Xtreme Reads is an additional reading challenge option for motivated readers entering grades 3 through 6; May 17 through July 31.
Step 1:
Go to the Beanstack Website for access to the Xtreme Summer Reading Program.
-If you've participated in an online reading program with O'Neal Library before then you already have a Beanstack account. Use your username and password to log in. If you don’t remember your information follow the links to reset your password OR get in touch with Ms. Morgan at ONLxtremereads@gmail.com for help.
-If you’ve never participated in summer reading at the O’Neal Library then create a new account.
Step 2:
Select the Challenges tab or click on the O'Neal Library logo in the upper left corner.
Find the "2026 Xtreme Summer Reading" and click on "Register for this Challenge."
Step 3:
Read a book that fits a badge listed below. On the Activity Badge page enter your book’s information (title, author, and number of pages) AND the required response. The Activity Badge icon should change from gray to full color and appear under the “Earned Badges” tab.
***Books must be 100+ pages.***
***Read a different book for each challenge***
***Challenges can be completed in any order.***
Prizes!
Each time you complete a challenge, you will be entered into 2 drawings: a weekly gift card drawing AND the end-of-summer drawing to win one of our grand prizes (one iPad Mini and other prizes).
More Prizes!
For every 5 challenges you complete you win 1 book from the book room, up to 7 books across both Xtreme and regular summer reading programs.
Download the Xtreme Reads handout in pdf format.
Challenge Details:
| Badges | Read | Post on your Activity Badge |
| 1. The Present | Read a book published in 2026. | Post five words that describe the book. |
| 2. LOL | Read a book that makes you laugh. | What was the funniest part of the story? |
| 3. Winning | You're never too old for picture books. Read 3 Caldecott winning books. (These books can be less than 100 pages.) |
Which book was your favorite? Why? |
| 4. Audiobook | RListen to a book on CD, a Playaway, or a downloadable audiobook. | Write a review. |
| 5. Traveling | Read a book set in a different country. | Post which country the book took place in and if you’d ever want to live there. |
| 6. Starting Fresh | The O'Neal Library is being renovated and we'll have a new children's department. Read a book where the main character had moved to a new place or is starting at a new school. | Post five words that describe the book. |
| 7. Short & Sweet | Read a book with a one word title. | Write a review. |
| 8. History | It's the United States' 250th birthday! Read a book about the Revolutionary War. | Write a review. |
| 9. Librarian | Read a book suggested by a librarian. (This does not have to be an O'Neal Librarian.) |
Did you enjoy the suggestion? |
| 10. Movies | Read a book with a movie or tv tie-in. | Compare the book to the movie. |
| 11. Sports | FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming to North America this summer. Read a sports book. |
Write a review. |
| 12. Birthdays | Read a book that is older than you. (Check the copyright date at the front of the book to see when it was published.) | Write the year and a review. |
| 13. Graphic Novel | Read a graphic novel. | Post five words that describe the book. |
You can use a camera phone to make your videos. Send your video or picture to the email address ONLxtremereads@gmail.com.
Include your name and the book's title, author, and number of pages in the email.
Once your email has been received you'll be sent a code word to enter on your Xtreme Reads page to receive credit.
Submit a video commercial for a book of your choice (not a book you used for a previous challenge).
How would you make someone else want to read this book? Feel free to get creative!
Pick out a cookbook (it doesn't have to be 100 pages) and create one of the recipes.
Make sure an adult helps you with any appliances or sharp objects.
Send us a picture of the final product and let us know if it was tasty or not.
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Water Battle Set
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