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=​= Summer Reading for First Coast High School Students "Go Anywhere...Be Anyone...Take Your Brain on Vacation"

Welcome!
This site will be your avenue for finding information about your summer reading suggestions for First Coast High School students.

Some young adult literature does contain offensive language. Please peruse a book carefully before you purchase it or check it out from the library.

Click the appropriate course link(s) in the navigation column on the left side of this page. These links will give you information about your summer reading selections.

Need Help?

 * Email the First Coast High School Reading Coach at nolanm2@duvalschools.org
 * Unsure about the Lexile score of a book? Download this Lexile Conversion Chart.

Need More Suggestions?
@http://www.justreadfamilies.org/SummerReadingList.pdf

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/westbrowardhigh/Summer%20Reading/Summer%20Reading%206.11.pdf

Why Do I Need to Read During the Summer?
To prevent "summer slide". Although it sounds like some kind of toy, educators use the phrase to describe the dangerous loss in skills that occurs during the months of summer vacation - particularly reading proficiency. "Reading is a skill like anything else," says Fran Thomforde, elementary reading supervisor for Knox County Schools. "Students who continue to read continue to grow. If not, skills come to a standstill. Kids who are marginal readers lose even more ground and experience more significant loss."

The bad news is that summer slide is virtually inevitable unless steps are taken to prevent it. The good news is that your child doesn't have to read mountains of books to keep his or her skills sharp. Older students should read five or more books during summer vacation to keep from losing ground.

//This excerpt is from the article "A Need to Read: What Parents Can do to Encourage Summer Reading" by Nancy Twigg. To read the complete article, click here to download the .PDF// //version.//



Finding Summer Reading Books
Amazon: [|http://www.amazon.com]

Chamblin BookMine Discount Books 4551 Roosevelt Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32210 (904) 384-1685 Email: bookmn@bellsouth.net

St. Johns Town Center 10280 Midtown Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32246 (904) 928-2027
 * Barnes & Noble**

9400 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32225 (904) 805-0004
 * Books-A-Million**

1826 Dunn Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32218 (904) 757-7702 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Friday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Jacksonville Public Library Highlands Branch**

303 N. Laura Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 630-2665 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch**

1755 Edgewood Ave. W. Jacksonville, FL 32208 (904) 765-5402 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 12 p. m. - 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Jacksonville Public Library Northwest Branch**

**First Coast High School**

590 Duval Station Road Jacksonville, Florida 32218 (904)757-0080 [|http://www.duvalschools.org] []