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Weare
'The World of the Weird' takes first in state writing contest
By Bridget McMahon
Contributing Writer
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Brenna Getzin shows off her winning entry in the Reading Rainbow contest. (B. McMahon Photo)
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Worms that speak, purple hollering hippos,
and cats and dogs literally raining - these
are the things that you'll find in "The World
of Weird," written and illustrated by Brenna
Getzin, 9, of Weare.
Getzin's story took first place among the
third-grade contest entries at the state level
of the 11th Annual Reading Rainbow Young
Illustrators and Writers Contest.
"I thought I wasn't going to win, but one
day I was jumping on my trampoline and the
contest lady called. I was like, 'I can't believe
I won!'" said Getzin, a third-grader at Center
Woods Elementary School.
"The World of Weird" was inspired by a
drawing created by one of Getzin's classmates.
"She drew a picture of (Getzin's friends)
Abbie and Annalise and called it 'the World
of Weird.' I took the title and went from
there," she said.
In the story, best friends Abbie and Annalise
are playing a game of detective and stumble
onto a strange marking that opens the gates
to a mysterious cave. Once inside, the pair
discovers a world that is full of oddities. They
are even lead on a tour by a talking worm.
"I used a talking worm because I think that
they are mysterious, and they usually don't
talk," said Getzin. "I'm not sure where the
rest of my ideas came from; they just popped
into my head."
Abbie and Annalise must end their tour
in the World of Weird when Abbie's mother
calls them for snack time.
But how will they get home? Will it be
as easy as tapping their shoes
together three times and repeating
"There's no place like
home"? You can find out by
reading Getzin's story and find
out at www.nhptv.org/rrcont.
The site contains a complete list
of the contest winners, along
with the winning stories and
illustrations.
Getzin's story will go on to
nationals and compete against
other stories in her grade level
from around the country.
"I don't know how I will do
in nationals," she said. "I could
do well, but I have to beat 49 other states!"
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