Fox Mill Virginia Readers’ Choice Program

Fox Mill Elementary School participates in the Virginia Readers’ Choice (VRC) program to encourage all of our students to read.

Students must read a book from the VRC program list and complete a summary form for the book to be considered “read”. Books are available for check out in the school library. The summary form is also available in the school library. The deadline to complete and submit forms for the 2019-2020 school year is Friday, April 17, 2020.

Students who read 4 or more books receive a certificate of accomplishment and their parents are eligible for a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card. They are also invited to a party during the school day on Friday, April 24, during which they will vote for their favorite books. Their votes are counted with votes from schools across the state to determine VRC winners.

Our VRC wall in the school library features the photos of students who read at least 10 books. The parents of those students are eligible for a drawing for a $100 Amazon gift card.

For more information about the Fox Mill VRC program, contact the Fox Mill ES Librarian, Sarah Slusher.

VRC Primary Level Books for 2019-20 (K-3^rd Grade)

This Is a Ball by Beck and Matt Stanton

The Boo Boos That Changed the World by Barry Wittenstein

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

When’s My Birthday? by Julie Fogliano

Sing, Don’t Cry by Angela Dominguez

What If… by Samantha Berger

Little Penguin and the Lollipop by Tadgh Bentley

Alfie: (The Turtle that Disappeared) by Thyra Heder

Can I be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Give Me Back My Book! by Travis Foster

VRC Elementary Level Books for 2019-20 (3^rd Grade-6^th Grade)  

Lemons by Melissa Savage

Shadows at Jamestown by Steven K. Smith

Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris

The Losers Club by Andrew Clements

Confessions from the Principal’s Kid by Robin Mellom

Pablo and Birdy by Alison McGhee

They Didn’t Teach This in Worm School by Simone Lia

Adventures of Henry Whiskers by Gigi Priebe

Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

VRC Middle School Books for 2019-20 (6th-8th grades)  

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

Restart by Gordon Korman

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green

Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! by Ammi-Joan Paquette

Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink by Tod Olson

Watchdog by Will McIntosh

Amina's Voice by Hena Khan

The Red Bandanna: Young Reader's Adaptation by Tom Rinaldi

Braced by Alyson Gerber

About the Virginia Readers’ Choice (VRC) Program

The Virginia Readers’ Choice (VRC) program, sponsored by the Virginia State Reading Association, is intended to encourage young readers to become better acquainted with contemporary books with outstanding literary appeal; to broaden students’ awareness of literature as a life-long pleasure; to encourage reading aloud in classrooms as a means of introducing reading for pleasure; and to honor favorite books and their authors.

As part of the program, the Virginia State Reading Association publishes a list of recommended books for primary, elementary, middle school, and high school students each school year. Students who read a minimum of four books from the list are eligible to vote for their favorites. The votes are tallied across the state and winners announced.

For more information about the VRC program, visit the official website.