Self-Selections: Incoming 9th,10th, 11th, & 12th graders

Stephen Krashen’s The Power of Reading (Libraries Unlimited, 1993) affirmed that free, voluntary reading yielded benefits including better spelling, writing style, and grammatical development. Reading for pleasure improves stress levels and test scores.  Let's build 'booklove' this summer.  Join us for a summer reading scavenger hunt that will earn you a chance at winning Book Booty! 

In order to earn raffle tickets (to be redeemed for prizes at our Summer Success Reading Fair in September), you must complete a Reading Activity from the list below. You may read as many books and complete as many activities as you wish—each activity earns you more chances to win!

Find links to help you discover reading you'll love on the subpages (Brentwood Public Library, Goodreads for Different Types of Readers, Goodreads Most Anticipated Books of Summer, NY Times Bestsellers, 2020 Books Worth Reading, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Fiction, PBS The Great American Read, Newsela, Sci-Fi, Series Books) in this section. 

Then, you need to “prove” that you completed a Reading Activity by providing a Form of Evidence. 

Here are some ideas to get you started: 

Reading Activities:

• Join goodreads.

• Stay up-to-date on current events and areas of interest on Newsela.

• Join the Brentwood Public Library's Summer Reading Club.

• Sign up for a Library card at the Brentwood Public Library.

• Attend a library program at the Public Library. 

• Read a book:

  • with someone younger than you.

  • at the library.

  • and create a blog about it.

  • about a real-life person.

  • about a place you’d like to visit.

  • that will teach you a new skill.

  • that has a cover you love.

  • that is part of a series.

  • that was written after 2020.

  • about being brave.

  • whose main character is about your age.

  • that a friend recommends.

  • that is non-fiction.

  • your mom or dad or family member liked as a child.

  • you’ve read before and loved.

  • that has been made into a movie.

  • while lying in the grass or sitting under a tree.

  • at a beach.

  • about your favorite place.

  • with a flashlight under the stars.

  • written more than 20 years ago.

  • on the NYTimes Bestseller list.

Forms of evidence:

• Take pictures or screenshots of yourself doing the activity. (Good for activities like reading with someone younger than you, joining Goodreads, etc.)

• Ask a parent to sign a note in which you describe the activity you completed.

• Create a visual representation of something you read.

• Write an alternate ending.

• Create a movie trailer for a book you read. 

• Draw a map of the setting.

• Write a short story about what the character(s) would be doing one year later.

• Imagine you could interview the protagonist. What three questions would you ask?

• Redesign the cover.

• Choose two people or characters from two different books who you think would be great friends. Explain why. 

• Choose one book location or setting to live in for a week—it can be fiction or nonfiction. Write a short response about which book you would choose and why.

• Recommend a book to a friend or family member. Which title did you choose and why did you recommend it?

Reading Activities + Forms of Evidence = Raffle Tickets!