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“I truly believe that without your book, I wouldn’t be here writing this letter to you today.” Teresa Zhan 2014 Level 3 winner “The moment I started reading your books it changed me! “ Emily Cordero, 2014 Level 2 winner “Pastwatch showed me that to be the person I want to be, I must face my fears and voice my beliefs – even if they are different from the beliefs of people around me.” Owen Bernstein, 2013 Level 2 winner…
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From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Washington’s 2013 Letters About Literature Champions have been announced by the Washington State Library! Cora Tessaro, a fifth grader at Daniel Bagley Elementary School in Seattle, is the Level 1 champion. Julia Batson, a seventh grader at Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island, is the Level 2 champion. Jordyn Tonkinson, a ninth grader at Hockinson High School in Brush Prairie, is the Level 3 champion. Click here to see their letters and learn…
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