Are you looking for something to do? Maybe something that will both grow and challenge you? Maybe something you can do with others? Well, I have a Bingo Reading Challenge for you that you can do alone, as a family, with friends, with your book club, etc. It can be used for just beginning readers devouring picture books all the way up to adult readers who refuse to touch anything under 600 pages. I made this for our school, but anyone can join in.
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If you need some ideas of what to read to fill in those bingo squares, Elementary librarian, Ms Sarah Foit, and I will be sharing 25 reading ideas with you the next couple of weeks to help you. I’m starting today with 25 ideas for a middle grade reader. Click on the title of the book for a full summary and review. And remember, many books can fit in multiple categories! I might put the Sandwiches book in my Nonfiction Graphic Novel box while another reader might put it in the Foodie Story box.
If you finish 5 in a row, multiple 5 in a rows, or even a whole bingo card we'd love to see what you chose to read. You can share it on social media with the hashtag #icsbingoreadingchallenge
25 Reading Ideas for Middle Grade
Nonfiction Graphic Novel
Sandwiches! More Than You’ve Ever Want to Know about Making and Eating America’s Favorite Food by Alison Deering, ill. by Bob Lentz
Part infographic, part cook book. Sure to make you hungry.
Mystery Book
Framed! (Framed!, #1) by James Ponti
Match wits with a boy recruited to help the FBI solve art crimes.
Fantasy Book
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
A princess, the castle dogs, and other unexpected friends must get help to get her sister’s boyfriend less froggy and deal with her evil step-stepfather. (Psst, don't let the cover fool you. It's not a "girly" book.)
Time-Slip Book
Skylark and Wallcreeper by Anne O’Brien Carelli
Stories of a girl in WWII France, and a girl in New York during Hurricane Sandy intertwine.
Survival Story
Running on the Roof of the World by Jess Butterworth
After soldiers attack people in her Tibetan village that are part of the resistance, including her parents, Tash sets out with two yaks and her best friend Sam to get help from the Dalai Lama.
Animal Story
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
Two raccoons must awake the Sugar Man to help save their swamp as danger creeps in.
Science Fiction
A Problematic Paradox (Nikola Kross, #1) by Eliot Sappingfield
After her father is kidnapped by aliens, Nikola is swept away to a very secret, very odd boarding school.
Historical Fiction
Sunny Side Up (Sunny, #1) by Jennifer L. Holm, ill. by Matthew Holm
Sunny has to survive a whole summer staying with her Grandfather in his retirement community in Florida.
Love Story
Nightbird by Alice Hoffman
In a small town in New England there are lonely hearts that need friendship, a centuries-old curse that needs breaking, misunderstandings that need clearing up, owls that need saving, a rash of thefts that needs stopping, a graffiti artist whose motives need examining, and a family that needs reuniting
Funny Book
The Ministry of S.U.I.T.s (Ministry of SUITs, #1) by Paul Gamble
An exceptionally curious boy finds himself recruited to be a secret agent by the Ministry of Strange Unusual and Impossible Things.
Dystopia Book
Sky Jumpers (Sky Jumpers, #1) by Peggy Eddleman
In a post-WWIII world, bandits invade a small town and a girl who knows a secret way out of the city must risk everything to get help.
Mythological-based Fiction
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet, #1) by Roshani Chokshi
Aru may have kind of released the Sleeper and now if she doesn’t catch him again time is going to end.
Fiction Graphic Novel
Star Scouts (Star Scouts, #1) by Mike Lawrence
Avani was having trouble fitting in with the Flower Scouts troop in her new city, but when she is accidentally picked up by a Star Scout and transported to an intergalactic station, she may have just found the scout troop of her dreams.
Thriller/Suspense Book
The Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicks
A boy is found all by himself in a museum with no memory of who he is or how he got there. And someone is chasing him.
Nonfiction History
Blizzard!: the Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy
An account of the Blizzard of 1888 that snuck up on just about everyone in New England, and forever changed how cities are managed.
Fantasy Book
Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C. Wrede
A princess who’d rather practice sword play and organize a library than do embroidery, a busy dragon who could use an assistant, and some conniving wizards who’d rather the land be dragon-free.
Nonfiction Science
Chasing Cheetahs: the Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cat by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop
Travel to Namibia, visit the Cheetah Conservation Fund's African headquarters and learn about the variety of programs the CCF has instituted to rescue cheetahs, reintroduce them to the wild, prevent their deaths, and increase their numbers.
Mystery Book
Belly Up (FunJungle, #1) by Stuart Gibbs
Everyone thinks the hippo at the zoo where Teddy Fitzroy’s parents work died of natural causes but he smells foul play.
Time-Travel Book
Ben Franklin’s in My Bathroom (History Pals, #1) by Candace Fleming, ill. by Mark Fearing
Nolan is going crazy after Ben Franklin shows up in his house and then takes off trying to see all his inventions around town.
Sports Story
Run with Me: the Story of a U.S. Olympic Champion by Sanya Richards-Ross
Sanya Richards-Ross shares how she became an Olympic runner and lessons she’s learned about life and faith along the way.
Fairytale Rewrite
Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde
The misadventures of a princess who tried to help a bewitched boy and finds herself an enchanted frog.
Contemporary Fiction
Mascot by Antony John
Noah Savino isn’t happy with his life after the accident that killed his dad and landed him in a wheelchair. His mom is dating again, his physical therapist is a drill sergeant, and he's now become the "wheelchair kid" at school. But is it really all bad?
Science Fiction
Sanity & Tallulah (Sanity & Tallulah, #1) by Molly Brooks
Sanity and Tallulah are best friends. They do everything together on their space station. They watch shows together, go to school together, and get in trouble for using their smarts to create a bioengineered three-headed cat named Princess Sparkle, Destroyer of Worlds together. When their kitten escapes and wiring on the space station starts to go haywire at the same time, they have to work together to find their precious kitten before the space station staff does or it will be curtains for Princess Sparkle, Destroyer of Worlds.
Biography, Autobiography, or Memoir
Short & Skinny by Mark Tatulli
A graphic novel autobiography of the author's middle school years when he felt insecure about his body shape and stature, but found confidence through making a movie spoof of the newly released Star Wars.
Foodie Story
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
Foster, a kid who dreams of being on the Food Network and has the kitchen skills to make it, struggles with reading and finds help and friends in unexpected places.
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