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Letters About Literature National Winners — 2016

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Level I Grades 4-6

National Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
Aleema Kelly Read Aleema's letter Connecticut George Alex Gino
Aleema Kelly of Connecticut wrote to Alex Gino, author of George
 
National Honor Award Letter Home Town Book Author
Charlie Boucher Read Charlie's letter Rhode Island Mockingbird Kathryn Erskine
Charlie Boucher of Rhode Island wrote to Kathryn Erskine, author of Mockingbird

Ellie Sanders Read Ellie's letter District of Columbia Old Yeller Fred Gipson
Ellie Sanders of the District of Columbia wrote to Fred Gipson, author of Old Yeller

Level II Grades 7-8

National Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
Raya Kenney Read Raya's letter District of Columbia Old Folks Laugh Maya Angelou
Raya Kenney of the District of Columbia wrote to Maya Angelou, author of Old Folks Laugh
 
National Honor Award Letter Home Town Book Author
Hannah Huang Read Hannah's letter Oregon I Will Always Write Back Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda
Hannah Huang of Iowa wrote to Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda, authors of I Will Always Write Back

Pippa Scroggins Read Pippa's letter District of Columbia If I Stay Gayle Forman
Pippa Scroggins of Florida wrote to Gayle Forman, author of If I Stay

Level III Grades 9-12

National Winner Letter Home Town Book Author
Sarah Lurie Read Sarah's letter Colorado Penelope Dorothy Parker

Sarah Lurie of Colorado wrote to Dorothy Parker, author of the poem Penelope

 
National Honor Award Letter Home Town Book Author
Macoy Churchill Read Macoy's letter Wyoming Legend Marie Lu
Macoy Churchill of Wyoming wrote to Marie Lu, author of Legend

Violet Fearon Read Violet's letter Oregon The Diary of a Young Girl Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda
Violet Fearon of New York wrote to Anne Frank, author of The Diary of a Young Girl.