Vikings Read

Vikings Read, now in its THIRTEENTH year, is Burnaby North’s pioneering reading program and is one of the school’s signature programs. Students are encouraged to read as many of the nominated titles as possible and vote for the book they think every Burnaby North Viking should read before graduating. Titles are varied by genre and reading level and spark much debate among staff and students. This event is promoted through posters, bookmarks, author visits, book talks, and, of course, word of mouth!

 

 

Past Vikings Read winners:

• 2019 – Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• 2018 – The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• 2017 – The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• 2016 – The Martian by Andy Weir
• 2015 – Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
• 2014 – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
• 2013 – The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• 2012 – House Rules by Jodi Piccoult
• 2011 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• 2010 – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• 2009 – Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Goodbye Marianne (ELL) by Irene Watts
• 2008 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• 2007 – The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo (junior) and 1984 by George Orwell