The Wyoming Center for the Book, which operates under the Wyoming Humanities umbrella, announced this year’s winners of the annual Letters About Literature contest for the state’s youth.
In this national program, students in grades 4-12 are invited to read, be inspired, and write back to the author of a book that changed their lives. This year’s Wyoming winners and their chosen books are:
- Grades 4-6:
- 1st Place: Hannah Persson, Lander – My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List by Rena Finder
- 2nd Place: Chelsea Colson, Cheyenne – Ruth’s Ducks by Michele Garza
- Grades 7-8:
- 1st Place: Delaney Edwards, Pinedale – Star of Light, by Patricia St. John
- 2nd Place: Evangeline Schon, Cheyenne – Coraline by Neil Gaiman
- 3rd Place: Maile Lovato, Cheyenne – The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin
- Grades 9-12:
- 1st Place: Claire Hicks, Buffalo – The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
- 2nd Place: Eli Patterson, Buffalo – Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- 3rd Place: Kevin Sullivan, Buffalo – The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson
Winners received Bookshop.org gift cards worth $150 for first place, $100 for second, and $50 for third.
For more information, visit the Wyoming Center for the Book’s webpage.