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 Looking for "Just Right" Books?
  • Selected Books Levels D-Z
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  • You can search for books (titles, subjects, and authors) in the ACDS Library Catalog Destiny Discover, and then filter by reading level.
American Library Association Children's Book Recommendations
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Participate in the Alexandria Library Summer Reading Program.
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Take the Washington Post Summer Reading Challenge!

​The KidsPost Summer Reading Challenge focuses on "True Friends." Read about the recommended books and how to take the challenge here. 
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The book are available at Hooray for Books and in the local libraries.​
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Like Audio Books? 
​SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for young adults.  From May 5th to August 17th, SYNC gives away two complete audiobook downloads a week-- a current young adult title along with a thematically paired classic or required summer reading title.  Sign up for email and text alerts and be the first to know when new titles are available to download here.   


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The Washington Nationals are partnering with local library programs. Learn about it here.
Like Ebooks? You can read and check out eBooks through the ACDS library catalog, Destiny Discover.  Each book can be checked out by one user at a time and the lending period is 14 days.  Currently, most of these books are fiction, appropriate for fourth grade and up. 
  • Log into Destiny Discover (login: firstnamelastname, password ####Fruit$) 
  • Go to the bottom of the screen and browse the selection of eBooks.  
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Happy Reading, Bobcats!