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Mayor Byron W. Brown’s Reading Rules Summer Reading Challenge is virtual and open to any child in any public, parochial, private or charter school entering grades K-12 in any school district
Many books on the Suggested Reading List can be found at Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.
New York State Senate's 2022 Summer Reading Program Parents and guardians from across New York State are invited to enter their children's summer reading activity. By filling in the information, including three books read by your child this summer, they will receive a Certificate of Achievement from their NYS Senator. The deadline for submissions is September 6, 2022.
The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Book Lists offer a variety of titles about summer, adventure, nature, and wildlife. Lists are separated by reading level and organized by title in alphabetical order. Each title summary indicates whether titles are available in braille or audio format. To order titles, you may contact TBBL, request books through their online catalog, or download titles instantly through BARD. If you do not have a BARD account, please visit the BARD registration page.
Amherst Middle School (Grade 6)
Amherst Middle School (Grade 7)
Amherst Middle School (Grade 8)
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
Casey Middle School (Grades 5 - 8)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 5)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 6)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 7)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 8)
City Honors School (Grades 5 – 12)
Clarence Center Elementary (Kindergarten)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 1)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 2)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 3)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 4)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 5)
Clarence Middle School (Grade 6 - 8)
Clarence High School (Grades 9 – 12)
Cleveland Hill Elementary School
Cloverbank Elementary (Grades 1 – 2)
Cloverbank Elementary (Grades 3 – 5)
Como Park Elementary (Art challenge)
Depew High School (AP English Language and Composition - formerly called AP English 11)
Depew High School (AP Literature & Composition - formerly called AP English 12)
East Aurora Middle School (Grades 5-8)
Eggert Elementary – Orchard Park
Ellicott Elementary – Orchard Park
Elmwood Village Charter Schools (Grades K – 8)
Frontier Middle School (Summer Reading Challenge)
Franklin Middle School (Grades 5-7) – Ken-Ton School District
Frontier Middle School (Grade 6)
Frontier Middle School (Grade 7)
Frontier Middle School (Grade 8)
Grand Island Central - Sidway Elementary - Grades K - 1
Grand Island Central - Veronica Connor Middle School - Grades 6-8
Holland Central School District (Grades 7-9)
Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Lake Shore Central - Grades K - 2
Lake Shore Central - Grades 3 - 5
Lake Shore Central (Grades 6-8)
Lancaster High School (ELA 12 APLit)
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 1-2
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 3
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 4
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 5
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 6
Nardin Academy (Grades 9 – AP)
North Park Community School PS #50
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 6)
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 7)
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 8)
Queen of Heaven School (Grades 1 – 8)
Sheridan Hill Elementary (K-5)
St. Amelia School (Pre-K to Grade 8)
St. John the Baptist (Alden) – Preschool to Grade 8
St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
St. Stephen School (Grand Island) – Grades 1 to 8
Tapestry Charter School (Grades 5 – 8)
Trinity Christian School (West Seneca)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English I)
West Seneca West Senior High School (Grade 9 Honors)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English II)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English III)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English III Enriched)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English IV)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English IV Enriched)
West Seneca West Senior High School (AP)
West Seneca Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)
William G. Houston Middle School
Williamsville Central Schools Grade K
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 1
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 2
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 3
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 4
Williamsville Central Schools Grade K – 4 Non-fiction
Williamsville East High School (Grades 9 - AP)
Williamsville North High School
William Street School (Grades 4-6)