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2012 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
| Winners |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
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| Margaret Lim |
Read Margaret’s letter |
Searcy, AR |
“Out of My Mind” |
Sharon Draper |
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Margaret Lim, Searcy, AR, grade 6, wrote to Sharon Draper, author of Out of My Mind |
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| Darius Atefat-Peckham |
Read Darius’ letter |
Huntington, WV |
“Maniac Magee” |
Mark Doty |
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Darius Atefat-Peckham, Huntington, WV, grade 5, wrote to Mark Doty, author of Dog Years |
Level II Grades 7-8
| Winners |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
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| Diana Lanni |
Read Diana’s letter |
Connecticut |
“The Cricket in Times Square” |
Robert Service |
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Diana Lanni, Fairbanks, AK, grade 8, wrote to Robert Service, author of "The Three Voices" |
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| Abbie Beaver |
Read Abbie’s letter |
Virginia |
“Peter Pan” |
George Orwell |
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Abbie Beaver, Hot Springs, AR, grade 8, wrote to George Orwell, author of Animal Farm |
Level III Grades 9-12
| Winners |
Letter |
Home Town |
Book |
Author |
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| Amber-Nicole Watty |
Read Amber-Nicole’s letter |
Grantville, GA |
“Thirteen Reasons Why” |
Jay Asher |
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Amber-Nicole Watty, Grantville, GA, grade 12, wrote to Jay Asher, author of Thirteen Reasons Why |
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| Alexandra McLaughlin |
Read Alexandra’s letter |
Minneapolis, MN |
“The Things They Carried” |
Tim O'Brien |
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Alexandra McLaughlin, Minneapolis, MN, grade 12, wrote to Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried |
National Honor Winners
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Level 2: |
Level 3: |
| Tekyiah Sandford - Winder, GA | Read letter |
Ian Tindel - Newhall, CA | Read letter |
Paw Soe - Fort Wayne, IN | Read letter |
| Ella Frantzen - Lafayette, LA | Read letter |
Abigail Taylor - Iola, KS | Read letter |
Ida Behreini - Bayonne, NJ | Read letter |
| Erica Langan - Cincinnati, OH | Letter withheld by request |
Everest Fang - Cottonwood Heights, UT | Read letter |
Lucia Hadella - Talent, OR | Read letter |
| Clare Doran - Seattle, WA | Read letter |
Sam Smith - Port Townsend, WA | Read letter |
Oliver Reed - Spokane, WA | Read letter |
