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2005 Letters About Literature National Winner

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Each year, six National and 12 National Honor letters are chosen from the tens of thousands of entries. National winners can name the library of their choice to receive a $10,000 award from Target, and the students receive a $500 Target GiftCard. National Honor winners can name a library to receive a $1,000 award from Target, and the students receive a $50 Target GiftCard.

Level I Grades 4-6

Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
 
Latricia Shaw Read Latricia's letter Springfield, Oregon “A Child Called It” David Pelzer
Mitchell Deck Read Mitchell's letter Peoria, Illinois “Lou Gehrig, Pride of the Yankees” Keith Brandt

Level II Grades 7-8

Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
 
Gabe Goodman Read Gabe's letter Greeley, Colorado “Stuck in Neutral” Terry Trueman
Amy Tai Read Amy's letter Tulsa, Oklahoma “The Joy Luck Club” Amy Tan

Level III Grades 9-12

Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
 
Hannah Danielle Pierce Read Hannah's letter Radford, Virginia “The Westing Game” Ellen Raskin
Edward Chen Ames, Iowa “The Stranger” Albert Camus