Each year we read several of the books nominated for this school year's Virginia Readers' Choice Award and the Loudoun County Public Library's 1book 1community selection for the year. The book club selections each year are chosen based on input from the previous year's book club members from the list of the next year's nominated titles. Writers consider the Virginia Readers' Choice Award a top literary prize because students select the winning book. 

At our last meeting, each qualified voter has one vote for their favorite book. A tally sheet will be prepared and submitted by the librarians to the Virginia State Literacy Association (formerly the Virginia State Reading Association), sponsors of the award.

Club Sponsors

The club sponsors are Sandra Hood and Laura Haft. They can be reached at Sandra Hood and Laura Haft.

Meeting Information

The FWS Library Book Club will meet the last Wednesday of the month during all lunches. During book club, students may eat their lunches in the library.

Main Selections:

• Sept. 27 - Get to know each other meeting

• Oct. 25 - The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother) by David Levithan 

• Nov. 29 - City Spies  by James Ponti

• Dec. 13 - Magical Imperfect  by Chris Baron

• Jan. 31 - What Comes Next by Rob Buyea

• Feb. 28 - The Last Cuentista  by Donna Barba Higuera

• Mar. 20 - Pizza Party and voting

   

Optional Titles (We will not be reading these together. If you read these on your own, you can vote for them at our last meeting):

• All He Knew  by Helen Frost 

• Flight of the Puffin  by Ann Braden 

• Coop Knows the Scoop  by Taryn Souders 

• Race to the Bottom of the Earth  by Rebecca E.F. Barone 

• Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler  by Ibi Zoboi  

How to Join

If you are interested in joining this school year, please click HERE for more information as well as the permission form.

Are there Fees?

There are no fees to join this club.

Note, however, that copies of books are only provided to the first 35 students to join. Those joining after 35 students are responsible for finding their own copies of the books (whether they buy them or get them from the public library or borrow from a friend).