Earth’s Best Reading Challenge ▵ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
Earth’s Best Reading Challenge ▵ Endorsed by the Orange County Department of Education
MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS
S.T.E.A.M. Race to Space Reading Challenge
This is a reading challenge unlike any that have ventured before. Not just because there are
cool prizes
but because these
books
are secret worlds that will launch your future in ways you never imagined. Let’s explore some great reads!
Accurate information is needed at sign-up to be able to receive notifications and reward packages (packages can vary).
Check to see if you are one of our prize drawing winners.
Your Mission
Base Goal
Read 75 pages
Earn 5 virtual tickets and a reward package
(packages can vary)
Bonus Goals
Read an additional
25 pages
Earn 3 tickets
Tickets
Submit tickets to any of the prizes found in your Beanstack account
Final day to submit virtual tickets is November 5, 2022.
Prizes to Win
Middle Grade Prizes
Be rewarded for your S.T.E.A.M. reading adventure with digital badges, virtual tickets, a certificate of completion and a package of goodies (reward packages can vary). For those who want a greater chance to win prizes, earn extra bonus tickets by continuing to explore secret worlds hidden inside books!
(Prizes can only be redeemed through Beanstack and the last day to submit virtual tickets is November 5, 2022. Winners will receive an email January 1, 2023, notifying them of how to collect their prize.)
S.T.E.A.M. Reading List
Middle Grade Books
Most of the books listed below can be found at your local library.
Happy book hunting!
Download the 2022 Middle Grade Recommended Reading List PDF
Download the 2021 Middle Grade Recommended Reading List PDF
100 Crazy Questions: Creatures by Ben Grossblatt
Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone
The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum
Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems by Betsy Franco
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum
Darwin's Rival: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Search for Evolution by Christiane Dorion
Detector Dogs, Dynamite Dolphins, and More Animals with Super Sensory Powers by Christina Couch and Cara Giaimo
Dinosaurium by Lily Murray
Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conservation by Patricia Newman
Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond by Martin Jenkins
Fairy Tale Science by Sarah Albee
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd by Mary Losure
Kelcie Murphy and The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis
Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler
Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers by David Stabler
Kid Innovators: True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers by Robin Stevenson
Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars by David Stabler
Long Distance by Whitney Gardner
Look Up! by Annette LeBlanc Cate
Maker Comics: Build a Robot! by Colleen AF Venable
Maker comics. Fix a car! by Chris Schweizer
Oceanarium by Loveday Trinick
Planet Ocean: Why We All Need a Healthy Ocean
by Patricia Newman
Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman
Playing with Collage by Jeannie Baker
Poop happened! a history of the world from the bottom up by Sarah Albee
Race to the Bottom of the Earth by Rebecca E.F. Barrone
Rocket Science: A Beginner's Guide to the Fundamentals of Spaceflight by Andrew Rader
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem by Patricia Newman
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Space Explorers by Libby Jackson
Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrow
Stories for Kids Who Want to Save the World by Carola Benedetto and Luciana Ciliento
Strange But True: 10 of the world's greatest mysteries explained by Kathryn Hulick
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head by Allan Wolf
The Friendship Code by Stacia Deutch
The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin by Alicia Klepeis and Micah Rauch
The Search for Sasquatch by Laura Krantz
The Secret Signs of Nature by Craig Caudill
The Secrets of Ancient Sea Monsters by Yang Yang and Chuang Zhao
The Secrets of Dinosaurs by Yang Yang and Chuang Zhao
The Secrets of Pterosaurs by Yang Yang and Chuang Zhao
The Wild World Handbook: Habitats by Andrea Debbink
The Woman Who Split the Atom by Marissa Moss
What Color Is My World? by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
by Patricia Newman
Guardians of the Middle Grade Books
Prize Winners
Check the email used to create your Beanstack account to get the details of how and when you'll receive your prize.
Aarav P
Olinda Elementary
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Agata J
Brea Country Hills Elementary
Rockin Jump Trampoline Park pass
Aiden V. D.
Falcon Academy of Science and Technology
Rockin Jump Trampoline Park pass
Brandon V
Santiago Middle
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Charlotte F
Falcon Academy of Science and Technology
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Damian R
Madison (James) Elementary
Greystone Kids Book Bundle
Daren N
Margaret Landell Elementary
Hamish book & gift set
Delaney M
Homeschool
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Erik N
Serrano Intermediate
LEGO gift card
Evan S
Don Juan Avila Elementary
Candlewick Press book bundle
Kaia C
John Malcom Elementary
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Lauren T
Serrano Intermediate
Chat with Literary Agent Jordan Hamessley
Lily W
Orchard Hills
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Lincoln I
Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Lorelei W
Serrano Intermediate
Amazon gift card
Luke E
Walnut Elementary
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Madelyn H
Serrano Intermediate
San Diego Zoo or Safari Park tickets
Matias C
Madison Elementary
Candlewick Press book bundle
Miguel U
Orange County Educational Arts Academy
Greystone Kids Book Bundle
Myla G
Walnut Elementary
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Oliver M
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Osiry Flores C
Serrano Intermediate
Rockin Jump Trampoline Park pass
Preyton B
Rancho Canada Elementary
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Quinn H
Olinda Elementary
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Reagan C
Don Juan Avila Middle
Coding lessons from theCoderSchool
Reese C
Don Juan Avila Elementary
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Riley L
Serrano Intermediate
Greystone Kids Book Bundle
Rohan S
Don Juan Avila Middle
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
Ryan Y
Fulton (Harry C.) Middle
Barnes & Noble gift card
Saikrishnan S
Brea Junior High
Learn Character Design with Benson Shum
Sebastian D
Newland (William T.) Elementary
Chat with Astronaut Jack "2fish" Fischer
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