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Color Our World!
Summer Reading is here!!
🌈 Color Our World with Summer Reading Adventures! 📚☀️
As another colorful year of school comes to a close, a new season of vibrant summer adventures begins! Whether you're soaking up the sun at the beach, lounging in your backyard, or traveling to exciting new places, let books brighten your days and add color to your imagination.
🎧📖 Access eBooks and Audiobooks Anywhere
No need to leave home—your next great read is just a click away! Through SORA, students can access a rainbow of eBooks and audiobooks all summer long—from the comfort of home or wherever your travels take you. Dive into an adventure on the road, in the air, or under the stars!
📚 Summer Reading Requirements – Let Books Brighten Your Mind
The ELA Department of South Orangetown Central School District encourages all students to keep their minds active by reading during summer break. Research shows that students who read regularly over the summer continue to grow academically throughout the 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.) Of course, we hope you’ll explore beyond the minimum—read widely and let your curiosity paint your summer with new ideas!
🌟 Show What You Know
In the first few weeks of school, students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the books they read. Need help finding the perfect stories? Browse the suggested book lists and resources linked below.
✨ With so many new books being published every day, students are welcome to read titles not included on the lists. Teachers may also have shared recommendations in class or on their blog pages.
📖 Important Note: If your child selects a book that is part of our regular ELA curriculum, they will need to reread it during the school year.
📚🌈 Visit Your Local Library
Though the SOMS library is closed during the summer, your neighborhood public libraries are open and ready to help you discover stories that will color your world with wonder.
Below are some links to suggested summer reading lists from various organizations:
SORA Sweet Reads 2025 May 12-Aug 25, 2025
New York Times Summer Reading Contest 2025 June 6-Aug 15, 2025
Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge 2025 May 9-Sep 12, 2025
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...
TumbleBooks - this site has books, games, graphic novels and foreign language. It's mostly for elementary level children but the foreign language may be useful to middle/high school age kids.
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.
Tudor: Orangeburg and Tappan
Tutor.com - can be found in a few spots on their websites. Access is granted with a library card.
Hoopla.com - this site has audiobooks, Ebooks, movies, music TV and comics.
Libby-for audiobooks/eBooks.
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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