Summer Reading
2019 - 2020 UPPER SCHOOL SUMMER READING
2019 - 2020 UPPER SCHOOL SUMMER READING
We believe that summer reading instills lifelong reading habits, prevents academic atrophy, improves cognitive capacity, promotes empathy, and cultivates a love of reading. All summer reading should be tracked on the 40 Book Challenge Tracker for 2019 - 2020.
Summer Reading Challenges:
- Town's 40 Book Challenge (starts the day after school!)
- SFPL Summer Stride
- The Patrick Laird Summer Reading Challenge
- Books Inc. Beach Blanket Book Bingo!
Town Lists:
Other Lists:
- 30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know
- 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know
- ALSC Notable Children's Books
- Bayview Read Alikes
- A Book and A Hug
- Children's Book Council - CBC Diversity
- Growing Up Around the World-- Booklists
- Epic Reads
- Great Kid Books
- HAISLN K-12 Recommended Reading
- LAPL Booklists by Genre & Theme
- LGBTQ Parenting Connection Booklist
- Reading Rockets Themed Booklists
- Social Justice Booklists
- TeachingBooks.net
- YALSA's Teens' Top Ten
- Young Adult Book Finder
- Your Next Read
- We Need Diverse Books
Online Books:
- 550 Free Audiobooks
- American Literature Young Readers
- Epic! (requires subscription)
- Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBooks
- International Children's Digital Library
- Overdrive (use Town School portal credentials)
- Project Gutenberg-- Free Children's Classics
- Reading Rainbow (requires subscription)
- StoryNory
- TumbleBooks (Town Library subscription enabled with this link)