Award Winners 2011
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Level I – Grades 4 through 6
Top Honors
Maryam Salah, Al-Hamra Academy, Grade 6, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Maniac Magee. Teacher: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber. Maryam was a National Award Winner this year!
Honors
Bridget A. Stuger, Grade 5, Brennan Middle School, Atttleboro, wrote to Frances O'Roark Dowell about The Secret Languge of Girls. (Teacher: Dawn Greening)
Camden Vassallo, Grade 6, Derby Academy, Hingham, wrote to Matt Tavares about Mudball. (Teacher: Sara O'Brien)
Connor Delaney, Grade 6, Holten-Richmond Middle School, Danvers, wrote to Dr. Seuss about The Lorax. (Teacher: Amy Roy)
Delano Franklin, Grade 6, Browne Middle School, Chelsea, wrote to Elie Wiesel about Night. (Teacher: Michelle Demaino)
Devin Ruan, 1LT Charles Whitcomb School, Marlborough, wrote to Jeff Kinney about Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Teacher: Robin Goldstein)
Eva Gerstle, Grade 5, Lander Grinspoon Academy, Northampton, wrote to Emily Dickinson about Behind Me Dips Eternity. (Teacher: Cindy Kassell)
Georgia Hannock, Grade 5, Pine Cobble School, Williamstown, wrote to William Steig about Abel's Island. (Teacher: Linda Bernard)
Haley Jean, Grade 5, Wheeler Memorial Library, Orange, wrote to Patricia MacLachlan about Edward's Eyes. (Teacher: Candace Cross)
Isy Mekler, Grade 6, Solomon Schechter Day School, Newton, wrote to Shel Silverstein about The Giving Tree. (Teacher: Patricia Rigley)
John Joyce, Grade 6, Hingham Middle School, Hingham, wrote to Rick Riordan about The Lightning Thief. (Teacher: Ashley Nee)
Joseph DiStasio, Grade 6, Holten-Richmond Middle School, Danvers, wrote to Trenton Lee Stewart about The Mysterious Benedict Society. (Teacher: Debbie Auday)
Lulu Tian, Grade 5, Vinson-Owen School Library, Winchester, wrote to Mary Downing Hahn about Stepping on the Cracks. (Teacher: Juliana Jarvis)
Riley Doyle, Grade 6, Holten-Richmond Middle School, Danvers, wrote to Barbara Cooney about Ms. Rumphius. (Teacher: Debbie Auday)
Simone Fournier, Grade 6, St. Louis School, Webster, wrote to Dr. Spencer Johnson about Who Moved My Cheese?. (Teacher: Rosemary Cavanagh)
Tina Ziobro, Grade 6, Weston Middle School, Weston, wrote to Kate Klise about Regarding the Fountain. (Teacher: Ms. Schwenk)
Honorable Mention:
Ivana Barnes, Grade 4, Lexington Montessori School (Teacher/Librarian: Izzi Stone), wrote to J. K. Rowling about The Harry Potter series.
Desteny Cutlip, Grade 5, Highland Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: L. F linner), wrote to Carl R. Sams about Strangers in the Woods.
Emily Hubbard, Grade 5, Brennan Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Dawn Greening), wrote to Robert Frost about "Considerable Speck".
Andrew C. DeMatteo, Grade 6, Belmonte Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jessica Manuel), wrote to Ellen Raskin about The Westing Game.
Belle Dupon, Grade 6, Martha's Vineyard Charter School (Teacher/Librarian: Amy Reece), wrote to Gary Paulsen about Nightjohn.
Haley Walsh, Grade 6, Norton Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Cynthia Reardon), wrote to Linda Steinkamp about Bayou of Feelings.
Julia Herzfelder, Grade 6, Derby Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Sara O'Brien), wrote to Robert Frost about "The Road Not Taken".
Khoa Nguyen, Grade 6, Boston Collegiate Charter School (Teacher/Librarian: Melissa Heath), wrote to Paul Fleischman about Seedfolks.
Semi-Finalists
Ashira Goldberg, Grade 4, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston (Teacher/Librarian: Evie Weinstein-Park), wrote to Lois Lowry about Number the Stars.
Emily Overton, Grade 4, Lexington Montessori School (Teacher/Librarian: Izzi Stone), wrote to Pam Munoz Ryan about Paint the Wind.
Mairead Nee, Grade 4, Elm Street School (Teacher/Librarian: Brian Sullivan), wrote to Wendy Mass about Eleven Birthdays.
Michaela Wakefield, Grade 4, McKay Campus Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Beth Solomito), wrote to Andrew Clements about Jake Drake Bully Buster.
Nyah Mazzone, Grade 4, Comprehensive Grammar School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Farrell), wrote to Dr. Seuss about The Sneeches.
Sejal Saxena, Grade 4, Huckleberry Hill School (Teacher/Librarian: Katie Puopolo), wrote to Charles Dickens about David Copperfield.
Amanda Satterfield, Grade 5, John F. Ryan School (Teacher/Librarian: Kimberly Stone), wrote to Lemony Snicket about The Series of Unofrtunate Events.
Blake Lazarus, Grade 5, Nantucket Lighthouse School (Teacher/Librarian: Sandy Mitchell), wrote to sharon Creech about Walk Two Moons.
Catherine Byrne, Grade 5, Pine Cobble School (Teacher/Librarian: Linda Bernard), wrote to Allison McGhee about Julia Gillian and the Dream of the Dog.
Elizabeth Szanton, Grade 5, Zervas Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Rebecca Deeks), wrote to Louisa May Alcott about Little Women.
Felicia Ragucci, Grade 5, John F. Ryan School (Teacher/Librarian: Lisa Zullo), wrote to J. K. Rowling about The Harry Potter series.
Gabriela Peters, Grade 5, John D. Hardy Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Lisa Rogers), wrote to Judith Kerr about Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Holden Ellard, Grade 5, Pine Cobble School (Teacher/Librarian: Linda Bernard), wrote to Antoine De Saint-Exupery about The Little Prince.
Kristen Miquel, Grade 5, Zervas Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Rebecca Deeks), wrote to Cynthia Lord about Rules.
Lindsey Kiltonic, Grade 5, Highland Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: L. F linner), wrote to Judith Viorst about Ten Good things About Barney.
Loren F. Andrews, Grade 5, John D. Hardy Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Lisa Rogers), wrote to Audrey Penn about The Kissing Hand.
Maya Zaslaw, Grade 5, Stratton Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Janelle Ricciuti), wrote to Natalie Babbitt about Tuck Everlasting.
Rachel Ross, Grade 5, Glenwood Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Paula Atlas), wrote to Wendy Mass about Every Soul a Star.
Rebecca Shepherd, Grade 5, Williams Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Sarah Wall), wrote to Shannon Hale about The Goose Girl.
Rebecca Silverman, Grade 5, Zervas Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Rebecca Deeks), wrote to Jane Yolen about The Devil's Arithmetic.
Rose Schade, Grade 5, 1LT Charles Whitcomb School (Teacher/Librarian: Robin Goldstein), wrote to L. M. Montgomery about Anne of Green Gables.
Sally Zhi, Grade 5, Glenwood Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Bridget Tucker), wrote to Julia Golding about The Secret of the Sirens.
Sanjay Sekar, Grade 5, Miller Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Frank McGourty), wrote to Lloyd Alexander about Time Cat.
Selina Li, Grade 5, Josiah Quincy Elementary School (Teacher/Librarian: Waichin NG), wrote to Margaret Peterson Haddix about Among the Hidden.
Samantha Kolodziej, Grade 5, Erving Public Library (Teacher/Librarian: Barbara Freidman), wrote to Judy Blume about Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Zachary Ellis, Grade 5, Lander Grinspoon Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Cindy Kassell), wrote to Bill Wallace about A Dog Called Kitty.
Abigael Osmanski, Grade 6, Derby Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Sara O'Brien), wrote to James Lincoln and Christopher Collier about My Brother Sam Is Dead.
Abby Rand, Grade 6, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Jodoin), wrote to Pat Murphy about The Wild Girls.
Alessandra Caparso, Grade 6, Venerini Academy Library (Teacher/Librarian: Patricia Avis), wrote to Ann Martin about A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray.
Andrew Hale Johnstone, Grade 6, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Jodoin), wrote to Mark Walden about H.I.V.E..
Bridget MacNeill, Grade 6, Pioneer Valley School (Teacher/Librarian: Rebecca Belarge), wrote to E. B. White about The Trumpet of the Swan.
Corinne Renee Coults, Grade 6, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Jodoin), wrote to Anne M. Martin about The Doll People.
Crista Iraheta, Grade 6, Browne Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Michelle Demaino), wrote to Patricia McKissack about A Friendship for Today.
Daniela Marroquin, Grade 6, Tenney Grammar School (Teacher/Librarian: Marian Magnan), wrote to Trudi Trueit about Confessions of a Middle Child.
Emma Caron, Grade 6, Belmonte Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jessica Manuel), wrote to Cynthia Rylant about Missing May.
Emmeline Endresen, Grade 6, Derby Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Sara O'Brien), wrote to William Kamkwamba about The Boy Who Harnassed the Wind.
Erica Petrillo, Grade 6, Holten-Richmond Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Amy Roy), wrote to Maurice Sendak about Where the Wild Things Are.
Gregory McGunigle, Grade 6, Melrose Veterans Memorial School (Teacher/Librarian: Elizabeth Colgon), wrote to Jack Gantos about Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Izzie Sudkin, Grade 6, J. F. Kennedy Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Mary Colter-Lemoine), wrote to Martin Luther King, Jr. about "I Have a Dream" speech.
Jeannie Phan, Grade 6, John F. Ryan School (Teacher/Librarian: Andrea MacMullin), wrote to Haemi Balgassi about Tae's Sonata.
Julia Shanno, Grade 6, J. F. Kennedy Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Mary Colter-Lemoine), wrote to Annie Bryant about Beacon Street Girls.
Julia Wallen, Grade 6, Village School (Teacher/Librarian: Stephanie Trainor-Madigan), wrote to Deborah Ellis about The Breadwinner.
Krissy Italiano, Grade 6, Belmonte Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jessica Manuel), wrote to Carl Hiaasen about Hoot.
Madison Rennie, Grade 6, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jennifer Bertone), wrote to Rick Riordan about The Lightning Thief.
Madyson Guimond, Grade 6, Tenney Grammar School (Teacher/Librarian: Marian Magnan), wrote to Louisa May Alcott about Little Women.
Max Winshall, Grade 6, Watertown Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Judith Zimmerman), wrote to Vikas Swarup about Slumdog Millionaire.
Meaghan Coulter, Grade 6, High Rock School (Teacher/Librarian: Nicole Mason), wrote to Liz Kessler about The Tale of Emily Windsnap.
Meredith Enright, Grade 6, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Jodoin), wrote to Rebecca Stead about When You Reach Me.
Molly Shutt, Grade 6, Belmonte Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Joy McCauley), wrote to Robert O'Brien about Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
Sangha Kang-Le, Grade 6, Pioneer Valley School (Teacher/Librarian: Rebecca Belarge), wrote to Sharon Creech about Walk Two Moons.
Shira Farbman, Grade 6, Solomon Schechter Day School (Teacher/Librarian: Patricia Rigley), wrote to Giles Andrede and Guy Parker-Rees about Giraffes Can't Dance.
Talia Gruber, Grade 6, Solomon Schechter Day School (Teacher/Librarian: Patricia Rigley), wrote to Kate DiCamillo about The Magician's ElephantShira Farbman.
Tessa Endresen, Grade 6, Derby Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Sara O'Brien), wrote to Sharon Draper about Out of my Mind.
Tyler Schmink, Grade 6, Holten-Richmond Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Amy Roy), wrote to Raina Telegemeir about Smile.
Top Honors
Shane Godek, Grade 8, Tenney Grammar School, Methuen, wrote to Dustin Pedroia about Born to Play. (Teacher: Sue Gregoire)
Honors
Alex Stever, Grade 7, Academy of Notre Dame School, Tyngsboro, wrote to Dr. Seuss about The Lorax. (Teacher: Kathleen Smith)
Alexis Kraal, Grade 8, St. Louis School, Webster, wrote to John Boyne about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. (Teacher: Rosemary Cavanagh)
Bailey Graves, Grade 8, Manchester Essex Middle School, Manchester, wrote to Nicholas Sparks about The Last Song. (Teacher: Vidula Plante)
Brian Donegan, Grade 8, Tisbury School, Vineyard Haven, wrote to Andre Agassi about Open. (Teacher: Miss Leavitt/Ms Burke)
Emma Tilley, Grade 7, Academy of Notre Dame School, Tyngsboro, wrote to Suzanne Collins about The Hunger Games. (Teacher: Kathleen Smith)
Grace Oslyn, Grade 8, Oak Bluffs School, Oak Bluffs, wrote to Deborah Wiles about Each Little Bird That Sings. (Teacher: Donna Hopson)
Kabir Uddin, Grade 8, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, Cambridge, wrote to Nathan L. Henry about Good Behavior. (Teacher: Jenny Chung)
Katharina Brown, Grade 8, Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy, wrote to William Gibson about The Miracle Worker.
Katherine Gatto, Grade 7, St. Louis School, Webster, wrote to Eric Suben about The Velveteen Rabbit. (Teacher: Rosemary Cavanagh)
Katherine Ricuarte, Grade 8, Monument Valley Middle School, Great Barrington, wrote to Anonymous about Go Ask Alice. (Teacher: Mrs. Swiatek)
Lindsay Simmons, Grade 8, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Marblehead, wrote to Cynthia Lord about Rules. (Teacher: Susan Butterworth)
Michael Femia, Grade 8, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Marblehead, wrote to Walter Dean Myers about Sunrise over Fallujah. (Teacher: Susan Butterworth)
Molly-Kate Trumble, Grade 8, Manchester Essex Middle School, Manchester, wrote to Natasha Friend about Lush. (Teacher: Vidula Plante)
Nick Abourizk, Grade8, Tenney Grammar School, Methuen, wrote to S. E. Hinton about That Was Then, This Is Now. (Teacher: Sue Gregoire)
Olivia Murray, Grade 7, Converse Middle School, Palmer, wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Stargirl. (Teacher: Tina Young)
Honorable Mention:
Giancarlo Martini, Grade 8, King Philip Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Kristina Salley), wrote to Erich Maria Remarque about All Quiet on the Western Front.
Semi-Finalists
Alexandria Freedman, Grade 7, Norton Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Sejkora), wrote to Mike Lupica about Travel Team.
Alma Huremovic, Grade 7, West Springfield Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Joanne Wisnewski), wrote to Nicholas Sparks about The Last Song.
Brooke Thon, Grade 7, Triton Regional Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Gearin), wrote to Wendy Mass about Every Soul a Star.
Cynthia Yang, Grade 7, Coolidge Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Laura Warren), wrote to Suzanne Collins about The Hunger Games.
David Leavitt Jr., Grade 7, Triton Regional Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Barbendreier), wrote to John H. Ritter about The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
Grace MacDonald, Grade 7, Marblehead Veterans Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jim Schaffnit), wrote to NortonJuster about The Phantom Tollbooth.
Gregory Moschella, Grade 7, Gibbons Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Santina Carr), wrote to Priscilla Cummings about Red Kayak.
Jenny Clark, Grade 7, Pollard Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Ken Lundberg), wrote to Laurie Halse Anderson about Winter Girls.
Kyle Grondalski, Grade 7, Paul R. Baird Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Diana Roy), wrote to Michlea Reisman about Sinong Bloom the Gravity Keeper.
Lily Dow, Grade 7, Triton Regional Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Barbendreier), wrote to Cathy Cassidy about Indigo Blue.
Mariah D. Farris, Grade 7, Coakley Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Joseph Olwen), wrote to Judy Blume about Deenie.
Nicole Shawn, Grade 7, Briscoe Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jessica Lague), wrote to Stephanie Tolan about Surviving the Applewhites.
Olivia James, Grade 7, Marblehead Veterans Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Jim Schaffnit), wrote to Lewis Carol about Alice in Wonderland.
Rowan E. West, Grade 7, Seton Academy for Girls (Teacher/Librarian: Marianne Pina), wrote to Ann M. Martin about A Corner of the Universe.
Saed Salah, Grade 8, Al-Hamra Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Zuhdiah Abdeljaber), wrote to Greg Mortenson about Three Cups of Tea.
Sam Thomas, Grade 7, Pollard Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Ken Lundberg), wrote to Eoin Colfer about The Wish List.
Stephanie Harris, Grade 7, Academy of Notre Dame School (Teacher/Librarian: Kathleen Smith), wrote to Maya Angelou about Amazing Peace.
Tommy Wade, Grade 7, Thurston Middle Scool (Teacher/Librarian: Tiffany Marchbanks), wrote to John Knowles about A Separate Peace.
Zoe Xypteras, Grade 7, Memorial Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: E. Flanagan), wrote to Nicholas Sparks about Dear John.
Amy Lam, Grade 8, Academy of Notre Dame School (Teacher/Librarian: Kathleen Smith), wrote to Robert Frost about "Nothing Gold Can Stay".
Ariana James, Grade 8, Harbor Pilot Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Chris Tsang), wrote to Anne Schraff about Secrets in the Shadows.
Aubrey Specht, Grade 8, Academy of Notre Dame School (Teacher/Librarian: Kathleen Smith), wrote to Thalia Chaltas about Because I Am Furniture.
Brett Johnson, Grade 8, St. Joseph School (Teacher/Librarian: Mary Ordway), wrote to Shel Silverstein about The Giving Tree.
Conner Crane, Grade 8, Thornton W. Burgess Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Damion Pisacone), wrote to David Clemnt-Davis about Fire Bringer.
Emily Rivard, Grade 8, Venerini Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Patricia Avis), wrote to Patricia Reilly Giff about Picture of Hollis Woods.
Gabriella Martin, Grade 8, St. Michael's Academy (Teacher/Librarian: Phyllis Lund), wrote to Lewis Carroll about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Gisele Andree, Grade 8, Thornton W. Burgess Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Damion Pisacone), wrote to Deborah Wiles about Each Little Bird That Sings.
Harvyana B. Holland, Grade 8, Harbor Pilot Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Chris Tsang), wrote to Ebony Joy Wilkins about Sell Out.
Lauren Coogan, Grade 8, Manchester Essex Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Vidula Plante), wrote to Alice Sebold about The Lovely Bones.
Molly Katz-Christy, Grade 8, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School (Teacher/Librarian: Jenny Chung), wrote to Markus Zusak about The Book Thief.
Nicole Milette, Grade 8, Thornton W. Burgess Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Damion Pisacone), wrote to Inge Auerbacher about I Am a Star.
Peadar Angelone, Grade 8, Nathaniel H. Wixon MS (Teacher/Librarian: Kate Franklin), wrote to Harun ar-Rashid about Arabian Nights.
Ruthanne Lee, Grade 8, Monument Valley Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: Swiatek), wrote to Elie Wiesel about Night.
Sarah Couto, Grade 8, Joseph H. Martin Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: G. A. Palmer), wrote to Nicholas Sparks about The Last Song.
Soraya Leon, Grade 8, Joseph H. Martin Middle School (Teacher/Librarian: G. A. Palmer), wrote to Carl Deuker about Night Hoops.
Stephanie Bishop, Grade 8, Seton Academy for Girls (Teacher/Librarian: Marianne Pina), wrote to Lisa Schroeder about I Heart You, You Haunt Me.
Level III – Grades 9 through 12
Top Honors
Marcus Chiaretto, Grade 12, St Joseph Central High School, Pittsfield, wrote to Shel Silverstein about The Giving Tree. Teacher: Joann Callaghan.
Honors
Ashley Guillaume, Grade 10, Boston Latin School, Boston, wrote to Rosa Guy about The Friends. (Teacher: Ms. Burke)
Colleen J. Ryan, Grade 9, Minuteman Career & Technical HS, Lexington, wrote to Laurie Halse Anderson about Speak. (Teacher: Terri Burke)
Erin Murphy, Grade 12, Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, wrote to Eleanor Coerr about Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. (Teacher: Paul Tallon)
Juliana Joy Child, Grade 9, Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton, wrote to Lois Lowry about The Giver. (Teacher: Janet Balutis)
Melissa Schill, Grade 12, Holy Name High School, Worcester, wrote to Jack Canfield about A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul. (Teacher: Kathleen Bisson)
Monica Teeven, Grade 9, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, wrote to Kay Thompson about Eloise. (Teacher: V. Gagliardo)
Rayann Mohammad, Grade 12, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, wrote to Susan Abualhawa about Mornings in Jenin. (Teacher: J. Betar)
Scotty Chang, Grade 12, Holy Name High School, Worcester, wrote to Randy Pausch about The Last Lecture. (Teacher: Kathleen Bisson)
Sean O'Brien, Grade 9, Abington High School, Abington, wrote to Dan Shaughnessy about Senior Year. (Teacher: P. R. Pflaumer)
Steven Gingras, Grade 10, Boston Latin School, Boston, wrote to George Orwell about 1984. (Teacher: Ms. Burke)
Theresa Do, Grade 9, Abington High School, Abington, wrote to Jeanette Walls about The Glass Castle. (Teacher: P. R. Pflaumer)
Sun-Ui Yum, Grade 9, Cambridge, wrote to Greg Mortenson about Three Cups of Tea.
Honorable Mention
Galen March, Grade 10, Waring School (Teacher/Librarian: Edith Fouser), wrote to Bill Bryson about A Walk in the Woods.
John F. Gabelus, Grade 11, Boston College High School (Teacher/Librarian: Teresa Escobales Collins), wrote to Cornelia Funke about Inkheart.
Kaci McLaughlin, Grade 11, Melrose High School (Teacher/Librarian: Angela Singer), wrote to Bob and Brooke Carlisle about Butterfly Kisses.
Annie Yao , Grade 12, Algonquin Regional High School (Teacher/Librarian: Valerie Burdette), wrote to Kate DiCamillo about Because of Winn-Dixie.Semi-Finalists
Alyssa Baldwin, Grade 9, Abington High School (Teacher/Librarian: P. R. Pflaumer), wrote to J. K. Rowling about The Harry Potter series.
Breann McGee, Grade 9, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School (Teacher/Librarian: Jeffrey Howell), wrote to Gayle Forman about If I Stay.
Brynn Sibley, Grade 9, Waring School (Teacher/Librarian: Edith Fouser), wrote to Desiai Hidier about Born Confused.
Eleanor H. Lustig, Grade 9, Waring School (Teacher/Librarian: Edith Fouser), wrote to William Shakespeare about MacBeth.
Julie Taylor, Grade 9, Walpole High School (Teacher/Librarian: Loflin), wrote to Jodi Picoult about My Sister's Keeper.
Leighann Healy, Grade 9, Abington High School (Teacher/Librarian: P. R. Pflaumer), wrote to Sara Shepard about Pretty Little Liars.
Marguerite Mullen, Grade 9, Waring School (Teacher/Librarian: Edith Fouser), wrote to Robert Frost about "The Road Not Taken".
Alissa Furtado, Grade 10, Diman Regional Voc-Tech HS (Teacher/Librarian: Jaime Rebello), wrote to Ellen Hopkins about Crank.
Bretten Johnson, Grade 10, Harwich High School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Kelly), wrote to Sean Covey about Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
Cindy Shaw, Grade 10, Boston Latin School (Teacher/Librarian: Burke), wrote to Lois Lowry about The Giver.
Daniel Rafferty, Grade 10, Lowell High School (Teacher/Librarian: Rose Mendonca), wrote to Nancy Werlin about The Rules of Survival.
Jane Chuprin, Grade 10, Boston Latin School (Teacher/Librarian: Burke), wrote to Lois Lowry about The Giver.
Kelly Murphy, Grade 10, Harwich High School (Teacher/Librarian: Karen Kelly), wrote to Diane Tullson about Zero.
Maria Basedekos, Grade 10, Boston Latin School (Teacher/Librarian: Burke), wrote to Bryce Courtenay about The Power of One.
Peter Thomsen, Grade 10, Waring School (Teacher/Librarian: Edith Fouser), wrote to Jerry Spinelli about Stargirl.
Pisey Hok, Grade 10, Lowell High School (Teacher/Librarian: Rose Mendonca), wrote to An Na about A Step from Heaven.
Rachel Woolf, Grade 10, Landmark High School (Teacher/Librarian: E. Storey), wrote to Anne Frank about Diary of a Young Girl.
Roxanne Emokpae, Grade 10, Boston Latin School (Teacher/Librarian: Burke), wrote to Sista Souljah about The Coldest Winter Ever.
Stephane Tu, Grade 10, Boston Latin School (Teacher/Librarian: Burke), wrote to Lawrence Yep about Dragonwings.
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Participating Schools & Libraries 2010-2011
Abington, Abington High School • Andover, Bancroft Elementary School • Arlington, Arlington Catholic High School, Stratton Elementary School • Attleboro, Brennan Middle School • Auburndale, Williams School • Ayer, Ayer High School • Beverly, Briscoe Middle School, The Waring School • Boston, Boston College High School, Boston Latin School, Josiah Quincy Elementary School • Brockton, Cardinal Spellman High School • Byfield, Triton Regional Middle School • Cambridge, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr School, Individual Entries • Chelsea, Browne Middle School • Concord, Individual Entry • Danvers, Holten Richmond Middle School, Riverside Elementary School, Thorpe School, Individual Entries • Dartmouth, Dartmouth Middle School • Dennis, Individual Entry • Dorchester, Boston Collegiate Charter School, Harbor Pilot Middle School • East Taunton, Joseph H. Martin Middle School • Erving, Erving Public Library • Fall River, Diman Regional Voc-Tech High School, Seton Academy for Girls • Fitchburg, McKay Campus Elementary School • Franklin, Davis Thayer Elementary School • Gloucester, O'Maley Middle School • Great Barrington, Monument Valley Middle School • Hadley, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School • Hampden, Thornton Burgess Middle School, Individual Entry • Harwich, Harwich High School • Haverhill, St. Joseph School • Hingham, Derby Academy, Hingham Middle School • Holliston, Miller Elementary School • Hull, Memorial Middle School • Lexington, Minuteman Career and Technical High School • Lowell, Lowell High School, Ste Jeanne D'Arc School • Ludlow, Paul R. Baird Middle School • Lynn, Sewell-Anderson School • Lynnfield, Huckleberry Hill School • Manchester, Manchester Essex Middle School • Marblehead, Marblehead Veterans Middle School, Village School, Individual Entries • Marlborough, 1 st LT Charles W. Whitcomb School • Marshfield, Individual Entry • Marstons Mills, Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School • Maynard, Fowler School • Melrose, Melrose High School, Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School • Methuen, Comprehensive Grammar, Tenney Grammar School, Individual Entry • Milton, St. Mary of the Hills School • Natick, J. F. Kennedy Middle School, Individual Entry • Needham, High Rock School, Pollard Middle School • New Bedford, Our Sisters' School • Newton, Solomon Schechter Day School, Zervas Elementary School, Individual Entries • Norfolk, King Philip Middle School • North Andover, Individual Entry • North Easton, Oliver Ames High School • North Dighton, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School • Nantucket, Nantucket Lighthouse School • Northampton, Lander Grinspoon Academy • Northborough, Algonquin Regional High School • Norton, North Middle School • Norwood, Coakley Middle School • Oak Bluffs, Oak Bluffs School • Orange, Wheeler Memorial Library • Oxford, Oxford High School • Palmer, Converse Middle School • Pittsfield, St. Joseph Central High School, Individual Entry • Pride's Crossing, Landmark High School • Quincy, Thomas Crane Public Library • Reading, Coolidge Middle School • Revere, Revere High School • Roslindale, Individual Entry • Rutland, Glenwood Elementary School • S. Yarmouth, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School • Salisbury, Individual Entry • Saugus, Belmonte Middle School • Sharon, Sharon High School • Shrewsbury, Al-Hamra Academy • Somerville, Lexington Montessori School • South Dennis, Nathaniel H. Wixon Middle School • Southborough, Individual Entry • Springfield, St. Michael's Academy, Talmadge School • Swansea, Individual Entries • Tewksbury, John F Ryan Elementary School • Tyngsboro, Academy of Notre Dame • Vineyard Haven, Tisbury School • Wakefield, Clifford School at Longview Farm, Elm Street School, Individual Entries • Walpole, Walpole High School, Individual Entry • Warren, Individual Entry • Watertown, Watertown Middle School • Webster, Saint Louis School • Wellesley, John D. Hardy Elementary School • West Newbury, Pentucket Regional Senior High School • West Springfield, West Springfield Middle School • West Tilsbury, Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School, West Tisbury School • Westborough, Gibbons Middle School, Individual Entries • Westfield, Highland Elementary School • Weston, Weston Middle School, Individual Entry • Westwood, Thurston Middle School • Weymouth, L. W. Pingree School • Williamstown, Pine Cobble School • Wilmington, Wilmington High School, Individual Entries • Winchester, Vinson-Owen School Library • Winthrop, Winthrop Middle School, Individual Entries • Worcester, Claremont Academy, Holy Name Junior Senior High School, Worcester, Our Lady of the Angel School, Thorndyke Road School, Venerini Academy, Individual Entries
Massachusetts Judges 2011
| David Buchanan, Humanities Division, Office of Curriculum, Massachusetts Dept of Elementary and Seconday Education |
Diane Daily |
Nancy Meagher , |
| Jacqueline Rafferty, President 2010-2011, Massachusetts Library Association |
| Sharon Shaloo, Executive Director, Massachusetts Center for the Book |