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Suggested Summer Reading Lists: High School

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) High School Suggested Summer Reading is 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.  Greater freedom to choose their own titles will increase students' interest in summer reading, leading to greater reading achievement overall.

At the high school level, most schools and courses have summer reading assignments that fulfill the FCPS requirement.  Parents and students should check the individual school website and inquire at the time of registration.

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Note:These guidelines apply only in the absence of a school-based assignment.  Check with your high school to learn about specific titles that may be required for summer reading.

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 2012-2013 and will be a tenth grader in the 2013-2014 school year.

Grade	Reading Assigment
Rising 9th Grade	Choose a narrative text such as: Novel Sports Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Graphic Novel
Rising 10th Grade	Choose a nonfiction text such as: Informational Text Memoir Autobiography Biography History Humor
Rising 11th Grade	Choose a novel or memoir by an America author.
Rising 12th Grade	Choose a novel or memoir by an author from a country other than the United States of America.