• Parkway schools summer reading

    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!