2010 Iowa Letters About Literature Winners and Honorable Mentions
Level I (Grades 4-6)
1st Place: Jillian Gabby
Book: Winnie at Her Best by Jennifer Jacob Richardson
School: Horizon Elementary School, Johnston
Grade: 5
2nd Place: Melanie VanHorn
Book: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
School: West Fork Middle School, Rockwell
Grade: 6
3rd Place: Cecilia Novotney
Book: Lucy Doesn't Wear Pink by Nancy Rue
School: West Fork Middle School, Rockwell
Grade: 5
Honorable Mentions in alphabetical order
Amy English
Book: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
School: Eisenhowser Elementary School, Dubuque
Grade: 4
Michaela Fishback
Book: The Alchemist by Michael Scott
School: Price Lab School, Cedar Falls
Grade: 6
Luke Safris
Book: 15 Minutes by Steve Young
School: Horizon Elementary School, Johnston
Grade: 5
Level II (Grades 7-8)
1st Place: McKenna Lynch
Book: Freaky Green Eyes of Joyce Carol Oates
School: St. Augustin Catholic School, Des Moines
Grade: 8
2nd Place: Sydney DeGeest
Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
School: Ames Middle School
Grade: 8
3rd Place: Olivia Baxter
Book: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
School: Spencer Middle School
Grade: 8
Honorable Mentions in alphabetical order
Elizabeth Meier
Book: The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
School: Spencer Middle School
Grade: 8
Anya Ogilvie
Book: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Oak Ridge Middle School, Marion
Grade: 8
Tory Soma
Book: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
School: Spencer Middle School
Grade: 8
Level III (Grades 9-12)
1st Place: Austin Helmink and one of the four National Honor Winners in Level III in 2010
Book: Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx
School: Spencer High School
Grade: 9
2nd Place: Petra Hahn
Book: Mountains Beyond Mountains
School: Central High School, Davenport
Grade: 12
3rd Place: Hannah Soyer
Book: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Honorable Mentions in alphabetical order
Stephanie Kilmer
Book: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
School: Davenport Central High School
Grade: 11
Lauren Stephens
Book: My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
School: Johnston Middle School
Grade: 9
Oksana Weir
Book: I Promise I'll Find You by Heather Patricia Ward
School: Davenport Central High School
Grade: 10
