High School Summer Reading

We are pleased to offer a Summer Reading Challenge specifically for High School!

How it works:

  • Visit the East Lyme Public Library to pick up your reading log at the Circulation Desk.

  • Enter the reading or library activity you completed on each line of the reading log; enter each item you read (or listen to) or library program you attend.

  • For each entry, you will receive a prize drawing ticket at the East Lyme Public Library. The more reading and library activities you complete, the greater your chances are to win a prize.

  • Turn in all prize drawing tickets and reading logs by September 16 to the East Lyme Public Library.

  • The prize tickets will be entered in the drawing for a chance to win these prizes. There will be one winner per prize.

  • Winners will be notified after the prize drawings in mid-September.

  • Only students that attend the East Lyme High School are eligible for prizes donated by the High School.

  • All high school students may enter the drawing for the East Lyme Public Library’s prizes of Amazon gift cards.

  • Students that complete 10 reading or library activities will also win the Library's Adult Summer Reading Challenge Prize! That prize is an East Lyme Public Library glass.

With 110,000 books in our collection, we have something for everyone! Sometimes that makes it hard to decide which book to start with. Below are some of our favorite books for young adults and adults.

Librarian's Picks for Young Adults
African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
Better Than We Found It by Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Edward Lorenz and the Chaotic Butterflies by Robert Black
Elastsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Golden Arm by Carol Deuker
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Marinez and Ashley Lukashevsky
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
Kneel by Candace Buford
The Light in the Lake by Sarah R. Baughman
No Planet B: A Teen Vogue Guide to the Climate Crisis by Lucy Diavolo
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed by Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Wild World Handbook: How Adventurers, Artists, Scientists - and You - Can Protect Earth’s Habitats by Debbink Orlando
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier