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.
| State |
Level I |
Level II |
| Alaska |
Traci Tangney, Juneau, AK, to Mary Downing Hahn, “Wait Till Helen Comes“ |
Ben Sturgulewski, Anchorage, AK, to Chuck Palahniuk, “Survivor“ |
| Arizona |
Brittany Dawn Silverman, Tucson, AZ, to Karen Hesse, “Letters from Rifka“ |
Amy McGowan, Mesa, AZ, to Mary Shelley, “Frankenstein“ |
| Arkansas |
Taylor Harris, Hot Springs, AR, to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, “"Casey at the Bat" “ |
Jean Desiree Pockrus, Bryant, AR, to Allen Ginsberg, “Howl“ |
| California |
Ariana Jarrell, San Francisco, CA, to Theodore Taylor, “The Cay“ |
Erin Gilton, Roseville, CA, to J. K. Rowling, the Harry Potter series |
| Colorado |
Jocelyn Mulkey, Longmont, CO, to Barry Denenberg, “One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss“ |
Jeanne Baxter, Littleton, CO, to Robert Munsch, “Love You Forever“ |
| Connecticut |
Jay Gurney, West Hartford, CT, to Katherine Paterson, “Bridge to Terabithia“ |
Cassandra Faustini, Stratford, CT, to Jack Kerouac, “On the Road“ |
| District of Columbia |
Katie Mapes, Washington, DC, to Judy Blume, “It's Not the End of the World “ |
Aisha Russell, Washington, DC, to Lan Cao, “Monkey Bridge“ |
| Florida |
Allison Leigh Shaw, Orange Park, FL, to Marilyn Sachs, “The Bear's House“ |
Candace Mitchell, Gainesville, FL, to Toni Morrison, “Song of Solomon“ |
| Georgia |
Lacey Rovinelli, Marietta, GA, to E. B. White, “Charlotte's Web“ |
Daniel Malcom, Good Hope, GA, to Mitch Albom, “Tuesdays with Morrie“ |
| Illinois |
Matt Vasilogambros, Arlington Heights, IL, to Edgar Allan Poe, “"The Tell Tale Heart"“ |
Lauren Wong, Alrington Heights, IL, to Roald Dahl, “Charlie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory“ |
| Indiana |
Lauren Wallace, Lafayette, IN, to Francis Thompson, “That Special Someone“ |
Lindsay K. Levin, Carmel, IN, to Mitch Albom, “Tuesdays with Morrie“ |
| Kansas |
Nandini Sarma, Overland Park, KS, to Daniel Keyes, “Flowers for Algernon“ |
Nancy Cheng, Wichita, KS, to James D. Watson, “The Double Helix“ |
| Maine |
Vanit Sharma, Portland, ME, to Gianni Sofri, “Gandhi“ |
Leah G. Schrader, Rangeley, ME, to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “One Hundred Years of Solitude“ |
| Maryland |
Alex Edelman, Bethesda, MD, to Debbie Zimmett, “Eddie Enough!“ |
Max Meltzer, Rockville, MD, to Mildred D. Taylor, “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry“ |
| Massachusetts |
Lauren Trapasso, Worcester, MA, to Douglas Wood, “Grandad's Prayers of the Earth“ |
Jamie L. Blair, Harwich, MA, to Sara Shandler, “Ophelia Speaks“ |
| Minnesota |
Emily B. Davis, Mt. Iron, MN, to Louise Erdrich, “The Birchbark House“ |
Rebecca DeJarlais, Champlin, MN, to Kate Chopin, “The Awakening“ |
| Missouri |
Morgan M. Grotewiel, Osage Beach, MO, to Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials trilogy |
Brooke Nevils, Chesterfield, MO, to David McCullough, “Truman“ |
| Montana |
Kelsey J. Angel, Missoula, MT, to Ben Mikaelsen,“ Petey“ |
Ledah Wilcox, Missoula, MT, to Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine |
| Nebraska |
Elizabeth McKim, Table Rock, NE, to Elizabeth George Spear, The Sign of the Beaver |
Ben Keele, Hastings, NE, to Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead“ |
| New Mexico |
Johnathan Butler, Las Cruces, NM, to Gary Smith,“ The Haunted Man “ |
Rachel Browne, Edgewood, NM, to Roseanna Beth Whitlow, Thistle Blossoms |
| North Carolina |
John Stephen Noble, Mount Airy, NC, to Gary Paulsen, The River |
Ian McClenny, New Bern, NC, to Patricia Calvert, “Picking Up the Pieces“ |
| North Dakota |
Jessica Schultz, Bismarck, ND, to Anne Isaacs, “Torn Thread“ |
Jessica Gunderson, Grand Forks, ND, to J.K. Rowling, The Harry Potter series |
| Ohio |
Kelsey Sheridan, Aurora, OH, to Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the Places You'll Go“ |
Ashley Martina, West Chester, OH, to J. K. Rowling, The Harry Potter series |
| Oklahoma |
Dylan Dysart, Grove, OK, to Michael Crichton, “Jurassic Park“ |
[Anonymous], Bartlesville, OK, to Mary Pipher, “Reviving Ophelia“ |
| Oregon |
John Petroff, Beaverton, OR, to Erich Maria Remarque, “All Quiet on the Western Front“ |
Claire Richmond, Philomath, OR, to J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings“ |
| Pennsylvania |
Geoffrey W. Locher, PA, to Stephen Crane, “Red Badge of Courage“ |
Michael J. Shafer, Lehighton, PA, to H.D. Thoreau, Walden |
| South Carolina |
Teonica Murphy, Columbia, SC, to Mildred Taylor,“ Let the Circle Be Unbroken“ |
Sadia Khan, Columbia, SC, to Mildred Taylor, “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry“ |
| Tennessee |
Destiny D. Hicks, Elora, TN, to Judy Blume,“ Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing“ |
Christina Campbell, Bluff City, TN, to Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ |
| Texas |
Nathan Wade, Big Sandy, TX, to Carl Deuker, “Painting the Black“ |
Renee Gilliland, El Paso, TX, to Amy Tan, “The Joy Luck Club“ |
| Utah |
Mikayla Nicole Williamson, Laketown, UT, to J.K. Rowling, The Harry Potter series |
Emeri Fetzer, Salt Lake City, UT, to Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One's Own“ |
| Vermont |
Lizz M. Cost, Putney, VT, to Natalie Kinsey-Warlock, If Wishes Were Horses |
Kayla Towle, Danville, VT, to Lois Lowry, “Number the Stars“ |
| Virginia |
Jill Sumner, Stephens City, VA, to Elizabeth George Speare, “Sign of the Beaver“ |
Whitney Kimmet, Yorktown, VA, to Lois Lowry, “The Giver“ |
| Washington |
Josh Evans, Mount Vernon, WA, to Wilson Rawls, “Where the Red Fern Grows“ |
Keegan Matosich, Lyle, WA, to Elie Wiesel, “Dawn“ |
| West Virginia |
Abby Wells, Elkins, WV, to J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone“ |
Alicia Perez, Inwood, WV, to Ben Mikaelsen, “Petey“ |
| Wisconsin |
Anne Proescholdt, Cumberland, WI, to J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone“ |
Andreas Hager, Madison, WI, to Joseph Heller, “Catch 22“ |
| Wyoming |
Sara Hayden, Cheyenne, WY, to Adeline Yen Mah, “Chinese Cinderella“ |
Jolyn Udy, Kemmerer, WY, to Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Canterbury Tales“ |
