Altadena Student Named 'Star Reader' in National Scholastic Reading Club Contest

Local Altadena student, Elizabeth Rodriguez, a second grader at Daniel Webster Elementary School, has been selected from more than 14,000 entries as a Scholastic Reading Club Star Reader. Elizabeth will appear in the national Second Grader May flyer, along with a review of Sleepover Squad #5: Pony Party, by P.J. Denton, and will also receive a 10-book library.

Elizabeth is a Star Reader because of her nomination from her teacher that said that she gets her work done quickly in class and then "sneaks" a book if she's close to the end!

Parents and teachers nominated students this past fall by sharing what makes the child a Star Reader, his or her favorite book, and an optional photograph. A total of 32 winners were randomly selected to be featured in the iconic Scholastic Reading Club flyers from February through May 2014. The flyers are distributed each month to students across the country. All the Star Reader nominations are featured on the gallery at scholastic.com/starreader.

"Congratulations to the 14,000 Star Readers that were nominated and to every child who finds joy in reading," said Judy Newman, Executive Vice President, Scholastic and President, Scholastic Reading Club. "Our mission is to help each child discover the love of reading through a great book, and we were thrilled to discover how many amazing Star Readers are out there and how many teachers and parents are supporting them."  

List of May Star Readers

·         Pre-Kindergarten: Angel Olivia, Inwood, NY

·         Kindergarten: Liam Roberts, Yakima, WA

·         First Grader: Ronan Hawkins, St. Charles, IL

·         Second Grader: Elizabeth Rodriguez, Altadena, CA

·         Third Grader: Madeline Singer,  North Yarmouth, ME

·         Fourth Grader: Abby Cook, Spruce Pine, NC

·         Fifth Grader: Brayden Marin, Victorville, CA

·         Middle School: Katie Hays, Hartman AR

—Scholastic Inc.