| Following are lists of required reading for students entering grades seven through 12 in the fall of 2006. Students will be tested on these books during the first day of class; therefore, these books should be completed before the first day of school. Students in grades K-6 are also expected to participate in summer reading, and each teacher has provided a grade-specific list of suggested titles from which students may choose.
Summer reading packets, with instructions on what is expected, will be distributed during the final week of classes in the students' English classes. They will also be available in the Upper School front office during the summer break.
Grade |
Class |
Books |
7 |
English |
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson |
8 |
English |
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton |
| 9 |
College Prep English |
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
| 9 |
Honors English |
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
| 10 |
College Prep English |
My Antonia by Willa Cather
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
*Book cards are required for all readings.
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10 |
Honors English |
My Antonia by Willa Cather
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Either of the following:
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (preferred) or The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (NOT the H.G. Wells story)
*Book cards are required for all readings.
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| 11 |
College Prep English |
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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11 |
Advanced Placement English |
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
There is an AP History Packet - it may picked up in the Upper School office.
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| 12 |
College Prep English |
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Choose one from the list below under AP English IV.
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12 |
Advanced Placement English |
The Stranger by Albert Camus
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
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Choose one from the following:
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hurston
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
1984 by George Orwell
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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