Congratulations to our Rhode Island Letters about Literature 2008 Winners!
Level I State Winner and Semi-finalists
State Winner & National Runner-up!
Nolan McHale-Rossi, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
(Letter to Mary Roach), author of Stiff)
State Honorable Mentions
Sam Karlin, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington(Letter to Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time)
Semi-finalists
Gates C. Allio, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Barbara Park, author of Mick Hart Was Here
Jessica Bixby, Grade 8, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
Letter to Judy Blume, author of Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
Lindsay Callahan, Grade 7, Gorton Junior High School, Warwick
Letter to Zilphia Keatly Snyder, author of The Egypt Game and the Gypsy Game
Colin Campbell, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein MS, Coventry
Letter to Frances O'Roark Dowell, author of Chicken Boy
Alex Corvi, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Travis Roy, author of 11 Seconds
Max Cummings, Grade 8, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
Letter to Mark Frost, author of The Greatest Game Ever Played
Zachary Deutsch, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to Robert Lipstye, author of The Brave
Kyle DiMeglio, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet
Jamie Foster, Grade 7, Chariho Middle School, Wood River Junction
Letter to Susan Beth Pfeffer, author of Life as WE Knew It
Emily Gonsalves, Grade 8, Vincent J. Gallagher MS, Smithfield
Letter to Dori Hillestad Butler, author of Sliding into Home
Meredith Gorski, Grade 8, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
Letter to Lois Lowry, author of The Giver
Jenny Hemenway, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Eleanor Estes, author of The Hundred Dresses
Bryce Kelley, Grade 7, Chariho Middle School, Wood River Junction
Letter to E. B. Sledge, author of With the Old Breed
Garrett Lincoln, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to Walter Dean Myers, author of Monster
Yvette Littmann, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Eoin Colfer, author of The Wish List
Christina E. Mather, Grade 7, Chariho Middle School, Wood River Junction
Letter to Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper
Leah Murdock, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to Lisi Harrison, author of It's Not Easy Being Mean
Laura Murphy, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Marcus Pfister, author of Rainbow Fish
Nicole Nigri, Grade 8, Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School, Smithfield
Letter to Cynthia Lord, author of Rules
Vincent Paolino, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to Robert Lipsyte, author of The Contender
Nerina Pilotti, Grade 7, Chariho Middle School, Wood River Junction
Letter to Jane Yolen, author of The Devil's Arithmetic
Nicholas Polumbo, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to James Paterson, author of The Angel Experiment
Christina Raciti, Grade 7, Lincoln Schools for Girls, Providence
Letter to Arina Tanemura, author of Full Moon O Sagashite
Chris Rideout, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Carl Keuker, author of Runner
Lauren St. Laurent, Grade 8, St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
Letter to Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper
Rebecca Salzillo, Grade St. Philomena School, Portsmouth
Letter to Natasha Friend, author of Perfect
Ana Santana, Grade 7, Springfield Middle School, Providence
Letter to O. T. Nelson, author of The Girl who Owned a City
Hannah Schilke, Grade 8, Westerly Middle School, Westerly
Letter to Joan Harlow, author of Joshua's Song
Mathew Sylvester, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Kyle Talbot, Grade 7, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Coventry
Letter to John Steinbeck, author of Of Mice and Men
Jack Vanier, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to John Reed, author of The Little Engine that Could
Emily Vatter, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to John Grogan, author of Marley and Me
Kenny Xiao, Grade 8, Barrington Middle School, Barrington
Letter to Ann M. Martin, author of A Corner of the Universe
2008 Level I State Winner and Semi-finalists
2008 Level III State Winner and Semi-finalists
Letters About Literature Archive
Contact
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