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Summer Reading for 2026 is here!!
🦴 Unearth a Story This Summer! 📚🌍
As another school year comes to a close, it’s time to begin your next great excavation—summer reading! This summer, become a story explorer. Whether you're relaxing at the beach, traveling to new places, or enjoying time at home, books are waiting to be uncovered like hidden treasures beneath the surface.
🔎📖 Discover eBooks and Audiobooks Anywhere
Your next great find is closer than you think! With SORA, you can dig into a vast collection of eBooks and audiobooks all summer long. Whether you're on the road, in the air, or lounging in the sun, you can uncover stories filled with mystery, history, adventure, and more.
📚 Summer Reading Requirements – Dig Into Learning
The ELA Department of South Orangetown Central School District encourages all students to continue exploring through reading over the summer. Research shows that students who read regularly uncover stronger academic growth during the school year.
🦕 Students entering grades 6, 7, and 8 should read at least two books, fiction or nonfiction. (Books of approximately 500+ pages may count as two.) This is just the beginning—challenge yourself to dig deeper and discover even more stories!
🌟 Show What You’ve Discovered
At the start of the school year, students will share what they’ve uncovered in their reading. Need help choosing your next “dig site”? Check out the suggested book lists and resources below.
🧠With so many new titles being published, students are also welcome to explore books beyond the provided lists. Teachers may have also shared recommendations in class or on their blog pages.
📖 Important Note: If your child selects a book that is part of the English Department’s curriculum, they will be expected to reread it during the school year.
🏛️📚 Keep Exploring at Your Local Library
While the SOMS library is closed for the summer, local public libraries are open and full of stories waiting to be uncovered. Step inside and begin your next literary expedition!
Below are some links to suggested summer reading lists from various organizations:
SORA Sweet Reads 2026 May 18-Aug 24, 2026 (access in SORA)
New York Times Summer Reading Contest 2026 June 5-Aug 14, 2026
Barnes N Noble Summer Reading 2026 6th Grade 7/1-8/31/26 Earn Free Book
Book It Summer of Stories 6th Grade June-Aug 2026 Earn Pizza Hut PieÂ
Read to Feed  Students can read and log through the Beanstalk App and this foundation makes donations to .
Students entering 9th grade should visit the Tappan Zee High School Library link for book recommendations by the English Honor Society!
To join in the fun of Summer Reading and Summer Learning, just find your local library website using the Mighty 5 links below.
Some great resources available through the public libraries (anyone can use with any of the Mighty 5 Library Cards) include...
Hoopla.com - this site has audiobooks, Ebooks, movies, music TV and comics.
Libby-for audiobooks/eBooks (or you can add your public library and card# to SORA.)
There's also the research database option on website homepages. They have everything from historical newspapers, to consumer reports, to Rosetta Stone, to Britannica school, etc.
Online Library Card Application
LET’S KEEP READING ADVENTURES AND LEARNING…
ALL SUMMER LONG !
Parents, do you want to support your NY Public library summer reading program?
Here's one way to help.
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