Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics 2010-2011

About the Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics is a literature enrichment program sponsored by School Districts 90 and 97, Oak Park Public Library, and River Forest Public Library, as well as several area private schools.

At the beginning of the school year all 5th grade students are invited to participate in the Reading Olympics program. Students read a list of 18 chosen books and compete with each other answering questions about the books. The students answer with the name of the book and the name of its author.

School teams are formed (three students each) and the schools meet three times a year for competition. The first two competitions cover nine books each. The last competition, held in April, covers the previous 18 books.

For more information about Reading Olympics and how your child or school can participate call the River Forest Public Library at 708-366-5205 x 312, or contact Ellen Cutter by email at ellen.cutter(@)riverforestlibrary.org.

Titles for Fall 2010

The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis
Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
Far North by Will Hobbs
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
Schooled by Gordon Korman
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Titles for Spring 2011

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary L. Blackwood
Hamlet for Kids Lois Burdett
The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia C. DeFelice
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Flying Solo by Ralph J. Fletcher