September 10, 2013
It is time for a new contest! Seymour Simon is visiting the Cider Mill School in Wilton, Connecticut later this month, and this Writing Wednesday contest is for all the Cider Mill students to enter. Three lucky winners are going to receive personally autographed copies of Seymour Simon’s new book LIGHTNING NEVER LIES, from the Einstein Anderson: Science Geek series of science mysteries.
Here is how you enter. First, read this excerpt from LIGHTNING NEVER LIES. 
Once you have read this, here is what you do to enter:
1. Think about what these pages and the illustration (at right) tell you about the characters of Einstein and Paloma. Based on what you have read, make a list of each of their likes and dislikes, as well as their characteristics (their appearance and their personalities). Give specific examples from what you read to support your list.2. Then write at least one paragraph telling us about an interest or characteristic that you share with one of these characters, either Einstein or Paloma.
3. To enter the contest, click on the yellow "Comments" link at the bottom of this blog entry and share both your list and your writing.
4. When you enter, be sure to also tell us your name (first name only), your grade, your age and your teacher’s name, so that we can find you if your entry is chosen. Allow 24 hours for your comment to show up online, because all comments by people under 13 years old are reviewed by a moderator and approved before they appear on the website. Be patient if your writing doesn’t appear right away!
5. Be sure to post your entry by midnight on Wednesday, September 25th. The contest ends then.
6. One winner from each grade will be chosen randomly from all the complete entries.
7. Students who do not attend Cider Mill School may also enter this contest. The rules are the same as above, but for #4, please include your first name, your grade, your teacher’s name, the name of your school, and the city where your school is located. If we have at least 20 entries from other schools, we will randomly choose an extra prize winner from the non-Cider Mill entries.
All winners will receive copies of LIGHTNING NEVER LIES, personally autographed by Seymour Simon. So, get to work and send us your entries today!
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