OMG! I can't believe it! We had this contest back in December where you had to write a letter to an auther who's book inspired us. I was gonna write to JK Rowling on how much Harry Potter affected my life, but I knew everybody did that, and honestly, Harry Potter hasn't changed me or made me realize anything. So I wrote to Cynthia Voigt about Homecoming, cause that book made me realize how much I loved my family, and how very fortunate we where. I wrote it in about 30 minutes, and then sent it in.
Today, right before morning announcements came on, my reading and English teacher ran in. And then the morning announcements came on and they said something about a special 4 grader and 8 grader. Then they said my name ( eight grade, not fourth) and I was shocked. And then she said our letters won first in state! Out of 53,000 my letter got pciked! So now I'm getting $150 and a pizza party, and I get to go to nationals!!!!!