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![]() Virginia Readers' Choice Books 2011-2012Receive extra credit for your reading!
Read one of the ten Virginia Readers' Choice Books, take the quiz on the book in the library, and get extra credit for your English class! 2011-2012 Titles (9-12)
1. Because I Am Furniture. Thalia Chaltas , Speak, 2010.
2. The Knife of Never Letting Go. (Book One of the Chaos Walking Series),Patrick Ness, Candlewick Press, 2008.
3. Marcelo in the Real World. Francisco X. Stork, Scholastic, 2009.
4. The Orange Houses. Paul Griffin, Dial, 2009.
5. The Red Necklace. Sally Gardner, Dial Books, 2007.
6. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty. Geri Neri, Lee and Low,2010.
7. The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez. Alan Sitomer, Hyperion, 2008.
8. Boot Camp. Todd Strasser , Simon Pulse, 2008.
9. After. Amy Efaw, Viking, 2009.
10. Hold Stil l. Nina LaCour, Dutton Books, 2009
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