The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) has announced the return of its Kid’s Corner Summer Reading Adventure essay contest.
Students who will be entering grades 3- 12 at a public or private school are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and write an essay on how the characters’ experiences changed them.
Winners will earn a Kindle Fire and $1,000 for their school library.
“There’s no better time for a reading adventure like summer vacation, when kids have extra freedom to enjoy a good book over a long break from school and advance their reading skills at the same time,” said Kyra Citron, director of Kid’s Corner.
Reading for those in grades 3-5 includes “Nightmares!” by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller or “The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories No. 1)” by Chris Colfer and Brandon Dorman.
Reading for grades 6-8 includes “Echo” by Pam Muñoz Ryan or “The Screaming Staircase” (Lockwood & Co. No. 1) by Jonathan Stroud.
Reading for high school students includes “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr or “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel.
Essays must be typed and emailed to [email protected] by Sept. 18. For more information, visit www.charleslafitte.org/kids-corner.