The race is on to win a new bike. Students at six Scottsdale schools are competing in the new Bikes for Books program, which is being sponsored by Scottsdale Masonic Lodge 23. The more books they read, the more times they can enter.
Students take a brief quiz on each book to ensure that they have read the material.
In May, each school will draw two winners. Each winner gets a shiny new mountain bike and helmet. About 100 students have entered the competition. One school official even rode a bike around campus to drum up excitement. Christine Loots, assistant principal of the Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center, said that it was tough riding a student's bike in a dress but that it was worth it to get the students' attention.