Since 2017, the
Forest of Reading program has organized its Forest Kid and Teen Committees to compile summer reading lists for Silver Birch, Red Maple, and White Pine readers. These reading lists are assembled every spring by young people to help their peers find great new Canadian books to read.
If you are an avid reader in Grades 4 to 12, whether in school or homeschooled, there's a committee looking for you to help by sharing your opinions on Canadian books for young people.
How to get on a committee:
• Any Canadian student (from any province or territory) in Grades 4 to 12 (including those homeschooled) can apply.
• Applications are completed online HERE
In addition to contact details, you will be asked about your favourite Canadian authors and books. (Make sure you know whether the author is Canadian.)
• The deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
(Note: These committees will only move forward if there are significant applications for each program. )
What the committee will do:
•
Committees will meet virtually in May via ZOOM (9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST;
times may be subject to change depending on locations of committee
members) to discuss books.
• Silver Birch Kid Committee (students in Grades 4–6) will meet on Tuesday, May 5, 2026
• Red Maple Kid Committee (students in Grades 7 and 8) will meet on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
• Teen Ambassador Committee (students in Grades 9–12) will meet on Thursday, May 7, 2026
• Committee members will be sharing and championing books written by Canadian authors from the last 2 years (and not previously included on Forest of Reading lists of nominees or on Forest Kid Committee summer reading lists).
If you love books, specifically
Canadian books, this is your chance to talk to other readers about what
you love and help others find great books to read over the summer. You
can include fiction, non-fiction, short story collections, graphic
novels, etc. appropriate for the age group of your committee.
Full details, including past lists, are available at https://forestofreading.com/kid-teen-committees/
You can check out earlier reading lists at the links below:
- 2019 (Silver Birch, Red Maple, White Pine)
- 2020 (Silver Birch, Red Maple, White Pine)
- 2021 (Silver Birch, Red Maple, White Pine)
- 2022 (Silver Birch, Red Maple, White Pine)
- 2023 (Silver Birch and Red Maple)
- 2024 (Silver Birch and Red Maple)
- 2025 (Silver Birch and Red Maple)
- 2025 (White Pine)
Apply before April 1st, 2026
for your chance to be on
one of thse exciting and worthwhile committees
