Power Forward Readers, presented by PEMCO, is the Seattle Storm’s year-round youth literacy platform dedicated to expanding access to books, building reading confidence, and supporting early literacy development across the Greater Seattle region. Strong literacy skills are among the most important predictors of long-term academic achievement, self-confidence, and economic opportunity. Through Power Forward Readers, the Storm inspires a love of reading by modeling enthusiasm for books, encouraging participation in summer reading programs, and providing students with books of their own to help foster daily reading habits at home.
Our Partners
Power Forward Readers is made possible through the support and collaboration of our community partners. Visit their websites to learn more about the important work they do to advance youth literacy throughout our region.
Get Reading
We love reading, and we hope you'll read with us! Students in grades K–12 are encouraged to join their local library’s summer reading challenge and keep the pages turning all summer long. Visit your local library branch to sign up. If your library is part of one of our partner library systems, you may even be eligible to earn Storm prizes for participating.
Doppler's Reading Radar
Looking for your next great read? Check out Doppler's latest book recommendations.
- The Escape Artist by Thor Hanson (Ages 4+)
- Come Home Already! by Jory John (Ages 4+)
- Mr. Chow's Night Market by Emily Sun Li (Ages 4+)
- We Are Big Time by Hena Khan (Ages 8+)
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Ages 8+)
- The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Ages 8+)
Book Bingo
Turn reading into a game with our Power Forward Readers Book Bingo challenge. Download and print the colorable bingo sheet, then track your reading all summer long to see if you can score a BINGO!
POWER FORWARD READERS IN THE COMMUNITY
In celebration of the launch of Power Forward Readers, Ezi Magbegor visited White Center Library and led pajama storytime with young readers
