Summer is almost here and with lots of fun in the sun to be had, the excitement is ramping up!! We try to avoid summer reading loss, so we need to find ways to get in some reading over the summer with the 2023 summer reading lists!

We’ve listed all of the Sunshine State Book lists from Kindergarten to teens and a few fun, local summer reading programs! Don’t forget that audio books are great for those summer road trips too!

Sunshine State Young Readers K-2 Reading List

Sunshine State Young Readers 3-5 Reading List

Sunshine State Young Readers 6-8 Reading List

Florida Teens Reading List

OCPS Superintendent’s Summer Reading Challenge, All Together Now

“All Together Now” is the theme of Orange County Public Schools’ motivational summer reading celebration. The purpose is to motivate children to read for pleasure and to ensure that students maintain their reading skills over summer vacation.

OCPS encourages families to browse the reading lists, interactive literacy guides, e-books, parent resources, and literacy events in our community. Students may also access the OCPS’s Summer Reading Celebration via Beanstack. Students are encouraged to participate in literacy -based activities documented on an interactive bingo board within the Beanstack application.

In addition to ongoing student and staff choice reading, the 2023 Summer Reading Celebration includes:
-a ONE OCPS book selection for each grade level band with interactive reading guides for the summer
-a bingo challenge with specific literacy goals and activities for students at each grade level band
-digital tickets in Beanstack that allow readers to choose which prize they want to work toward

The One OCPS book titles selected for the 2023 Summer are:

🍎 K-2 Students: My Life in Pictures – Guide

🍎 3-5 Students: Dog Squad – Guide

🍎 Middle School Students: Invisible – Guide

🍎 High School Students: For Every One – Guide

Orange County Library System Summer Reading Program 2023 – Together Now: Todos Juntos Ahora.

  • June 3 – July 29, 2023

Participate in Orange County Library System’s annual summer program, All Together Now: Kindness, Friendship and Unity. Programs, classes and events will continue to be offered both in-person and online.Everyone is waiting for you to expand your world with friendship in the mix. Registration starts on Monday, May 1.

Here’s what to do:

  • Spread your love for reading with a book from our Summer Booklists for Early Learners, Kids and Teens.
  • Read for at least 20 minutes every day!
  • Sign up for Beanstack and log your minutes online, or use the English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish paper reading tracker.
  • Starting July 15, kids ages 0-18 who complete 300 minutes of reading can visit their local branch for a Goodie Bag, while supplies last.
  • Learn more about the youth Grand Prize Giveaway at the End of Summer Celebration!
  • View the online calendar to register for upcoming programs and events.

Sign up for an OCLS card or visit any of our Orange County Library locations to register for a library card in person.

*An Orange County Library regular, property owner, or fee card in good standing is required to be eligible to win prizes. Reciprocal borrowers, OCLS staff or members of their household, including board members and their families, are ineligible.

Lake County Library System Summer Reading Program 2023

Check the Lake County Library website and click on your home library event’s calendar to see the specific day to kick off the program.

Lake County also has published summer reading lists broken down by age of child.

SCPS Let’s Read, Seminole County

Still updating the website to reflect 2023 programming, but they have some information released about 2023!

Dive into summer adventures by participating in our SCPS Summer Programs! Let your imagination take a vacation through the many books offered on the Let’s Read Seminole Big Red Bus, SCPS OverDrive, or at your local library. Investigate math in the real world by participating in the MathQuest Summer Challenge. Prove you have the “write” stuff by “scrib”ing throughout the summer months by participating in the ScribED writing challenges.

Let’s Read, Seminole is a summer reading program that encourages students to continue reading during the summer months and delivers books throughout Seminole County on the Bookmobile. Students may participate in this program even if they are unable to visit the Big Red Bus. To participate, visit the Bookmobile, SCPS OverDrive, or a local library to select your next reading adventure! As you read, remember to add each book to the reading log. At the end of the summer, turn in the reading log(s) to your school or submit an online district reading log for a chance to win a District prize!

To participate:

  1. visit the Bookmobile
  2. SCPS OverDrive, or a local library to select your next reading adventure!

As you read, remember to add each book to the reading log.

At the end of the summer, turn in the reading log(s) to your school or submit an online district reading log for a chance to win a District prize!

Sign up for your Seminole County Library card today!

Scholastic Summer Reading Project

The Scholastic Summer Reading program offers kids an exciting, free, and safe summer reading experience, while helping to provide books to kids with limited or no access over the summer, keeping every child reading.

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Reading together as a family helps prevent summer learning loss and encourages strong communication & bonding. Check out  6 Tips for Successful Family Reading and 6 Tips for Teaching Phonics at Home.

What will your kids/family be reading or listening to this summer? Tell us in the comments!

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