This year, the top three finishers for our Stay at Home Tea contest are Ross Morisette, Allie Carley and Danielle Edwards.  Ross’s poem, “Reading with Family” won first place. 

Poems are submitted by students at Anchor Bay Middle School North and selected by the Friends of Macomb Literacy Partners.

FIRST PLACE 

Reading with Family
by Ross Morisette

Reading is fun for everyone.
Reading is better when it’s done with a loved one.

Reading with dad,
Can make you so glad.
We read books about sports, fishing and dirt bikes.
Dad and I sit in the chair,
And think about all the things we share.

Reading with mom,
Can be the bomb.
We read picture books, chapter books and more.
Mom said “follow my lead.”
And I practiced until I could read.

Reading with my brother,
Can be much funnier.
We read joke books, comic books and cheat code books.
When my mom walks by, we get that look.
And we say “What?  At least we are reading a book.”

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RUNNERS UP

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by Danielle Edwards

When we were young, we were shy
The world seems big and scary
When we read a book, we traveled to a different place.

Here we could be a prince or princess
We could swim with the mermaids,
Fly with fairies, or
Battle monsters and dragons.

When you opened a new book,
A new adventure started.
We would ride with cowboys or
Be with the dinosaurs!

Reading can take you places.
You could be waddling with penguins in Antarctica
To bulding pyramids in Egypt.

Reading a book,
We can travel to a different world. 

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Reading With a Loved One
by Allie Carley

Before going to sleep at night
Or reading in the morning
Reading with a loved one is very heart warming

Feeling sad or happy
Crying out loud or laughing
Reading with a loved one will brighten anyone's day

Sitting outside on a warm summer day
Or sitting by the fire in the chilly winter
Reading with a loved one will always be enjoyable

Being young or old
The memories of reading with a loved one will
always be in your heart.