Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics

Reading Olympics is designed to promote teamwork, self- confidence, and reading for FUN! Books from the list are selected for students of all reading abilities and interests. All students in grades 4 & 5 are encouraged to become a Reading Olympian! If your child is interested in participating in the Reading Olympics program, more information will be sent home at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year. In the meantime…START READING TODAY!

2019-20 RO Book List

There are 36 titles on the Reading Olympics list. Only 35 are listed below. The 36th title will be revealed in January 2020 at the Goochland Reads kick-off event.

ADVENTURE

Adventures of Henry Whiskers by Gigi Prebe
A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron
Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins
The School is Alive! by Jack Chabert

FANTASY

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
The Wishing Spell (Land of Stories) by Chris Colfer
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Jane Goodall: Animal Scientist by Katherine E. Krohn
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

HISTORICAL FICTION

Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Burbaker Bradley

HUMOR

My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian
They Didn’t Teach This in Worm School! by Simone Lia

MYSTERY

Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
Lemons by Melissa Savage
Shadows at Jamestown by Steven K. Smith

NONFICTION

Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton
Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers

POETRY / NOVEL IN VERSE

Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake by Julie Sternberg
Giant Children by Brod Bagert

REALISTIC FICTION

Annie Glover is NOT a Tree Lover by Darleen Bailey Beard
Confessions from the Principal’s Kid by Robin Mellom
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Loser’s Club by Andrew Clements
Pablo and Birdy by Alson McGhee
Pie by Sarah Weeks
Rules by Cynthia Lord

SCIENCE FICTION

Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O’Hara

SPORTS FICTION

The Contract by Derek Jeter
A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner

Congratulations to the 2018 Champions, “Unreasonable Logic” from RES!

Team Member Requirements

Reading Olympians will work in teams to collectively read from a list of 36 books during the school year. In the Spring, participants will go to the annual tournament and be asked questions about the books in order to earn points for their team.

Reading Olympics team members must…

be a 4th or 5th grade student
read a minimum of 8 books from the book list• 2 books must be read by October 15 • 4 books by December 15 • 8 books by March 15
pass an Accelerated Reader test with a grade of 80% or higher for each of the 8 books read
attend weekly meetings
have a positive attitude and be a good team player