2021 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Winners

2021 WVPB Reader’s Choice

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Fifth Grade

First Place: “Rocky in the Smokies” by Tucker Wiant

Second Place: “From Little to Big” by Sydney Wilson

Third Place: “Cheetah Facts” by Alaina Gialone

Fourth Grade

First Place “Lily Space Veterinarian: Adventure in the Rain Wood Rain Forest” by Sophie Cornwell

Second Place “The Story on How American Sign Language (ASL) was Born!” by Ana Galvez Tolia

Third Place “From the Lone Star State to the Mountain State” by Audrey Whitman

Third Grade

First Place: “The Time Traveling Squirrel Adventure” by Matthew Farnsworth

Second Place: “Milo Gets a New Friend” by Mathew Carothers

Third place: “Bees Everywhere” by Jackson Boone

Second Grade

First Place: “The Dance of the Snowflakes” by Bilal Qayyum

Second Place: “The Adventures of the Lost Kingdom” by Sophia Riley

Third Place: “The Skeleton that Would not go Away” by Margaret McEwuen

First Grade

First Place: “Leroy and the Magic Pencil” by Jagger Staten

Second Place: “The Butterfly that Liked Lemonade” by Harper Marsh 

Third Place: “Me and My Sore Toe” by Amelia Wriston

Kindergarten

First Place: “Rachel’s New Puppy” by Carly Lou Witt

Second Place: “Abigail’s Surprise” by Whitley Smith

Third Place: “Bianca’s Adventure” by Elise Silber