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Lacey Loves to Read is a community reading initiative designed to generate the discussion and celebration of a notable author. It includes a bookmark creation contest held district-wide with prizes, short story writing events, and more. A notable children's author visits each year to share insights with participants on writing and reading.2023 guest author: Dan Gemeinhart
Special Meet-the-Author Community Event: February 9, 2023
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A 2020 ILA Teachers’ Choice, 2019 Parents' Choice Award Gold Medal Winner, Winner of the 2019 CYBILS Award for Middle Grade Fiction, and an Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of 2019.From his website: Dan Gemeinhart lives in a small town smack dab in the middle of Washington state with his wife and three young daughters. He was lucky and grateful to be a teacher-librarian in an elementary school for thirteen years, where he got to share awesome books with awesome kids. He loves camping, cooking, and traveling. He also plays guitar (badly) and reads (constantly). His house is always a mess. He is really pretty darn happy.
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Design a bookmark! All NTPS grades are invited to participate (including community & homeschool entries). Prizes and more for the winners!Entry Deadline: November 18, 2022
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Share your creativity! For grades 6-12, submit your short story, poem, or art. Prizes and more for the winners!Entry Deadline: January 7, 2023
