Bakersfield City School District

Literacy Links

BCSD Summer Reading

	Read Books Online http://kern.lib.overdrive.com/84225FE0-ED41-476B-A5A2-746D4C4B8D88/10/50/en/Default.htm http://kids.nypl.org/ebooks
K	http://www.wegivebooks.org login with an email http://www.storylineonline.net
1	http://www.wegivebooks.org login with an email http://www.storylineonline.net https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=stories+for+kids
2	http://www.wegivebooks.org login with an email http://www.storylineonline.net
3	http://kern.lib.overdrive.com/84225FE0-ED41-476B-A5A2-746D4C4B8D88/10/50/en/Default.htm
4	http://kern.lib.overdrive.com/84225FE0-ED41-476B-A5A2-746D4C4B8D88/10/50/en/Default.htm
5	http://kern.lib.overdrive.com/84225FE0-ED41-476B-A5A2-746D4C4B8D88/10/50/en/Default.htm
6	http://kern.lib.overdrive.com/84225FE0-ED41-476B-A5A2-746D4C4B8D88/10/50/en/Default.htm
7	http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/public-domain http://www.read.gov/kids
8	https://www.gutenberg.org http://www.read.gov/kids https://librivox.org/search?primary_key=0&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results

Summer Reading Lists

DISCLAIMER: Not all of the books on these lists have been vetted by BCSD staff. Please review age appropriateness and content prior to student access.

K	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/pre-kindergartners http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/kindergarten http://www.greatschools.org/students/books/6992-best-book-series-beginning-readers.gs http://www.greatschools.org/students/books/1555-parent-picks-kindergarten.gs http://www.greatschools.org/students/books/slideshows/2602-classic-childhood-favorites-kindergarten.gs
1	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/first-grade http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/showarticle/623 http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/1st-grade-read-alouds
2	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/second-grade http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/showarticle/624 http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/2nd-grade-read-alouds
3	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/third-grade http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/showarticle/625 http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/3rd-grade-read-alouds
4	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/fourth-grade http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/showarticle/677 http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/4th-grade-read-alouds
5	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/fifth-grade http://www.greatschools.org/cgi-bin/showarticle/678 http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/5th-grade-read-alouds
6	http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists/sixth-grade http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/clean-teen http://thestorysanctuary.com/category/clean-young-adult-fiction http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/6th-grade-read-alouds
7	http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/clean-teen http://thestorysanctuary.com/category/clean-young-adult-fiction http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/7th-grade-read-alouds
8	http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/clean-teen http://thestorysanctuary.com/category/clean-young-adult-fiction http://www.readingteen.net/p/reading-clean-spotlights.html http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/8th-grade-read-alouds

Children’s Choice awards – http://www.reading.org/resources/booklists/childrenschoices.aspx

NPR – http://www.npr.org/2013/05/08/182312744/summer-books-2013-the-complete-list

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/17/318605443/to-infinity-and-beyond-rocket-powered-summer-reading

and

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/17/318605373/these-books-were-made-for-walking-summer-reads-to-stroll-through

International Literacy Association http://www.reading.org/Resources/Booklists.aspx

SciFi/Fantasy/Horror/YA – Locus list http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2015/02/2014-locus-recommended-reading-list

American Library Association Recommended Reading – http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet23

ALA Elementary Reads – http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/compubs/booklists/greatreads/greatreads_bw.pdf

Public Library Lists – http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists

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