Emily Wade, Washougal High School Freshman and member of the Wild Panther Book Club, won Best Fiction Review for the West Coast for Grades 9-12 for a review she wrote from the WHS Rainbow Library of books.
The Rainbow Library is a collection of texts that positively represent LGBTQ+ characters and historical figures. WHS Librarian Hillary Marshall received the grant to attain the books and encouraged Wade to write and submit her award-winning review. Wade and other winners were recognized at the virtual Washington Rainbow Readers Summit.
