2013 Letters About Literature National Winners

Level 1 

National Prize:
Alessandra Selassie’s letter to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of The Little House in the Big Woods.
Alessandra is from DC, and is a fifth grade student at the Basis DC Charter School.

National Honor:
Rose Yuanhong Benas’s letter to Steven Mosher, author of A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child Policy.
Rose is from Naperville, IL, and is a 6th grade student at the Avery Coonley School.

National Runner-Up:
Dalton Vassallo’s letter to Jerry Spinelli about his novel Stargirl.
Dalton is a 6th grade student at the Derby Academy and lives in Hingham, MA.

Level 2 

National Prize:
Matilda Berke’s letter to Amy Tan about her novel The Joy Luck Club.
Matilda is an 8th grade student at the Chandler School in Pasadena, CA.

National Honor:
Elizabeth Chambers’ letter to J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit.
Elizabeth is an 8th grade student at Jackson Hole MS, in Jackson Hole, WY.

National Runner-Up:
Shannon Chinn’s letter to Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451.
Shannon is a 7th grade student at St. Pius X/St. Leo School in Omaha, NE.

Level 3 

National Prize:
Elizabeth Chambers’ letter to J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit.
Elizabeth is an 8th grade student at Jackson Hole MS, in Jackson Hole, WY.

National Honor:
Claire Fieldman’s letter to Jay Asher, author of Thirteen Reasons Why.
Claire is a sophomore at Monte Vista HS in Danville, CA.

National Runner-Up:
Grace Mitchell’s letter to Karen Kingsbury, author of Unlocked.
Grace is also a sophomore at Pecos HS in Pecos, TX.