Book Blitz Jr.
Book Blitz Jr. is a Canyons School District sponsored, PTA supported, literacy competition program for any 2nd – 5th graders with an interest in and a love of reading! Students read a minimum of 6 books throughout the year from a selected list of 12, write summaries, work together as teams, and compete on Battle Day (February 17the and18th) using their collective knowledge of the content of the books — Jeopardy style! The 5th grade winners of our school-level Battle Day competition will participate in a district-wide competition. The primary purpose of Book Blitz Jr. is to foster students’ love of reading by introducing them to a wide variety of books by acclaimed authors in multiple formats.
The student promises to:
- I promise to listen to other’s ideas with respect.
- I promise to thoughtfully read each book by the meeting date.
- I promise to ask my coach for help if I need it.
- I promise to share responsibility for our team’s success and mistakes.
- I promise to represent my school by demonstrating integrity and good sportsmanship through the competition.
Scan the QR code below or click here to register your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader today.

Students should submit completed book summaries to the Alta View administrative office. Those who submit summaries will receive a book button and be entered into a monthly drawing for a small prize or candy. There will be a grand prize drawing at the end of the year. How many summaries are turned in will be how many chances a student has to win the grand prize!
Click the picture above to download a printable PDF of the summary sheet.
- will receive a book button and be entered into a monthly drawing for a small prize or candy. There will be a grand prize drawing at the end of the year. How many summaries are turned in will be how many chances a student has to win the grand prize!
2026-2027 2nd and 3rd Grade Reading List
To download a PDF copy of the 2nd-3rd Grade reading list, click here.
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian: The Fuzzy Apocalypse by Jonathan Messinger |
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship by Shifa Saltagi Safadi |
Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect by Hilda Eunice Burgess |
The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton |
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis |
Julia on the Go! Swimming into Trouble by Angela Ahn |
The Haunted House Next Door: Desmond Cole by Adres Miedoso |
Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia |
Magnolia Wu Unfolds it All by Chanel Miller |
The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors |
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex |
To See an Owl by Matthew Cordell |
2026-2027 4th and 5th Grade Reading List
To download a PDF copy of the 4th and 5th Grade reading list, click here.
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift’s Chocolate Pilot by Michael O. Tunnell |
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers |
Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros |
Good Different by Meg Ededn Kuyatt |
The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole |
Lion Dancers by Cai Tse |
Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing |
Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt |
Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker |
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat |
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman |
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier |
A parent or legal guardian of a student participating in Book Blitz Jr. has the right to formally challenge a title on the Book Blitz Jr. competition list for age appropriateness for elementary school students. (See Canyons School District Policy 600.06) If a formal challenge to a Book Blitz Jr. title is submitted, the district’s established process for reconsidering library materials will be followed. In accordance with the district’s policy, the challenged title will remain available in school libraries and on the Book Blitz Jr. competition list during the reconsideration process. If, upon review, the book is determined to not be age-appropriate under Policy 600.06 and is removed from the school’s library collection, it will also be removed from the Book Blitz Jr. competition list.
For more information, please refer to Canyons District Policy 600.06.
























