One of the building blocks for advanced literacy is to read and understand a wide range of nonfiction and technical texts. According to the book College and Career Ready by David T. Conley, students in college read more materials in a wider range of formats. In preparation for college or the workforce, it will benefit you to be a well rounded reader. You can best accomplish this by reading works that you normally don't. Nonfiction books can be a good place to start. Ask Ms. Bivins for recommendations of nonfiction titles that are being required by college freshman or look at her earlier post on Teen Speak labeled 'nonfiction'. Some of these titles are in the FHS Library.
Below are some other suggested nonfiction titles from the School Library Journal's List of Best Books for 2010. The titles listed are currently available in the FHS Library.
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets Under 25 by Naomi Shihab
Sources: http://www.amazon.com/; http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/; http://www.collegecareerready.com/
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