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Read for a Lifetime - Illinois Center for the Book
Brief Information:
Read for a Lifetime is a statewide reading program that targets high school students. This initiative promotes the enjoyment of reading by encouraging students to read both classic and contemporary literature and rewards them for their efforts. By participating in the program, students develop a love of books and reading that will last a lifetime.
Program Information
Program Information
- Illinois high schools promote and encourage their students to read from the annual booklist of 25 titles, which represents a mixture of classic and contemporary literature.
- Certificates are given to each student who:
- Reads at least four titles from the posted booklist during the school year
- Reads all 25 books on the annual posted booklist.
- Reads at least four titles from the annual posted booklist all 4 years of high school.
- Reads all 25 books on the annual posted booklist all 4 years of high school.
- All certificates are signed by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian.
Be sure to supply your school library (in Illinois) your completed challenge. The school library will then need to fill out the Final Reporting Form and submit it to the Illinois State Library ([email protected]).
Final Reporting Form
Final Reporting Form
2024-2025 Illinois Read for a Lifetime Book List
1 participant (24 books)
Overview
Read for a Lifetime - Illinois Center for the Book
Brief Information:
Read for a Lifetime is a statewide reading program that targets high school students. This initiative promotes the enjoyment of reading by encouraging students to read both classic and contemporary literature and rewards them for their efforts. By participating in the program, students develop a love of books and reading that will last a lifetime.
Program Information
Program Information
- Illinois high schools promote and encourage their students to read from the annual booklist of 25 titles, which represents a mixture of classic and contemporary literature.
- Certificates are given to each student who:
- Reads at least four titles from the posted booklist during the school year
- Reads all 25 books on the annual posted booklist.
- Reads at least four titles from the annual posted booklist all 4 years of high school.
- Reads all 25 books on the annual posted booklist all 4 years of high school.
- All certificates are signed by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian.
Be sure to supply your school library (in Illinois) your completed challenge. The school library will then need to fill out the Final Reporting Form and submit it to the Illinois State Library ([email protected]).
Final Reporting Form
Final Reporting Form
Challenge Books
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
Steve Sheinkin
* Sydney Taylor Honor Award * Best of the Best Book— Chicago Public Library
In the Lives of Puppets
TJ Klune
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
* INDIE BESTSELLER
* INDIE BESTSELLER
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
My Lady Jane
Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand
* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
* YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
* Now a TV show on Prime
* YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
* Now a TV show on Prime
Rez Ball
Byron Graves
* William C. Morris Award
* American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book
* American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book
Spice Road
Maiya Ibrahim
* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
The Loop
Ben Oliver
* Starred Reviews — Kirkus, and School Library Journal
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
* HUGO AWARD— BEST NOVEL
* Now a show on Netflix
* Now a show on Netflix
The Weight of Blood
Tiffany D. Jackson
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
* INDIE BESTSELLER
*Junior Library Guild Selection
* INDIE BESTSELLER
*Junior Library Guild Selection
Thieves' Gambit
Kayvion Lewis
* Best of the Best Pick— Black Caucus American Library Association
* READ WITH REAGAN BOOK CLUB PICK!
* READ WITH REAGAN BOOK CLUB PICK!
What the River Knows
Isabel Ibañez
* Starred Reviews — Booklist, and School Library Journal