2010 Iowa Letters About Literature Finalists
Level I (Grades 4-6)
Kati Anderson
Book: Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
School: Beaver Creek Elementary, Johnston
Grade: 5
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
School: Lawson Elementary, Johnston
Grade: 4
Book: Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
School: Hoover Elementary, Dubuque
Grade: 5
Rachel Burgin
Book: Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan
School: Oelwein Community Middle School
Grade: 6
Book: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
School: Hoover Elementary, Dubuque
Grade: 5
Book: Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
School: Merrill Middle School, Des Moines
Grade: 6
Book: The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
School: Grundy Center Middle School
Grade: 6
Book: The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas by John Boyne
School: St. Malachy, Creston
Grade: 6
Book: Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Corson Levine
School: Lawson Elementary, Johnston
Grade: 5
Book: Long Shot by Mike Lupica
School: Eisenhower Elementary, Dubuque
Grade: 4
Book: Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
School: Carrie Lee Elementary, Decorah
Grade: 4
Lizzy Moore
Book: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
School: Lenihan Intermediate, Marshalltown
Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
School: Merrill Middle School, Des Moines
Grade 6
Book: Football Nightmare by Matt Christopher
School: Oelwein Community Middle School
Grade: 6
Book: The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau
School: West Delaware Middle School, Manchester
Grade: 6
Book: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
School: Holy Family School System/ LaSalle Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 5
Book: Peak by Roland Smith
School: St. Augustin School, Des Moines
Grade: 6
Andrew Spaulding
Book: Marley and Me by John Grogan
School: Wallace Elementary, Johnston
Grade: 4
Book: Seeker Series by Erin Hunter
School: Wallace Elementary, Johnston
Grade: 5
Book: Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
School: Crocker Elementary, Ankeny
Grade: 5
Book: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
School: Hartford Upper Elementary
Grade: 5
Level II (Grades 7-8)
Cali Andersen
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
School: St. Augustin School, Des Moines
Grade: 7
Allie Anderson
Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Central Middle School, DeWitt
Grade: 8
Sydney M. Barton
Book: Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
School: Maquoketa Valley Middle School, Delhi
Grade: 8
Ryan Bauermeister
Book: It by Stephen King
School: Spencer Middle School
Grade: 8
Quin Duffy
Book: House by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti
School: Prairie Point Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 8
Mikayla Frye
Book: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
School: Franklin Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 8
Mandy Gavin
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
School: Oak Ridge Middle School, Marion
Grade: 8
Claire Harmeyer
Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: St. Augustin, Des Moines
Grade: 7
Kennedy Japenga
Book: The Master’s Hand by Myra Brooks
School: Oak Ridge Middle School, Marion
Grade: 8
Alyssa Johnson
Book: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
School: Prairie Point Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 8
Allison Kloser
Book: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
School: Maquoketa Valley Middle School, Delhi
Grade: 8
Isabelle (Izzy) Lande
Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Prairie Point Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 8
Halle Lueck
Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Prairie Point Middle School, Cedar Rapids
Grade: 8
Stephanie McMillan
Book: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
School: Independence Middle School
Grade: 8
Adam Pehowski
Book: Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
School: Pleasant Valley Junior High School, LeClaire
Grade: 7
Emily Peck
Book: Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
School: Holmes Junior High, Cedar Falls
Grade: 8
Caitlyn Peterson
Book: Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
School: Spencer Middle School
Grade: 8
Katie Schlegel
Book: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
School: Oak Ridge Middle School, Marion
Grade: 8
Nick Sherinian
Book: Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian
School: St. Augustin, Des Moines
Grade: 8
Olivia Snyder
Book: So B. It by Sarah Weeks
School: Ames Middle School
Grade: 8
Maddie Topf
Book: Eat This, Not That by David Zinczenko
School: Ames Middle School
Grade: 8
Robbe Verhofste
Book: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
School: Stilwell Junior High, West Des Moines
Grade: 8
Kimberly Weigel
Book: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
School: Crestwood Junior High, Cresco
Grade: 7
Level III (Grades 9-12)
Joe Buising
Book: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
School: Johnston High School
Grade: 9
Ryan Evans
Book: White Fang by Jack London
Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Bailey Jimmison
Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
School: Davenport Central High School
Grade: 11
Hailey Kromminga
Book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Whitney Leming
Book: Into The Wild by Jon Krakaur
School: Davenport Central High School
Grade: 10
Reanna Rogers
Book: Cut by Patricia McCormick
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Jayde Sleeth
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
School: East High School, Des Moines
Grade: 10
Breanna Stovall
Book: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
School: Davenport Central High School
Grade: 12
Allyson Veatch
Book: The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Raven Wells
Book: A Child Called It by David Pelzer
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Danner Lee Wilhelm
Book: Red Dog by Bill Wallace
School: Wilton Junior/Senior High School Media Center
Grade: 10
