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.

National Competition Winner

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

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 Goldstern, Grade 10, Bruriah HS, Elizabeth, letter to Peter W. Schroeder, author of Six Million Paperclips

Honorable Mention
Level I
Level II
Level III