Canton student named Letters About Literature honoree

The Massachusetts Center for the Book (MCB) is pleased to recognize Avery Condon of Canton as one of this year’s honorees in the Letters About Literature (LAL) program.

This commonwealth-wide reading and writing initiative invites students from grades 4-12 to write letters to authors about the books that have had special meaning to them.

Avery Condon

A total of 15 honorees, representing the top 1.5 percent of this year’s program submissions, were selected across three age categories — grades 4-6, grades 7-8 and grades 9-12 — and they were celebrated at a virtual awards celebration on May 17.

Condon, an eighth grader at Montrose School in Medfield, was named to the Level 2 Honors list for her letter to Louisa May Alcott about Little Women — an achievement that garnered praise from Canton’s two state legislators.

“Congratulations to Avery on being recognized by the Letters About Literature program,” said Senator Paul Feeney. “I was blown away by Avery’s letter where she articulated the personal growth she experienced by recognizing herself in the story of the March sisters. Louisa May Alcott would have been proud to read her letter.”

“Avery’s personal reflections on her associations with Little Women exemplify the extraordinary power of books and writing,” added Rep. Bill Galvin. “I extend my sincerest congratulations to Avery on this honor of being selected for the 2023 Letters About Literature program.”

MCB, chartered as the commonwealth affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, is a public-private partnership charged with developing, supporting and promoting cultural programming that advances the cause of books and reading and enhances the outreach potential of Massachusetts public libraries. For more information, go to www.massbook.org.

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