Award-Winning Class Books

Congratulations to the winners of our 2013 Class-Authored Book Contest!

In our first annual writing contest, Great Valley Bookfest leaders received well-crafted entries from schools and summer programs in Tracy, Manteca, Ripon, and Stockton. The judges awarded prizes for five books:

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BEST HIGH SCHOOL BOOK:  The Normal Upside-Down
submitted by teacher Hauna Zaich
Stockton Collegiate International Schools
(Click here to read online, or click here to buy a copy.)

 

 

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BEST INTERMEDIATE BOOK:  Tantalizing Tiger Tales
submitted by teacher Barbara Damewood
Sequoia Elementary, Manteca
(Click here to read online, or click here to buy a copy.)

 

 

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BEST PRIMARY BOOK:  ABCs of GVA
submitted by teacher Kashni Pal
Great Valley Academy, Manteca
(This book will be available for digital preview as soon as we receive missing permission slips from student authors!)

 

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BEST PICTURE BOOK:  Giraffes CAN Dance!
submitted by teachers Stacy Sims & Pretta Condon
GVWP Writing & Technology Workshop
at Goodwin Community School (SJCOE)
Click here to read online, or click here to buy a copy.

 

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BEST K-12 COLLABORATION:  Woodward Anthology 2013
submitted by teachers Michelle Crippen & Brenda Madsen
GVWP Writing & Technology Workshop
at Woodward School, Manteca
Click here to read online, or click here to buy a copy.