Plan out your script and record a 10-minute book talk on a smartphone or on your computer using Screencastify. 

• BookTalks by Kids for Kids

• Screencastify Video Tutorial

Make a zine to share a summary and book review.

• How to Make a Zine: A Kid-Friendly DIY Guide

• How to Make a Zine From One Piece of Printer Paper (Video Tutorial)

Create a comic to summarize your book! Use a digital tool such as Canva, draw your own comic book from scratch, or use a printable template such as this one. 

• Student Examples from Book Creator's Comic Book Competition

 Fill it out with information about your book. Be as creative as you'd like!

Access the Google Slide Template 

Write a letter or email to the author of your book! You can choose whether or not you'd like to send your letter, but if you do mail it, be sure to save a copy or take a photo for your teacher first. If sending an email to the author, email it to your teacher too!

• Guide to Writing a Friendly Letter

• How to Write a Letter an Author Will Love

Rewrite your book or a favorite scene from your book as a play or movie script. Turn in the written script or gather friends, family, or puppets to act it out and turn in a video recording.

• How to Write a Play

• Play Script Student Example 

Write a biography poem about the main character in your book. 

• How to Write a Bio Poem

Create an alternate cover for your book. Be sure to include a detailed and colorful illustration that relates to the story or topic, the book's title, and the author. On the back of your cover, write an original blurb that is sure to pull in readers!

• How to Write a Winning Book Blurb