SUMMER READING IS IMPORTANT AND FUN Based on research from the Kids & Family Reading ReportTM, Canadian Edition
Contrary to popular belief, kids enjoy reading books over the summer! According to the Kids & Family Reading Report™, Canadian Edition, both kids (84%) and parents (96%) agree that reading books during the summer helps kids during the school year. Use this guide to pick out the perfect summer reads for every age, including toddlers, kids, preteens and teens.
TYPES OF BOOKS KIDS WANT TO READ FOR FUN... INSPIRE ME TO DO SOMETHING GOOD
IT JUST HAS TO BE A GOOD STORY
EXPLORE PLACES AND WORLDS I’VE NEVER BEEN MAKE ME THINK AND FEEL
MAKE ME LAUGH
AGES 3 TO 5 THE PARTY Barbara Reid
BLACKFLIES Robert Munsch and Jay Odjick
I AM CANADA
THE WORD COLLECTOR
I CAN BE ANYTHING
Heather Patterson
Peter H. Reynolds
Diane Dillon
AGES 6 TO 8 HILDE CRACKS THE CASE #4: UFO SPOTTED! Hilde Lysiak
DOG MAN #4: DOG MAN AND CAT KID Dav Pilkey
THEA STILTON #27: THEA STILTON AND THE NIAGARA SPLASH
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS RIDES AGAIN: MONSTER POWER
THE BAD GUYS #6: BAD GUYS IN ALIEN VS BAD GUYS
Thea Stilton
Judy Katschke
Aaron Blabey
AGES 9 TO 11 DRAGON RIDER Cornelia Funke
TOM GATES: FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FURRY CREATURES
THE SERPENT’S SECRET Sayantani DasGupta
MY DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSE Deborah Kerbel
RESTART Gordon Korman
Liz Pichon
AGES 12 TO 14 MORTAL ENGINES Phillip Reeve
HAVE SWORD, WILL TRAVEL
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN BLAKE
Garth Nix
Phillip Pullman and Fred Fordham
THE JOURNEY OF LITTLE CHARLIE
REFUGEE
Christopher Paul Curtis
Alan Gratz
AGES 14 AND UP THE TRAITOR’S GAME
NO GOOD DEED
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Goldy Moldavsky
SHADOWSHAPER
GIVE ME SOME TRUTH
THE WAY BACK HOME
Daniel José Older
Neil Garnsworth
Allan Stratton
Kids & Family Reading ReportTM, Canadian Edition #KFRR | scholastic.ca/readingreport
