The Bucks County Reading Olympics inspires kids to become
lifelong readers. Since 1993, the Reading Olympics has been
motivating students in Bucks County to read and discuss books.
The purpose of this event is to encourage children to read more
than they currently do, to read a greater variety of books, and
to enjoy the excitement of reading and talking about books. The
team format encourages students to share the challenge of
reading the selection of books with their friends. The Reading
Olympics competition is the culmination of the program that has
teams of students reading books from a prepared list for several
months prior to the final event. Each team consists of 8 to 16
students who agree to read from groups of 45 books appropriate
for their age and reading level. The book lists are prepared the
previous year by interested teachers and librarians. During the
competition evening, all teams participate in three rounds of
questioning. Teams are never eliminated. At the culmination of
theevent, all student