Congratulations to our Rhode Island Letters about Literature 2007 Winners!

Level III State Winner and Semi-finalists

State Winner

Elizabeth Ruggieri, Grade 9, Cranston High School West
(Letter to Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister’s Keeper

State Honorable Mentions

Matthew Cournoyer, Grade 12, Cranston High School West
(Letter to John Irving, author of A Prayer for Owen Meany

Helen Smith, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
(Letter to Anthony Rapp, author of Without You

Rebecca Rossi, Grade 11, St. Mary Academy, Bay View, Riverside
(Letter to Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees

Semi-finalists (48 semi-finalists of 776 entries)

Casey Lesieur, Grade 11, Coventry High School
(Letter to L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Kyle DiBiasio, Grade 11, Coventry High School

Nathan Pacheco, Grade 11, Coventry High School

Adrienne Gerard, Grade 12, Cranston High School West

Sarah Petronio, Grade 12, Cranston High School West

Sarah Johnson, Grade 12, Cranston High School West

Stacy Greenberg, Grade 12, Cranston High School West

Breanne Lamont, Grade 9, Cranston High School West

Marissa Sprouls, Grade 9, Cranston High School West

Lindsay Burrows, Grade 9, Cranston High School West

Kendyll Flanagan, Grade 9, Cranston High School West

Dionis Camacho, Grade 10, Hope High School, Providence

Azaria Gross, Grade 10, Hope High School, Providence

Andrew Olson, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Jacquelyn Desrosiers, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Maddy Butts, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Sarah Mercurio, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Brittany Smeal, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Emily Kemp, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Luke Doyle, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence

Melissa McWilliams, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School
(Letter to David Baldacci, author of The Christmas Train

Catherine Joshua, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School
(Letter to Jerry Spinelli, author of Stargirl

Christi Trevino, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School
(Letter to Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), author of Oh, The Places You’ll Go

Ben Shaw, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School (Letter to Ray Bradbury, author of Farenheit 451

Caitlin Halm, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School
(Letter to Shel Silverstein, author of Where the Sidewalk Ends

Sara Fiore, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School

Alicia Perras, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School

(Letter to Robert Munsch, author of I’ll Love You Forever

Christine Perkins, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School
(Letter to Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of On the Banks of Plum Creek

Ryan Schroeder, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School

(Letter to Al Gore, author of An Inconvenient Truth

Johanna Josefsson, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School

(Letter to Sara Kaderfors, author of Sandoe Slash ida)

Julie Herndon, Grade 12, Portsmouth High School

Ashley Robin, Grade 11, St. Mary Academy, Bay View, Riverside
(Letter to Jane Goodall, author of Reason for Hope

2007 Level I State Winner and Semi-finalists

2007 Level II State Winner and Semi-finalists

Letters About Literature Archive

Contact

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