A to Z Reading Program

The A to Z Reading Challenge is an optional reading incentive program that encourages all students to read a book for every letter of the alphabet! The letters can come from the first word of the title, author name, character name, series name, or setting.  The challenge begins now and ends May 5th. Ask Mrs. Ferguson for more information.  

Download the A to Z Reading packet.

Goal:  To read 26 books this school year from A-Z  You can complete this challenge by choosing one book per letter of the alphabet by using title, author, character, series, or setting. You choose the books that YOU like to read!

Guidelines: 

• Read one book for every letter of the alphabet (either by title, author, character, series, or setting). They can all be from the same category or you can “mix and match.” It is up to you.
• You can read in any order you wish.
• The articles “a,” “and” & “the” are not counted as part of the title (The Real Boy could be used for the letter “R”).
• Books can be from any genre (fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel, etc.).
• Books can be in any format (print, ebooks, audiobooks). 
• Books you are reading in class can be used for the challenge. 
• Books you are reading for Battle of the Books can also be used. 
• Younger students can have books read to them.   

There are five different ways to choose what to read for this challenge:

1. Title: the first letter in the title of the books should correspond to a letter in the alphabet. Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in the title (The Wizard of Oz could be used for the letter Z).  

A: After Ever After 

B: Balloons Over Broadway 

C: The Candymakers 

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2. Author: the first letter in the author’s name (first or last) should correspond to a letter in the alphabet. Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in the author’s name (Jon Scieszka could be used for the letter Z).  

A: Anthony Horowitz: Stormbreaker 

B: Jeanne Birdsall: The Penderwicks 

C: Sharon Creech: Walk Two Moons 

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3. Character: the first letter in the main character’s name (first or last) should

correspond to a letter in the alphabet. Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in

the character’s name (Max could be used for the letter X). 
 

A: August (from Wonder)

B: Billy from (The Year of Billy Miller)

C: Cam (from Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery)

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4. Series: the first letter in the title of the series should correspond to a letter in the

alphabet. Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in title of the series (The

Boxcar Children could be used for the letter X).

A: Amulet #1: The Stonekeeper 

B: Big Nate #2: Big Nate On a Roll 

C: The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 

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5. Setting: the first letter in the setting (where the story takes place) should correspond to a letter in the alphabet. The setting can be a place name that corresponds to a continent, country, city, region or state, and can be a real place or fictional. Letters Q, X and Z can be positioned anywhere in the setting name (Texas could be used for the letter X).  

A: Antarctica: My Season With Penguins 

B: Boston: Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking 

C: Camp Half-Blood: The Lightning Thief    

This challenge is optional for any Blessed Sacrament student. I encourage you to read books that you enjoy that are on your reading level.   Contact Mrs. Ferguson (kferguson@blessedsacrament.org) if you have any questions or need some book suggestions. 

I hope that many of you accept the challenge!