Win Prizes in TMC's Summer Reading Challenge

School's out for summer...but not reading!

This past school year has been nothing if not interesting: We went back and forth between in-person classes and online studies; we've had to use online book orders to check out titles from the Learning Commons, which was closed for browsing; and we've had to log onto virtual book talks and presentations in order to find out what new additions have been added to the TMC library collection.

However, because it hasn't been an ordinary year, the summer ahead will not be run-of-the-mill either, as TMC launches its first-ever Summer Reading Challenge, with numerous prizes up for grabs to all who participate.

The challenge gives students the opportunity to log their reading from July 1 to Sept. 1, whether it is done with books from home, the public library or with eBooks posted on the website created specifically for this challenge.

The Summer Reading Challenge Website

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On this site, you will find a wide range of eBooks you can flip through. All you need to do is be logged into your CBE EDU Google account to access the website. Once in, you will find novels and graphic novels that you can read from the comfort of your own home, vacation property, relative's house or campsite — wherever you have Internet service. You can even download books, or make them accessible to offline services via your Google Settings, before you leave your house!

Each title has the suggested reading level, so you and your parents don't have to wonder if it is appropriate for you. 

Whether you choose to use the website or paper copies from another collection, you can still log your reading AND enter to win great prizes, however.

Contest and Prizes

               

Scroll down the website page to find the Contest Entry Form. You will need to check off the titles you've read on the website, or log your own titles in the form before you enter your submission. Just be sure you submit your form by Sept. 10 to qualify for the prizes. DRAW DATE: SEPT. 13!

1. Top Prize: Bloom Trilogy by Canadian best-selling author Kenneth Oppel (Bloom, Hatch, Thrive) 
2. Four Runner-Up Prizes: Copy of Skeleton Tree by best-selling Canadian Author Iain Lawrence 
   
3. PLUS: 3 Random Draws for new books
4. PLUS: 1 Random Draw for a No Holds Barred Access Pass for the Learning Commons, which entitles the winner to first-dib holds on titles in the TMC Learning Commons for the 2021-2022 school year
5. PLUS: All who enter get a laminated custom-designed TMC Learning Commons Bookmark!

Summer Reading Challenge Website eBooks 

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The Summer Reading Challenge website has numerous eBooks I've compiled for the contest, so check them out!

eBook novel titles:

• Among the Impostors by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Gr. 5-8 
• Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder by various authors: Gr. 4-7
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney: Gr. 3-6
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney: Gr. 3-6
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry: Gr. 3-7
• Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices: Gr. 3-7
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger: Gr. 3-7 
• Dark Paper Strikers Back by Tom Angleberger: Gr. 3-7 
• The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger: Gr. 3-7
• The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett by Tom Angleberger: Gr. 307
• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau: Gr. 5-8
• The Giver by Lois Lowry: Gr. 5-12
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: Gr. 4-12
• Magisterium Book 1: The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare: Gr. 3-7
• The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau: Gr. 5-8
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown: Gr. 3-7
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio: Gr. -7 
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: Gr. 7-12
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner: Gr. 7-12
• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: Gr. 8-12
• Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli: Gr. 5-12
• Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen: Gr. 5-9
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton: Gr. 7-12
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne: Gr. 7-9
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: Gr. 5-9 
• The Absolute True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie: Gr. 8-12
• The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline: Gr. 9-12
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Gr. 9-Adult 

eBook graphic novels:

• Drama by Raina Telgemeier: Gr. 4-7 
  
• Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier: Gr. 4-7
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier: Gr. 4-7
• The Only Living Boy: Vol. 1: Patchwork Planet by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis: Gr. 5-9
• The Only Living Boy: Vol. 2: Beyond the Sea and Sky by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis: Gr. 5-9
• Wings of Fire: Book 1: The Dragnet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes: Gr. 3-7
• Wings of Fire Book 2: The Lost Heir by Tui T Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes: Gr. 3-7
• Wings of Fire Book 3: The Hidden Kingdom by by Tui T Sutherland and illustrated by Mike Holmes: Gr. 3-7
• The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis and adopted by Nora Twomey: Gr. 5-9
• The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor and illustrated by Michael Wyatt: Gr. 7-9
• Romeo & Juliet: Manga by William Shakespeare and illustrated by Sonia Leong: Gr. 9-12
• Persepolis: A Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi: Gr. 9-Adult