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Contest Updates

WINNERS! 2017 Writing Contest for Kids!


All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning


Winner: EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin

2nd Place: THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales

3rd Place: MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu


Ages 8 and Under


Winner: A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand

2nd Place: GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns

3rd Place: HANNAH’S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee


Ages 9 – 10 Years Old


Winner: CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia

2nd Place: IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen

3rd Place: SLAPPY’S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra


Ages 11 – 12 Years Old


Winner: A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan

2nd Place: THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano

3rd Place: FREEDOM by Anna Yang


Ages 13 – 18 Years Old

Winner: TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths

2nd Place: INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand

3rd Palce: FOUND by Sarah Heckmann


A Note of Gratitude and Congratulations


A great big CONGRATULATIONS to our winners and to all of our finalists, who made our judge’s job EXTRA difficult this year. Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us!

Our winners can expect their packages in the mail about a week after they confirm their mailing address (look in your email for a note from Adventure Write).

May 21, 2018by Colleen
Contest Updates

FINALISTS! 2017 Writing Contest for Kids

Ladies and gentlemen…

Boys and girls…

May I present…

our 2017 writing contest FINALISTS!


All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning


FALL by Taylor Hu

MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu

EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin

A CHANGE by Therese Gonzales

THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales


Ages 8 and Under


GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns

HANNAH’S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee

A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand

JOURNEY FOR THE RAINBOW DIAMOND by Audrey Kim

MY HORRIBLE LIFE by Matthew Doughty


Ages 9 – 10 Years Old


CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia

THE WINTER MOVE by Ellie Chiliberti

SLAPPY’S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra

THE SEA AQUARIUM by Ava Holdtberg

IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen


Ages 11 – 12 Years Old


A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan

THE FORGOTTEN WILL by Hannah Albano

THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano

THE BAD BABYSIT by Gabriel McClanahan

FREEDOM by Anna Yang


Ages 13 – 18 Years Old

TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths

INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand

DRIVER’S REVENGE by Landri Johnson

FOUND by Sarah Heckmann

THE CELL OF THE BRAIN by Evan Orozco


What next?


These finalists now go to our FINAL ROUND JUDGES, who will choose one winner in each category!

Stay tuned!

May 11, 2018by Colleen
Contest Updates, Uncategorized

2017 Writing Contest Update!

We now have finalists in the 9-10 year-old category and the All Ages category! Stay tuned!

May 10, 2018by Colleen
Contest Updates, Uncategorized

2017 Totem Head Writing Contest Update

We finally have our semi-finalists!
 
It’s been a long first round of eliminations! We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay. 🙂 We had a devil of a time finding volunteers this year, but our fearless administrator stepped in and finished up our first round of eliminations. So without further adieu, may I present, our 2017 semi-finalists!
These entries will advance to our next round of eliminations and compete for a spot in the final round. CONGRATS TO ALL!
 
8 and Under
THE GREAT ESCAPE by Sofie Dardzinski
A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand
Journey for the Rainbow Diamond/Audrey Kim
THE LIFE OF GAMING by Ethan Adams
A STORY BY A 3 YEAR OLD by Ewan Adams
THE VENUS FLYTRAP TAKEOVER by Ryu Lam
TIME ADVENTURE by Vivian Highland
THE FOOTBALL GAME by Elliot Homel
HAWAII by Zoe Slipakoff
GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns
MY HORRIBLE LIFE by Matthew Doughty
HANNAH’S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee
 
9 – 10
LLAMA-BORGHINI, A SNOW GLOBE STORY by Logan Porter
LONG AGO by Alexander Dang
THE AFTER by L.J.Quinn
TEMPLE OF FEARS by Sonny Angulo
DISCOVERING ATLANTIS by Garrison George
MY ADVENTURES IN GAME WORLD by Emily Forlizzi
THE SEA AQUARIUM by Ava Holtsberg
TOTEM’S HEAD by Joshua Lipton
DARK FOREST by Alyssa Ciaburri
IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen
A SWEET DOG WALK by Soohyang Claire Kim
MY CAMPING TRIP by Angela Kim
CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia
THE WINTER MOVE by Ellie Chiliberti
SLAPPY’S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra
 
11 – 12
ATHIEA’S MAGIC by Sara Hulist
ALA’S STAR by Kendall Cooper
BOMBED by Eliana Du
L’ENDEAVOR TROPICAL by Nina Nygren
THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano
LUMINESCENT FEATURES by Micah Mangot
NOBLE by Hannah Albano
THE FORGOTTEN WILL by Hannah Albano
GIVING IN by HAnnah Albano
THE BAD BABYSIT by Gabriel McClanahan
BROKEN by Anna Yang
FREEDOM by Anna Yang
SO THERE I WAS by Claire Chen
UNCOMMON WHALE by Marcus Beebe
THE BEAST by Anna Wortzman
STRANGE by Saikrishna Karthik Gundlapalli
A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan
 
13 – 18
THE CASE OF THE MISSING HUMANS! by Ajay Balasubramaniam
THE CAVE by Suraj Singareddy
NATURE DECIDES by Anthony Zhai
INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand
THE LOST KEY by Amrita Bhasin
CATASTROPHE by Maria Qualkinbush
FALL by Taylor Hu
DRIVER’S REVENGE by Landri Johnson
THE DEAL by Perry Shipley
THE CYCLE by Wade Savage
FOUND by Sarah Heckman
SMOOTH SAILING by Lauren Molenda
THE CELL OF THE BRAIN by Evan Orozco
GUILTY: LESSON LEARNED by Elysia Valverde
 
ALL AGES – No prescribed beginning
MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu
TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths
EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin
A CHANGE by Therese Gonzales
THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales
THE DIMENSION by Morgan Walker
THE SEVEN DEMIGODS by Ethan Louissant
THE PEOPLE’s REBELLION by Isabella Astuto
May 3, 2018by Colleen
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2017 Writing Contest JUDGING UPDATE

All entries are in and judges are making their first round eliminations.

Only 5 finalists in each category will move on to our guest judges, who will choose winners in each category. Stay tuned for an update announcing this year’s guest judges!

February 19, 2018by Colleen
Contest Updates

WINNERS! 2016 Writing Contest for Kids

And the winners… of the 2016 Totem Head Contest are…

…..pause for effect….

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All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning


Winner: ONLY STORMS by Miranda Sun

2nd Place: INTREPID by Anna Durand

3rd Place: SLOPPY’S WILE ADVENTURE by Seoyoung Kim


Ages 8 and Under


Winner: THE SURPRISE COOKIE POTION by Hannah Lee

2nd Place: RAINA THE RAIN DROP by Joanna Kim

3rd Place: AN AWESOME ADVENTURE by Olivia Handzel


Ages 9 – 10 Years Old


Winner: REFLECTIONS OF THE FUTURE by Azlyn Raja

2nd Place: THE SLEEPING STORY by Ben Handzel

3rd Place: THE CAVE OF EVER-REST by Connor Straub


Ages 11 – 12 Years Old


2016 Grand Champion: NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

2nd Place: A THISTLE BEDTIME by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

3rd Place: THE KATCHETHORDAN DIAMOND by Karen Wang


Ages 13 – 18 Years Old

Winner: WHEN THERE WERE FOUR OF US by Ella Osborn

2nd Place: FELINE FLUMMOX by Isabella Astuto

3rd Palce: FIGHTING THE FLAMES by Adaline Griffiths


A Note of Gratitude and Congratulations


A great big CONGRATULATIONS to our category winners and to all our finalists, who made our JUDGES’ job SUPER tough this year. I lost track of how many judges wanted to declare a tie, but there can be only one winner 🙂

We hope you’ll all enter a story in our 2017 contest. All the details are here:  2017 Contest Details

Once again, congratulations to our 2016 entrants!

Look for the winning stories online in the next couple weeks. And our winners can expect their packages in the mail about a week after they confirm their mailing address (look in your email for a note from Adventure Write).

March 21, 2017by Colleen
Contest Updates

FINALISTS! 2016 Writing Contest for Kids

Ladies and gentlemen…

Our 2016 Totem Head Contest finalists!

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All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning


TUNNEL SECRETS by Suhyeon Emelie Kim

ONLY STORMS by Miranda Sun

INTREPID by Anna Durand

THERE IS A FAN AROUND EVERY CORNER by Josiah Durand

SLOPPY’S WILE ADVENTURE by Seoyoung Kim


Ages 8 and Under


MOUNT EVEREST by Amelia DiValerio

ROCKY THE SUPER DOG by Olivia DePrince

AN AWESOME ADVENTURE by Olivia Handzel

RAINA THE RAIN DROP by Joanna Kim

THE SURPRISE COOKIE POTION by Hannah Lee


Ages 9 – 10 Years Old


THE SLEEPING STORY by Ben Handzel

THE ADVENTURES OF ME, A HOPELESS KID by Lila Shelton

REFLECTIONS OF THE FUTURE by Azlyn Raja

THE CAVE OF EVER-REST by Connor Straub

AN ADVENTURE FOR LUCIA COIN by Eliana Du


Ages 11 – 12 Years Old


THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK by Rama Khabbaz

THE MIRACLE OF TIME by Savannah Weaver

NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

A THISTLE BEDTIME by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

THE KATCHETHORDAN DIAMOND by Karen Wang


Ages 13 – 18 Years Old

MONKEYING AROUND by Monica Inda

THE BIRD AND THE ANCHOR by Ella Osborn

WHEN THERE WERE FOUR OF US by Ella Osborn

FELINE FLUMMOX by Isabella Astuto

FIGHTING THE FLAMES by Adaline Griffiths


What next?


These finalists now go to our FINAL ROUND JUDGES, who will choose one winner in each category! Click here to meet our judges.

Stay tuned!

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February 23, 2017by Colleen
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February 21, 2017by Colleen
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2016 Contest Semi-Finalists

Well it wasn’t easy, but with the help of our awesome preliminary judges, we selected our semi-finalists in each category. They are the top 5 (or more) from our mailed-in entries and the top 5 (or more) from our emailed entries. Next, our judges will select the top FIVE semi-finalists in each category. Those will be our contest finalists, and those finalists will go to our guest judges who will choose one winner in each category.

Let’s give a HUGE congratulations to our 2016 Semi-Finalists!

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All Ages, No Prescribed Beginning


AWAY by Durva Kamdar

THERE IS A FAN AROUND EVERY CORNER by Josiah Durand

INTREPID by Anna Durand

SLEEP SWIMMING OR MIDNIGHT MEMORIES by Anna Durand

ONLY STORMS by Miranda Sun

TUNNEL SECRETS by Suhyeon Emelie Kim

THE DREAM by Yuli Choi

SLOPPY’S WILE ADVENTURE by Seoyoung Kim

THE HIDDEN WORLD by Kayd Bell


Ages 8 and Under


THE AMAZING ADVENTURE LANDS by Sai Dheeraj K

UNICORN HOLLOW by Claire Timperley

MY ADVENTURE WITH THE PINK UNICORN by Jaliyah Johnson

SPARKLING SNOW by Kathleen Durand

TELEPORTATION by Hayden Miller

SUNNY’S ADVENTURE by Katie Nam

MOUNT EVEREST by Amelia DiValerio

ROCKY THE SUPER DOG by Olivia DePrince

THE SURPRISE COOKIE POTION by Hannah Lee

AN AWESOME ADVENTURE by Olivia Handzel

RAINA THE RAIN DROP by Joanna Kim


Ages 9 – 10 Years Old


AN ADVENTURE FOR LUCIA COIN by Eliana Du

AS A DRAGON by Katherine Min

REFLECTIONS OF THE FUTURE by Azlyn Raja

THE MAGICAL PEPPERMINT by Ayza Siddiqi

REMEMBER ADELINE by Allegra Gray

GONE by Evan Hansen

BIRD OF PREY by Penny Dugan

THE SLEEPING STORY by Ben Handzel

THE CAVE OF EVER-REST by Connor Straub

THE ADVENTURES OF ME, A HOPELESS KID by Lila Shelton

ARCTIC CHILL by Lizzy Higgins

THE ALIENS OF ZYBORG by Lauren Waldstein

TRAPPED by Hemali Patil


Ages 11 – 12 Years Old


THE KATCHETHORDAN DIAMOND by Karen Wang

LETTING GO – by Caroline Zhao

IN THE WOODS by Katie Schornhorst

THE LOVE DESTROYERS by Macy K. Li

THE ATTACK IN ST. AUGUSTINE by Eli Hagelberg

HOW I GOT ACCEPTED INTO FT. HAMER MILITARY ACADEMY by Kyle C. Rickly

THE SEARCH FO THE LOST CITY OF SUBMERGED by Andrew B. Brannon

NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

A THISTLE BEDTIME by Maria Therese Qualkinbush

SOMETHING IN THE WOODS by Emma Wisecarver

THE MYSTERIOUS BOOK by Rama Khabbaz

VANISHED by Bolanle Ayangade

CALL OF DESTRUCTION: SURVIVAL OPS IV by Ajitesh Kundeti

LIGHT IT UP by Nicolas Potts

THE MIRACLE OF TIME by Savannah Weaver


Ages 13 – 18 Years Old


THE SIGNAL by Saddat Nazir

PANACEA by Annika Russell

WOODEN SECRETS by Hae-in Joann Ryu

DMT by Laura S. Moser

THE MOUND OF BASKERVILLE by Seth Roetenberger

FIGHTING THE FLAMES by Adaline Griffiths

FELINE FLUMMOX by Isabella Astuto

SNOW DOG by Sylvia Nica

A WORTHY RISK by Matthew Inda

MONKEYING AROUND by Monica Inda

A FRESHMAN’S WORST NIGHTMARE by Evan Orozco

THE BIRD AND THE ANCHOR by Ella Osborn

WHEN THERE WERE FOUR OF US by Ella Osborn


What next?


Now our judges will select their top FIVE from each category. Those will be our contest finalists. Those entries will go to our guest judges who will select one winner from each category 🙂

Stay tuned!

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February 19, 2017by Colleen
Early Readers / Middle Grade, Reviews

Review + Giveaway – THE SCHOOL IS ALIVE by Jack Chabert

THE SCHOOL IS ALIVE! (Eerie Elementary #1)
by Jack Chabert
Genre: Children’s Chapter Book, Scary Stories
Publisher: Scholastic (June 2014)
Format: Paperback, SALE $2.97 on Amazon

Summary
Eerie Elementary is one scary school!

This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In this first book in the series, Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is ALIVE! Sam finds this out on his first day as the school hall monitor. Sam must defend himself and his fellow students against the evil school! Is Sam up to the challenge? He’ll find out soon enough: the class play is just around the corner. Sam teams up with friends Lucy and Antonio to stop this scary school before it’s too late!


Author Jack Chabert is a pen name for Max Brallier. Max is the author of more than twenty books for children, including the Galactic Hot Dogs and The Last Kids on Earth middle-grade series. He lives in New York City with his wife, Alyse.

WEBSITE | TWITTER


Colleen’s Review


Fun, picture-filled pages, perfect to read to pre-schoolers/Kindergarteners/First Graders.

THE SCHOOL IS ALIVE (Eerie Elementary #1) by Jack Chabert, is an early reader with black and white illustrations throughout. My 5-year-old loves illustrated books about kids, and the quirky title/cover of this book caught his eye and the creepy story line held his attention.

Sam Graves and his two friends, Lucy & Antonio, are students at Eerie Elementary School, where Sam discovers the school is trying to eat the students. As Hall Monitor, it’s up to Sam to fight the school and save the students. In this installment, during the class play, the stage and props come to life and try to swallow the students.

I read this book to my 5-year-old son, who thoroughly enjoyed Sam’s exciting adventure and looking at the pictures as I read. Though this is marketed as a book for newly independent young readers, I saw more than a few large words that might be too advanced for a newly independent reader. However, there may be enough repetition to help in comprehension. As a book read out loud to a pre-schooler, it was perfect. The chapters are numbered with digits, which made my son happy that he could “read” which chapter we were about to start. The print is large enough to point out sight words for him too. He’s excited to read the rest of the books in the Eerie Elementary series.

I’d recommend this book for parents who like to read to their pre-schoolers/kindergardeners/1st graders, and to 2nd-3rd graders who read independently, especially for kids who like adventure and won’t be scared by a dark tale with a student-eating villain.

4.5 Stars

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February 16, 2017by Colleen
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