[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18619-18620]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING KATJA MARTIN

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and 
honor Miss Katja Martin, a sixth grade student from my district, who is 
an inspired writer and gifted reader and writer.
  This year, the Library of Congress has selected Miss Katja Martin of 
Appharetta, Georgia as one of only six national winners in their annual 
``Letters About Literature'' program. With more than 56,000 adolescent 
and young adult readers in fourth through 12th grades participating, 
this program encourages students to read and be inspired and to write a 
letter that might

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have been sent to an author who has changed the student's view of the 
world and of themselves.
  For her entry, Miss Martin wrote about the Robert Frost poem, 
``Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.'' Because of her talented 
efforts, she and the other five national winners will be honored at the 
National Book Festival on September 29 here in Washington, DC, where 
they will have the opportunity to read their letters to the gathered 
audience.
  I am pleased to have the House recognize this accomplishment. It's a 
great honor for me to be able to represent and recognize Katja Martin, 
clearly a dedicated and intelligent young lady.

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