KCLS Summer Reading Program

Goal: Read 1,000 minutes between June 1 - August 31, 2021

Track Your Minutes: Use the Beanstack app or the paper form. The paper form will be sent home with students at the end of the school year.

Prizes!:  Everyone who: logs 500 minutes or more of reading or 25 early learning activities
is eligible to win a gift certificate to a local bookstore.

Click here for more information   

• KCLS Summer Reading List
• ALA Notable Children's Books 2022
• Gr. K-1 Book Recommendations
• Gr.2-3 Book Recommendations
• Gr.4-5 Book Recommendations
• Gr.4-5 Sasquatch Award books 2022-2023

Click HERE to access Sora and KCLS.

Sora

• Free eBook library for all LWSD students
• Login Required
  • Username: your LWSD email address 
    • For example: s-student@lwsd.org
  • Password: your LWSD Teams or laptop password
    • For example: 21#Stu1234567
• ***Please note that student access will be paused from August 22 - September 2 due to student passwords being reset for the following school year. 

KCLS

• Free eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, and more online resources for all LWSD students
• Login Required
  • Username: 414 + your student ID number, no spaces, no +
    • For Example: 4141234567

  • Password: last 4 numbers of your student ID

    • For example: 4567

• ***When logging in, DO NOT use the main KCLS login. Choose your program/app first and then log in to the individual program/app.

Rising 2nd and 3rd Graders have the opportunity to participate in the Otter Award reading program. Get a head start on it this summer! (participation is optional)

Otter Award

Every year the Washington Library Association selects 6 books for students in grades 2-3 to read. Students will have the whole school year to read the books. For each book read, students will need to take a quiz (see quiz below).

• Read at least 2 books and you'll get to vote for your favorite Otter book
• Read AND take the quiz for 5-6 books and you'll get to vote for your favorite Otter book and come to the Otter Pizza Party at the end of the school year.

Book List

1. Starla Jean (Starla Jean, book 1) by Elana K. Arnold
2. Monster and Boy (Monster and Boy, book 1) by Hannah Barnaby
3. Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader by John Gallagher
4. Missed Meal Mayhem (The Hunger Heroes, book 1) by Jarrett Lerner
5. The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian #1: The Fuzzy Apocalypse by Jonathan Messinger
6. Trouble at Table 5 #1: The Candy Caper by Tom Watson

Click Here To Take a Quiz

4th and 5th graders have the opportunity to participate in the Sasquatch Award reading program and/or the Global Reading Competition. Get a head start on it during the summer! (participation is optional)

Sasquatch Award

Every year the Washington Library Association selects 12 books for students in grades 4-6 to read. Students will have the whole school year to read the books. 

• Read at least 2 books to vote for your favorite Sasquatch book
• Read and take the quizzes for 5-9 books to be able to vote and come to the Sasquatch Pizza Party 
• Read and take the quizzes for 10-12 books to be able to vote, come to the Sasquatch Pizza Party, and receive a Gold Medal

Book List

1. Ana On the Edge by A.J. Sass
2. Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
3. Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake Burt
4. Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster
5. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
6. Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
7. Midnight At the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
8. One Last Shot by John David Anderson
9. Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
10. Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
11. Stand Up, Yumi Chung! By Jessica Kim
12. Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

Click Here to Take a Quiz

 

Global Reading Competition

Students will work in teams of 6 to read and be quizzed on 6 books. The winning Frost team will go on to compete against the winning teams from other schools in the district. Students will need to read at least 2 or more of the 6 books. Students who would like to participate can sign up in September. 

Book List

1. Becoming Muhammed Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
2. The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling
3. Jinxed by Amy McCulloch
4. Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
5. The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
6. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas