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[[image:region12summerreading/Untitled.jpg width="232" height="138" align="left"]] Welcome to the Region 12 summer reading page for students in grades K through 5.
We encourage all of our Region 12 families to read together OFTEN this summer to create a sense of enjoyment, wonder, and a passion for reading. We also strongly recommend that you visit your public library and participate in the 2012 Connecticut summer library program, **Dream Big**!

= [|Children's Choices 2012] = [|Teachers' Choices Book List 2012] [|Kids' Reading Lists from Oprah] [|Recommended Books for Kids from //Reading Rockets//] [|Recommended Summer Reading from //Horn Book//] [|Best Children's Books by Age from //Parents.com//] [|A Book and a Hug]
 * [[image:region12summerreading/rockferret1.gif width="240" height="196" align="right"]]Check out these lists of recommended books! **

CT READS 2012 Why does the State of Connecticut sponsor the Governor's Summer Reading Challenge? Because reading is the single most important skill there is! Reading opens doors to all other learning. So **READ, READ, READ** this summer!

[|Click here]for all of the necessary forms and to check out book recommendations by grade level.

== Be sure to visit your public library this summer! Click on the following links to view schedules of summer reading activities in our Region 12 communities.

[|Burnham Public Library - Bridgewater] [|Gunn Library - Washington] [|Minor Memorial Library - Roxbury]