Summer Reading
Information
- KCLS Summer Reading Program
- Book Lists and Recommendations
- eBooks
- Gr.2-3 Otter Reading Program
- Gr.4-5 Reading Programs
KCLS Summer Reading Program
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
Book Lists and Recommendations
eBooks
Click HERE to access Sora and KCLS.
- 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
- Username: your LWSD email address
- ***Please note that student access will be paused from August 22 - September 2 due to student passwords being reset for the following school year.
- 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
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Password: last 4 numbers of your student ID
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For example: 4567
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- Username: 414 + your student ID number, no spaces, no +
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***When logging in, DO NOT use the main KCLS login. Choose your program/app first and then log in to the individual program/app.
Gr.2-3 Otter Reading Program
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
- Starla Jean (Starla Jean, book 1) by Elana K. Arnold
- Monster and Boy (Monster and Boy, book 1) by Hannah Barnaby
- Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader by John Gallagher
- Missed Meal Mayhem (The Hunger Heroes, book 1) by Jarrett Lerner
- The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian #1: The Fuzzy Apocalypse by Jonathan Messinger
- Trouble at Table 5 #1: The Candy Caper by Tom Watson
Gr.4-5 Reading Programs
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
- Ana On the Edge by A.J. Sass
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
- Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake Burt
- Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster
- Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
- Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera
- Midnight At the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
- One Last Shot by John David Anderson
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
- Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung! By Jessica Kim
- Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
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
- Becoming Muhammed Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
- The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling
- Jinxed by Amy McCulloch
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian
- The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
- The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas