Letters About Literature
2011 Level 1 First Place Winner
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Alexis Saenz Grant Elementary School, Santa Monica Wrote to Roberta John, author of Proud to be a Blacksheep  Read Alexis' Letter (pdf)
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2011 Level 2 First Place Winner
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Aric MacDavid Crittenden Middle School, Mountain View Wrote to James Howe, author of The Misfits Read Aric's Letter (pdf)
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2011 Level 3 First Place Winner and National Winner
| Akash Kar Saratoga High School, Saratoga Wrote to Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Namesake Read Akash's Letter (pdf)
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Letters About Literature is an annual national contest for students in grades 4 through 12. The students are invited to write a letter to an author (living or dead), in which he or she explains just how the author's work has changed the student's life or view of the world.