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The following students received awards at the 2006 Letters About Literature award ceremony in April 2006.

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First Name

Last Name

School

Book Title

Author

Prize Level

Level I

Leila

Feuchtenberger

Bluefield IS

Tacky

Helen Lester

FP

Ian

Lovern

Bluefield MS

Hiroshima

John Hersey

RU

Maher

Shammaa

Chamberlain ES

Eragon

Christopher Paolini

RU

Maranda

Crane

Montcalm ES

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

HM

Name

Withheld

I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King, Jr.

HM

Makennah

Lewis

Roosevelt ES

Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul II

Jack Canfield et. Al.

HM

Abigail Taylor

McClung

Fairmont Catholic GS

Loser

Jerry Spinelli

HM

Tyler

Richards

Mercer School

The Magician's Nephew

C.S. Lewis

HM

Allison

Bartram

St. Joseph ES

My Secret War

Mary Pope Osborne

Finalist

Danielle

Bible

David-Thomas ES/MS

Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Finalist

Charles

Blaydes

Bluefield MS

Brian's Song

William Blinn

Finalist

Hannah

Bowles

Glenwood School

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom

Finalist

Nathan

Burks

Mercer School

The Door in the Wall

Marguerite de Angeli

Finalist

Kayla

Chambers

St. Joseph ES

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Ann Brashares

Finalist

Chanel

Davidson

Bluefield IS

Missing May

Cynthia Rylant

Finalist

Jenna Marie

Dodson

South Jefferson ES Library

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Finalist

Elizabeth

Hughes

Confidence ES

Harry Potter Series

J.K. Rowling

Finalist

Pranav

Jain

Fairmont Catholic GS

The Giver

Lois Lowry

Finalist

Anne

Jarrell

Bluefield MS

The Bear Who Didn't Like Honey

Barbara Maitland

Finalist

Kimberly

Martin

Spring Mills MS

Because of Winn Dixie

Kate DiCamillo

Finalist

Meredith

Martin

Fairmont Catholic GS

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L'Engle

Finalist

Clara Beth

Novotny

Spring Mills MS

Hattie's Story

Susan E. Kirby

Finalist

Seth

Rader

David-Thomas ES/MS

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Finalist

Marissa

Rollins

Tiger Eyes

Judy Blume

Finalist

Heather

Romage

Collins MS

The Story of My Life

Helen Keller

Finalist

Christopher

Ryman

South Jefferson ES Library

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling

Finalist

Sarah Michelle

Smith

Bluefield MS

Spy High: Mission One

A.J. Butcher

Finalist

Amanda

Sosnicki

South Jefferson ES Library

The Grim Grotto

Lemony Snicket

Finalist

Jason

Sullivan

Nichols ES

Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Finalist

India

Titus

South Jefferson ES Library

My Secret War

Mary Pope Osborne

Finalist

Daren

Wadsworth

Fairmont Catholic GS

Kira-Kira

Cynthia Kadohata

Finalist

Joy Yao

Wang

Horace Mann MS

The Legend of Holly Claus

Brittney Ryan

Finalist

Stephanie

Wherry

Roosevelt ES

A Child Called It

David Pelzer

Finalist

Level II

Bayan

Misaghi

John Adams MS

The Giver

Lois Lowry

FP

Lauren

Dittebrand

Elkview MS

The Giver

Lois Lowry

RU

Susan

Kurian

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

RU

Jennie

Bailey

Bluefield MS

Queen Bees & Wanna Bees

Rosalind Wiseman

HM

Sarah

Cavaness

John Adams MS

Indian Captives

Lois Lenski

HM

Sophie

Greenberg

Princeton MS

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Ann Brashares

HM

Taylor

Robinson

Harpers Ferry MS

The Littles

John Peterson

HM

Jessica

Smith

Beverly Hills MS

A Journey of Hope

Lurlene McDaniel

HM

Brenda

Best

Moundsville JHS

Junie B. Jones Series

Barbara Park

Finalist

Grant

Chapman

Fairmont Catholic GS

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Finalist

Amber

Drennen

Elkview MS

Will He Ever Be Mine

Rebecca Rae

Finalist

Jeffrey

Fuss

Shepherdstown MS

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

Finalist

Audrey

Hayhurst

Fairmont Catholic GS

Gathering Blue

Lois Lowry

Finalist

Ali

Mason

Shepherdstown MS

Olive's Ocean

Kevin Henkes

Finalist

Andrea

Nickerson

Shepherdstown MS

Wild Justice and Sleeping Beauty

Philip Margolin

Finalist

Jessica

Ott

Shepherdstown MS

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

Finalist

Arpan

Prabhu

Summer of the Monkeys

Wilson Rawls

Finalist

Jesse

Ramsey

Western Greenbrier MS

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

Rachel Bently

Finalist

Haley

Rudd

Eastern Greenbrier MS

The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton

Finalist

Jade

Thompson

Western Greenbrier MS

Foxfire

Elliott Wigginton

Finalist

J. Wesley

Urian

Milton MS

Black Like Me

John Howard Griffin

Finalist

Level III

Mashal

Shaikh

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

FP

Name

Withheld

A Walk to Remember

Nicholas Sparks

RU

Ashley

Yoho

Magnolia HS

Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

RU

Cathy

Caudill

Capital HS

A Separate Peace

John Knowles

HM

Kailey

Imlay

Huntington HS

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

HM

Paula

Kaufman

South Charleston HS

A Green Desire

Anton Myrer

HM

Taylor

Shepherd

Magnolia HS

Bleachers

John Grisham

HM

Preston

Sundin

Notre Dame HS

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

HM

Kelsey

Wright

Capital HS

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Thomas C. Foster

HM

Marlee

Amos

Magnolia HS

All Works

Erma Bombeck

Finalist

Shawna

Barr

Magnolia HS

A Child Called It

Dave Pelzer

Finalist

Evan

Botizan

Magnolia HS

Black Hawk Down

Mark Bowden

Finalist

Megan

Brookover

Magnolia HS

The Bible

God

Finalist

Heidi

Chrisman

Musselman HS Library

The Solitary

Lynn Hall

Finalist

Daniel

Fonner

Magnolia HS

Dateable

Justin Lookadoo

Finalist

Carolyn Rose

Garcia

Qamicas

Preston Sundin

Finalist

Katrina

Harper

Capital HS

California Diaries: Maggie

Ann M. Martin

Finalist

Noah

Harris

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene and Joost Elffers

Finalist

Brittany

Means

Capital HS

American History: A Survey

Thomas Brinkley

Finalist

Calli

Posey

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Mitch Albom

Finalist

Erica

Riggenbach

Magnolia HS

Love You Forever

Robert Munsch

Finalist

Rachel

Sankoff

Capital HS

Speak

Laurie Anderson

Finalist

Colt

Street

Magnolia HS

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

Finalist

Bree Ann Lynn

Williams

Magnolia HS

The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters

Elisabeth Robinson

Finalist

Stephanie

Workman

The Mozart Season

Virginia Euwer Wolff

Finalist

           

FP= First Place   RU=Runner-Up   HM=Honorable Mention

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