Letters About Literature Awards presented at William Hall Library on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
The Rhode Island Center for the Book at The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities honored the 2015 Letters About Literature award recipients at William Hall Library in Cranston on Wednesday, June 10th, 2015.
Close to 50,000 young readers from across the country participated in the national contest sponsored by the Center for the Book at the U.S. Library of Congress.
Teachers, librarians and parents submitted over 700 letters responding to the prompt: Write a personal letter to an author whose work (either fiction or nonfiction) changed your view of the world or yourself.
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Level 1 State Winners
State Winner
Jayna Barrette, Grade 5, William Winsor Elementary, Greenville
Letter to: J.K. Rowling, author of The Harry Potter Series
Honorable Mentions
Mira Cheng, Grade 5, Hampden Meadows School, Barrington
Letter to: Wendy Mass, author of The Candy Maker
Yael Goldstein, Grade 5, Hampden Meadows School, Barrington
Letter to: Dawn Fitzgerald, author of Getting in the Game
Lila Salazar, Grade 5, Moses Brown School, Providence
Letter to: Malala Yousafzai, author of I am Malala
Level 2 State Winners
State Winner
Hannah Capron, Grade 8, Scituate Middle School
Letter to: Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie
Level 2 Honorable Mentions
Emma Waters, Grade 7, LaSalle Academy
Letter to: Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society
Alexander Yeaw, Grade 8, Scituate Middle School
Letter to: Phil Kaye, author of Repetition
Level 3 State Winners
State Winner
Mirando Zito, Grade 9, Lincoln School
Letter to: Tomie DePaolo, author of Strega Nona
Level 3 Honorable Mentions
Tyler Jackman, Grade 11, West Warwick High School
Letter to: Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Grace Miner, Grade 11, Individual Entry, East Greenwich High School
Letter to: Henry James, author of The Portrait of a Lady
Joseph Paquette, Grade 11, West Warwick High School
Letter to: Elie Weisel, author of Night
2015 Letters About Literature Winners List
2015 Letters About Literature Contest Guidelines
2015 Letters About Literature Teacher’s Guide