Congratulations to all of our
2021 Rising Kite Winners!
Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom – First Place
Jenin Mohammed – Second Place
Ann Pilicer – Third Place
Lisa Ikegami – Honorable Mention
PICTURE BOOK
FIRST PLACE
MAGIC WINDS by Michelle Ramirez
SECOND PLACE
YOU MIGHT BE AN ARTIST by Judy Cooper
THIRD PLACE
STRANGE SLEEPERS by Candy Barnhisel
HONORABLE MENTIONS
PAWCASSO by Marcia Matalon Nass
BREE, THE SPELLING BEE by Susan Safra
CROC ON THE DOCK by Ashley Congdon
DAISY, DAISY by Aixa Perez-Prada
MIDDLE GRADE
FIRST PLACE
ANVIND THE MIGHTY by Jessie Erwin
SECOND PLACE
GOAL DREAMS by Remi Oyedele
THIRD PLACE
THE CURIOUS VISIONS OF AMELIE DAUMAS by Peggy Jackson
HONORABLE MENTIONS
THE LOCKET by Amy Paulshock
SONS OF THE PEOPLE by Janet Watson
THE ENCHANTED LIFE OF VALENTINA MEJÍA by Alexandra Alessandri
YOUNG ADULT
FIRST PLACE
HIGH SCHOOL, FAMILY, AND OTHER DICTATORSHIPS by Jose Iriarte
SECOND PLACE
THE GATHERERS by Marlana Antifit
THIRD PLACE
WITHIN THE CONFINES by Molly McGranahan
HONORABLE MENTIONS
WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE by Kathleen Laufenberg