Forsyth Central High School
Grades 9 – 12
Summer Reading 2013
Read this summer! It’s the best gift you can give yourself!
In support of the Common Core standards and in preparation for the ongoing rigor of high school, college, and life, the
English Department at Forsyth Central High School strongly recommends that all of our students read over the
summer break. Studies show that reading anything is beneficial, so find something you enjoy and read for fun! You will
be making an important investment and giving yourself a wonderful gift.
Rising AP and Honors level students will complete a specific assignment to prepare them for their English
courses next year, and all other FCHS students are asked to make their own selections to read for pleasure and
enrichment and to share with their English classes, when we return to school in August.
A Suggested Reading List accompanies this Summer Reading Guideline on the FCHS website to assist students, who
are not taking Honors or AP level courses, and their parents with reading choices. The Suggested Reading List is compiled
of bestsellers, award winners, and the most popular books in our Media Center’s circulation. These books are not
necessarily on our approved reading list for classroom instruction.
Rising AP and Honors level book assignments are listed below and the complete assignment guideline for each
course is posted on our website for student reference this summer. The assigned books may be purchased through an online Book Fair, sponsored by the FCHS Media Center or at local book sellers in our community.
Rising AP and Honors Assigned Book List
*Rising Honors 9th Grade Literature & Composition Assigned Books
* The Lively Art of Writing by Lucile Vaughan Payne
*A Biography or Memoir of your choice; Minimum of 250 pages
*Rising Honors 10th Grade Literature & Composition Assigned Book
* Life of Pi by Yann Martel
*AP Language & Composition Assigned Books
* The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
* 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Kevin
Flynn and Jim Dwyer
*AP Literature & Composition Assigned Books
*How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
*Choose TWO of the following:
A River Runs Through It—Norman MacLean
The Bluest Eye—Toni Morrison
Heart of Darkness—Joseph Conrad
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets—Stephen Crane
The Metamorphosis—Franz Kafka