Today’s Celebrate America 250 idea is to join the Red, White and June Readathon. Watch below to learn the details. If you complete the challenge, you can enter a drawing to win an amazon gift card worth $76! Deadline to enter is July 4, 2026 so you you’ve got a month to get all the reading done!

The idea is to read one book from each category shown in the graphic below to complete the challenge. Get the Red, White, & June Readathon graphic here. Be sure to watch the video above to learn how to enter the drawing. The video will also explain the category names.

I’ve pictured some of the books recommended here by the booktuber collaborators sponsoring the challenge, but be sure to watch the video below to get even more recommend-ations to get started.

Then below are even more recommendations for this challenge from The Olde American Spirit YouTube Channel.

These are the booktubers involved: ‪@KelliReads‬ ‪@MorgansEndlessBookshelf‬ ‪@taleswithtay‬ ‪@CandlewickLibrary‬ ‪@insearchofwonder‬ ‪@bethanybringsbooks‬. So be sure to check out their channels as well for even more recommendations, by clicking those links.

Thank you to the above mentioned ladies for sponsoring this amazing readathon and providing the recommendations.

Want a HUGE list to celebrate America 250? Go here to get a broader list of books about American history and culture, not just the Revolutionary War era. It’s curated by a homeschooling mom, a great source for recommendations!

Patriotic Morning Basket time ideas are here.

Then I have some American patriotic chapter books here, and picture books here.

Do you want to learn more about liberty and the Spirit of ’76? Go here.