English Department

Summer Reading List

     
The English Department encourages students to read as many of the appropriate books on the following list over the summer. These books, which correspond to major themes or units that are emphasized in grades 9 through 12, prepare students for further reading and exploration of these themes during the school year. Students will not be tested on these books. We encourage parents/guardians to participate in this activity with their children.
     
Grade 9: October Sky: A Memoir by Homer Hickam, Jr.
The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richer
     
Grade 10: Black Like Me by John Griffin
The Color of Water by James McBride
Prey or Timeline by Michael Crichton
     
Grade 11: A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories by Norman F. Maclean
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Bleachers by John Grisham
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
     
Grade 12: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley>
Angela's Ashes or 'Tis' by Frank McCourt
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje