Tween Tuesday: Summer reads
Here's Liz Atwood with this week's installment of Tween Tuesday
School is almost out and while my kids probably fantasize about sleeping late and playing video games all day, that’s not going to happen. I didn’t buy the summer work packets this year, but I’m a firm believer in another tradition — summer reading.
I wish I could say my boys love to read, but they don’t. They start into books, but always seem to get bored and want to give up. I’m sure that it’s because books just don’t move as quickly as movies, TV shows and video games. The trick is to keep them interested.
The National Summer Learning Association, based in Baltimore, has a lot of great resources, including these tips on how to find books for the summer read.
Libraries across the country are sponsoring programs to encourage the kids to read by adding in contests, crafts and games. The theme for many libraries this summer, including the Enoch Pratt in Baltimore, is One World, Many Stories.
Scholastic has joined with PBS Kids to sponsor another reading competition and has lots of resources and suggested books. Many schools also offer reading lists — some suggested and some required.
If you have any other ideas of how to motivate the reluctant tween reader, I’d like to hear about it.








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