Raise reading skills this summer with take-home book packs and rigorous practice materials.
My Books Summer | Grades PreK–12
Take-Home Book Packs for Proven Summer Success
My Books Summer | Grades PreK–12
Take-Home Book Packs for Proven Summer Success
Raise reading skills this summer with take-home book packs and rigorous practice materials.
Proven to Work. Guaranteed to Engage.
78% of students in Grades 3–5 maintained or increased their reading levels from spring to fall after receiving Scholastic summer books and other learning opportunities.
Backed by Research. Packed with Learning.
Evidence suggests that as little as five books in the home can improve reading levels.¹
Results Educators Need
Maintain and raise student reading levels with proven fluency and comprehension skills practice.
Books Students Love
Engage students with 5-, 6-, or 10-book packs that reflect their interests and reading levels.
Libraries Families Cherish
Get families involved with caregiver resources and opportunities to read together!
Pick Your Packs
Pick the themes that best meet your summer needs. Available in English or Spanish, titles are updated every summer to ensure students have exciting new books.
English Take-Home Packs
Select 5, 6, or 10 books featuring fiction, nonfiction, or specialty themes. Available for Grades PreK–12.
Spanish Take-Home Packs
Select 5, 6, or 10 books featuring fiction or nonfiction. Available for Grades PreK–5.
Classroom Sets
30 packs, each with 5 books, provide fiction and nonfiction take-home titles for the whole class.
Summer Express Workbook Bundles
Pair My Books Summer with a workbook of skills-based activities to retain key skills from the previous school year while offering a peek into what’s ahead.
Specialty Themes Available!
Focus on a specific need or area of interest with packs on School Readiness, Health and Wellness, STEAM, Genre Study, and Literary Elements.
The Impact of Take-Home Books
Four decades of research with children of all ages, in varied socioeconomic and cultural groups, reveal that access to books in the home is one of the strongest predictors of educational achievement.
Just 5 Books
Reading just five books during the summer can prevent a decline in reading achievement when returning to school.
- Kim, J.S. (2006)
25 Books
A child who has at least 25 books in their home will, on average, complete two more years of school than a child from a home without any books at all.
- Evans et al. (2010)
40 Books
When second-graders were given 40 carefully selected books for their home libraries, their fluency improved, and parents reported increased time spent reading at home.
- Minkel (2012)
Read the Research. See the Results.
Learn more about the research behind summer reading and home libraries.
Home Libraries | Topic Paper
This review of research details the positive impact of home libraries on student achievement.
Kids & Family Reading Report, 8th Edition
A national survey of parents and children shows that access to high-quality books is essential to building foundational reading skills.
Summer Solutions: Translating Research into Practice
Scholastic Education incorporates eight research-based practices into our summer learning solutions to drive real results.
See Inside a Summer Book Pack
Explore our title list and other components that come prepackaged and ready to distribute!
5, 6, or 10 High-Interest Books
Discover some of our most engaging books of the summer across fiction and nonfiction. Titles are updated every year!
Think Sheets
Designed to boost comprehension skills, each book is paired with a Think Sheet with book-specific writing activities and comprehension questions.
Program Guide
The downloadable Program Guide supports implementation with timelines, checklists, tips, and reading strategies.
Summer Reading Journal
Families can complete writing and comprehension activities together!
Family Guide
NEW! Help families make reading a daily habit with tips for read-alouds and conversation starters.
Summer Express Workbooks
This 100-page workbook features skills-based activities that reinforce reading, writing, phonics, and math skills. (Included with select bundles only.)
Customization Options Available
Customize book packs for your summer goals, needs, or budget. Or empower student choice with packs chosen by the readers themselves—in-person or online.
“Research indicates that self-selected reading is twice as powerful as teacher-selected reading in developing motivation and comprehension.”
Guthrie and Humenick, 2004
Customize Your Book Packs
Create your own My Books Summer take-home book packs. Choose from a variety of easy options:
1. Select Books for Your Students: Choose from hundreds of expertly curated books that reflect your district's priorities, budget, and student body. Distribute to students to keep them on track.
2. Students Select Books On-Site: Host an on-site summer reading distribution event where students choose their own books from an educator-vetted selection.
3. Students Select Books Online: Students browse educator-vetted books online and select titles that interest them, featuring fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and more.
Personalize for Your School
Personalize your summer reading program with custom options that support your school, district, or organization’s commitment to summer learning. Selections include:
- District letters
- Custom bags
- Skills-based workbooks
- And more
Professional Learning for Educator Success
Facilitated Implementation Support
Maximize Impact with Scholastic Professional Learning
Work with our certified Literacy Specialists on-site or virtually to build the capacity of your educators to embed our engaging stories and collections into your learning environments.
Want to take your instructional practice to the next level? Put strategies into action with 1:1 job-embedded coaching!
Send Books Home Any Time of Year
The need for independent reading doesn’t end when summer does. Distribute take-home books all year long to build home libraries by more than 10 books a year.
My Books Every Day
This books-to-home literacy program encourages a personal connection to reading while nurturing the relationship between families and schools.
Grab and Go Take-Home Books
Encourage at-home reading any time of year with five take-home books and a family guide.
Literacy Pro
Provide students with more reading choice and get the data you need to drive instruction with our powerful independent and instructional reading management program.
Workbooks
Build foundational literacy skills with engaging student practice books on alphabet knowledge, sight words, and reading comprehension.
Grab and Go Decodables
Extend decoding practice beyond the classroom with take-home decodable book packs for students reading at grade levels PreK–4.
Ready to Share My Books Summer with Your Students?
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