Best Books Awards for Teaching to the Test

Dear Author,

Congratulations on winning the (insert name of major literary book award here). It must be gratifying to receive recognition for your work and its outstanding literary merit. I know--because my state standards tell me so--that authors write for many purposes: to inform us about the world, to express your emotions and opinions, to provide entertainment, to persuade us to act or believe a certain way, or to reflect on your life and your impressions of it. I am sure that your book ...