1. GHS Literacy Day
Literacy Day is an opportunity for all GHS students to read a book of their choosing and begin a project about their book. Students will have the chance to pick their own book and discuss the book in small groups. Make your selection and enjoy!

2. You will receive your book of choice during registration this summer.
Literacy Day is Friday, Sept. 3rd.

3. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #1
When a campaign of gossip and bullying causes high school freshman Haley to be socially ostracized, she spends the summer living with her aunt, working at a resort , and making new friends, while learning how to stand up for herself. Will she ever be able to trust again? Will she have the guts to stand up for herself?
Contemporary Fiction

4. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #2
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. How can a competitive teenager be persuaded to participate in an all-or-nothing battle?
Science Fiction

5. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #3
Sylvia Patterson looks forward to high school for all the normal reasons, but it’s 1957 and under federal law, the school board is forced to integrate the schools. Sylvia is asked to be one of the first courageous black students to attend Central High School. Will Sylvia ultimately be that brave?
Another great read from Sharon Draper
Historical Fiction

6. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #4
Robin “Birdy” Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, is not quite sure why he enlisted, but he’s sure where he’s headed: Iraq. Caught in the cross fire of a conflict, a country, and a culture he doesn’t understand, Birdy soon finds that “winning” sometimes becomes just surviving – and that hero is a complicated word. Will Birdy survive with his mind and spirit intact? Will he be able to live with himself and his actions?
Contemporary/Historical Fiction

7. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #5
When Percy Jackson receives an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he’ll need his powerful demigod allies at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and …a ride from his mom. Will Percy prevail yet again? Will the dynamic duo safely return to Camp Half-Blood?
Science Fiction/ Mythology

8. 10th – 12th Grade Choice #6
After losing his way attempting to scale K2, the second highest peak in the Himalayas, Greg Mortenson was aided by the residents of a small village. To repay their kindness, he vowed to return one day and build the community a school. This inspirational, true story contains fascinating characters and carries a powerful message.
Recommended for accelerated readers.
Nonfiction

9. 9th Grade boys reading selection
“ Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly won’t. Will his game carry him to college or will Drew become another of the great ballers in Harlem who never made it?”
Contemporary Fiction

10. 9th Grade girls reading selections
Sixteen-year-old crackerjack waitress Hope lives a nomadic life with her aunt Addie, “diner cook extraordinaire.” After the two are taken advantage of by a sleazy manager, they move to rural Wisconsin to take over a diner. There they get involved in small-town life and Hope dreams to create a life for herself .”
Present-day, realistic fiction