Summer Reading List 2010

Students are to select one of the options given unless defined as MANDATORY for that course. All students must have their summer reading text(s) in class to show to their English current teacher by Monday May 24th or before. This will count for a small homework grade. Students are expected to read their summer texts by the first day of class in August where it will be assessed through an in-class essay. Students should bring their text(s) to class on the first day.  Selections in red relate to history required readings.

* CP stands for College Prep Level Courses - * Hon. Stands for Honors Level Courses - * AP Stands for Advanced Placement Level Courses

Incoming Frosh: all courses (College Prep 010, College Prep 011, Hon 012)

It’s not about the Bike   L. Armstrong 9780425179611

A Night to Remember   W. Lord   ISBN# 9780553278279                                                             (select one)

AP World History – read chapters 1-9 in your history text (in Br Eugene’s Mythology class)

Sophomores by course

CP 022                  Ironman C. Crutcher 9780060598402

                              Monster W.D. Meyers 9780064407311                                                        (select one)

                              The Perks of being a Wallflower S. Chbosky 9780671027346

CP 021                  Anthem A Rand 0451191137          

                              Into the Wild J Krakauer 0307387178                                                           (select one)

  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress R. Heinlein 978-0312863555

Hon 020               How to Read Literature like a Professor Foster (MANDATORY) 9780061340406

The Eiger Sanction Trevanian 9781400098026

The 3 Musketeers A. Dumas 9780140367478

AP Euro Civilization The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli - click on links below
.............The Prince - Study Guide Questions
.............The Prince - Book Summary & Background Information
.............The Prince - Vocabulary Terms

Juniors by course

CP 033                Fast Food Nation – E. Schlosser 9780395977897

Tortilla Flat J. Steinbeck 9780140042405

Bleachers – J. Grisham   9780385511612                    

CP 032                Tuesday’s with Morrie M. Albom 9780307275639                                   (select one)

Slaughterhouse Five K. Vonnegut

How to Read Literature like a Professor Foster 9780061340406 (MANDATORY)

Hon 031               In Cold Blood T. Capote 9780679745587

                             And Then There Were None A. Christie 9780312979478                          (select one)

                             Death of a Salesman A. Miller 101583370331

                             Honors Am. History: Uncle Tom’s Cabin H.B. Stowe (1st 15 chapters MANDATORY)

AP 030                Thank You For Arguing J. Heinrichs (MANDATORY)978-0307341440

Language in Thought and Action S.I. Hayakawa (MANDATORY)   9780307341440

 Seniors by course

CP 043                  A Lesson Before Dying E. Gaines 100375702709                                      (select one)

                              Brother Duke A. Scholer ISBN# 9781439241622

CP 042                   Brave New World A. Huxley

                               Wuthering Heights E. Bronte 9780553212587                                            (select one)

                              Timeline M. Crichton 9780345417626

Hon 041               Questions about Angels B. Collins (MANDATORY) 9780822956983

                              Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency D. Addams (MANDATORY) 9780671746728

AP 040                 Tom Jones Henry Fielding (MANDATORY) 9780192834973

                              Questions about Angels   B. Collins (MANDATORY) 9780822956983