About Reading Revolution

Reading Revolution is a fun reading competition designed to promote literacy and the joy of reading for students in grades 4-8, regardless of ability. The goal is for students to experience a variety of quality literature and nonfiction, while increasing reading comprehension and promoting collaboration and teamwork. Teams of four students read, discuss, and practice quizzing each other in preparation for the actual competition, during which students will answer questions in a variety of formats and with varying levels of difficulty.

Event Competitions

2022 Event Book Lists ( printable listing, including ISBNs)

Elementary Division (Grades 4-6)

1. Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
2. The Bridge to Home by Padma Venkatraman
3. Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern
4. Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
5. Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
6. The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
7. Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre
8. Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
9. My Wild Life: Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer by Suzi Eszterhas
10. The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
11. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
12. Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
13. Three Keys by Kelly Yang
14. When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Middle School Division (Grades 7-8)

1. Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
2.  A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
3. Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks
4. The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
5. The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan
6. Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
7. Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
8. The Great Jeff by Tony Abbott
9. Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
10. New Kid by Jerry Craft
11. Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
12. Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz