The 2008 Letters about Literature Winners for First and Second Place

We are pleased to announce the winners and those students who received honorable mention for the 2008 Letters about Literature competition sponsored by The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target Stores and the New Jersey Center for the Book. For information on the current contest, see NJ Center for the Book Letters about Literature.

Dean Friedrich, Betty Turock, Mary Jean Kurabinski, Director Language Arts and Literary Education, N.J. Dept. of Education

Dean Friedrich, Chris Farkouh, level 1 winner, Forrestdale Intermediate School, Rumson

Louise Foreman, Business Manager, SCILS, Erin Chen, level 1, second place, Bobby's Run School, Lumberton

Dean Firedrich, Marissa Brogger, level 3 winner, Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School, Rumson, Renee Swartz

Dean Friedrich, Leah Goldstein, level 3, second place, Bruriah HS, Elizabeth, Renee Swartz

Chris Farkouh, Sixth Grade and Marissa Brogger, Eleventh Grade from the Rumson School District, are the Level 1 and Level 3 winners in the Letters About Literature / Library of Congress reading writing initiative in the State of New Jersey for 2008.

National Competition Winner

Third Place Winner
Marissa Brogger, Grade 11, Rumson, letter to Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees Picture

She should receive extraordinary accolades for placing second in the United States out of 100,000 entries in her category.

New Jersey Competition

Level I – Grades 4-6
First Place Winner– Chris Farkouh, Forrestdale School, Rumson, letter to Elie Wiesel, author of Night Picture
Second Place – Erin Chen, Bobby’s Run School, Lumberton, letter to Grace Lin, author of The Year of the Dog

Level II – Grades 7-8
First Place Winner – Courtney LaCosta, Grade 8, Columbia Middle School, Berkeley Heights, letter to Paula Danzinger and Ann M. Martin, authors of Snail Mail No More
Second Place – Emma McGregor, Grade 8, Community Middle School, Plainsboro, letter to Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Desperaux

Level III – Grades 9-12
First Place Winner – Marissa Brogger, Grade 11, Rumson, letter to Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees Picture
Second Place – Leah Goldstein, Grade 10, Bruriah HS, Elizabeth, letter to Peter W. Schroeder, author of Six Million Paperclips

Honorable Mention
Level I
Level II
Level III

Reading & Writing Contest

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

Questions?

Contact Pat Morris. Chairman, Letters About Literature Project
New Jersey Center for the Book / Library of Congress
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