Posted March 11, 2026 in Life at Lawrence
Upper School winners of the Great Reading Games
For seven weeks, our students competed against schools across the country—and they crushed it. Together, Lawrence students read a staggering 122,845 pages, surging past our 2025 total of 106,177. Congratulations to every student who participated!
National Recognition
We are thrilled to announce that three of our students are being recognized as National Student Winners of the Great Reading Games! For their incredible performance, these students have each won an individual prize of a $25 Amazon gift card:
- Sean '28: Score: 263,511 I Pages Read: 25,831
- Isaac '30: Score: 120,471 I Pages Read: 11,527
- Henry '30: Score: 95,261 I Pages Read: 9,116
Whether they were diving into the mystery of The Glass Castle or the magic of Harry Potter, our readers showed incredible dedication. Congratulations to our national winners and to every student who participated!
A Look at the Numbers
- 122,845 total pages read by Lawrence School students in 2026
- 192 students participated via Learning Ally during the Games
- 17 students read over 1,000 pages!
- 100% Participation: A huge roar for 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 8th Grade! Every student in these grades logged pages.
- 8th Grade Powerhouse: Our 8th graders read 45,067 pages, accounting for 36% of the school's total.
Top 10 Upper School Readers
- Sean '28: 25,831 pages
- Isaac '30: 11,527 pages
- Henry '30: 9,116 pages
- Kennedy '30: 7,637 pages
- Zeeva '31: 5,417 pages
- Eliana '30: 3,858 pages
- Ellen '30: 2,808 pages
- Adrian '30: 2,781 pages
- John '31: 2,356 pages
- Christian '27: 1,989 pages
Top 10 Lower School Readers
- Abigail '33: 2,727 pages
- Bonnie '33: 2,431 pages
- Camden '35: 1,409 pages
- Izzy '34: 1,340 pages
- Isaac '33: 1,436 pages
- Jude '35: 980 pages
- Betsy '33: 970 pages
- Owen '33: 712 pages
- Chaya '32: 706 pages
- Charlie '34: 612 pages
The Most Popular Books
Curious what kept our students turning pages? These were the top titles read during the 2026 Games:
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows & Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- It by Stephen King
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins