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2009 Letters About Literature National Winners
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taaja Draughn | Read Taaja's letter | North Carolina | “Forged by Fire” | Sharon Draper |
| Caroline Hoskins | Read Caroline's letter | Tennessee | “Rules” | Cynthia Lord |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Clare Arlington Boyle | Read Clare's letter | Connecticut | “Anne of Green Gables” | L. M. Montgomery |
| Carolyn Propst | Read Carolyn's letter | Georgia | “The Clique” | Lisi Harrison |
| Reigner Kane | Read Reigner's letter | Louisiana | “Redwall” | Brian Jacques |
| Cameron Fitzgerald | Read Cameron's letter | Maryland | “White Fang” | Jack London |
Level II Grades 7-8
| Winner | Letter | Home Town | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cori Anne Mazer | Read Cori's letter | Alabama | “The Giver” | Lois Lowry |
| Kailey McCoy | Read Kailey's letter | California | “ADHD & Me” | Blake E.S. Taylor |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Eliza Dach | Read Eliza's letter | Arkansas | “Three Cups of Tea” | Greg Mortenson |
| Jared Dauman | Read Jared's letter | New York | “Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention” | Barack Obama |
| Abby Tillotson | Read Abby's letter | North Dakota | “Stargirl” | Jerry Spinelli |
| Erikka Potts | Read Erikka's letter | Oregon | “A Child Called "It"” | Dave Pelzer |
Level III Grades 9-12
| Winner | Letter | Home Town | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Leuer | Read Amelia's letter | Minnesota | the poem "Caroline" | Linda Pastan |
| Joshua Tiprigan | Read Joshua's letter | New Jersey | the poem "If" | Rudyard Kipling |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Xinyue Ye | Read Xinyue's letter | Texas | “The Great Gatsby” | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| Y Thien Hoang | Read Y Thien's letter | Oregon | “Across the Plains in 1844” | Catherine Sager Pringle |
| Nilesh Raval | Read Nilesh's letter | Michigan | “The Namesake” | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Xio Torres | Read Xio's letter | Pennsylvania | “Does my Head Look Big in This?” | Randa Abdel-Fattah |
