The Mattoon Middle School Reading Committee recently announced City Spies as the 22nd annual Read Across Mattoon Book. The announcement was made during the February 13, 2024, school board meeting. Students on the committee picked the book written by author James Ponti. City Spies is an adventure series that takes readers through many twists and turns with five spies: Paris, Sydney, Brooklyn, Rio, and Kat. The book offers a page-turning adventure when Sarah faces years in juvenile detention and is banned from using computers to do the one thing she loves to do-hack.
Adviser Ingrid Minger stated, "This book is an excellent page-turner that is fast-paced with mysteries abound.” Minger believes that Read Across Mattoon has distributed 20,000 books over the years.
Read Across Mattoon encourages community members to read the book along with middle schoolers to help promote literacy. Individuals can pick up a grant-funded copy in the Mattoon Middle School office or the Mattoon Public Library. Each book has a QR code inside that students ask readers to scan and complete a survey to provide feedback on the book.
Pictured below left to right is Rachel Catt, Roz Ifft, Addison Perkins, Chloe Hudson, and Bennett Condron.
