sophomore at Castle High School, is the $1,000 grand prize winner of the

2007 Hawaii Pizza Hut and Hawaii State Public Library System Young Adult

Summer Reading Shopping Spree Sweepstakes.

Sheralynn was surprised Friday afternoon at the Kane'ohe Public Library

before family members, library staff, and library customers, when she

found out that her name had been selected in the prize drawing.

Leah Allen, Hawaii Pizza Hut's field marketing director, made a "pizza

delivery" by presenting Sheralynn with a letter congratulating her as the grand prize winner of a $1,000 shopping spree at

Pearlridge Center.

Sheralynn's name was recently drawn by Hawaii Pizza Hut officials from

among 51 entries submitted by Hawaii's 51 public libraries. Sheralynn,

who participated in this program at the Kaneohe Public Library, read 11

books. Her favorite book is "Crazy in Love" by Dandi Daley Mackall.

This year, some 3,000 teens who participated in this year's Young

Adult Summer Reading Program were eligible to enter the sweepstakes.

The theme of this year's program was "YNK (You Never Know)," which

highlighted mystery, crime and CSI–themed books.

Sheralynn and a family member will be picked up in a limousine later

this month, along with 2nd place ($500 shopping spree) winner Antonio

Cortes (Kailua–Kona Public Library finalist) and 3rd place ($250

shopping spree) winner Micah Kealaiki (Mt. View Public & School Library

finalist), each with a parent, guardian or family member, and be

transported to Pearlridge Center for the shopping spree.

The Hawaii State Public Library System conducts the only statewide

reading program for teens in the nation. The annual reading campaign is

free and open to teens entering 7th grade in the fall through graduating

high school seniors. This year, approximately 3,000 teens collectively

read over 24,500 books. The reading program encourages Hawaii's young

adults to continue reading and strengthens their reading habits during

their summer break.

Hawaii Pizza Hut, a staunch supporter of literacy efforts, has been the

corporate sponsor for the popular teen reading program for the past 15

years. In addition to the shopping sprees, Hawaii Pizza Hut provided

each branch library with 10 Summer Reading Pizza Award Certificates for