No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ funny looks! Ok, so maybe two out of three still applies.
Summer vacation. It’s a great time to catch up with friends, enjoy the outdoors from sun up until sun down, and of course, catch up on reading! Just a few weeks shy of summer vacation, Barnes & Noble has announced their 13th annual summer reading program with the series “Percy Jackson & The Olympians.” Author Rick Riordan takes readers on the adventures of Percy Jackson, a young half-god, half-human son of the gods of Olympus.
The reading program, which encourages kids to read throughout the summer, asks kids to read any eight books of their choice, then to write about the book in a summer reading journal and once the journal is complete, kids can get a coupon for a free book.
To help kick off the reading program, Rick Riordan will be making Barnes & Noble in-store appearances on May 20, in San Antonio, Texas; June 19, in Mesa, Arizona and Saturday, August 29, in Brentwood, Tennessee. He will also participate in a Summer Reading blog at Barnes & Noble.com, where various authors will post about summer reading memories and children’s literacy. More information, including interactive activities for kids and a video interview with Rick Riordan, is available at www.bn.com/summerreading.
I remember riding my bike to the library as a tween. (I wasn’t allowed outside of our court, btw. I was quite the rebel.) At the library, I’d sit for hours browsing for the perfect books to check out. I usually ended up with books like the original chick lit book: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Oh, the memories.
Does anyone have any fun summer reading memories?
