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If the contest is indeed a contest to see who reads the most books, then you cannot punish a child for actually reading the most books. What kind of message will this send? Contest for children at that age are, most of the time, not a good idea. It does discourage the ones that do not win and that should not be the goal at this age. Participation should be the goal. The adults here need to come up with something better that will encourage the children to read more and not discourage the others. Some of these have already been mentioned. Prizes for each participant? A team reading competition? I really like the idea of getting a ticket for reading a set amount of books and the more you read, the more tickets you have. They should definitely not have just one winner. All children participating in events such as this are all winners and should be treated as such.
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