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2023 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 7, 2023


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 2023! 

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, 2023.

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

GRADES 1& 2 

Grumpy Monkey Freshly Squeezed - Suzanne Lang
Ivy & Bean (Ivy + Bean Series #1)-  Annie Barrows
I Want My Hat Back (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Jon Klassen
Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair - Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey
Los tipos malos (The Bad Guys) - Aaron Blabey
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea! (Narwhal and Jelly Series #1) - Ben Clanton
Owl Diaries / Unicorn Diaries (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Rebecca Elliott
The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess - Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
Rainbow Fairies Book #1: Ruby the Red Fairy (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Daisy Meadows
Ready to Catch Reader: Magical Creatures (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Adam Wallace
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveteers (The Questioneers Series #1)  - Andrea Beaty

GRADES 3 & 4 

Animal Rescue Friends - Gina Loveless, Meika Hashimoto
Katt vs. Dogg - James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Laugh-Out-Loud: The 1,001 Funniest LOL Jokes of All Time - Rob Elliott
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good - Louie Stowell
The Magician’s Elephant - Kate DiCamillo
Mihi Ever After - Tae Keller
Rebel Girls: Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business - REBEL GIRLS
Sobreviví los ataques de tiburones de 1916 (I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916) - Lauren Tarshis
What Is the Women's World Cup? (Who HQ) - Gina Shaw
Who Would Win? Ultimate Shark Rumble - Jerry Pallotta
Wish - Barbara O'Connor
Wishtree - Katherine Applegate

GRADES 5& 6 

Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
The Bookwanderers (Pages and Co. Series #1) - Anna James
City Spies (City Spies Series #1) - James Ponti
Daughter of the Deep - Rick Riordan
El Principito (The Little Prince) - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Janae Marks
Invisible Emmie - Terri Libenson
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga #1) - Andrew Peterson
Skandar & the Unicorn Thief  - A.F. Steadman
The Stonekeeper (Amulet Series #1) - Kazu Kibuishi
Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends - Francine Pascal
Witchlings - Claribel A. Ortega

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*