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*Check back for 2021 Reading Lists: May 2021*
Keystone Counseling & Way to Grow

with help from our local libraries
Present The Summer 2020
Rise Above Reading Competition
Inspirational Stories of Resilience & Grit for Young Readers

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Whoever reads the most in each age group by AUGUST 22 wins over $250 in prizes! All books can be found at either Ross Library in Lock Haven or Jersey Shore Public Library at no cost to participants. Prizes include: 
  • $25 Gift Certificate to the Roxy Theater
  • $25 Gift Certificate to Phil it Up
  • $50 Gift Certificate to The Bus Stops Here
  • A Back to School Book Bag with All the Essentials
  • The Big Life Journal (a self guided journal that develops strength and adaptiveness)

Ages 5-9 Reading List

  • Taking a Bath with the Dog by Scott Menchin
  • A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M Holmes
  • Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean
  • My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
  • Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Delores Jordan
  • Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T Washington  by Jabari Asim

Ages 10-14 Reading List

  • Night Flying Woman by Ignatia Broker
  • El Deafo by Cece Bell
  • Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince 
  • Hatchet by Gary Paulson
  • Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  • The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird

Rules

  • Have a guardian sign next to each book read (download list here or pick one up at the library)
  • Turn in completed list to keystone_counsel@comcast.net by August 22. You can also drop off the list at Keystone Counseling or Way to Grow. Don't forget to include contact info!
  • Have a book not on the list? That's fine. Just add it to the list with a sentence about how it relates to resilience, grit or adaptiveness. 
      DEADLINE: AUGUST 22nd                                                WINNERS ANNOUNCED: AUGUST 25th by Facebook
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