Green Apple Books + Friends & Neighbors Present
Summer Reading Challenge
Read books and win prizes this summer. For grown-ups (18+).
Winners
| Place | Hours read | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 258 | Olivia Butze |
| 14 | 293 | James Smith |
| 13 | 298 | Courtney Sanford |
| 12 | 299 | Denise Huey |
| 11 | 303 | Bianca Hinterman |
| 10 | 317 | Asha Chirackal |
| 9 | 319 | Moe Ball |
| 8 | 338 | Lesley Wynn |
| 7 | 360 | Charlotte Kwong |
| 6 | 374 | Brianna Lui |
| 5 | 381 | Kathleen Soriano-Taylor |
| 4 | 390 | Karen Tom |
| 3 | 426 | Diana Kaminska |
| 2 | 483 | Dominic Ryan |
| 1 | 525 | Chloe Berman |
hand knit prizes by Susan Birnbaum
Most Books Read
98 books - Ananya Nrusimha
Most Pages Read
29,540 pages - Ananya Nrusimha
Book Salad Winners
Julia Ayana
Charlotte Kwong
Chase Ruesga
Summer Reading Challenge
by the Numbers
Between June 22 - Sept 21, 2025
🪵 4,000 reading logs were distributed from Green Apple Books + Friends & Neighbors
🗳️ 360 logs were submitted by the challenge deadline
Official Summer Reading Challenge numbers
🕰️ Total hours read - 11,500 hours hours, which is equivalent to reading nonstop for 1 year, 4 months
📚 Total books read - 2,000 books
📜 Total pages read - 627,000 pages, ~7,000 pages per day
Thank you to all our prize sponsors!
Susan Birnbaum
