If you’re like me, a trip to the library is like grocery shopping on an empty stomach. As we enter the library I warn my kids “only three books each” and “we’re choosing the audio book together this time!” Five minutes in and my bag is full of everyone’s selections, plus some easy readers I chose (because Oliver needs to practice reading), plus books about homeschooling and parenting (because I need to practice that), plus cookbooks because I need a way to decompress after said advice books don’t work, plus a novel that I will probably never get to. As we leave the library with an embarrassingly large pile of books, I realize, I have a problem.
If this sounds familiar, you might want to think about entering your child into our annual summer reading contest. It is in full swing and there’s still time to enter! It continues through September 15, 2022. The first 100 participants receive a gift certificate at the end of the contest and a drawing will be held for three grand prize winners. Below are the contest rules.
We only ask that you as parents or teachers verify what the children have read, and then, after they have met their goals, complete the online entry form. Please encourage them to read good literature, not just look for a book that meets the page count criteria. Click here to download a reading chart if you would like to track your student’s progress.
Veritas Press Reading Contest Rules
- Reading Quantity
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade: 40 Easy Readers (ex., Frog and Toad are Friends)
3rd & 4th Grades: 25 books of at least 125 pages (ex., The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)
5th & 6th Grades: 25 books of at least 150 pages (ex., Treasure Island)
7th – 12th Grades: 25 books of at least 200 pages (ex., The Fellowship of the Ring)
After the child has completed the readings, entries must be submitted online by 5:00 PM EDT, September 15, 2022.
The first 100 submissions will be given a $10 gift certificate.
- An additional drawing will be held from all submissions and will be announced in the October Epistula. There will be three winners from the drawing.
$150 First Prize
$100 Second Prize
$70 Third Prize
Need some suggestions? Check out our summer reading lists:
