Cup 2nd Place    Tyler Kilmer   

Tyler at Gettysburg

3rd Place  Jacqueline Faulk 

Mystery of the Missing Cat

 

Third Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

Title

1st Place (Non-Fiction)  Ian Proctor Weird But True Freaky Frogs 1st Place (Fiction)  Aidan Barrett    Macaroni Man and the Venus Noodle Traps 2nd Place (Fiction)  Olivia Stark    Lonely Swan 3rd Place (Fiction)  Samantha Mazzarella and Katie Molloy 

 

Friends Adventure at the Beach

 

Fourth Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

 

Title

 

1st Place Taylor Fite  Santa Meets the Tooth Fairy 2nd Place  Caleb A. Evans A.S.O - Anti-Squirrel Organization 3rd  Place Tori Fite  Facts About Animals

 

Fifth Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

Title

1st Place  Lauryn Stark  The Haunted Forest 2nd Place  Anna and Sabrina Whitesell    Come Back 3rd Place    Grace Lee   

 

My Empty Heart

 

Sixth Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

Title

 

Category

 

Chapter Books

1st Place (tie)   Ellen Troyanosky     Legend of the Winged Flyer 1st Place (tie) Katelyn Lopez    Steps to Peretti 2nd Place  Holly Skate (Alexandria Kazandjian)   The Lost Hopes of Zafena Sparrow 3rd Place   Will Clift   

The Chase

Category:

 

Short Stories

1st Place  Katelyn Clement   Flag of Hope 2nd Place  Chloé Hyde   Locket of the Great Depression 3rd Place  Matthew Ballow

 

Eric Rossini and the Gang

Honorable Mention  Kolina Yefimenko  Lost Honorable Mention  Abigail Nisula   The Man Who Asked Too Many Questions

 

Seventh Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

Title

Category:

 

Personal Story with a Moral or Lesson

1st Place  Mason Zoltak   Courage Gained While Reward Earned 2nd Place  Monica Dominguez-Diaz  

 

The Last Ride

3rd Place  Tommy Mortimer  The Concussion Honorable Mention   Kent Bergin  An Unexpended Responsibility

 

Category:

 

Short Story of Personal Achievement

1st Place   Victor Mishin   Nice to Beat You 2nd Place  Katie Man  

 

Master Chef

2nd Place  Rebecca Bonar   The Audition 3rd Place   Madison Heuchan The Cheerleading Competition 3rd Place   Georgia Stathis  

 

A Game to Remember

 

Category:

 

Chapter Books

1st Place   Gwen Neely  

 

Do You Believe in Ghosts?

 

Category:

 

Short Story

 

1st Place  Ashley Mensch  

 

 

Blacking Out in the Airport 1st Place  Jessica Kelley   Cheerleading Gone Wrong 2nd Place  Emily Smith 

 

The Blizzard of 2010

2nd Place  Kacie Russell

 

A Miracle Day

3rd Place  Ryan Cole A Hike in the Woods 3rd Place  Jordan Marcy  

 

Not So Sunny Side Up

Honorable Mention   Colleen McDermott   The Worst Softball Catch Ever Honorable Mention   Elizabeth Ridge 

 

PopPop Returns

Honorable Mention   Jamie Gensbauer   

 

Shh!!! It’s a Secret

 

Eighth Grade

Prize

 

Author

 

Title

1st Place   Ella Evans  

 

The World Outside My Blankets


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