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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 2024-2025 school year. In the meantime…START READING TODAY!

There are 36 titles on the Reading Olympics list. Only 35 are listed below. The 36th title will be revealed in January 2025 at the Goochland Reads kick-off event.

**Click here to view this year's book list (sorted by genre)

EXCELLENCE

• At the Bottom of the World (Bill Nye)

• The Camping Trip That Changed America (Barbara Rosenstock)

• The Contract (Derek Jeter)

• Glow: Animals With Their Own Night-Lights (W. H. Beck)

• Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (Candace Fleming)

• Where Is the Great Barrier Reef? (Nico Medina)

CREATIVITY

• Fairest of All (Sarah Mlynowski)

• The Fourteenth Goldfish (Jennifer L. Holm)

• Iggy Is Better Than Ever (Annie Barrows)

• The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor (Aubrey Hartman)

• Max and the Midknights (Lincoln Peirce)

• One Plastic Bag (Miranda Paul)

• The Pendericks (Jeanne Birdsall)

COURAGE

• Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale)

• Blood On the River (Elisa Carbone)

• Framed! (James Ponti)

• I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Lauren Tarshis)

• The Maze of Bones (Rick Riordan)

• Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park (Aaron Johnson)

• Oh, Rats! (Tor Seidler)

• Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir (Julie Bertagna)

HONOR

• Dogtown (Katherine Applegate)

• The Great Reef Games (Kristin Earhart)

• Lemons (Melissa Savage)

• The Silver Arrow (Lev Grossman)

• Willodeen (Katherine Applegate)

• Wishtree (Katherine Applegate)

OPTIMISM

• The Aquanaut (Dan Santat)

• Dog Squad (Chris Grabenstein)

• Ducks Overboard (Markus Motem)

• Odder (Katherine Applegate)

• Rescue on Turtle Beach (Jen Marlin)

• Stella Diaz Never Gives Up (Angela Dominguez)

• The Wild Robot Escapes (Peter Brown)

• Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale)

• Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera (Candace Fleming)

Reading Olympians from all three elementary schools in Goochland County will work together 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 one book from each ECCHO category

• complete an assessment given by the school librarian for each book read from the list

• attend weekly meetings (during the school day)

• have a positive attitude and be a good team player