BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — School is already in session, but it's what happened over summer break that's bringing praise to many Buffalo Public Schools students this weekend.
City officials honoring this year's "Champion Readers" at the Buffalo Convention Center on Saturday.
Nearly 1,700 students K-12 took part in the annual "Reading Rules! Summer Reaching Challenge", something Mayor Byron Brown has been doing since 2006.
What are some of the favorite reads this year?
- The Percy Jackson series
- Ghost Boys
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
More than 30,000 readers have completed the challenge since its inception in 2006.