The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) has announced the return of its Kid’s Corner Summer Reading Adventure Essay Contest.
Students in grades 3-12 who are attending a public or private school in the United States are invited to participate in the contest, according to a press release.
To enter the contest, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and tell CLF through their essay how the characters’ strengths and flaws come together to make the entire person.
Winning essay writers will receive a Kindle Fire and $1,000 for their school library.
“Reading allows kids to go on an adventure. There are no limits for our imagination or who we want to be,” said Kyra Citron, director of Kid’s Corner. “We can’t wait to receive this year’s thoughtful essays from talented kids across the country and read about the adventures they discovered through literature.”
Reading for grades 3-5 includes:
“Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen
“From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” by E.L. Konigsburg
Reading for grades 6-8 includes:
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
“Uglies” by Scott Westerfeld
Reading for high school students includes:
“The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancey
CLF’s Kid’s Corner strives to encourage children not only have a voice, but also a role in helping better their community, according to the press release.
Kid’s Corner is run “by kids for kids,” placing the power of change directly in their hands. Every child is invited to join with CLF and become a grantmaker by telling the organization which nonprofit organizations are important to them and how CLF can help.
Eligible students must be in grades 3-12 in September.
Essays must be typed and sent via email to [email protected] by Sept. 15. More information is available at www.charleslafitte.org/kids-corner.