LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE is a national reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, presented in partnership with Target and affiliate state centers for the book. Students are invited to write a letter to the author of the book that has moved them most deeply, explaining their experience of the book and what it means for the rest of their lives.
Tom Montag, Fairwater, Wisconsin, is the coordinator of the Wisconsin program. He can be reached at:
- Phone: 920 539 5071
- Email: tmmontag@dotnet.com
- Mail: PO Box 8, Fairwater, WI 53931
Deadline for the 2009-2010 competition is December 12, 2009.
More information about the program can be found at these links:
Letters About Literature: http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/
How to Enter: http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/how_to_enter
Lesson Plans: http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/lesson_plans
FAQs: http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/faqs
Winners 2008-2009 Letters About Literature
Level I (Grades 4-6)
First Place: Sal Sendik, Grade 6, St. Monica School, Whitefish Bay
Second Place: Lana Morgan, Grade 5, Maple Avenue Elementary School, Sussex
Honorable Mention: Stefan Schallack, Grade 6, St. Monica School, Whitefish Bay
Level II (Grades 7-8)
First Place: Hannah Vanniewenhoven, Grade 8, Parkview Middle School, Green Bay
Second Place: Imani G. Lewis-Norelle, Grade 8, Madison Country Day School, Madison
Honorable Mention: Caroline Hope, Grade 8, Templeton Middle School, Sussex
Level III (Grades 9-12)
First Place: Jennifer Leffel, Senior, Clintonville High School, Clintonville
Second Place: Emily Rebhan, Senior, Cazenovia
Honorable Mention: Nick Fencl, Freshman, North High School, Eau Claire
