Citizen Staff Writer
IN BRIEF
LAURA MARBLE
lmarble@tucsoncitizen.com
Sonoran Science Academy is set to receive $5,000 for winning the Bookmans’ Reading Challenge.
The school, 6880 E. Broadway, had the highest average number of books read per student in a Tucson school.
In February, March and April, the school’s 157 students read 10,476 books, or an average of 67 books a student.
The school was one of 22 in Tucson to participate in the third annual challenge. Tucson students read more than 160,000 books for the challenge. Statewide, students read more than 296,500 books.
Representatives from Bookmans Entertainment Exchange will present the grand prize check at a 9 a.m. Wednesday award ceremony.