9 th and 10 th Grades- Genres: Drama, Poetry and The Essay
Pick one of the following, Honors students pick two of the following:
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Hedda Gabbler by Henrik Ibsen
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
A Raisin in the Son by Lorraine Hainesbury
Note: Any edition of these works is acceptable (except for modernized or abridged versions of the Shakespeare plays.) Most can be purchased from Dover Thrift for under $3.
11 th and 12 th Grade- British Literature
Beowulf trans. Seamus Heaney
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight trans. J.R.R. Tolkien
In addition, Honors Students should pick one of the following:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
The Mayor of Caterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare
Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Mid-Summer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare
Honors Science Class ONLY for Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science
The Physics of Superheroes: Spectacular Second Edition
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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Gotham; 2 Original edition (November 3, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592405088
ISBN-13: 978-1592405084
9 th and 10 th Grades-Modern European History Class
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
10 th Grade-Art Appreciation
Pick one of the following, Honors students read both of the following:
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

6 th Grade-You will read 3 books. On the first day of class, you will have a test on the 3 books.
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. Choose a book from this list that you have not read.
Do not read an abridged version. If you have read all these books, please email your teacher LCrosby@TheGeorgetownSchool.org
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If your book has a movie, you may wish to avoid watching the movie; you may confuse the book and movie versions on the test.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
2. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
3. Read 1 book of your choice (that you have not read before and that does not have a movie version). Your book should be on your grade level.
7th grade—you will read 3 books. Warning: If your book has a movie, you may not wish to watch the movie. You might get it mixed up with the book and make errors on the test .
1. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
2. Choose a book from this list that you have not read.
Do not read an abridged version. If you have read all these books, please email your teacher LCrosby@TheGeorgetownSchool.org
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
3. Read 1 book of your choice (that you have not read before and that does not have a movie version). Your book should be on your grade level.
8 th grade English I—you will read 3 books (4 books if you plan to take honors).
1. Our Town by Thornton Wilder
2. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
3. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
4. If you wish to earn honors credit, please read a book from the honors list and complete the honors assignment in addition to the regular
English I assignment.
English I Honors Assignment (due the first day of class)
If you wish to earn honors credit for this course, you will read the books listed above, and you will also read one of the following books. You will have a test the first day of school and an assignment the first week of school.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Pearl by John Steinbeck