LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2008

Level I (Grades 4 - 6) National Winners

McKenzie Dent, Puyallup, Washington, for her letter to Alice Mead, author of Soldier Mom

Hunter Hastings, Springfield, Oregon, for his letter to Lawrence Taylor, author of Taylor

Level I (Grades 4 - 6) National Honorable Mentions

Michael Hampton, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, for his letter to Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea

Sarah Jenkins, Kaunakakai, Hawaii, for her letter to Mildred Taylor, author of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Anna Le, Staten Island, New York, for her letter to Rafe Martin, author of Birdwing

Sarah Startz, Johnston, Iowa, for her letter to Barbara Park, author of The Graduation of Jake Moon

Level II (Grades 7 - 8) National Winners

Anna Rodis, Farmington, Connecticut, for her letter to Paul Showers, author of The Listening Walk

Dana Vigue, Maine, for her letter to Janet Shaw, author of Meet Kaya

Level II (Grades 7 - 8) National Honorable Mentions

Micaela Gerhardt, Bismarck, North Dakota, for her letter to Sharon Creech, author of Walk Two Moons

Daniel Le, Great Neck, New York, for his letter to Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird

Anna Priore, Kenyon, Minnesota, for her letter to Clarence K. Larson, author of A Long March Home

Laura Wang, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for her letter to J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter

Level III (Grades 9 - 12) National Winners

Maggie Tighe, Frederick, Maryland, for her letter to Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World

Ayesha Usmani, Memphis, Tennessee, for her letter to Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club

Level III (Grades 9 - 12) National Honorable Mentions

Marissa Brogger, Rumson, New Jersey, for her letter to Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees

Courtney Hartnett, King George, Virginia, for her letter to Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Ryan Heffrin, Marblehead, Massachusetts, for her letter to Jodi Picoult, author of Nineteen Minutes

Gabrielle Sclafani, Barrington, Rhode Island, for her letter to Wally Lamb, author of She's Come Undone