Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics 2011-2012

About the Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics is a literature enrichment program sponsored by School Districts 90 and 97, River Forest Public Library, and Oak Park 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 2011

The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Dovey Coe by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Double Trouble Squared by Kathryn Lasky
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas