KMS Summer Reading

Summer Reading   

Please click on the following link for the Kingsview Summer Reading assignment.   (Links to an external site.)

You will be choosing something to read and writing a response about it.  

Other Resources

If you are having a hard time finding something good to read, take a look below

Montgomery County Public Library Summer Reading Program         (Links to an external site.)MCPL Virtual Programing Events  (Links to an external site.)

Children (6-12)

Complete the recommended activities and/or read books. Each completed activity or book earns you 1 point. Earn online badges and prizes for completing 12 activities/books.

Teens (13-17)

Read for one hour increments, attend virtual library programs, and write book reviews to earn points and be entered into MCPL-wide raffles!

MCPL Summer Reading Booklists

Enjoy these reading lists by grade selected by MCPL librarians for kids of all ages.

Entering Grade 6 (Links to an external site.)

Middle School (Links to an external site.)

High School (Links to an external site.)

So many lists!  I’d like to highlight a few!

• Books for Teen Boys
   (Links to an external site.)Adventure, biography, fantasy and more.
• Books in Verse
   (Links to an external site.)Novels written using poetry.
• Diverse Books
   (Links to an external site.)Books for and about everyone.
• Dystopia
   (Links to an external site.)The future isn't as it should be.
• Fantasy Books
   (Links to an external site.)Fantastic books of magic and wonder
• Romance
   (Links to an external site.)Books about love and romance.
• LGBTQ Books (Links to an external site.)
• Look Within
   (Links to an external site.)Try these books about teens discovering who they are.

Click here to view for even more lists!    MCPL Additional Teen BookComplete  Lists (Links to an external site.)

Black-Eyed Susan 2020-2021 Nominee Book Lists from MASL ( Maryland Association of School Librarians) (Links to an external site.)

Preview the new books!  Ms. P plans on purchasing Ebook and Audio copies of all of these books to add to our school Destiny catalog for the Fall!  Currently we only have a few of these titles, but in print format.  

National and State Award Lists (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Reading: Award Winners (Links to an external site.)

A collection of ALA's literature award winners and various notable reading lists.

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Complete List)     (Links to an external site.)Top Ten (Links to an external site.) 

The list selects both fiction and nonfiction

Amelia Bloomer Project (Links to an external site.)

An annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18, created by the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association.  Scroll to the bottom to view Middle Reads Fiction and Non-Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction.

Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2019. (Links to an external site.)

FEATURE. First published January 1, 2020 (Booklist).Scroll through older readers and middle readers book titles.

2020 Summer Reading from The Horn Book: Middle School             (Links to an external site.)High School (Links to an external site.)

2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults Complete List)                 (Links to an external site.)Top Ten (Links to an external site.)

2020 Great Graphic Novels For Teens                         (Links to an external site.)Top Ten