Summer Reading List – English 9
Honors:
Must-reads:
Regents:
West Side Story* by Irving Shulman
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Choose one: The Wave by Todd Strasser
Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
Con-fidence by Todd Strasser
Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter
**Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Misfits by James Howe
West Side Story* by Irving Shulman
The Wave by Todd Strasser
Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters
Con-fidence, by Todd Strasser
Breathing Underwater by Alex Finn
The Misfits by James Howe
**You can read Frankenstein on your iphone or itouch. It is a free App, 44 Classic books.
HONORS Assignment:
1. Keep a journal as you read each book and take copious notes. Your Summer Reading Journal
will be collected in early September.
2. Give examples of symbols used in the story and foreshadowing clues. Give two or three
examples of both literary elements in your Journal for each novel.
3. Your notes should do more than summarize the plot of the story. Think about what you read
and analyze the stories.
4. Write your opinions about the characters and their conflicts. Predict what will happen to them
and discuss the choices they make in your journal entries.
5. Write a minimum of fifteen journal entries for each book you read. Include the page number
along with each entry as you complete the reading of the book.
6. You will write a thematic (theme) essay, complete a project, and write book outlines in
September.
Regents:
Within the first weeks of school, you will have a writing assignment that requires your extensive
knowledge of the summer reading. It is highly recommended that you take copious notes during
your reading so that you may easily complete the assignment without having to reread your
books in the fall. If you have questions about the reading over the summer, please feel free to
contact us via email at ahoover@tullyschools.org or mwhalen@tullyschools.org.
Enjoy your books!
*There are approximately forty copies of West Side Story that may be checked out from
the high school main office over the summer months.