Virginia Readers’ Choice
Virginia Readers’ Choice Winners for 2011-2012
Students who read and summarized at least four VRC books attended a voting party in the library, where they celebrated and voted for their favorite VRC book. Here are the Fox Mill and Virginia state results:
Primary/Grades K-3:
- Fox Mill winner: The Big Elephant in the Room by Lane Smith
- Virginia winner: We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
Elementary/Grades 3-5:
- Fox Mill winner: 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
- Virginia winner: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Middle/Grades 6-8:
- Fox Mill winner: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
- Virginia winner: Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Virginia Readers’ Choice Books for 2012-2013
The VRC books for 2012-2013 are available on the VRC website at http://vsra.org/virginia-readers-choice/nominate-vote. Click here to open a summary form for grades K-3. Click here to open a summary form for grades 4-6.
About the Virginia Readers’ Choice Program
The annual Virginia Readers’ Choice program, created in 1981 by the Virginia State Reading Association, is a statewide program available to students in grades K-12. The goals of VRC are to encourage young readers to become acquainted with books with outstanding literary appeal, to broaden students’ awareness of literature, to encourage reading aloud in classrooms, and to honor favorite books and their authors. More information is available at the VRC website at http://www.vsra.org/VRCindex.html.
Students learn about the VRC program during their library visits. Books are divided into 3 categories: Primary for grades K-3, Elementary for grades 3-5, and Middle for grades 6-8. Students may read books independently, with adults, or be read to aloud for credit. Summary sheets are available to record book selections each year. Students who read and summarize at least four VRC books are invited to a voting party in the library in April, where they celebrate and vote for their favorite VRC book. Our Fox Mill votes become part of the statewide results, and we find out which books were the most popular across the state in May. Students who read 10 or more VRC books have their picture displayed on our VRC wall in the library.
Please let Mrs. Diamond, Fox Mill librarian, or Mrs. Spruill, Fox Mill reading specialist, know if you have any questions ab0ut this program.
