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Fairfax County Public Schools Summer Reading Lists The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) High School Summer Reading List has been revised for 2007 at the request of teachers, parents, librarians, administrators, and students. FCPS has migrated from a list of specific titles to a genre-based assignment in which students at each grade level may choose their own selections within a framework based on the English Program of Studies. Recent reports from the National Council of Teachers of English describe guided student choice as a key component in successful summer reading. We hope that greater freedom to choose their own titles will increase students' interest in summer reading, leading to greater reading achievement overall. FCPS librarians assisted with the development of a resource section which describes databases and web sites that students and their families can use to help with the selection of appropriate and interesting titles for summer reading.	Every student who will be entering grades six through twelve in the fall must read at least one book over the summer. The follow-up in the fall will be determined by each school. The Summer Reading lists contain suggestions for reading; although students may read any other book that is approved by their parents, except where individual schools have issued their own summer reading requirements. Any school-based requirements supercede the County requirement Some schools and courses, particularly at the high school level, have additional summer assignments. Parents and students should inquire at the time of registration. Most of these assignments are posted at the individual school web sites.	Grades 9-12 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students Grade 6 Grades 7-8
	Note: A rising student is one that will be starting that grade in the new school year. For example: a rising tenth grader is one who completed the ninth grade in school year 2007-2008 and will be a tenth grader in the 2008-2009 school year. :-)
Grade 9: Rising Ninth Graders Read a book from one of the following genres: Mystery Science fiction Fantasy Western/Adventure Historical Fiction Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students Grade 10: Rising Tenth Graders Read a non-fiction book. Non-fiction may include autobiography, biography, history, humor or an informational book on a topic that interests you. Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students Grade 11: Rising Eleventh Graders Read a book by an American author. Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students Grade 12: Rising Twelfth Graders Read a novel or memoir by an author from a country other than the United States of America. Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students

Finding a Book: Suggested Sources Available to Students
Local Resources	Web Resources
There are two databases owned by all FCPS schools. NoveList (Fiction only) Literature Resource Center- What Do I Read Next? (Fiction & Nonfiction) Their purpose is to link readers to books. Book reviews, plot summaries, discussion guides, and awards are included for each title. Students can describe the kind of book they want to read (i.e. mystery, takes place in New York, main character a teenage girl) and these databases will give suggestions. Students can also browse by genre and topic. Finally, users can list a book that they have read and liked; the database will then provide suggestions for similar titles. Students in FCPS can access these two databases from their high school library web sites. Please contact your media specialist for information on passwords. Fairfax County Public Library: Good Reading http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/goodreading.htm This public library web site includes links to book lists divided by age-group and genre.	Bartleby.com: Great Books Online http://www.bartleby.com This web site includes free online versions of many classics texts including fiction, nonfiction and reference. BookBrowse http://www.bookbrowse.com/ Although intended for adults, this web site covers books as they are published. Older students may find good suggestions here. Booklist Center http://home.comcast.net/~dwtaylor1/ This web site features a wide selection of booklists sorted by genre and topic. The range of lists includes fiction and non-fiction as well as all major book awards. BookSpot http://www.bookspot.com/ BookSpot is a comprehensive web site of book-related resources, including links to lists of books by age-group, genre, author, cultural background, and many other categories. The Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/%7edkbrown/index.html This comprehensive resource for readers, teachers and parents includes links to both children's and young adult book lists. The Great Books Foundation http://www.greatbooks.org The Great Books Foundation promotes the discussion of great books as an important part of education. They publish lists of recommended books and resources for students through the Junior Great Books program. Outstanding Books for the College Bound http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/ outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.htm This web site for college-bound students presents a selection of books from five academic disciplines: history, humanities, literature and language arts, science and technology, and social sciences. The list, chosen by the Young Adult Library Services Association , includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography and drama. Teenreads.com http://www.teenreads.com/index.asp This is the teen section of bookreporter.com, a web site that shares book reviews and new releases.

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