Letters About Literature Winners
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Letters About Literature National Winners 2006
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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 |
| Winners |
| Phillip Brockman |
Read Phillip's letter |
Thompson, North Dakota |
“Sphere” |
Michael Crichton |
| Britney Titensor |
Read Britney's letter |
Thayne, Wyoming |
“The Breadwinner” |
Deborah Ellis |
Level II Grades 7-8
| Winner |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
| Winners |
| Lacie Craven |
Read Lacie's letter |
Bucks Harbor, Maine |
“The Yearling” |
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| Sophia Harrington |
Read Sophia's letter |
West Hartford, Connecticut |
“Walk Across America” |
Peter Jenkins |
Level III Grades 9-12
| Winner |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
| Winners |
| Jeehyun Choi |
Read Jeehyun's letter |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
“What's Eating Gilbert Grape?” |
Peter Hedges |
| Martha Park |
Read Martha's letter |
Memphis, Tennessee |
“Catcher in the Rye” |
J. D. Salinger |
