Congratulations to our Rhode Island Letters about Literature 2008 Winners!

Level III State Winner and Semi-finalists

State Winner

State Honorable Mentions

Krista Hoffman, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Johnny Ray Ryder Jr., author of the poem"The Oak Tree"

Sullivan Roberts, Grade 12, Individual entry, North Kingstown
Letter to Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried

Sophia Wright, Grade 11, Individual entry, Cranston
Letter to Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

Semi-finalists

Janet B. Ankomah, Grade 12, Shea High School, Pawtucket
Letter to Elie Wiesel, author of Night

Tom Bauman, Grade 9, Cranston HS West, Cranston
Letter to Diane Duane, author of The Wizard's Dilemma

Nicole Corbin, Grade 9, Cranston HS West, Cranston
Letter to Mark Peter Hughes, author of I Am the Wallpaper

Wyatt Delomba, Grade 9, Cranston HS West, Cranston
Letter to Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Yenny Diaz, Grade 12, Shea High School, Pawtucket
Letter to Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street

Courtney Haron, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Elie Wiesel, author of Night

Lucas Henry, grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World

Hailey Joseph, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Daniel Quin, author of Ishmael

Grace Kelly, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Elie Wiesel, author of Night

Ashley Medeiros, Grade 10, Warwick Veterans, Warwick
Letter to Cecily von Ziegesar, author of Don't You Forget About Me

Rachel Meleleu, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper

Cecily Moore, Grade 11, St. Mary Academy Bay View, Riverside  
Letter to Jane Austin, author of Pride and Prejudice

Timothy O'Reilly, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Louis Sachar, author of Holes

Sudha Panneerselvam, Grade 12, Cranston HS West, Cranston
(Letter to Yann Martel author of Life of Pi)

Jovanissa Perez, Grade 10, Warwick Veterans, Warwick
(Letter to Gail Giles author of Shattering Glass)

Shamikia Perry, Grade 11, The Met, Providence
Letter to Bill Cosby, author of Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education

Mari Pettibone, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Andrew Clements, author of Things Not Seen

Eric Reilly, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Jan Page, author of Rewind

Stephanie Sauro, Grade 9, Cranston HS West, Cranston
Letter to Alice Sebold, author of the Lovely Bones

Allie Smith, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird

Marina Solda, Grade 12, Individual entry, Smithfield
Letter to J. K. Rowling, author of The Harry Potter series

Ashley Sullivan, Grade 10, Warwick Veterans, Warwick
Letter to Eileen Goudge, author of Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die

Victoria Szlashta, Grade 9, LaSalle Academy, Providence
Letter to Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird

Holly Tran, Grade 11, Middletown Public Library, Middletown
Letter to Jack Finney, author of Time and Again

Giovanna Zaccaria, Grade 9, Cranston HS West, Cranston
Letter to Stephanie Tolan, author of Surviving the Applewhites

2008 Level II State Winner and Semi-finalists

2008 Level I State Winner and Semi-finalists

Letters About Literature Archive

Contact

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