Letters About Literature 2009-2010

The Letters about Literature State reception to recognize the oustanding literary talents of the young writers, fourth through twelfth grades, in the State of New Jersey, was held on May 12. 2010 at Drumthwacket, the Governor's residence in Princeton.

Letters About Literature is a national reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and affiliated state centers for the book.  The task for young readers is to, “Write a letter to an author explaining how his or her work somehow changed your view of the world or yourself.”There are three levels of competition: 

      Level I: Grades 4-6
      Level II: Grades 7-8
      Level III: Grades 9-12

Click here to view information on the 2009-2010 Letters About Literature competition