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Award Winners 2010

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Level I – Grades 4 through 6

Top Honors

Eliana Kahn, High Rock School, Grade 6, wrote to Anne Frank about The Diary of a Young Girl. Teacher: Nicole Mason.

Honors

Abryanna Mills, Saltonstall School, Grade 6, wrote to Lois Lensky about Indian Captive. Teacher: Susan Brown.

Arshdeep Singh, Watertown Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Christopher Paul Curtis about Bud, Not Buddy. Teacher: Judith Zimmerman.

Christopher Breemen, Marlborough Public School, Grade 5, wrote to Watty Piper about The Little Engine that Could. Teacher: Robin Goldstein.

Elias Sekkal, Pine Cobble School, Grade 5, wrote to Natalie Babbit about The Search for Delicious. Teacher: Linda Bernard.

Emily Auday, Briscoe Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Nicholas Sparks about A Walk to Remember. Teacher: K. Jodoin.

Gabriel Toromoreno, Grade 4, wrote to Gary Paulsen about Hatchet. (Individual Entry).

Haley Filippine, Grade 6, wrote to Suzanne Collins about The Hunger Games. (Individual Entry)

Heidi DiPersio, Marlborough Public School, Grade 4, wrote to Valerie Tripp about Meet Kit. Teacher: Robin Goldstein.

Jack Fair, Vinson-Owen School Library, Grade 5, wrote to Mike Lupica about Heat. Teacher: Juliana Jarvis.

Katherine Valle, Grade 6, wrote to John Grogan about Marley and Me. (Individual Entry).

Riley Bassinger, Brookwood School, Grade 6, wrote to Canon Henry Scott-Holland about "Death Is Nothing at All". Teacher: Maile Black.

Saira Zapata, Saltonstall School, Grade 6, wrote to Sharon Flake about The Skin I'm In. Teacher: Susan Brown.

Talia Feldscher, Lander Grinspoon Academy, Grade 5, wrote to Greg Mortenson about Three Cups of Tea. Teacher: Cindy Kassell.

Valerie Dubinsky, John Ward Elementary School, Grade 4, wrote to Mary Ann Hoberman about Strawberry Hill. Teacher: Naomi Singer.

Yulin Holder, Stratton School, Grade 5, wrote to Gennifer Choldenko about If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period. Teacher: Paula Smart.

Honorable Mention:

Emily Jean Ciccolo, Highland Elementary School, Grade 5, wrote to Mattie J. T. Stepanek about Heartsongs. Teacher: Liisamaija Flinner.

Gabriella Smith, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Grade 4, wrote to Katen Hesse about Letter from Rifka. Teacher: Evie Weinstein-Park.

Grace Jenkins, Ottoson Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Davida Wills Hurwin about A Time for Dancing. Teacher: Alison Tikonoff.

Jordan Rawding, Briscoe Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to John Coy about Crackback. Teacher: Jennifer Bertone.

Maggie Hirshland, Grade 6, wrote to Stephanie Meyers about Twilight. (Individual Entry)

Riley Doyle, Smith Elementary School, Grade 5, wrote to Jacqueline Woodson about Feathers. Teacher: Karen Sekiguchi.

Semi-Finalists

Alex Dantone, Briscoe Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Roland Smith about IQ. Teacher: Jennifer Bertone.

Alex Stever, Academy of Notre Dame, Grade 6, wrote to Lemony Snicket about A Series of Unfortunate Events. Teacher: Kathleen Smith.

Ava Shaevel, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Grade 6, wrote to Sherley Anne Williams about Working Cotton. Teacher: Patricia Rigley.

Carly S. Blau, Briscoe Middle School, Grade 5, wrote to Sarah Mylnowski about Parties and Potions. Teacher: Jennifer Bertone.

Fareya Ikram, Al-Hamra Academy, Grade 6, wrote to L.M. Eliot about Give Me Liberty. Teacher: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber.

Hannah Alsup, Belmonte Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Lois Lowry about Number the Stars. Teacher: Mrs. McCauley.

Isabelle Parsley, Ross Elementary School, Grade 5, wrote to John Boyne about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Teacher: Georgina Rutherford.

Jocelyn Breault, Page Hilltop School, Grade 5, wrote to J. K. Rowling about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Teacher: Julie Tobin.

Katherine Gatto, St. Louis School, Grade 6, wrote to Dr. Seuss about Oh, the Places You'll Go! Teacher: Rosemary Cavanagh.

Kelly Dao, Josiah Quincy Elementary School, Grade 5, wrote to Lemony Snicket about The Wide Window. Teacher: Mr. Ng.

Kira Benatti Kennedy, Briscoe Middle School, Grade 6, wrote to Shel Silvertein about The Giving Tree. Teacher: Karen Jodoin.

Maryam Ragheb, Al-Hamra Academy, Grade 6, wrote to Meg Cabot about Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls: The New Girl. Teacher: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber.

Nora Chan, Highlands School Library, Grade 4, wrote to Lauren St. John about Dolphin Song. Teacher: Karen Sekiguchi.

Rebecca L. Rosenblum, Lander Grinspoon Academy, Grade 6, wrote to Pam Munoz Ryan about Esperanza Rising. Teacher: Renee Bachman.

Sadie Mullen, Comprehensive Grammar School, Grade 4, wrote to Sara Pennypacker about Clementine. Teacher: Rachelle Carroll.

Selina Banerjee, Grade 4, wrote to Barbara Park about Junie B., First Grader Shipwrecked. (Individual Entry)

Shira Tall, Metro West Jewish Day School, Grade 6, wrote to John Boyne about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Teacher: Dara Seidman.

Tess Buckley, John D. Hardy Elementary School, Grade 5, wrote to Fred Gipson about Old Yeller. Teacher: Lisa Rogers.

Level II – Grades 7 and 8

Top Honors

Saed Salah, Al-Hamra Academy, Grade 7, wrote to Elizabeth George Speare about The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Teacher: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber.

Honors

Permission Pending, Wixon Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Justina Headley about North of Beautiful. Teacher: Kate Franklin.

Bria Adams, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School, Grade not given, wrote to Don Calame about Swin the Fly. Teacher: Kris Salley.

Cade Devlin, Grade 7, wrote to Christopher Paolinbi about Eragon. (Individual Entry)

Cole Guyre, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Franlin Foer about How Soccer Explains the World. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Emanuel Guzman, Tenney Grammar School, Grade 8, wrote to Lois Lowry about Number the Stars. Teacher: Diane DeGaspe.

Emilee Cocuzzo, St Anthony School, Grade 8, wrote to Robert Frost about "The Road Not Taken". Teacher: Linda Renzi.

Julia Paccone, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Meg Cabot about Airhead. Teacher: Vidula Plante.

Kate Arsenault, Seton Academy for Girls, Grade 8, wrote to Sarah Dessen about That Summer. Teacher: Marianne Pina.

Kori Alston, Monument Valley Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to James McBride about The Color of Water. Teacher: Nancy Paciencia.

Madeleine Winslow, Triton Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Jonathan Vos Post about "I Am More Than One". Teacher: Jacob Sydney.

Maeve Foley, Venerini Academy, Grade 7, wrote to Julie anne Peters about Define Normal. Teacher: Christopher Barrett.

Mingmei Quan, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Lang Lang about Journey of a Thousand Miles. Teacher: Bridget Karns.

Nathan Wild, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School, Grade 7, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Loser. Teacher: Kris Salley.

Teresa Benoit, Triton Regional Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Rick Riordan about The Lightning Thief. Teacher: M. Babendreier.

Zoë Emma Borden, Monument Valley Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Elie Wiesel about Night. Teacher: Deborah Swiatek.

Honorable Mention

Alexa Bryant, Triton Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Sylvia Chidi about What Is Music to You?. Teacher: Jacob Sydney.

Anthony Fiorentino, Grade 7, wrote to Gary Paulsen about Hatchet. (Individual Entry)

Henry C. Poulin, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Sharon Draper about Copper Sun. Teacher: Bridget Karns.

Kellie-Ann E. Lewis, Melrose Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Julio Noboa Polanco about Identity. Teacher: Rachel Gaines.

Madeleine Kim, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Amy Tan about The Joy Luck Club. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Melena Schug, Grade 7, wrote to Amalie Benjamin about 100 Things a Red Sox Fan Must Know and Do Before They Die. (Individual Entry)

Paul Elder, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Homer Hickam about October Sky. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Semi-Finalists

Abby LeBlanc, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Sarah Dessen about The Truth About Forever. Teacher: Bridget Karns.

Adam Patterson, Thornton Burgess Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Brian Keeney about Jacob's Ladder. Teacher: Damion Pisacane.

Allie Helfrich, Tower School, Grade 7, wrote to Bethany Hamilton about Soul Surfer. Teacher: Karen Van Adzin.

Alyssa Shepard, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Lynn Weingarten about Wherever Nina Lies. Teacher: Vidula Plante.

Ashley Liebherr, Norton Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Lisi Harrison about The Clique. Teacher: Julie Guerrini.

Brendan Carmody, Venerini Academy, Grade 7, wrote to Will Hobbs about Crossing the Wire. Teacher: Christopher Barrett.

Cassie DiSaia, Gibbons Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Eleanor Coerr about Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Teacher: Santina Carr. Linda Kimball.

Christina Del Rosso, St. Joseph School, Grade 8, wrote to Sarah Dessen about Someone Like You. Teacher: Mary Ordway.

Connor Hounslow, Gibbons Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to JiLi Jian about Red Scarf Girl. Teacher: Santina Carr. Linda Kimball.

Devin Anderson, Triton Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Eoin Colfer about Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception. Teacher: Jacob Sydney.

Devin Burns, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School, Grade 7, wrote to Heather Brewer about Eighth Grade Bites. Teacher: Kris Salley.

Elizabeth Mielnicki, Douglas Elementary School, Grade 7, wrote to Suzanne Weyn about The Barcode Tattoo. Teacher: Elaine Loehmann.

Emily Craig, Academy of Notre Dame, Grade 7, wrote to Robert Frost about "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Teacher: Kathleen Smith.

Gabriella Francesca Karademos, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote about Go Ask Alice. Teacher: Bridget Karns.

Gabrielle D'Antona, Grade 7, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Stargirl. (Individual Entry)

Gina Bates, Gibbons Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Stargirl. Teacher: Santina Carr. Linda Kimball.

Hannah Amorello, Venerini Academy, Grade 7, wrote to Sarah Dessen about Lock and Key. Teacher: Christopher Barrett.

Hannah Depin, Wixon Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Greg Mortenson about Three Cups of Tea. Teacher: Kate Franklin.

Jacob Marsden, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Jordan Sonnenblick about Notes from the Midnight Driver. Teacher: Bridget Karns.

Jameson Kapinos, Thornton Burgess Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to J. K. Rowling about The Harry Potter Series. Teacher: Damion Pisacane.

Josh Brewster, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Gordon Korman about Schooled. Teacher: Vidula Plante.

Julia E. Mancini, Academy of Notre Dame, Grade 7, wrote about "God's Garden". Teacher: Kathleen Smith.

Juliet Cochrane, Seton Academy for Girls, Grade 7, wrote to Lensey Namioka about Ties that bind, Ties that Break. Teacher: Marianne Pina.

Kristen Maher, Melrose Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Mitch Albom about The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Teacher: Rachel Gaines.

Kristina Yebba, Grade 7, wrote to Lurlene McDaniel about Hit and Run. (Individual Entry)

Lily Roberts, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to J. K. Rowling about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Madeleine Clare van Dussen, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Julie Schumacher about Black Box. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Maggie Savage, Tower School, Grade 7, wrote to Lynne Cox about Swimming to Antarctica. Teacher: Karen Van Adzin.

Maria Daniele Rodriguez Babcock, St. Michael's Academy, Grade 8, wrote to Charlotte Bronte about Jane Eyre. Teacher: Phyllis Lund.

Michaela Cullum-Doyle, Tenney Grammar School, Grade 8, wrote to Cynthia Lord about Rules. Teacher: Sue Gregoire.

Natessa Storm, Melrose Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Maurice Sendak about Where the Wild Things Are. Teacher: Rachel Gaines.

Noelle Cox, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Claire Fontaine about Comeback. teacher: Jenn Billings.

Patrick Marum, Converse Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Rodman Philbrick about Freak the Mighty. Teacher: T. Young.

Perry Burnham, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Dr. Suess about The Sneetches. Teacher: Vidula Plante.

Renee Torrie, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Grade not given, wrote about Go Ask Alice. Teacher: Jenn Billings.

Ryan Canty, St. Louis School, Grade 7, wrote to Andrew Clements about Lost and Found. Teacher: Rosemary Cavanagh.

Ryan Jamilowski, Forestdale School, Grade 7, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Maniac Magee. Teacher: Karen Sabetta.

Samantha Terasconi, Wixon Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Kate Brian about Megan Meade's Guide ot the McGowan Boys. Teacher: Kate Franklin.

Sara N. Thompson, Oak Bluffs School, Grade 8, wrote to Natasha Friend about Lush. Teacher: Donna Hopson.

Sarah DeNardo, Seton Academy for Girls, Grade 7, wrote to Brian Moore about "The Room". Teacher: Marianne Pina.

Savera Mohammed, Al-Hamra Academy, Grade 7, wrote to P. B. Kerr about The Blue Djinn of Babylon. Teacher: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber.

Sidhant Athilat, Gibbons Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Rick Riordan about The Last Olympian. Teacher: Santina Carr. Linda Kimball.

Taylor Martens, Triton Regional Middle School, Grade 8, wrote to Mary Stevenson about Footprints in the Sand. Teacher: Jacob Sydney.

Vivek Subramaniam, Gibbons Middle School, Grade 7, wrote to Da Chen about China's Son. Teacher: Santina Carr. Linda Kimball.

Level III – Grades 9 through 12

Top Honors

Nicole Schwartz, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to J. D. Salinger about The Catcher in the Rye. Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Honors

Alexandra Cammarata, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to Jodi Picoult about Nineteen Minutes. Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Permission Pending , Revere High School, Grade 11, wrote to Chuck Palahniuk about Invisible Monsters. Teacher: Kelly Andreoni.

Amy Phan, Everett High School, Grade 11, wrote to Ken Kesey about One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Teacher: Michael Fineran.

Christopher G. Bourikas, Boston College High School, Grade 11, wrote to Robert Jordan about The Great Hunt. Teacher: Teresa E. Collins.

Dayna Altman, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to Sarah Weeks about So B. It. Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Ezra Shapiro, Grade 12, wrote to J. D. Salinger about The Catcher in the Rye. (Individual Entry)

Genea Gaulard, Oxford High School, Grade 12, wrote to Elizabeth Wurtzel about Prozac Nation. Teacher: Marcia Krantz.

Ian Brenckle, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to Kurt Vonnegut about “Mnemonics.” Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Jessica Simpson, Revere High School, Grade 12, wrote to Kate Chopin about The Awakening. Teacher: Kelly Andreoni.

Leah Smith, Ayer Middle-High School, Grade not given, wrote to Sam Shaw about Run Like Fire Once More. Teacher: M. Wittmier.

Liam Morrison, Grade 12, wrote to Tim O'Brien about The Things They Carried. (Individual Entry)

Luz Arregoces, Harwich High School, Grade 10, wrote to Alex Flinn about Breathing Underwater. Teacher: Karen Kelly.

Matt D'Innocenzo, Nipmuc Regional High School, Grade 10, wrote to Chinua Achebe about Things Falls Apart. Teacher: Mike Clements.

Neale Johnson, Boston College High School, Grade 11, wrote to J. D. Salinger about The Catcher in the Rye. Teacher: Teresa E. Collins.

Nora Hexter, Boston Latin School, Grade 10, wrote to Meg Kearney about The Secret of Me. Teacher: Lynn Burke.

Honorable Mention

Erinn Geyer, Grade 10, wrote to William Shakespeare about the Merchant of Venice. (Individual Entry).

Fatima Vakil, Al-Hikmah Academy, Grade 9, wrote to Sandra Cisneros about The House on Mango Street. Teacher: Joanne Vakil.

Patrick Giroux, Wilmington High School, Grade 10, wrote to Mitch Albom about Tuesdays with Morrie. Teacher: Lisa Desberg.

Sara Eldemery, Oliver Ames High School, Grade 12, wrote to Jodi Picoult about Nineteen Minutes. Teacher: S. Hadge.

Shannon Keeley, Grade 12, wrote to Jack Kerouac about On the Road. (Individual Entry)

Timothy Shipkin, Oliver Ames High School, Grade 11, wrote to Brown about Goodnight Moon. Teacher: S. Hadge.

Semi-Finalists

Amber Holgate, Oliver Ames High School, Grade not given, wrote to Melba Patillo Beals about Warriors Don't Cry. Teacher: Jennifer Iamele.

Ashleigh Cieri, Boston Latin School, Grade 10, wrote to Sue Monk Kidd about The Secret Life of Bees. Teacher: Lynn Burke.

Brian Lucey, Oliver Ames High School, Grade 12, wrote to Jerome Shostack about Vocabulary Workshop. Teacher: Jennifer Iamele.

Caitlin Sousa, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional HS, Grade 11, wrote to Janine Latus about If I am Missing or Dead. Teacher: Maryann Rodriquez.

Duyen Nguyen, Boston Latin School, Grade 10, wrote to Jodi Picoult about My Sister's Keeper. Teacher: Lynn Burke.

Elise M. Homan, Pentucket Regional HS, Grade 11, wrote to Khaled Hosseini about A Thousand Splended Suns. Teacher: Foss.

Hillary Mailly, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to Ian McEwan about Atonement. Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Jordan Ciaramitaro, Danvers High School, Grade 10, wrote to Randy Pausch about The Last Lecture. Teacher: Lori Anketell.

Kelly Jane Largesse, Oxford High School, Grade 12, wrote to Julie Gregory about Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood. Teacher: Marcia Krantz.

Kiely M. Wilcox, St. Mary Academy-Bay View, Grade 9, wrote to Suzanne Collins about The Hunger Games. (Individual Entry).

Kirby James Smith, Harwich High School, Grade 11, wrote to Annie Dillard about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Teacher: L. Levangie.

Kristen Cabral, Wilmington High School, Grade 12, wrote to Jodi Picoult about My Sister's Keeper. Teacher: Lisa Desberg.

Matt Burke, Nipmuc Regional HS, Grade 9, wrote to Andrew Clements about Things Hoped For. Teacher: Mike Clements.

Nicole Bishop, Algonquin Regional High School, Grade 12, wrote to Robert Frost about "The Road Not Taken". Teacher: Valerie Burdette.

Rachael Black, Beverly High School, Grade 11, wrote to Marianna Mayer about Marcel the Pastry Chef. Teacher: Michael LaPenna.

Renee Maloof, Oliver Ames High School, Grade 12, wrote to Stephen Chbosky about The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Teacher: Jennifer Iamele.

Richie Harris (Enoch Richard Harris III), Lowell High School, Grade 10, wrote to Lemony Snicket about A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. Teacher: Rose Mendonca.

Samantha Palermo, Wilmington High School, Grade 12, wrote to Jodi Picoult about My Sister's Keeper. Teacher: Lisa Desberg.

Sarah Reagan, Wilmington High School, Grade 10, wrote to Mitch Albom about Tuesdays with Morrie. Teacher: Lisa Desberg.

Participating Schools & Libraries 2009-2010

Abington : Abington High School • Andover: West Middle School • Arlington: N. Norcross Stratton Elementary School, Ottoson Middle School • Auburndale: Williams Elementary School • Ayer: Ayer Middle-High School , Page Hilltop School • Baldwinville: Narragansett Regional High School • Beverly: Beverly High School, Briscoe Middle School • Boston: Boston College High School, Boston Latin School, Josiah Quincy Elementary School • Braintree: Ross Elementary School, East Middle School • Byfield: Triton Regional Middle School • Cambridge: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr School • Charlton: Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School • Danvers: Danvers High School, Highlands School • Douglas: Douglas Intermediate Elementary School • Dracut: Campbell Elementary School • Everett: Everett High School , St. Anthony School • Fall River: Diman Regional Voc-Tech High School • Fall River: Henry Lord Middle School, Seton Academy for Girls • Forestdale: Forestdale School • Framingham: Metro West Jewish Day School • Franklin: Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School • Gr. Barrington: Monument Valley Middle School • Hampden: Thornton W. Burgess Middle School • Harwich: Harwich High School • Haverhill: St. Joseph School • Holliston: Miller Elementary School • Lowell: Lowell High School • Ludlow: Ludlow High School • Manchester: Manchester Essex Middle School • Manchester-by-the-Sea: Brookwood School • Marblehead: Marblehead High School, Marblehead Veterans Middle School , Tower School • Marlborough: Marlborough Middle School • Melrose: Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School • Methuen: Presentation of Mary Academy, Tenney Grammar School, Comprehensive Grammar School • Milton: Saint Mary of the Hills School • N. Brookfield: North Brookfield Elementary School • N. Dighton: Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School • N. Easton: Oliver Ames High School • Needham: High Rock School • Newton: John Ward Elementary School, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston • Norfolk: Freeman Centennial School • North Andover: North Andover Middle School • Northborough: Algonquin Regional High School • Northhampton: Lander Grinspoon Academy • Norton: Norton Middle School • Oak Bluffs: Oak Bluffs School • Oxford: Oxford High School • Palmer: Converse Middle School • Pittsfield: St. Joseph Central High School • Reading: W. S. Parker Middle School • Revere: Revere High School • Rutland: Glenwood Elementary School • • S. Dennis: Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School • S. Yarmouth: Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School • Salem: Saltonstall School • Saugus: Belmonte Middle School • Shrewsbury: Al-Hamra Academy • Shrewsbury: Al-Hamra Academy • South Boston: Boston Collegiate Charter School, Excel High School • Springfield: St. Michael's Academy • Taunton: Joseph H. Martin Middle School • Tyngsboro: Academy of Notre Dame • Upton: Nipmuc Regional High School • Walpole: Fisher Elementary School • Watertown: Watertown Middle School • Webster: St. Louis School • Wellesley: John D. Hardy Elementary School • West Newbury: Pentucket Regional High School • West Tisbury: Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School • Westborough: Gibbons Middle School • Westfield: Highland Elementary School • Weston: Weston Middle School • Whitinsville: Whitinsville Christian School • Williamstown: Pine Cobble School • Wilmington: Wilmington High School • Winchester: Vinson-Owen School • Winthrop: Winthrop Middle School • Worcester: Al-Hikmah Academy, Al-Huda Academy, Claremont Academy, Venerini Academy, Worcester Public Library • Wrentham: King Philip Regional High School

Massachusetts Judges 2010

  Jenny Desai
Director, Calderwood Writing Initiative at the Boston Athenaeum
 

Kathy Lowe
Executive Director, Massachusetts School Library Association

 

Susan McAlister,
President 2009-2010, Massachusetts Library Association

 

Anthony Rizzitano,
Silver Lake Regional High School, Kingston

  Nancy Verdolino,
Language Arts Specialist, Massachusetts Reading Association