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2025 Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program!

Shreveport - Bossier City Area kids can enjoy this summer reading program FREE

By by Mimi Rankin Webb - Publisher: Macaroni KID Shreveport-Bossier ~for Moms In the Know May 12, 2025


It's summer and you KNOW what that means: Time for Summer Reading Programs! 

My kids always look forward to this program every summer! 

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program has just released their program for summer 2025! 

Your child will just need to read ANY eight books this summer to participate.

They should keep a journal about which books they have read and note what they liked about them.

Take the completed form and visit your local Barnes & Noble location to receive their free book!

This summer, earn one free book through the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program for kids in grades 1–6!

Here's the scoop on ALL the details!

FOLLOW THESE THREE EASY STEPS:

1. Read any eight books this summer and record them in this Summer Reading Journal. Tell which part of the book is your favorite, and why using the handy printable journal linked here.

2. Bring your completed journal to a Barnes & Noble store between July 1st and August 31st, 2025.

3. Choose your free reading adventure from the books listed below.

GRADES 1 & 2

Catty Corner Lands on Her Feet ~ Julie Murphy 

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash ~ Jory John 

Fox at Night ~ Corey R. Tabor 

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic ~ Novel Barbara Park 

Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip ~ Kimberly and James Dean 

Pizza and Taco: Draw Your Own Comic! ~ Stephen Shaskan 

Princess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up ~ Kirsty Applebaum 

Spider-Man: Animals Assemble! ~ Mike Maihack 

Stella & Marigold ~ Annie Barrows 

Stitch Head: The Forgotten Creation ~ Guy Bass 

Superpower Puppies: Moose and Violet Knock Things Down ~ Corey Powell 

Dragón y sus labores ~ Dav Pilkey 


GRADES 3 & 4 

The 13-Story Treehouse ~ Andy Griffiths 

Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off! ~ Lincoln Peirce 

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ~ C. S. Lewis 

The Dragon’s Apprentice ~ James Riley 

Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial ~ Kieran Larwood 

Ferris ~ Kate DiCamillo 

Katie and the Cupcake Cure: The Graphic Novel ~ Coco Simon 

Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten: Lost in the Nether ~ Cube Kid 

The Tail of Emily Windsnap ~ Liz Kessler 

Try Not to LOL: Jokes for Kids ~ Rob Elliott 

The Twits ~ Roald Dahl 

Ways to Make Sunshine ~ Renée Watson 

Los tipos malos ~ Aaron Blabey 


GRADES 5 & 6 

Awesome Road Trip Activities for Kids ~ Jen Tousey 

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Magic of the Unicorn ~ Deborah Lerme Goodman 

Ghost ~ Jason Reynolds 

Greenwild: The World Behind the Door ~ Pari Thomson 

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ~ J.K. Rowling 

It Watches in the Dark ~ Jeff Strand 

The Secret Library ~ Kekla Magoon 

Smile: A Graphic Novel ~ Raina Telgemeier 

Snow White and the Dragon (or, Sleeping Beauty and the Seven Dwarfs) ~ Kim Bussing 

Unico: Awakening ~ Samuel Sattin 

Warriors: The New Prophecy: Midnight ~ Erin Hunter 

El Niño ~ Pam Muñoz Ryan

English

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE SUMMER READING JOURNAL


Spanish

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE SUMMER READING JOURNAL IN SPANISH






*USE Code MACKID w/ Paid Registration to Receive First Lesson FREE*
























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