Summer Reading
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Summer Fun with Readopoly!
This year we are encouraging our students to take the Readopoly challenge and become rich with reading possibilities!
Click below to make your own copy of a summer reading Readopoly choice board for your grade level. Record the books, eBooks, and audiobooks you read on your Readopoly board and return it to your librarian during the first week of school.
Sizzling Summer Reads!
NEISD librarians have chosen some great new reads for you to enjoy this summer! These books represent a wide variety of reading levels, genres, points of view, and ideas. While not every book will appeal to every reader, we are hopeful that every reader will be able to find at least one book to enjoy.
- Search the Sizzling Summer Reads for suggested titles available in Sora.
- To borrow a book or view more information, click on the title.
- Select Read Me! If you would like to check out the book. Sign into Overdrive with your NEISD username and password to borrow the book.
- If a title is not available, please place a hold on it. Library Services will monitor the holds and purchase additional copies of popular titles.
- Please return the title early if finished, otherwise, the title will return automatically when the checkout period is over.
- For more information on how to access Sora, click HERE!
- You can also use these titles to support any alternative summer reading promotion from your own campus.
Search Here for Sizzling Summer Reads:
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Additional Reading Resources
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Elementary
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2 x 2 Reading ListThe 2X2 Reading List is compiled yearly by selected members of the Children’s Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association. Books are selected for ages 2 through 2nd grade.
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Bluebonnet AwardThe Texas Bluebonnet Award encourages reading for pleasure and is aimed at students in grades 3-6.
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Newbery BooksThe Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. [Description from www.ala.org]
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Tejas Star (Bilingual English/Spanish Books)The Tejas Star Reading List Task Force annually selects a recommended reading list of bilingual English/Spanish books or books written in Spanish from books published in the three years prior to the list being published. The list is prepared for use by children ages 5-12.
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Middle School
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Newbery Books
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. [Description from www.ala.org] -
Lone Star ListThe Texas Lone Star list is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. [Description from www.txla.org]
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High School
The object of the Tayshas project is to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and to participate in the community of readers in Texas. The Tayshas High School Reading List Committee coordinates activities associated with the Tayshas program, a reading incentive program designed for young adults in Texas, grades 9-12, who are encouraged to read books for pleasure from a selected reading list prepared by the Tayshas Committee. [Description from www.txla.org] -
Additional Lists
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Coretta Scott King Book AwardThe Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
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Horn Book Summer Reading 2022Horn Book's favorite reading suggestions for K-12 readers.
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Michael L. Printz AwardThe Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. [Description from www.ala.org]
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Pura Belpre Award
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. [Description from www.ala.org] -
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading ListThe Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading Lists provide children and adults with recommended nonfiction titles that stimulate reading nonfiction for pleasure and personal learning.
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City Reading Programs
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading
Students in grades 1st-6th can earn a free book by reading and recording 8 books this summer. Click on the link above to access their English and Spanish reading logs (scroll down) and multiple lists of recommended reads!
BiblioTech Summer Programming
Check out this website for lots of great summer programs including writing prompts, virtual art club, trivia contests, STEM activities, Anime, game time and more!
Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards
Keep their bookworm skills strong with this reading rewards chart for kids. The more they read, the more rewards they can earn as children are eligible for 10 free play points for every two weeks of reading! SPANISH Reading Rewards
H-E-Buddy Reading Club
H‑E‑Buddy is ready for summer fun and summer jamming, so it's time to kick off our H‑E‑Buddy Summer Reading Club. All you have to do is read ten books and record them on your reading log. And remember, one of the books must be a Read 3 Book (see choices below). Each time you log a book, have an adult initial by the title, so you get credit for reading. Once the log is complete, mail the form, and you'll be rewarded with a special prize. You have until October 1 to get in ten good reads. See more details in the link above.
Pizza Hut Camp BOOK IT!
Camp BOOK IT! is open to all families with PreK-6th grade students (ages 4-12). Parents set goals, track reading and reward their students, all in our digital dashboard.
San Antonio Public Library Summer Reading 2022
Welcome to the 2022 Summer Library Club! The San Antonio Public Library offers people of all ages opportunities to read, learn, explore, and connect. Go to the pages for each age group to learn more about how to spend your Summer with SAPL!
Children of all ages, join Summer with SAPL 2022! Their summer library program runs from June 1 - July 31, 2022 and is full of many engaging events and activities.
Teens ages 13-18 have their own summer resources available through SAPL. Pick up a summer kit, check out Instagram, attend virtual clubs, listen to Spotify playlists, and read, of course! Check out Teen Summer 2022 at San Antonio Public Library.
The Twig's Summer Reading
Unique & Fantastical Prizes for every 10 books you read or are read to you from June 4th - August 8th!
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Additional Reading Resources
Scholastic Summer Reading 2022
By creating an account on Home Base, kids can join a community of readers and will be able to read books and stories; attend weekly author events; interact with their favorite characters; play book-based games and activities; join dance parties; and more! Runs from May 9, 2022 to August 19, 2022.
Storyline Online
Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration, and general academic aptitude, as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, caregivers and educators worldwide. Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners.
