LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE STATE FINALISTS 2018 Level One (Grades 4-6)

Individual Entry, Baltimore Sawyer Ross – The War That Saved My Life

Individual Entry, Bethesda My Linh Bui – Learning the Ropes

Individual Entry, Germantown Gautam Anand Tangirala – Ungifted

Individual Entry, Keedysville Dane Klinder – The Bugabees: Friends with Food Allergies

Individual Entry, Knoxville Lucy Virgilio – How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say

Northern Middle School, Accident Olivia Rawe – Wonder

Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson Reilly DiPaula – The War That Saved My Life

Salisbury Middle School, Salisbury Annabel Matava – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Swan Meadow School, Oakland Leah Beckman – Riding Freedom

The Key School, Annapolis Ife Adeyosoye – Divergent Series Alexa Cruz – The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. AJ Manganaro – The Giving Tree Claire Mathews – Just Don’t Fall: A Hilariously True Story of Childhood, Cancer, Amputation, Romantic Yearning, Truth, and Olympic Greatness Taryn Reinhart – Out of My Mind Aidan Stewart – Wonder

Letters About Literature is one of the signature programs of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is coordinated locally by the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities.

LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE MARYLAND STATE FINALISTS 2017 Level Two (Grades 7-8)

Boonsboro Middle School, Boonsboro Maryland School for the Blind, Baltimore McKenzie Bere – Animal Farm Andy Rhoads – Wonder Erika Davidson – No Summit Out of Sight: The True Story of the Youngest Person to North Bethesda Middle School, Bethesda Climb the Seven Summits Sophia Meytin – Dress Your Family in Eli Price – “The Danger of a Single Story” Corduroy and Denim

Crofton Middle School, Crofton North Dorchester Middle School, Hurlock Lily Gibson – No Summit Out of Sight: The Curstin Carpenter – This Is Where It Ends True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson Finley Barger – The Fault in Our Stars Farris Homeschool, Elkton Lucy Caine – Stargirl Alexander Farris – The Indian in the Isabella Conosunti – Wonder Cupboard Lauren Decourcey – Crookedstar’s Promise Emily Peek – Night Green Acres School, North Bethesda Stephanie Scalchunes – The Complete Tales Maddie Lewis – Advice for a Happy of Winnie-the-Pooh Marriage Samuel Ogle Middle School, Bowie Individual Entry, Cheverly Brianna Frink – It’s Kind of a Funny Story Indigo Nembhard – The Seventh Tower Marissa Michel – And Still I Rise

Individual Entry, Ellicott City St. Anne’s School of Annapolis, Annapolis Emily Kavic – 1984 Alexandra Bailey – A Walk to Remember Sophie Fionda – Almost Home Kent County Middle School, Chestertown Thomas Harrison Stecklair – The Terrorist St. Casimir , Baltimore Paris Humes – A Work in Progress Leonardtown Middle School, Leonardtown Gabriella Jones – A Dog’s Purpose Sophie Chan – All the Bright Places Katelyn Thayer – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Julianna Kent – Orbiting Jupiter Peculiar Children Trilogy Judy Nguyen – Inside Out and Back Again Parker O’Brien – The One and Only Ivan John Stepura – The Cardturner

Letters About Literature is one of the signature programs of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is coordinated locally by the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities.

St. James Academy, Monkton Adeline Beavers – The Heartbreakers Logan M. Betkey – The Running Dream Lilly Dyer – Fish in a Tree Shane Elliott – The Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson Series Anna Shaffer – Is It Night or Day?: A Novel of Immigration and Survival Jack Simon – A Night Divided Anne Sucoloski – The Red Kayak

The Key School, Annapolis Orlandra Foote – The Hate U Give Tessa Grace Orth-Moore – The Mzungu Boy

Walker Mill Middle School, Capitol Heights Jamie Pineda – Jinx

Washington Episcopal School, Bethesda Clara Knott – Still Alice Emily Nelson – Silent Harmony

Letters About Literature is one of the signature programs of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is coordinated locally by the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities.

LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE MARYLAND STATE FINALISTS 2017 Level Three (Grades 9-12)

Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore Individual Entry, Ellicott City Madeleine Richard – Red Thread Sisters Diya Amlani – Dr. Seuss books

Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland Individual Entry, Gaithersburg Erin Langan – “Somewhere I Have Never Megan Wormald – Chasing Sunsets Travelled, Gladly Beyond” Individual Entry, Sparks Boonsboro High School, Boonsboro Neha Tripathi – Love, Lucas Meaghan Blair – The Giving Tree Samantha Kurapaty – When Breath Individual Entry, Waldorf Becomes Air Steven I. Escobar Mendez – Fences Isabella Prenger – “To A Poet A Thousand Years Hence” James M. Bennett High School, Salisbury Rawan Osman – “Ain’t I A Woman” Catonsville High School, Catonsville Daniel Charles – Big Nate: In a Class by , Towson Himself Matt Clark – The Art of Racing in the Rain Sylvia Johnson – All Creatures Great and Kenneth Cooper – The Great Gatsby Small Weber Duval – Born to Run Amber McGuire – Walk Two Moons Davis Leonard – The Adventures of Max McKenna – Between the World and Me Huckleberry Finn Maddi McLean – Wonder Cooper Motley – Harry Potter Series Rilee Phillips – Every Last Word Charlotte Schaech – Wonder Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson Michael Wright – Percy Jackson: The Hannah Adeniyi – All American Boys Lightning Thief Alyssa Ritchie – A Monster Calls Stacy Villanueva – See You at Harry’s Dulaney High School, Timonium Emily Wayson – The Catcher in the Rye Alex Truong – No, David! Parkville High School, Baltimore Individual Entry, Boyds Royal Antoine – Divergent Helen Qian – The Power of One Francy Diaz – The Girl Death Left Behind Mark Kardash – The Poseidon Adventure Individual Entry, Columbia Zowie A. Raider – Go Ask Alice Joshua Dixon – Harry Potter and the Taylor Simmons – The Joy Luck Club Sorcerer’s Stone Kaija Simms – Milk and Honey Josh Surguy – A Bug’s Life series

Letters About Literature is one of the signature programs of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is coordinated locally by the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities.

River Hill High School, Clarksville Dominique Allen – Vision of Beauty Jeffrey Du – Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip Andrew Hwang – Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief Neabir Jahangir – The Mysterious Benedict Society Rhea Kalra – Eragon Amanda Lee – Dumplin’ Zoey Ma – Wonder Lance Mercy – Angela’s Ashes Carolyn Nguyen – Orange Ire Omitowoju – I Love My Hair! Kianna Pan – Fangirl Karina Patel – One for the Murphys Liliana Rizk – The Black Stallion series Nimisha Seshadri – The Little Prince Tiannie Zhao – Biology, The Sixth Edition

Wilde Lake High School, Columbia Seeda Williams – The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Letters About Literature is one of the signature programs of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is coordinated locally by the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities.