NCS Shines in Letters about Literature Contest

Every year the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress holds a nationwide writing contest called “Letters About Literature.” Students must choose a particular work of literature that is a meaningful to them and compose a letter to the author explaining the work’s significance in their lives. In writing these letters, students must move beyond the concept of simply ‘liking’ a book and learn to articulate her emotional or intellectual connection with that particular text.  Student letters compete on a state level; winners go on to national competition.