In this episode of Kids' ReadRadio, Hoda makes the BIG announcement you’ve all been waiting for: the 2025–2026 Reading Link Challenge book list! She introduces listeners to the main characters of each book and the stories you’re about to fall in love with. Ready, set, read!
The books are:
1. The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink by Roy MacGregor
2. Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold
3. Stella Díaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
4. Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
5. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
6. The Islands of Elsewhere by Heather Fawcett
The Reading Link Challenge competition is a partnership between local schools and public libraries that promotes a lifelong love of reading for children in Grades 4 and 5. In this award-winning program, students work in teams to read books and answer questions in a quiz-show format, earning points and advancing through four levels of friendly competition.
www.readinglinkchallenge.ca
