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Go For The Gold with Olympic Reads!

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Go for the gold with olympic reads!

There is still time to get on the podium for Discover Summer! With the 2024 Summer Olympics in full swing in Paris, France, it is the perfect time to check out these great titles for all ages that explore the history of the Olympics and the stories of iconic athletes. 

Want to go for the gold? It is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 

  1. Sign up for Discover Summer online or by stopping by your neighborhood library to pick up a gameboard.
  2. Track your reading using the Beanstack app or your gameboard.
  3. Read for 20 minute a day for 20 days to earn your Completion Badge.
  4. Win fun prizes like tickets to a Washington Nationals Game, a DC United Game and more!

Learn More and Sign Up for Discover Summer

Books for Children

On Your Mark, Get Set, Gold!

On Your Mark, Get Set, Gold!

Scott Allen

Sakamoto's Swim Club

Sakamoto's Swim Club

Julie Abery

Touch the Sky by Ann Malaspina

Touch the Sky

Ann Malaspina

The WIldest Race Ever

The Wildest Race Ever

Meghan McCarthy

Nadia The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still

Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn't Sit Still

Karlin Gray

Books for Teens

Courage to Soar

Courage to Soar

Simone Biles

Victory. Stand!

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

Tommie Smith

Proud by Ibtijah Muhammad

Proud: Living My American Dream

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Inaugural Ballers by Andrew Maraniss

Inaugural Ballers

Andrew Maraniss

Unrboken by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken

Laura HIllenbrand

Books for Adults

Total Olympics by Jeremy Fuchs

Total Olympics

Jeremy Fuchs

The Tigerbelles by Aime Alley Card

The Tigerbelles

Aime Alley Card

Below the Surface by John Lohn

Below the Surface

John Lohn

Black Mercuries: African American athletes, race, and the modern Olympic games

Black Mercuries

David K. Wiggins, Kevin B. Witherspoon, Mark S. Dyreson

Degrees of Difficulty, Georgia Cervin

Degrees of Difficulty

Georgia Cervin

Audiences: All Ages
Topic: Discover Summer
Type: Staff Picks

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