Xtreme Reads is an additional reading challenge option for motivated readers entering grades 3 through 6; May 21 through July 25.
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 "2023 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). Grand prize winners will be announced July 27th.
More Prizes!
For every 5 challenges you complete you win 1 book from the book room, up to 9 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 Summer | In honor of summer reading, read a book set in summer. | Post five words that describe the book. |
| #2 Winning | Read a Newbery Award winner or honor book. | Do you think this book deserves to be an award winner? Why or why not? |
| #3 Movies | Read a book with a movie or TV tie-in. | Which was better, the book or the movie/TV show? |
| #4 What's in a Name | Read a book with a name in the title. | 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 visit there. |
| #6 Surprises | A different genre will be posted each week on the Xtreme page. Read a book in one of these genres. Week 1: Fantasy |
Post what genre you read. Did you like those kinds of books? |
| #7 Something's Cooking | Read a cookbook and make one of the recipes. (The cookbook can be less than 100 pages.) |
Post what you made. Was it delicious? |
| #8 Birthdays | Read a book published the year you were born. Book Lists: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 |
Write the year and a review. |
| #9 Let’s Get Real | Read a nonfiction book. | Write three things you learned from the book. |
| #10 Homework | Read a book from your school's summer reading list. | Write a review. |
| #11 Friendship | Read a book recommended by a friend. | Post who recommended the book and if you liked it. |
| #12 Alliteration | Read a book by someone whose last name begins with the same letter as your last name. (Ex: John Smith would read a book by an author whose last name starts with S.) | Your first and last initials and the author's first and last name. |
| #13 Myth-o-Mania | Read a book related to mythology (fiction or non-fiction). | Write a review. |
| #14 The Present | Read a book published in 2023. | Post five words that describe the book. |
| #15 Judge a Book by its Cover | Pick a book to read just because you like the cover. | Did the cover match the book? Why or why not? |
| #16 Librarians | Read a book suggested by an O'Neal Librarian. | Did you enjoy the suggestion? |
| #17 Blast to the Past | Read a historical fiction book. | When was the book set? Woul you want to live in the time period? |
| 18. 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).
Feel free to get creative!
Read a biography and take a picture of yourself dressed up like the person you read about.
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