Many schools are encouraging their students to read beyond the English class. This can easily be done in
the FACS classroom as there are so many great books that can be incorporated into the various content areas of Family Consumer Sciences. Below you will find a compiled list of books recommended by content area. If you have any additional “reads” that you use in your FACS classroom that should be included, please add them in the comment section below.
Child Development
- Whose Best Interest by Rene Howitt,
- Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- Memoirs of An Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
- Detour for Emmy, Too Soon for Jeff, both by Marilyn Reynolds
- Dani’s Story – a journey from neglect to love by Diane & Bernie Lierow
- Three Little Words by Ashley Roades Courter
- Split by Swati Avasthi
- The Glass Castle, Jannette Walls
- Raising Kids for True Greatness, by Dr. Tim Kimmel
- Butterflies in May: topic is teen pregnancy
- Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
- Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Individual & Family Studies/Relationships
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- Too Close to Home by Susan Lewis
- Dreamland by Sarah Dessen for Teen Dating Violence
- Breathing Underwater by Harper Teen for Dating Violence
Leadership
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
- Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
- I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- FISH: A Proven Way to Boost Morale & Improve Results by Stephen Lundin, Harry Paul & John Christensen
- 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Food & Nutrition
- Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser,
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff that Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams
- What Einstein Told His Cook and What Einstein Told His Cook 2 by Robert Wolke
- What To Eat by Marion Nestle, really anything by Marion Nestle
- A Very Dairy Christmas by Sylvia Hysen
- Foods that Harm and Foods that Heal by Readers Digest
- Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollen
Sewing, Clothing & Fashion
- The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
General
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