Letters About Literature Winners
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Letters About Literature National Winners 2011
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 |
| Taylor Mathews |
Read Taylor’s letter |
Arkansas |
“Into the Wild” |
Erin Hunter |
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Taylor Mathews, 6th grade, Southwest Middle School, Searcy, Ark. Taylor wrote to Erin Hunter, author of “Into the Wild.” |
| Maryam Salah |
Read Maryam’s letter |
Massachusetts |
“Maniac Magee” |
Jerry Spinelli |
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Maryam Salah, 6th grade, Al-Hamra Academy, Shrewsbury, Mass. Maryam wrote to Jerry Spinelli, author of “Maniac Magee.” |
Level II Grades 7-8
| Winner |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
| Winners |
| Christian Lusardi |
Read Christian’s letter |
Connecticut |
“The Cricket in Times Square” |
George Selden |
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Christian Lusardi, 8th grade, Scotts Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, Conn. Christian wrote to George Selden, author of “The Cricket in Times Square.” |
| Audrey Wood |
Read Audrey’s letter |
Virginia |
“Peter Pan” |
J.M. Barrie |
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Audrey Wood, 7th grade, North Branch School, Afton, Va. Audrey wrote to J.M. Barrie, author of “Peter Pan.” |
Level III Grades 9-12
| Winner |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
| Winners |
| Akash Kar |
Read Akash’s letter |
California |
“The Namesake” |
Jhumpa Lahiri |
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Akash Kar, 11th grade, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Calif. Akash wrote to Jhumpa Lahiri, author of “The Namesake.” |
| Ashli Bynum |
Read Ashli’s letter |
Michigan |
“Barbie Doll” |
Marge Piercy |
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Ashli Bynum, Forest Hills Northern High School, Ada, Mich. Ashli wrote to Marge Piercy, author of “Barbie Doll.” |
National Honor Winners
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Level 2: |
Level 3: |
| Conrad Oberhaus, Ill | Read letter |
Heather Wiggins, MI | Read letter |
Ashlee BeGell, AZ | Read letter |
| Nicholas Behrens, MN | Read letter |
Solomon Polansky, MN | Read letter |
Fabilola Urdaneta, FL | Read letter |
| Tristan Tudor, MT | Read letter |
Janet Snow, NC | Read letter |
Daeun Kim, NJ | Read letter |
| Hanna Lee, TX | Read letter |
Abby Bateman, WA | Read letter |
Neal Digre, SD | Read letter |
