2008 Iowa Letters About Literature winners

Level I

•  1st place:  Sarah Startz
    Book: The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park
    School: Summit Middle School, Johnston
    Grade: 6

•  2nd place: Jennifer Curiel
    Book:  The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch ALbum
    School: Timber Ridge Elementary School, Johnston
    Grade: 5
   
•   3rd place: Emily Weeks
    Book:  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    School: Merrill Middle School, Des Moines
    Grade: 6

Honorable mentions in alphabetical order

•   Sarah Koch
    Book:  Eragon by Christopher Paolini
    School: Van Meter Elementary School
    Grade: 6

•   Patrick Leitzen
    Book:  The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
    School: Drexler Middle School, Farly
    Grade: 6

•   Kristen Stucker
    Book: Here Today by Ann M. Martin
    School: Horizon Elementary School, Johnston
    Grade: 5

Level II

•   1st place:  Laura Wang
     Book: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
     School: Franklin Middle School, Cedar Rapids
     Grade: 8

•    2nd place: Bridget Pedersen
     Book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
     School: St. Augustin Catholic School, Des Moines
     Grade: 8

•    3rd place:  Tiara Caleb
      Book: Magic’s Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
      School: Spencer Middle School
      Grade: 8

Honorable mentions in alphabetical order

•    Jacqueline Fyrwald
     Book: Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell
     School: St. Augustin Catholic School, Des Moines
     Grade: 8

•    Remington Jaques
     Book: Holes by Louis Sachar
     School: St. Augustin Catholic School, Des Moines
     Grade: 8

•    Jack McGarvey
     Book: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
     School: St. Augustin Catholic School, Des Moines
     Grade: 8

Level III

•   1st place:  Mythili Prabhu
    Book: The White Man’s Burden by William Easterly
    School: Ames High School
    Grade: 11

•   2nd place: Hannah Colton
    Book: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
    School: Washington High School, Cedar Rapids
    Grade: 11

•   3rd place: Ananya Kumar
    Book: Wise and Otherwise by Sudha Murty
    School: Johnston 8/9 Middle School
    Grade: 9

Honorable mentions in alphabetical order

•   Allison Johnson
    Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
    School: Washington High School, Cedar Rapids
    Grade: 11

•  Taylor Monson
    Book: Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
    School: Atlantic High School
    Grade: 9

•   Lena P. Ye
    Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
    Town: Coralville
    Grade: 11