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BookBreak, a Perpetual Learning brand, brings best-selling authors to K-12 students through live streamed events to inspire, educate, and connect with students in the classroom.
08/09/2026
Building a vibrant Culture of Reading starts with inspiring your students. At BookBreak, we want to help as many students as possible, which is where our Buy-One-Give-One program comes in! š
See if your school qualifies for one of the āGive-Oneā BookBreak subscriptions to bring world-class author talks directly to your classrooms at zero cost.
š Use this link tocheck your eligibility now: https://tally.so/r/wMog1g
08/06/2026
If you want to build a house that lasts, you don't start with the roof. You lay a foundation. š§±
Building a sustainable Culture of Reading is exactly the same. It doesn't happen by accident, and it doesn't survive on one-off initiatives. It requires an intentional, school-wide framework built on 7 Essential Pillars:
1ļøā£ Access to Books: Putting books everywhere students go, not just in the library.
2ļøā£ Celebrating Reading: Making students' reading achievements visible and valued.
3ļøā£ Literacy Events: Creating high-energy, social school celebrations around books.
4ļøā£ Supporting Families: Connecting the school-day reading to the home.
5ļøā£ Supporting Teachers: Giving educators effortless, ready-to-use resources to save them time.
6ļøā£ Public Commitment: Setting school-wide reading goals that everyone can see.
7ļøā£ Reading Environment: Designing cozy, inviting spaces that make kids actually want to sit and read.
Orchestrating all seven is a heavy lift for any school community. That is why BookBreak has already built the roadmap to help you piece them together seamlessly.
š Learn more about a Building a Culture of reading: https://bit.ly/4wlw1p8
McCall Hoyle said she would never write Nandoās story, yet here we are! We sat down with McCall to learn about why she finally caved in and wrote Nando and you can check it out now with the link in bio. š¾
Nando may have started life as the runt of the litter, but heās grown into a loyal, hardworking border collie that takes his jobāand his familyāseriously. He believes that the only way to keep his place on the farm and in the heart of his human, Esperanza, is to maintain perfection in all his responsibilitiesāand nothing less.
But when a tropical storm turns the creek by the farm into a raging river and scatters Cloe, Nandoās favorite young human; Stella, a friendly beagle; Oscar, the farmās annoying cat; and Nando himself, Nando learns the hard truth: He canāt control everything.
Stranded far from home, Nando is rescued by Levi, a boy with a brave heart and a gift for seeing good in others, who was also displaced by the storm. Nando and Levi are both trying to get back home, but when Levi leashes Nando, he leaves the independent herding dog with little choice but to stick with him. As they face rising waters, dangerous terrain, and the uncertainty of finding their way back, Levi offers Nando courage, friendship, and love, teaching Nando that he doesnāt have to be perfect to be loved and accepted.
Seventeen-year-old Birdie lives for dangerāfrom rooftopping abandoned hotels to chasing the perfect shot for her Instagram alter ego, Bad Altitude. Her dying Florida beach town may be crumbling, but her follower count is rising fast. Sheās one viral post away from escaping the Space Coast for good. Then she meets Micah, a daredevil TikTok star with a taste for high-stakes stunts and even higher risks. At first, Birdie thinks sheās found a kindred spirit. But Micah is secretly playing a deadly game onlineāand after he falls to his death, Birdie is left with more questions than answers. Determined to uncover the truth, she retraces his final stunts, getting dangerously close to his brother, Jayce. Can she trust him, or is he hiding something too? Now someoneās watching Birdieāboth online and offāand sheās forced to keep playing. Because in this game, thereās only one rule: if you quit, you die. š
Check out the link in bio for a chat with author Crissa-jean Chappell and a glimpse into the book. š²
08/05/2026
Our first āWhat are you reading Wednesday?ā for August is another book rec from Reba!
Reba says āAs a former school librarian, I was always on the lookout for true science fiction for middle schoolers, and The Extraterrestrial Zoo fits the bill! I am in love with each of the extraterrestrials van Leer created, and your students will be, too!ā
Thanks Reba! Another great one for the (very tall) TBR pile!
08/03/2026
How do we move from simply teaching students how to read to building a school where they actually want to read? š
Join BookBreak PD Presents for the 1st Annual Culture of Reading Virtual Conference from September 15ā18! This 100% FREE, four-day event brings together bestselling authors, leading literacy experts, and school librarians to help you transform your schoolās literacy ecosystem.
We are breaking down the blueprint into three essential pillars:
š WHAT is a Culture of Reading? (Defining the vision)
š” WHY do you need one? (The massive impact on student success and school community)
š ļø HOW do you begin to implement it? (Practical, step-by-step strategies you can start using immediately)
With a dynamic mix of full sessions, bite-sized mini-sessions, and collaborative panels, you can easily customize your schedule to fit your school day.
š Exclusive Bonus: All attendees get free access to our Culture of Reading Diagnostic, a powerful tool to help you assess and elevate your schoolās current reading climate.
Whether you are a classroom teacher, school librarian, or district leader, this is your kickstart for the school year.
šļø Registration is OPEN: https://bit.ly/3RPb9Yq
The Science of Reading gives students the skills to read, but cultivating a love for books gives them the will to read. You donāt have to choose between the science and the magic.
Join BookBreak PD Presents: Keeping the Joy of Reading in the Science of Reading on August 18th at 6 PM ET. This is a fast-paced, 30-minute masterclass hosted by two veteran school librarians.
The strategies weāre helping you with:
š Bridging the gap between hard data and reading delight.
šCollaborating seamlessly with classroom teachers to maximize your libraryās impact.
šPutting the joy back on the lesson plan, without adding to your workload.
This session is 100% FREE and perfect for teachers, librarians, and school leaders alike.
šļø Save your seat: https://bit.ly/4yzzH8p
What secrets are hiding in Hemlock Hill?
Happy book birthday to Brittni Nelsonās The House on Hemlock Hill! Check out the link in bio for a sneak peek into the book. Did you know Brittni also did the illustrations?!
Twelve-year-old Alyssa isnāt happy when she and her family move from Chicago to a neglected farmhouse on Lake Winnebago. While exploring their new home, Alyssa finds a hidden diary written by a girl who lived in the house in the 1950s. Sheās eager to figure out who wrote the diary and why it was hiddenāmaybe Wisconsin wonāt be so boring.
While reading about farm life in the diary, Alyssa navigates her own new rural life. She struggles to fit in at school, her mysterious elderly neighbor seems to watch her every move, and she hears rumors about a girl who went missing decades ago from the house on Hemlock Hill.
The diary entries soon take a dark turn when the girlās friendship with a questionable classmate falls apart and troubles with her father begin. Then the entries suddenly stop. Alyssa searches for answers and finds herself in the middle of a seventy-year-old unsolved mystery.
07/30/2026
Mark your calendars, educational leaders! šļøāØ
This September, we are thrilled to host our 1st Annual Culture of Reading Conference! As part of our comprehensive platform expansion this upcoming Fall, this landmark virtual event is designed to gather thought leaders, literacy experts, and passionate educators from across the country to redefine school literacy.
This isn't just another webinar series. We are giving attendees the ultimate roadmap to move beyond temporary initiatives and construct a lasting legacy of reading joy.
š„ The Highlight: All conference attendees will receive exclusive early access to our proprietary Culture of Reading Diagnostic. This simple, data-driven survey helps you evaluate your current school climate to identify exactly where your reading culture is thriving and precisely where you have room to grow.
Position your school at the forefront of the literacy movement for the upcoming school year.
š Register now for the 1st Annual Culture of Reading Virtual Conference: https://bit.ly/4vTFvHf
07/29/2026
When we are reading something new every Wendesday, the summer goes so FAST!
Should we stop reading??!! NO WAY!
This weekās book rec comes from Kim Rieley.
Kim says: āIām am reading (and LOVING) Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming. This was a moment in history I didn't know much about. I also love that is written as narrative nonfiction, a format I'm really loving! It really reads like a true-crime mystery while teaching readers about a real historical tragedy. It shows how people get drawn in by wanting something to believe in. It also shows us why it is important to ask questions.ā
WOW! Sounds pretty good right? Are you adding it to your TBR?
Let us know in the comments if youāve read any of our WYRW recs so far this summer and what you thought!
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