TOWSON, MD— Ten Baltimore County Public Schools students from four schools have been named state finalists in the 2013 Maryland Letters About Literature contest.
Coordinated by the Maryland Center for the Book, the statewide contest is part of a national contest sponsored by the Library of Congress’ Center for the Book. The contest, for students in grades 4–10, challenges each young person to write to the author of a book that influenced his or her self-image or worldview. Nationally, nearly 47,000 letters were submitted to this year’s contest, including 1,768 entries from Maryland students.
The state finalists from BCPS (and the books that inspired them) are:
Dulaney High School
Gina Lee – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
Kalie Paranzino – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
Vikki Williams – “I Am Number Four” by Pittacus Lore
Dumbarton Middle School
Katherine Buttzrazzi – “The Hundred Dresses” by Eleanor Estes
Jaimie Durgin – “No Happy Cows” by John Robbins
Parkville High School
George Akparewa – “Night” by Elie Wiesel
Taylor Gondeck – “Life After War: Book One” by Angela White
Brittany Swonger – “Night” by Elie Wiesel
West Towson Elementary School
Emma Kirts – “About Average” by Andrew Clements
Harrison Rosenblum – “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor
All Letters About Literature Maryland state finalists will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch at 400 Cathedral Street in Baltimore City.
For each level of the competition, one winner and one runner-up will be chosen at the state level. The competition levels are Level 1 – Grades 4-6, Level 2 – Grades 7-8, and Level 3 – Grades 9-10. State winners will be notified during the week of March 25 and will advance to the final national round of competition. The state winners will be asked to read their letters during the April 13 awards ceremony.
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