Summer Reading Assignments - Middle School - 2012
6th Grade Reading (Mrs.Barros):
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. Students should take notes on each of the characters.
7th Grade Reading (Mrs. Fraser):
Students will read three (3) books in preparation for English class.
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Read Boy by Roald Dahl (copies available in the main office).
Read one additional book from a different genre of your choice. Choose books
from two of the following genres: historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction,
contemporary young adult fiction, adventure, or mystery.
Please read carefully and keep a very brief set of notes for each book you read. Your
notes might include title, author, and short descriptions of setting, characters, conflict,
climax, resolution, and theme/main idea. In September, you will complete at least two
writing assignments based on your summer reading.
8th Grade Reading:
Beginning in the fall both eighth grade English and history classes will discuss what it
means to be an American. In social studies you will begin exploring this question with a
study of the American Revolutionary War. Your summer reading includes three
historical fiction books set during this time period:
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (copies available in main the office)
April Morning by Howard Fast (copies available in the main office)
My Brother Sam is Dead by James and Christopher Collier (copies available in
main office)
You must read at least one of the suggested titles. As you weigh which book to select,
you will find that April Morning is a classic with more difficult language; it follows a
male protagonist and contains battle scenes. Chains little easier and follows a female
protagonist; its content deals with both slavery and the Revolutionary War. Mo Brother
Sam is Dead is also a little easier and follows two male protagonists.
In the fall, you will be tested on your understanding of the plot, characters, and themes of
whichever book you choose. You should take notes using the notes template which can
be found on MOODLE.
To challenge yourself and to start the year with a deeper understanding of the
Revolutionary War, you may decide to read TWO OR MORE of these books over the
summer.
Summer Reading Assignments – High School - 2012
9th Grade English: (Honors and College Prep)
All students are required to read Of Mice and Men and at least one book of your choice
(available in the main office)
College Prep: Choose one from the list below
Honors: Choose two from the list below
Recommended: (pick two from this list – available in the main office)
The Chosen, Chaim Potok
Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton
In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
College Prep students should read a total of at least 3 books for their English 9 summer
reading.
Honors should read a total of at least 4 books for their English 9 summer reading.
You are not required to take notes on the books that you read, but you will be required to
demonstrate your understanding of each through discussion, quizzes, and written work;
therefore, keeping a reading journal is recommended.
9th Grade World History (David Fisher):
Honors students are to read Sugar Changed the World by Marc Aronson and Marina
Budhos (available in the main office). Guided reading questions to work on during
the summer. ANSWERS DUE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. (Assignment
instruction packet is available in the main office.)
College Prep students have two options:
Option 1: Students are to read Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers (available in
the main office).
Option 2: Students are to read Shooting Kabul bu N.H. Senzai (available in the main
office).
Assignment instruction packets for both books are available in the main office.
ANSWERS ARE DUE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Your grade will be
determined by the quality of your answers as well as your ability to satisfy the five
requirements stated in the instruction packets.
10th Grade English (Robin Getzen): (Honors and College Prep)
Students are required to read three (3) books:
Peace Like a River, Leif Enger
Old School, Tobias Wolff
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
10th Grade History (Joe Stieb): (Honors)
Copies of the summer reading assignment are available in the main office or students
may e-mail Mr. Stieb (jstieb@lenoxps.org).
11th Grade English: (Honors American Literature)
Honors American Literature students are required to read five (5) books.
Two (2) books are required:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Sula, Toni Morrison
We will begin in the fall with these works and they will occupy class discussion and the
writing for the course over the first several weeks of the first quarter.
A third and fourth book must be selected from the list of recommended titles given
below.
The final selection is a free choice.
Recommended:
Woman Hollering, Sandra Cisneros
Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
Mona in the Promised Land, Gish Jen
The Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri
McTeague, Frank Norris
Slaughter-House Five, Kurt Vonnegut
Summer, Edith Wharton
Black Boy, Richard Wright
11th Grade English: (CP American Literature)
College Prep required book: Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
Honors required books: Sula, Toni Morrison
Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
AP English – Junior Section (Lisa Ibarra)
Catch 22, Joseph Heller
AP English Language and Composition (Lisa Ibarra):
Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
Honors US History (Peter Starenko):
Honors students are to read: Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horwitz. Students are
required to keep a reading journal in which they are to write down their reactions to each
chapter’s topics.
12th Grade Humanities (Dr. Irvin):
Students are to read in order:
Beowulf, transl. Seamus Heaney
Grendel, John Gardner
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
1984, George Orwell
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
Peasant Fires: The Drummer of Niklashausen, Richard Wunderli