Summer Reading Contest
Excel Academy is hosting a summer reading contest for elementary, middle, and high school students (grades 3-12), and adults. Winners will have their essays published on the “Voice of Vegas” website and receive prizes! Good luck!
Requirements & Sign Up:
1. Choose a book to read from the list below for your level.
2. Write a thoughtful essay that a). thoroughly analyzes the book’s theme and b). intelligently explores the ways in which this theme relates to you personally. Maximum: 1500 words (adults’ maximum: 2000 words)
3. Email the final essay to: and
Deadline July 31st.
AWARDS!
**All winners’ writing will be posted on the “Voice of Vegas” website (if you would like)**
Elementary School
1st Winner: Kindle Kids Edition (Newest ver.)
2nd Winner: Roblox $50 Gift Card or Amazon $50 Gift Card
Middle School
1st Winner: Kindle Kids Edition (Newest ver.)
2nd Winner: Minecraft $50 Gift Card or Amazon $50 Gift Card
High School
1st Winner: Kindle (Newest ver.)
2nd Winner: Brew Tea Bar $50 Gift Card or Amazon $50 Gift Card
Adult (Parents / Excel Staff & Faculty)
1st Winner: Kindle (Newest ver.)
2nd Winner: Amazon $50 Gift Card
Questions/Concerns?
Feel free to call or text us with any questions or concerns at
(702)-425-7949 or shoot us an email at info@exlacademy.com.
We would be happy to help you in any way that we can!
Book List by Level
Grades 3-4:
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Grades 5-6:
A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Grades 7-8:
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Grades 9-10:
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
Grades 11-12:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Adult:
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Candide by Voltaire
Republic by Plato
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