Summer Reading List 2011

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 23rd 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, timed essay. Students should bring their text(s) to class on the first day of school in August.  Selections in red relate to history required readings.

Incoming Freshmen: all courses (CP 010, CP 011, Hon 012) *Select One

The Old Man and the Sea - E. Hemmingway         
It’s Not About the Bike   - L. Armstrong
Lord of the Flies - W. Golding
AP World History – read chapters 1-9 summaries in your history text (They will be distributed in Br Eugene’s Mythology class)

Sophomores by course

CP 022  - *Select One                

Ironman - C. Crutcher 9780060598402
 Monster - W.D. Meyers 978006440731
Looking for Alaska - J. Green 9780142412213

CP 021 -  *Select One                

Shoeless Joe - W. Kinsella
Stranger in a Strange Land  - R. Heinlein   
 Anthem - A. Rand
This Boy’s Life: A Memior - T. Wolff

Hon 020              

How to Read Literature like a Professor - Foster 9780060009427 (MANDATORY)

AP Euro Civilization The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli
- Prince Book Summary and Background Info - Download Here
- Prince Reading Guide and Questions - Download Here
- Vocabulary Terms - Download Here - Download Here

Juniors by course

CP 033  -  *Select One                 

The Natural - B. Malamud   
Tortilla Flat J. Steinbeck


CP 032    -  *Select One               

In Cold Blood - T. Capote 9780679745587          
Death of a Salesman - A. Miller 101583370331

Hon 031     -  *Select One          

In Cold Blood - T. Capote 9780679745587         
Death of a Salesman - A. Miller 101583370331

Honors Am. History: Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe (chapters 1-5 MANDATORY)

AP 030                

Thank You For Arguing - J. Heinrichs 978-0307341440(MANDATORY)
Language in Thought and Action - S.I. Hayakawa 9780307341440(MANDATORY)  

Seniors by course

CP 043                 

The Hunger Games Trilogy 9781599869506                                      

CP 042      -  *Select One                

Brave New World - A. Huxley           
 Wuthering Heights - E. Bronte 9780553212587
Timeline - M. Crichton 9780345417626

Hon 041              

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

AP 040                

Portrait of the Artistas a Young Man - James Joyce (MANDATORY)
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (MANDATORY)