"Picture Day" was the winner among the short stories written by second-graders and reviewed by the Anne Arundel County Reading Council.

Kira McGuire, a second-grader at Nantucket Elementary School, wrote the story that was selected from more than 100 entries. Kira was the only student from a Crofton school selected as a winner in the contest for grades two through 12.

Judges used a rubric to score entries, noting originality and creativity, according to a release from Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS).

Kira and all of the elementary school winners will be honored at a reception on March 10 at College Parkway Baptist Church in Arnold. The second-place winner for short stories in second grade was Jacob Spitzer of Cape St. Claire Elementary School in Annapolis.

First-place winners at each grade level—including Kira's story—will be submitted to the State of Maryland International Reading Association for the statewide Young Authors Contest, according to AACPS.