CL Library Announces 'Read, Write, Win' Contest Winners

The Crystal Lake Public Library has announced the 28 winners of the 8th Annual Read, Write and Win competition among elementary school students.

Library officials held an awards ceremony on April 22 to announce this year's winners of the contest sponsored by the library, Rotary Club of Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers, McHenry County College and Community School District 47, said library public relations director Linda Price.

"There were 152 Crystal Lake students in grades 3-8 who entered this year’s contest, which promotes reading literacy and creative writing or illustrating by asking students to write or illustrate a new ending for a book selected by the library," Price said in a release. 

This was the first year participants had the option of choosing between writing an essay, or illustrating a graphic novel as an ending to the selected book.

Winners for each of the six books were awarded cash prizes of $100, $75, $50 and $25, respectively, which were donated by the Dawnbreakers. First-place winners read their essays at the event, Price said.

The 2013 winners of Read, Write and Win:

Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!

Dayton James Gates (1st place), Alex Godsell (2nd place), Elias Miller (3rd place) and William Standley (4th place).

Turtle in Paradise

Lukas Bettich (1st place), Rachel Peterson (2nd place), Emma Mleczko (3rd place). Ten students were awarded honorable mentions including, Maeve Stewart, Carson O’Connor, Montana Murphy, Jackson Singleton, Jillian Parks, Lauren Buckley, Haley Steinberg, Katie Rokusek, Sarah Turner and Jenny King and also received cash prizes.

Chicagoland Detective Agency #1: the Drained Brain Capers 

Michelle Franzen (1st place), Zachary Hart (2nd place), Preston Hanzely (3rd place) and Al Zukowski (4th place). 

The Unnameables

Casey Hunter (1st place) and Carolyn Sveden (2nd place). 

A Monster Calls

Annie Wuest (1st place), Frannie Zukowski (2nd place), Cheyenne Hofmann (3rd place) and Keaton Hofmann (4th place). 

Bad Island

Emma Hryniewicz (1st place)