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Pizza Hut's summer reading program is back, which won't be news to a lot of parents. The program, called BOOK IT!, has been running since 1984, and most adults old enough to have kids in elementary school remember earning their own free Personal Pan Pizzas the same way. The summer track, called BOOK IT! Summer of Stories, runs June through August. It is open to children in PreK through 6th grade. Enrollment for 2026 is open. And it's free. Related Page: Summer Fun in Indianapolis How It Works The biggest recent change is the format. Pizza Hut launched the BOOK IT! app last summer, making the summer program digital for families. Related Article: 95 Cheap or Free Things to Do in Indianapolis with Kids Parents download the BOOK IT! app, set up a profile for each child and pick a monthly reading goal. The standard target is 20 minutes a day for at least 15 days. When a kid hits it, a code for one free single-topping Personal Pan Pizza appears in the app, redeemable at participating Pizza Hut locations between the 1st and 15th of the following month. Parents can decide what reading looks like for their child, whether that means library books, graphic novels, comic books or listening along with an audiobook and print copy. The program is built around the habit, not the source material. A Few Rules Worth Knowing Reading has to be logged in the app daily. You can backdate seven days, but not further. The app and child profile both have to be at least 15 days old before a reward can be claimed, so a late-month sign-up usually means waiting until the following month to earn anything. Codes expire 30 days after they are issued. Up to five kids per household can participate, with one pizza per child per month. The app only works on one device per family, so pick the phone someone actually carries around. Only parents can enroll. Camps, daycares and other group programs are not eligible. Why the Program Exists BOOK IT! has been around for 40 years because of the well-documented dip in reading skills kids experience over summer break. Pizza Hut cites research from iD Tech estimating the cumulative cost at roughly two years of learning by middle school. Whether a Personal Pan Pizza moves that number is its own conversation, but most reading research lands on the same basic point: consistent reading time helps, and 20 minutes a day is a reasonable starting line. For families who want the same reading minutes to count toward more than one reward, the Indianapolis Public Library and most surrounding county libraries run free summer reading programs of their own. Program details and the link to download the app are at bookitprogram.com. Indianapolis-Area Pizza Hut Locations Participation can vary by store, so it is worth a quick call to confirm before your child redeems a code. Indianapolis 5914 E. 10th St., Indianapolis, 46219 617 W. 11th St., Indianapolis, 46202 1801 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46203 4533 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46203 6905 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis, 46237 4200 S. East St., Indianapolis, 46227 4537 Shadeland Ave., Indianapolis, 46226 3497 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, 46268 8923 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 46217 Hamilton County 11722 Allisonville Road, Fishers, 46038 11380 Olio Road, Fishers, 46038 825 Westfield Road, Noblesville, 46062 15887 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, 46060 240 W. 161st St., Westfield, 46074 South of Indy 2509 Albany St., Beech Grove, 46107 1022 U.S. 31 S., Greenwood, 46143 West of Indy 6111 Crawfordsville Road, Speedway, 46224 2597 E. Main St., Plainfield, 46168 8210 Windfall Lane, Camby, 46113 3 Old Farm Road, Danville, 46122

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Pizza Hut’s Summer Reading Program 2026: Free Pizza for Reading

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