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Our school district’s 2025 Summer Reading Lists are here—packed with exciting stories, unforgettable characters, and fun discoveries for every age and interest. Keep young minds engaged and build strong reading habits to get a head start on the new school year. Whether your child loves graphic novels, mysteries, or nonfiction, there’s something on the list that will spark their imagination.
Each summer, Parkway circulates new summer reading lists in a brochure or flyer format for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and high school. The lists were adopted from ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children), ILA (International Literacy Association), MASL (Missouri Association of School Librarians), YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), and The Best of Titlewave from Follett. The criteria for many of the books on these lists were based on overall appeal, exposure to authors, diversity, genre variety, and relevance.
Check out the full reading lists below and let's make this a summer of stories!
In each list, use the left and right arrows below the list to navigate between pages and the arrows at the lower right to make the list full screen on a computer.
Each image is linked to an ebook in Sora, our district's ebook platform.
Thank you to Melissa Corey for the list template!
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St. Louis County Library and St. Louis Public Library
Register at: stlsummeradventure.org
Complete any 10 activities to claim your prize and be entered into a grand prize raffle. Earn a bonus raffle entry (up to 2) for completing 10 or 20 additional activities. Redeem prizes by Sunday, August 17, while supplies last.
Ages 0-17 who register between June 1-4 will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win two tickets to the June 11 Circus Flora show.
Both library systems will offer programming throughout the summer, featuring music, comedy, puppet performances, magic, science experiments and more. Visit slcl.org/events or slpl.org for details.
Raffle Prizes
Ages 0-5
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Toniebox Starter Set
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Plush Capybara and Book
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Jelly Blox
Ages 6-12
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Nex Playground
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Plant Growing Kit
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Art Set
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Spikeball
Ages 13-17
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$25 Taco Bell Gift Card
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Airpods Pro
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Free Raising Cane’s for a Year Card
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Switch Lite and The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom Game
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Stingray Painting Encounter at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station
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STL CITY SC tickets (CITY2 and CITY)
Individual Reading Logs
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Ages 0-5 – English | Spanish
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Ages 6-12 – English | Spanish
- Ages 13-17 – English | Spanish
Sora Sweet Reads May 12th - August 25th, 2025
Sora Sweet Reads is back! This year's summer reading program will run from May 12th through August 25th with a mix of juvenile and young adult ebooks and select audiobooks.
The titles are at no cost and will be prominently displayed in Sora for simultaneous use. View the Sora Sweet Reads Collection here.
Parkway's Summer Reading List Archives
- 2024 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
- 2023 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
- 2022 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
- 2021 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
- 2020 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
- 2017 - 2019 Parkway Summer Reading Lists
Additional Reading Resources
- Teaching Books Thematic State Lists
- Diverse book lists for grades K-12
- School Library Journal Best Books Of The Year
- Kirkus Reviews Book Lists
- Publisher’s Weekly Book Lists
- New York Public Library Book Lists
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels For Teens (Secondary only)
- Recommended Books from ALSC
- YALSA Book and Media Lists
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