Give Me Summer! Give Me Books!

Here at BookPeople, we believe that there is nothing better to do on a lazy summer day than dig into a great book. And that’s why our new motto is Carpe Librum! We say: Seize the summer, and seize the book!

In this spirit, we are launching a brand-new summer reading program for all our young readers going into grades K-8.

How to get started: Come to BookPeople to pick up a summer reading bookmark for your age level. You’re going to want to hang on to this bookmark because it’s also the form you’re going to use all summer to track your reading. You’ll turn this bookmark back in to us before school starts.

What you get to read: We have put together a great list of 6 recommended paperbacks per age group. Choose at least three of these recommended books and then up to three other books of your own choosing –for a total of 6 great books– to read over the summer.

Click on the books below to see our complete list of summer reading picks for your age group.

GRADES K-2

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman
My Weird School: Miss Daisy Is Crazy by Dan Gutman
We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton
Houndsley & Catina by James Howe

GRADES 3-4

The Brixton Brothers: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett
Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon
Sisters Grimm: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald
Invisible Inkling by Emily Jenkins

GRADES 5-6

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Dark Life by Kat Falls
How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

GRADES 7-8

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

How to complete the challenge: Just bring back your filled out bookmark, making sure to note your name, age, and school before turning it in. Then you will get to collect your reward and proudly post your name on our wall of Summer Reading Stars. The schools with the most Summer Reading Stars will be eligible for an additional reward!