Global Reading Challenge 2025
Global Reading Challenge 2025
Congratulations to the roughly 50 fourth and fifth grade students that participated in this year’s Global Reading Challenge! The teams are:
- The Sparkly Beavers
- Chippy’s Champs
- The Best Beavers
- The Loyal Readers
- The Brilliant Beavers
- The Unbeatable Beavers
- The Alpha Beavers
- The Golden Beavers
- The Brave Beavers
The teams read 8 books and competed against each other to answer questions about the books. Students in groups had to reach compromise on their answers before submitting them to the Seattle Public Library judges. The winning team, “The Sparkly Beavers” answered every question correct and will move on to the regional competition.
The GRC is a citywide program that is a collaborative effort between The Seattle Public Library and Seattle Public Schools.
Every year, 4th and 5th graders from Seattle Public Schools participate in this fun team reading challenge presented by The Seattle Public Library and sponsored by Ballard Rotary. In a typical year students get put on mixed grade level and gender teams, read all 8 books, and then participate in a trivia-style competition against other LH teams.
The winning team goes on to compete against other elementary schools in our district. The Global Reading Challenge:
- Promotes a love of reading
- Introduces kids to diverse viewpoints
- Helps kids retain more of what they read
- Fosters group activities and teamwork
You can access the books digitally through Seattle Public Library.
This is a direct link to the GRC books as ebooks and audiobooks
Library Link Your login is the number 990000 followed by your 7-digit SPS ID number (found on The Source). Your PIN is the student’s birth month and day (MMDD).
Here is a video of a mock GRC so you can hear the rules and see what it’s usually like.
You can find more information about the program on the SPL Global Reading Challenge site.