10th Grade Independent Reading Assignment
This year you will be required to read independently. You will choose one book per
marking period (MPD’s 1/2 – 4).
Choose a book that is approximately 150 pages or longer. It does not have to be on
this list.
Book List
Cervantes, Cervantes
Camus, Albert
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Melville, Herman
Shelley, Mary
Hosseini, Khaled
Hickam, Homer
Steinbeck, John
McCarthy, Cormac
Momaday, M. Scott
Forbes, Esther
Myers, Walter Dean
Cormier, Robert
Golding, Arthur
Bates, Judy Fong
Martel, Yann
Carter, Forrest
Edgerton, Clyde
Lupica, Mike
Enger, Leif
Morrison, Toni
Chevalier, Tracy
Grisham, John
Cooney, Caroline B.
Knowles, John
Lipsyte, Robert
Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki
Gunther, John
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Brooks, Bruce
Asher, Jay
Crutcher, Chris
See, Lisa
Don Quixote
The Stranger
The Scarlet Letter
Moby Dick
Frankenstein
The Kite Runner
Rocket Boys
The Grapes of Wrath
Of Mice and Men
All the Pretty Horses
House Made of Dawn
Johnny Tremain
Monster
Hoops
The Rag and Bone Shop
After the First Death
Memoirs of a Geisha
Midnight at the Dragon Café
The Life of Pi
The Education of Little Tree
Walking Across Egypt
The Big Field
Peace Like a River
The Bluest Eye
Girl With a Pearl Earring
A Painted House
Code Orange
A Separate Peace
The Contender
Farewell to Manzanar
Death Be Not Proud
Lily’s Crossing
Moves Make the Man
Thirteen Reasons Why
Whale Talk
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Step 1: Get the book approved if it is not on the list. (Show it to me for approval.)
Step 2: Read the book. Bring the book to class with you every day. You will be given
time to read after tests and sometimes during class.
Step 3: Complete the weekly reading log. You should record the date, unknown
vocabulary words and definitions, pages read, literary devices used: examples, and a
brief summary of what you read that week. Hand it in every Friday for grading.
Step 4: At the end of the marking period -take an assessment on the book at the end
of the marking period.
Step 5: At the end of the year -complete the project. Create a power point presentation
on one of the books you read. The presentation will be divided into six parts of information:
1) author biography, 2) historical context, 3) culture, 4) plot summary, 5) Top 5 reasons to
read the book, and 6) sources.
Each slide should have at least 5 bullet points. You must get your facts from credible
sources, like an encyclopedia (NOT WIKIPEDIA), to reveal any exaggerations or emphasis to
real life connections. Presentation Time limit:3 to 5 minutes