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Win a Gift Card!Complete your IAHE Summer Reading Challenge by filling in all the circles, and you could win a $25 gift card to Christianbook.com. Have you seen what they

have in their store? Games, books, toys, movies, and much more!

Complete the challenge and submit your reading log. A winner will be randomly chosen from each of the following categories:

K-3rd, 4th-8th, 9th-12th

YOU could be that winner!

How it Works!

Find some great books to read—check out our reading list that we put together for different ages. You may just find a book there that will become

a lifelong favorite.

Then follow these steps:

Start reading! Read a book yourself or have a book read aloud to you. Set a daily goal, keep track of your minutes,

and fill in the circles on your reading log as you go.

Take a picture of your reading log when it is all filled in.

Submit the picture at iahe.net/summer-reading-challenge.

Now you can sit back and wait for the results! While you are waiting, why not read some more? There is always

another adventure awaiting you in the next book!

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Choose the right books. What are your children interested in? Reading a variety of books is great, but be sure to leave time for what especially interests them.

DogsThe futureAdventuresFamous peopleComing-of-age storiesAmerican history

Let them read everywhere. Be creative and they will never find themselves bored.

Read outsideRead to a petRead in bedRead to a stuffed animalRead to a parent Read with a flashlight

Encourage them to read a variety of genres. They may be surprised at the enjoyment that comes from reading genres they have never explored before.

Read a biographyRead a poemRead fictionRead fantasyRead a playRead history

Get prizes involved. It’s amazing what we can accomplish when we are motivated. Try:

A special dessertA toyA new bookA special date

Lastly, make reading every day a family affair. We are usually more motivated to do something when others around us are doing the same. Share the adventure by reading aloud exciting portions of your books to each other!

Tips and Tricks— for a successful summer of reading —

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Book Ideas

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff

Celia Garthby Gwen Bristow

The Gift of Pain by Dr. Paul Brand

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Island War by Patricia Reilly Giff

The Knights of Arrethtrae series by Chuck Black

Liberty Letters series by Nancy LeSourd

Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Retrievers: Valley of the Roden by Nicole Sager

Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

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Benjamin Rushby Janet & Geoff Benge

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Fine Print: A Story About Johann Gutenberg

by Joann Burch

The Gammage Cup by Carol Kendall

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series

by Maryrose Wood

The Mandie Collection by Lois Gladys Leppard

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Rascal by Sterling North

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partnersby Erica Silverman

Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Let’s Drive, Henry Ford!by Peter & Connie Roop

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

The Littles by John Peterson

McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm

by Sid Fleischman

Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Mr Putter and Tabby Series by Cynthia Ryland & Arthur Howard

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Tigers at Twilight by Mary Pope Osborne

And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner

Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson & Jane Chap-man

The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Come On, Rain by Karen Hesse

Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems

Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Olivia by Ian Falconer

Papa Put a Man on the Moon by Kristy Dempsey

Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty

Saint George and the Dragon Retold by Margaret Hodges

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Baker

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury

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Join the 2021 IAHE Summer Reading Challenge!

Track your daily reading minutes this summer.

Set a goal! minutes per day. Color in the bubbles as you complete your goal each day. Each cluster of bubbles represents one week.

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