Books on Break
Building Home Libraries for Summer Reading
Books on Break is a joyful, exciting way to help students build their home libraries and equip students with high-interest books to help them practice reading all summer long. Books on Break is part of Book Harvest's early literacy continuum of care. To learn more about program pricing and details, contact Megan LeFaivre, Associate Director of Partnerships, School Age Initiatives, at mlefaivre@bookharvest.org.
What is Books on Break?
Book Harvest’s Books on Break program partners with school districts and organizations to enable PreK and elementary school students to select ten brand new books to take home and keep forever, before and during summer break.
Students choose from a diverse selection of brand new, high-interest titles, including bilingual books in English and Spanish.
In 2026, Books on Break reached 13,150 elementary school students across 36 schools and 18 summer program sites in 20 North Carolina counties — and for the first time, in Texas, Montana, and Wisconsin. Students selected over 131,500 books to build home libraries for summer reading.
Interested in bringing Books on Break to your district, school, or organization?
Learn more about program details and pricing by filling out the form below or contacting Megan LeFaivre, Associate Director of Partnerships, School Age Initiatives, at mlefaivre@bookharvest.org.
Why Books on Break Matters
• Increasing access to self-selected books for summer reading is an effective strategy for lowering summer reading setback and narrowing the income-based achievement gap among students. [1]
• Programs that encourage home-based reading during the summer have been proven to be effective in stemming summer learning loss. [2]
• Successive years of book provision confers benefits equal to or more than those from successive years of summer school at a fraction of the cost. [3] [4]
