Students from Newberry, York Win 2024 Children’s Book Challenge

Two books, authored and illustrated by elementary students from South Carolina, have been selected as the statewide winners of the 2024 Children’s Book Challenge.

Phoenix and the Town Power Outage, written and illustrated by Reuben Elementary (Newberry) 5th graders Harper Rowe and Ali Chapman, had the highest cumulative score in the group division.

The Old Farm House, written and illustrated by Easton D. Hall of York, won the individual division.