Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 10: On ‘How to Fall Out of Love With...
As our 13th Summer Reading Contest ends, we congratulate this week’s winner and thank the thousands of students who participated.
Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 9: On ‘Brittney Griner Is Sentenced to 9 Years...
Congratulations to our winner, FengYu Yang, as well as to our many runners-up and honorable mentions.
Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 7: On a “Grief Camp” For Kids
Congratulations to our winner, Samya Madhukar, as well as to our many runners-up and honorable mentions.
Summer Reading Contest, Week 10: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced on Aug. 30.
Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 7: On ‘Is the World Really Falling Apart, or...
I was carsick, my head aching. But I knew the symptoms were simply panic at the news channel my father was blasting in the car. The commentators’ voices were monotonous, but the flood of incidents they covered was overwhelming. The pandemic. Russia’s war on Ukraine. Global economic collapse. System overload. System shutdown. In “Is the…
Summer Reading Contest, Week 9: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 12 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced on Aug. 23.
Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 6: On ‘Russian Missiles Strike Two Universities in Ukraine’
WinnerDiana Cherednychenko, fromUkraine, chose an article from the World section headlined “Russia hammers Mykolaiv again, hitting two universities in the southern city” and wrote:I sleep restlessly, turning from one side to another. Suddenly I wake up because of the loud noise outside. It’s a rocket flying over my house.I live in a small occupied city…
Summer Reading Contest, Week 8: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
Welcome to Week Eight of our 13th Annual Summer Reading Contest.This contest is open to students 11-19 from anywhere in the world. To participate, submit a response by 9 a.m. Eastern on Aug. 5 that answers the questions “What got your attention in The New York Times this week? Why?”If you are 13 or older…
Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 5: On ‘One Small Step for Democracy in a...
WinnerDaniel Wei, 15, from Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, N.C., chose an article from the U.S. News section headlined “One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town” and wrote:What happened in Croydon, N.H., is happening all over America — people are realizing how little their voices matter. My civic literacy…
Summer Reading Contest, Week 7: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
Welcome to Week Seven of our 13th Annual Summer Reading Contest.This contest is open to students 11-19 from anywhere in the world. To participate, submit a response by 9 a.m. Eastern on July 29 that answers the questions “What got your attention in The New York Times this week? Why?”If you are 13 or older…







