Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program for Kids (Summer 2021)

Updated for the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program for 2021!

The Barnes and Noble summer reading program for kids gives kids a free book when they read 8 books over the summer.

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How to Get Free Books From the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

Visit the Barnes and Noble summer reading program and you'll find a link to where you can download and print a reading journal. The journals are available in English and Spanish.

Fill out the student information on the bottom of the first page of the journal. A parent must sign on this page in order for the child to get a free book.

In the reading log, your child will need to record the title and author, along with their favorite part of eight books to get their free book.

Bring the completed and signed reading journal into your local Barnes and Noble bookstore between July 1, 2021, and August 31, 2021. Present it to an employee and they will let your child choose a book from the free book list.

The Free Books Available From the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

There's a wide variety of free books available for kids from the Barnes and Noble summer reading program. Here's what's available in 2020:

Children in grades 1 and 2 are eligible to receive one of the following books:

• Pete the Cat: Super Pete
• I Want to Be a Doctor
• Pizza and Taco: Who's the Best?
• Dinosaurs (National Geographic)
• Lily to the Rescue
• Bad Kitty: Camp Daze
• Good Dog: Home is Where the Heart Is
• Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Newest Princess
• Jorge el curioso: De basura a tesoro (Bilingual)

Kids that are in grades 3 and 4 can pick out one of these books:

• Into the Wild (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin Series #1)
• Try Not to LOL
• I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Boy-Crazy Stacey
• Goosebumps SlappyWorld: Slappy Birthday to You
• The Borrowers
• What Are the Summer Olympics?
• The Tale of Despereaux
• Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
• Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
• Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
• El nino nuevo

Those children that are in grades 5 and 6 can choose from this list of books:

• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
• House Arrest
• Other Words for Home
• Clean Getaway
• The Last Lady-Day-of-Summer
• The Wednesday Wards
• The Storm Runner
• Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
• Keeper of the Lost Cities
• The Doughnut Fix
• A Wrinkle In Time
• Merci Suarez Changes Gears
• Nevermoor: The Trials Of Morrigan Crow
• Espereanza renace

Other Features of the Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

The Barnes and Noble summer reading program website also has educator activity kits. These kits include fun activities about reading that can be completed with a child.

Limits to Be Aware Of

The Barnes and Noble summer reading program is only available to school-aged children in grades 1-6.

Only one book is available for each child who completes a reading journal and choice must be made from the selected books available at the store.