LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE 2003

NATIONAL WINNERS

LEVEL I (Grades 4 - 5)

Gideon Bender, Washington, DC, for his letter to Lois Lowry, author of The Giver

Harry Maddox, Searcy, Arkansas, for his letter to Natalie Babbitt, author of Tuck Everlasting.

LEVEL II (Grades 7 - 8)

Anna Byers, Louisville, Kentucky, for her letter to Davida Hurwin, author of A Time for Dancing

Frances Choi, Decatur, Georgia, for her letter to Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth

LEVEL III (Grades 9 - 12)

Jazlyn Langford, Molt, Montana, for her letter to Roald Dahl, author of Matilda.

Abby Swegarden, Fargo, North Dakota, for her letter to Sylvia Plath for her collected poems.