2012 SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 9th-12th Grades
Please look over the list of some of the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award nominees and
additional options for summer reading. Each upper school student is required to read a book from the
list. Summer reading assignments are due Tuesday, August 28. The summer reading requirements will
constitute the first English grade of the quarter.
After completing the reading assignment, all students must choose from one of the following:
A. Create a poster advertising your book. It must be standard poster size, and must have a ½ page
typed, summary of the book taped to the back.
B. Write a book report about your book. It should include a ½ page typed summary of the book along
with:
9th grade – 5 of the following
10th grade – 6 of the following
11th grade – 7 of the following
12th grade – 8 of the following
1. Who was your favorite character and why?
2. What would be a better ending for the book?
3. What is your favorite part and why?
4. What was your least favorite part and why?
5. How did the book relate to your life?
6. Did the book remind you of another book you have read or movie you have seen? What was it and
why?
7. If you were making the book in to a movie, who would you cast as the main characters and why?
8. What are some examples of foreshadowing?
9. To whom would you recommend this book and why?
10. Would you like to read another book by this author? Tell why or why not.
C. Multi-Media Project –Create an audio book report, a video review or a movie trailer on your book.
You may use the questions above for the production. (Ms. Silgals is available for consultation).
High School Summer Reading List 2012
TITLE
AUTHOR
GENRE
Beautiful
Creatures/Darkness/Chaos
Garcia, Kami & Margaret Stohl
Fantasy
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Historical Fiction
Brooklyn Rose
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction
Hunger Games/Catching
Fire/Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
Fantasy/Trilogy
Fallen Angels
Walter Dean Myers
Historical Fiction
Gifts (Annals of the Western
Shore)
Ursula Guin
Science Fiction
Godless
Pete Hautman
Realistic Fiction
Hoops
Walter Dean Myers
Realistic Fiction-Sports
Ironman
Chris Crutcher
Realistic Fiction-Sports
Maximum Ride: The Angel
Experiment
James Patterson
Fantasy-Adventure
What Happened to Cass
McBride?
Gail Giles
Realistic Fiction- Forensic
Mystery
Leviathan/Behemoth/Goliath
Scott Westerfeld
Science Fiction/Trilogy/YABA
Blindsided
Priscilla Cummings
Realistic Fiction
Eli the Good
Silas House
Historical Fiction
Five Flavors of Dumb
Antony John
Realistic Fiction
Ghosts of War: The True
Story of A 19 Year-old GI
Ryan Smithson
YABA
The Big Crunch
Pete Hautman
Realistic Fiction
How to Steal a Car
Pete Hautman
Realistic Fiction
Angry Management
Chris Crutcher
Realistic Fiction/YABA
The Chosen One
Carol Lynch
Realistic Fiction/YABA
Rock n’ Roll Soldier
Dean Ellis Kohler
Memoir/YABA
(Chose one, two or all)
(sequels are available)
Midnighters: The Secret Hour
Scott Westerfeld
Science Fiction
Lockdown
Walter Dean Myers
Realistic Fiction
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Historical Fiction
Purple Heart
Patricia McCormick
Psychological Thriller/YABA
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy
Series)
Maggie Stiefvater
Science
Fiction/Romance/YABA
Dragons of the Lost Sea
Laurence Yep
Fantasy
Redwall Series
Brian Jacques
Fantasy
The House of Scorpion
Nancy Farmer
Scientific Fiction
An Unlikely Friendship
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction
Taking Liberty: The Story of
Oney Judge, George
Washington’s Runaway Slave
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction
The Lost Years of Merlin
T.A. Barron
Fantasy
Sold
Patricia McCormick
Realistic Fiction
Copper Sun
Sharon Draper
Historical Fiction
Peak
Roland Smith
Adventure-Fiction
Bull Run
Paul Fleischman
Historical Fiction
Don’t Look Behind You
Lois Duncan
Mystery/Thriller
The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery/Thriller
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery/Thriller
Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie
Mystery/Thriller
Ransom
Lois Duncan
Mystery/Thriller
YABA=Young Adult Book Awards nominees for South Carolina 2012-13
If you wish to read a book not on the list, please get prior approval from
your English teacher or email Ms. Silgals: msilgals@tridentacademy.com .