SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2009
The summer reading assignment is an opportunity for Loyola Blakefield students to grow personally and intellectually.
Our aim is for students to appreciate quality literature as well as maintain and improve their reading skills.
All students are required to read the books assigned to their grade. For one of the assigned books, there will be a test in
Religion class, for the second a test in English class, and for the third, a test in History class. (The one exception to this
testing schedule is for upcoming seniors. As not all seniors will be taking a History class, seniors only need to read two
books which will be tested in their Religion and English classes.) As assessments will be given during the first week of
school, students are encouraged to do their assigned reading in late July and August.
Note: Some upper level classes may require summer reading in addition to the books listed below. For example, Upper
School students taking AP European History will be expected to read The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.
INCOMING GRADE
AUTHOR
TITLE
Grade 6
Derleth, August
Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus (This book is given
to all incoming Sixth graders on their placement testing day in
May.)
Under the Blood Red Sun
Lance Armstrong (Sports Heroes and Legends series). ISBN #
978-7607-7517-2
Salisbury, Graham
Doeden, Matt
Grade 7
Hinton, S.E.
Collier, James
Doeden, Matt
The Outsiders
My Brother Sam Is Dead
Lance Armstrong (Sports Heroes and Legends series). ISBN #
978-7607-7517-2
Grade 8
Borland, Hal
Tolkein, J.R.R.
Doeden, Matt
When The Legends Die
The Hobbit
Lance Armstrong (Sports Heroes and Legends series). ISBN #
978-7607-7517-2
Grade 9
Suskind, Ron
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the
Inner City to the Ivy League. ISBN # 978-0767901260
Heroes
Timeline
Cormier, Robert
Crichton, Michael
Grade 10
Suskind, Ron
Hickam, Homer
Shaara, Michael
Grade 11
Suskind, Ron
Greene, Graham
Sides, Hampton
Grade 12
Suskind, Ron
Gaines, Ernest
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the
Inner City to the Ivy League. ISBN # 978-0767901260
October Sky
Killer Angels
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the
Inner City to the Ivy League. ISBN # 978-0767901260
Brighton Rock
Ghost Soldiers
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the
Inner City to the Ivy League. ISBN # 978-0767901260
A Lesson Before Dying
Here are some suggestions of books that students may enjoy for additional reading.
9th grade
BIOGRAPHY
Never Stop Pushing by Rulon Garnder
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero by James Giblin
FICTION
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Soldier Boy by Brian Burks
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
10th grade
BIOGRAPHY
The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor” by Ken Silverstein
Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard by Fan Shen
Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond
FICTION
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
Missing in Tokyo by Graham Marks
Any title by David Eddings
11th grade
BIOGRAPHY
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Days of Grace: a Memoir by Arthur Ashe
FICTION
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian
Deliverance by James Dickey
12th grade
BIOGRAPHY
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Ryan White: My Own Story by Ryan White
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
FICTION
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare by Laurie Lawlor