HOW IT WORKS

STEP 1

This part is easy. Read WHATEVER you want! Make sure you share your choices with your parent/guardians. What's acceptable for one family may not be acceptable for another. It's important to include your loved ones in your reading selections.

Not sure what to read? No worries, we've got you covered!

Rahway Recommends This is a collection of books for students in grades 7-12 selected from lists published/posted by The New York Times, Scholastic, The School Library Journal, and Barnes and Noble.

The New York Times 16 New and Upcoming Young Adult Books to Watch For

Scholastic: The Ultimate Summer Reading List for Young Adults

New York Public Library: The expert librarians at NYPL selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults. Check out their outstanding picks.

Barnes & Noble: Teens & YA Books Discover the best books for teens from the most popular YA novels to new releases you must read.

STEP 2

Now it's time to get credit for all of your great reads. Log your books!

Every time you finish a book, log it in the Freedom to Read Summer Challenge Reading Log. Use the button below to download and print as many copies of the log as you need. Specific instructions for filling out your log can be found in the document. Paper copies of the log are available in the main office of Rahway Academy, as well.

STEP 3

Pages equal prizes! When you return to school in September, turn in your logs to your Language Arts teacher. Every completed book in your log enters you for a chance to win awesome prizes in our Freedom to Read Prize Raffle.

Books of your choice (not on the Rahway Recs list and under 300 pages) count for one entry into the raffle.

Books from the Rahway Recs list count for two entries into the raffle.

Books of your choice, 300 pages or more in length, count for three entries into the raffle.