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DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY Texas Center for the Book Letters About Literature 2004 Essay Contest Texas Finalists*

Finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

Level 1 – grades 4-6

Hannah Ackerman, Austin, Texas
Simone Baltimore, Houston, Texas
Elizabeth Barnes, Dallas, Texas
Nicholas Barz, Grapevine, Texas
Kent Blake, Austin, Texas
Rachel Bobo, Fredericksburg, Texas
Suzanna Byrd – Houston, Texas
Kent Blake – Austin, Texas
Elizabeth Barnes – Dallas, Texas
Shelby Cole – Dallas, Texas
Kim Coy, Katy,Texas
Kendra Dawson, Austin, Texas
Adrian Lynn Echeverria, Katy, Texas
Kiara Franklin, Austin, Texas
Ryan Forster, Allen, Texas
Rahim Gokal, Grapevine, Texas 
Nicolas Goodman, Katy, Texas
Marissa Hill, Groveton, Texas
Ashley Jones, Houston, Texas
Saanika Kenkare, Austin, Texas
Courtney Klapp, Southlake, Texas
Sierra Krell, Round Rock, Texas
Kalina Kwong, Southlake, Texas
Becky K. Lee, Houston, Texas
Alex Noel McCarthy, Austin, Texas
Nicolas Mrasek, Southlake, Texas
David Pollard, Cleburne, Texas
Amanda Presmyk, Southlake, Texas
Kirstin Reistad, Austin, Texas
Emily Ricks, (2^nd place winner)  New Braunfels, Texas
Stormi Suarez, Ennis, Texas
Elise Townsend, Southlake, Texas
Patrick Watson, Southlake, Texas
Rebecca Welbourn, Houston, Texas
Hollie Wibberg, Willis, Texas
Ryan Yeung, Bellaire, Texas

Level 2 – grades 7-8

Katherine (Kassie) Allen, Henrietta, Texas
Rachel Bobo, Fredericksburg, Texas
Rachel Boyce, Slidell, Texas
Katie Brown, Cedar Park, Texas
Caitlin Cash, (2^nd place winner) Austin, Texas
Sze Hui Chai, Houston, Texas
Shannon Delaney “Laney” Crocker, Flower Mound, Texas
Cloey Cuellar, Austin, Texas
 Alexander Fell (2^nd place winner), Houston, Texas
Alexandra Hagan, Olmito, Texas
Erica Hollingsworth, Lago, Vista, Texas
Megan Johnson, Cedar Park, Texas
Jason Lepanen, Cedar Park, Texas
Devin Lisko, Flower Mound, Texas
Catherine Loweree, El Paso, Texas
Katelin Neikirk, Plano, Texas
Angela Nguyen, McAllen, Texas
Ariana Nguyen, McAllen, Texas
Rachel Pamuk, Houston, Texas
Michael Randall, Plano, Texas
Alex Grant, Austin, Texas
Caroline M. Ordonez, McAllen, Texas
Kayla Raney, Henrietta, Texas
Wendy Ramirez, Houston, Texas
Jennifer Reed, Decatur, Texas
Rachel Rolnick, Houston, Texas
Erin Theis, Plano, Texas
Alysia Santellan, Spring, Texas
Alexa Sassin, Katy, Texas
Colton Shelton, Austin, Texas
Nadine Tan, Katy, Texas
Karina Verdugo, Decatur, Texas
Alex Ward, Fredericksburg, Texas
Rebecca Welbourn, Houston, Texas
Alexa Wiley, Katy, Texas
Adam Young, Houston, Texas

Level 3 – grades 9-12

Whitney Alsup, Houston, Texas
Natalie Boysen, Austin, Texas
Morgan Childs, Houston, Texas
Steven Dickesson, Houston, Texas
Christine Donahue, Houston, Texas
Colin B. Durant, Bryan, Texas
Amanda Fransham, Houston, Texas
Jamie Goode, Decatur, Texas
Gayl Gatlin, Decatur, Texas
Nicole Elizabeth Hall, Lago Vista, Texas
Amelia (Millie) Hilgart, Jonestown, Texas
Sarah Karl, Grapevine, Texas
Trevor Jacks, Colege Station, Texas
Will Joyce, Houston, Texas
Daniel Katz, Bellaire, Texas
Anna Kerzner, Houston, Texas
Kyung-seok Ko, Bryan, Texas
Emily Koons, Austin, Texas
Linda Liu, Austin, Texas
Sean Maddox, Houston, Texas
Katy McDonald, Lago Vista, Texas
Morgan Meredith, Amarillo, Texas
Mackenzie Mitchell, Baytown, Texas
Rachel Myers, Austin, Texas
Pamela Paige Palmer, Taylor Lane Village, Texas
Heather Pedoto, Katy, Texas
Juliann Peterson, Austin, Texas
Desiree Prate, Willis, Texas
Elizabeth Romefelt, Houston, Texas
Justine Shih, Austin, Texas
Katherine Sullivan, Austin, Texas
Yijing Sun, Houston , Texas
Doan Tran, Cypress, Texas
Clara Tse, Seabrook, Texas
Mattie Wilson, Austin, Texas

* These are the finalists who agreed to have their name posted.

2004 Letters About Literature Winners
Texas Center for the Book

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