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2010 Letters About Literature National Winners

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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
Lara Bagdasarian	Read Lara’s letter	California	“The Circuit”	Francisco Jiménez
	Lara is a 5th grade student the UCLA Lab School, California. She wrote to Francisco Jiménez, author of The Circuit.
Reagan Nelson	Read Reagan’s letter	Washington	Little House on the Prairie Series	Laura Ingalls Wilder
	Reagan is a 6th grade student at Hutton Elementary School, Washington. She wrote to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie series.

Level II Grades 7-8

Winner	Letter	Home Town	Book	Author
Marisa Meier	Read Marisa’s letter	Arizona	“The Magic Bicycle”	John Bibee
	Marisa is an 8th grade student at Bios Christian Academy. She wrote to John Bibee, author of The Magic Bicycle.
Siori Koerner	Read Siori’s letter	Tennessee	“The Catcher in the Rye”	J. D. Salinger
	Siori is an 8th grade student from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She wrote to J. D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye.

Level III Grades 9-12

Winner	Letter	Home Town	Book	Author
Anna Wichorek	Read Anna’s letter	Alaska	“Two Old Women”	Velma Wallis
	Anna is a junior from Anchorage, Alaska. She entered individually and not through a school/teacher. She wrote to Velma Wallis, author of Two Old Women.
Kaitlyn Krasselt	Read Kaitlyn’s letter	Idaho	Various books for children (and adults)	Dr. Seuss
	Kaitlyn is a junior at Moscow Senior High School in Moscow, Idaho. She wrote to Dr. Seuss about a variety of his books for children (and adults).

National Honor Winners

Level 1:	Level 2:	Level 3:
Eliana Khan, MA  |  Read letter	Caroline George, ME  |  Read letter	Michael Egan, CA  |  Read letter
Imani Jackson, MO  |  Read letter	Daniel Flores, OK  |  Read letter	Austin Helmink, IA  |  Read letter
Davis Klimek, OH  |  Read letter	Thanh Nguyen, PA  |  Read letter	Amy Grant, MN  |  Read letter
Sydney Hodgin, SC  |  Read letter	Stephen Hitchcock, WA  |  Read letter	Malli Swamy, TN  |  Read letter