Fairhope High School
9th grade Summer Reading List, 2015-2016
The belief that readers need to practice reading underscores the independent reading program at
Fairhope High School. Improved reading skills will increase students’ scores on standardized
tests. The program also encourages students to read for pleasure and enrichment, exploring
worlds and perspectives beyond their everyday lives.
The summer reading list and required reading guide(s) will be available on the school’s website
after May 11th.
New students are responsible for completing the summer reading and related assignments.
Reading and/or note-taking guides are to be completed in conjunction with the summer
reading. Please pay careful attention to the grade level and diploma level for the guide, as
they differ by grade, level, and book.
* indicates a book from the county-approved supplemental reading list
9th regular: 1 required
*Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
9th grade Pre AP: 2 short stories REQUIRED
*”The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.public.asu.edu/~cajsa/eng200_fall07/The%20Masque%20of%20the%20Red%20Death.pdf
*”The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
https://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/jackson_lottery.pdf
Then CHOOSE ONE of the following nonfiction essays as a pairing to the novel:
“Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass
http://www.pasadena.edu/files/syllabi/dlbronstein_29682.pdf
"Once More to the Lake" by E.B. White
http://www.freewebs.com/lanzbom/EBWhiteLakeEssay.pdf
**NOTE: You do NOT have to answer any discussion questions found at the end of these links. It might be
a good idea, however, to use them as a foundation for how to THINK about the texts as you read and
annotate.
9th grade Pre IB:
*1. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, translated by Stanley Corngold. (Students MUST
have Corngold’s translation.)