READsquared Reading Program

Reading Lists

Adventure Explorer

These books deal with traveling the world, epic fights, and exploring!

Animal Explorer Badge

To obtain the animal explorer badge, we challenge you to read 10 nonfiction animal books! These books with give you information about real animals in the world! Brow ...
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Best Books 2017 - Elementary Edition

Every year our librarians pick their best books of the year to share!

Best Books 2018 - Elementary Edition

Every year our librarians pick their best books of the year to share!

Best Books 2018 - Middle & High School Edition

Every year our librarians pick their best books of the year to share!

Best Books 2019 - Middle & High School Edition

Every year our librarians pick their best books of the year to share!

Biographies for Grades K-6

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Biography Explorer

These books are all about the real lives of real people and how they've helped the world!

Classics Explorer Badge

To obtain the classics explorer badge, we challenge you to read 10 books that are considered classics! Browse and look for the classics sticker on the spine of our b ...
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EJ & J Nonfiction

EJ Picture book NONFICTION and J NONFICTION. Great for ages 3 through 6th grade

ER NONFICTION & FICTION

Great Easy Reader titles related to summer theme!

Fairy Tale & Folk Tale Explorer Badge

To obtain the fairy & folk tale explorer badge, we challenge you to read 10 fairy & folk tale books! Browse and look for the fairy ...
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Fantastic Picture Books!

Summer Reads Recommends: Fantastic Picture Books for Kids!

Fantasy Explorer

These books deal with dragons, magic, and all things fantastical!

For Fans of Percy Jackson

If you like mythology, adventure, and the Percy Jackson books - you may like these titles!

For Fans of Raina Telgemeier

Love graphic novels that are heart-felt, school stories? We have some titles you'll love!

Graphic Novel Explorer

These books deal so many different subjects from fiction to nonfiction, but all are told with sequential pictures and text!

Great Books for 2nd and 3rd Graders

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Great Books for 4th and 5th Grades

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Great Books for Ages 8-12

Ages 8 - 12: Want to read a good book? Check out this list for recommendations!

Great Graphic Novels

Summer Reads Recommends: Great Graphic Novels for Kids!

Great Middle School/Teen Fiction!

Summer Reading Recommends: Middle School/Teen Fiction

Historical Fiction Explorer

These books are set in the past, sometimes made up and set during real life events

History Explorer

These books are set in the past, telling us facts about historical events and the people that did them!

If You Like Video Games...

If you like video games, fantasy and adventure, then look no further!

If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid....

If you liked reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid, check out these readalikes!

Mystery Explorer

These books deal with detectives, sleuthing out clues, and solving crimes.

Poetry Explorer

These books all contain poems, and some are even novels in verse!

School Stories Explorer

These books deal with school, friendship, and fitting in.

Science Explorer Badge

To obtain the science explorer badge, we challenge you to read 10 nonfiction science books! These books deal can be facts about chemistry, space, or even the weather ...
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Science Fiction Explorer

These books deal with space, the future of science, and out of this world adventures!

Sports Explorer Badge

To obtain the sports explorer badge, we challenge you to read 10 books that deal with sports - nonfiction and fiction! These books deal with sports, people that play ...
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Tales of Tails

Do your favorite animals have tails? Travel to the jungle, the sea, the forest, and more to meet all sorts of animals!

Tall Tales

These stories mix fact and fiction together to create an exaggerated story of an actual event. Can you see the truth in these tall tales?

The Royal Treatment

Fantasy books with fairytales, princesses, knights and castles!

Timeless Mythology

Mythology forms the backbone of all the cultures in the world. They are also fun and highly entertaining, and their continuing relevance is evident in the fact that ...
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Pre-K It's a Fantasy

Image a world of dragons and talking animals. Take your little ones on an adventure with these must-read fairytales and Imagine Your Story!

Kids Believe in the Impossible

Take a trip to lands of incredible creatures and never-ending adventures. These books will take you to faraway places and beyond! Imagine Your Story and believe in the impossible.

Life's an Adventure

Books have been transporting people to other places and times for hundreds of years. There's something about stories that continue to captivate us. Imagine Your Story through this adventurous list.