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Mayor Byron W. Brown’s Reading Rules Summer Reading Challenge is virtual and open to any child in any public, parochial, private or charter school entering grades K-12 in any school district
Many books on the Suggested Reading List can be found at Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.
We’ve compiled our recommendations for a Library Suggested Reading List, with additional information for the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System’s Online Reading Challenge.
The New York State Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) Book Lists offer a variety of titles about summer, adventure, nature, and wildlife. Lists are separated by reading level and organized by title in alphabetical order. Each title summary indicates whether titles are available in braille or audio format. To order titles, you may contact TBBL, request books through their online catalog, or download titles instantly through BARD. If you do not have a BARD account, please visit the BARD registration page.
Allendale Elementary School – West Seneca
Amherst Middle School (Grade 6)
Amherst Middle School (Grade 7)
Amherst Middle School (Grade 8)
Casey Middle School Grades 5 - 8
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 5)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 6)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 7)
Cheektowaga Middle School (Grade 8)
City Honors School (Grades 5 – 12)
Clarence Center Elementary (Kindergarten)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 1)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 2)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 3)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 4)
Clarence Center Elementary (Grade 5)
Clarence Middle School (Grade 6 - 8)
Depew High School (English Honors 10)
Depew High School (AP English 11)
Depew High School (AP English 12)
East Aurora Middle School (Grades 5-8)
Eggert Elementary – Orchard Park
Ellicott Elementary – Orchard Park
Elmwood Village Charter Schools (Grades K – 8)
Franklin Middle School (Grades 5-7) – Ken-Ton School District
Frontier Middle School (Grade 6)
Frontier Middle School (Grade 7)
Frontier Middle School (Grade 8)
Lake Shore Central (Grades 6-8)
Grand Island Central - Sidway Elementary - Grades K - 1
Grand Island Central - Veronica Connor Middle School - Grades 6-8
Health Care Center for Children PS #84
Holland Central School District (Grades 7-9)
Hutchinson Central Technical High School
Iroquois Middle School (Grade 6)
Iroquois Middle School (Grade 7)
Iroquois Middle School (Grade 8)
Lake Shore Central - Grades K - 2
Lake Shore Central - Grades 3 - 5
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 1-2
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 3
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 4
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 5
Maplemere Elementary School Grades 6
Nardin Academy (Grades 9 – AP)
North Park Community School PS #50
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 6)
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 7)
Orchard Park Middle School (Grade 8)
Queen of Heaven School (Grades 1 – 8)
Sheridan Hill Elementary (K-5)
St. Amelia School (Pre-K to Grade 8)
St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
Tapestry Charter School (Grades 5 – 8)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English I)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English II)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English II Enriched)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English III)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English III Enriched)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English IV)
West Seneca West Senior High School (English IV Enriched)
West Seneca West Senior High School (AP)
West Seneca Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)
Williamsville Central Schools Grade K
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 1
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 2
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 3
Williamsville Central Schools Grade 4
Williamsville Central Schools Grade K – 4 Non-fiction
Williamsville East High School (Grades 9 - AP)
Windermere Boulevard Elementary