Robert Frost ElementarySummer Reading
Information and Links
- eBooks
- Summer Reading Programs
- Gr.2-3 Frost Otter Reading Program
- Gr.4-5 Frost Reading Programs
- Rising 6th Graders
- Book Lists and Recommendations
eBooks
Sora is a Free eBook library for all LWSD students
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Download the Sora app to your mobile device or use in web browser
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If it asks for your school, choose LAKE WASHINGTON, not Frost
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Login Required
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Username: your LWSD email address
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For example: s-student@lwsd.org
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Password: your LWSD Teams or laptop password
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For example: 21#Stu1234567
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***Please note that student access will be paused from August 14 - September 5, 2023 due to student passwords being reset for the following school year.
KCLS (King County Library System)
All LWSD students are given KCLS student accounts which gives them free access to all KCLS online resources
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Download the Libby App to your mobile device and link your KCLS account or use in web browser.
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All LWSD students are given KCLS student accounts which gives them free access to all KCLS online resources.
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Free access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, movies, databases and more!
- *OverDrive (via KCLS) has the most variety of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines
- Login Required
- Password: last 4 numbers of your student ID
- For example: 4567
- Username: 414 plus your student ID number, no spaces
- For example: 4141234567
- Password: last 4 numbers of your student ID
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***When logging in, DO NOT use the main KCLS login. First, choose the program/app and then log in to the individual program/app.
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Summer Reading Programs
KCLS Summer Reading Program
Goal: How many minutes can you read every day? 10 minutes? 20?? 45??? Create your own reading goal and complete the reading log between June 1 - August 31, 2023
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!:
- Halfway Prize - Mark 25 shapes on your reading log and get a King County Library System Reader patch. And your name will be posted to your library’s Community Board.
- Finisher Prize - Mark 50 shapes on your reading log and get a KCLS journal. A sticker will be added to your name on your library’s Community Board.
Nothing Bundt Cakes - Read books, get cake!
Goal: Read 400 minutes each month
Gr.2-3 Frost Otter Reading Program
During the school year, 2nd and 3rd graders have the opportunity to participate in the Frost Otter Award reading program. Every year the Washington Library Association selects 6 books for students in grades 2-3 to read. Students have the whole school year to read the books.
Get a head start on it this summer!
- Vote: read at least 2 books to vote for your favorite Otter book
- Vote + Otter Party: read AND take the quiz for 5 books to vote for your favorite Otter book AND come to the Otter Party at the end of the school year.
- Vote + Otter Party + Ribbon Award: read AND take the quiz for all 6 books to vote, come to the Otter Party, and receive the Otter Ribbon Award at the end of the year assembly.
Book List 2023-2024
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Aven Green, Sleuthing Machine (Aven Green, book 1) by Dusti Bowling
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Planetary-YUM (Waffles and Pancake, book 1) by Drew Brockington
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Blast Off! (Abby in Orbit, book 1) by Andrea J. Loney,
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Awesome Orange Birthday (The Party Diaries, book 1) by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
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My Kingdom of Darkness (Pet Rule, Book 1) by Susan Tan
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The Underdogs (Underdogs, Book 1) by Tracey West
Click Here To Take a Quiz
Gr.4-5 Frost Reading Programs
During the school year, 4th and 5th graders have the opportunity to participate in the Sasquatch Award reading program and/or the Amazing Reading Challenge. Get a head start this summer!
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.
- Vote: read at least 2 books to vote for your favorite Sasquatch book
- Vote + Sasquatch Party: read AND take a quiz for 5-9 books
- Vote + Sasquatch Party + Gold Medal Award: read and take a quiz for 10-12 books
Book List 2023-2024
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Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
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Battle Dragons: City of Thieves (Book 1) by Alex London
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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr
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The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
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Cece Rios and the Desert Souls by Kaela Rivera
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Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
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The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton and David Mottram
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The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
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A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
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Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
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Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson
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Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Click Here to Take a Quiz
Amazing 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 2023-2024
1. Battle Dragons: City of Thieves (Book 1) by Alex London
2. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson
3. Chunky by Yehudi Mercado
4. Hoops by Matt Tavares
5. Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
6. Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Rising 6th Graders
Sasquatch Award
Every year the Washington Library Association selects 12 books for students in grades 4-6 to read. Students have the whole school year to read the books and will get to vote for their favorite at the end of the school year.
Book List 2023-2024
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Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui
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Battle Dragons: City of Thieves (Book 1) by Alex London
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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr
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The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
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Cece Rios and the Desert Souls by Kaela Rivera
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Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
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The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton and David Mottram
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The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
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A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
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Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing
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Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson
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Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Middle School Battle of the Books
Most LWSD middle schools participate in Battle of the Books. If you are thinking of participating next school year, you can get a head start this summer!
