Teen Summer Reading Program 2019 
​Our teen program is for all young people going into grades 6 to 12. Nyack residency is not required.
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Prizes

• Raffle: Nintendo Switch 
• 1st Top Reader: $100 Barnes and Noble Giftcard
• 2nd Top Reader: JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker
• 3rd Top Reader: $50 Visa Giftcard

​How to win
Read a book and submit a Mini Book Review. In exchange, we will give you a scratch off ticket. This ticket will reveal a Mini Prize (snacks, books, random stuff) OR a Raffle Ticket for Nintendo Switch.
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We track how many pages you read. Top Reader prizes are for the three people who read the most. Start handing in reviews Tuesday, 6/18. The last day to hand in reviews is Monday, 8/12.

The program starts with our Kickoff Party on Tuesday, June 18th at 4pm. There will be a Chicken Wing Eating Contest!
The program ends with our Closing Party on Tuesday, August 13th at 5pm. We will pull the raffle for the Nintendo Switch and give out the Top Reader prizes.

Events
​Click here to see our amazing calendar of events for teens!

School Assignments
Grade 6: Read two books of your choice and fill out the 6th Grade Note Taking Forms for each book.
Grades 7 & 8: Read two books of your choice and fill out the 7th & 8th Grade Note Taking Forms for each book.
Grades 9-12:

• English 9R – Read two books of your choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete the note-taking forms for each book. 
• English 9H - Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, and a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction), and complete the note-taking forms for each book.
• English 10R – Read two books of your choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete the note-taking forms for each book.  
• English 10H - Read Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, and complete the assignment.  Read a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction), and complete one note-taking form.
• English 11R – Read two books of your choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete the note-taking forms for each book.  
• English 11H - Read Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, and a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction), and complete the note-taking forms for each book.
• RCC English 101 - Read Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann, and a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction), and complete the note-taking forms for each book.
• AP English Language & Composition – Read The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete the note-taking forms. There will be an in-class assessment on your summer reading in late September. One book that may help you develop course-related terminology is Thank You For Arguing, by Jay Heinrichs.  This is recommended as a second book, but not required.
• AP English Literature & Composition - Read The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers, and a second book of your choice (fiction or nonfiction), and complete the note-taking forms for each book. There will be an in-class assessment on your summer reading in late September.
• Senior Electives - Read two books of your choice (fiction or nonfiction) and complete the note-taking forms for each book.  

We have print copies of all these forms. We are more than happy to help students pick out books they will enjoy reading. Please come visit us.

Extra Credit
Nyack School District students who participate in our program will receive extra-credit in their English class for the Fall semester. The student must register and hand in at least one book review in order to qualify for extra credit. The amount of extra-credit will be determined by the English teacher.

Contact
You are welcome to participate in our Summer Reading Program over email. Send two sentences about a book to our Teen Librarian, Kim, knaples@nyacklibrary.org. We'll set aside your prizes for you.

Email Kim with any questions or call the Teen Room (845)358-3370 ext. 236.