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MANSFIELD
SUMMER READING LIST, 2007
ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT
All
students at Mansfield High School must read one or more books
during the summer vacation. Regardless of the term or semester
that the English course meets, all English teachers will
administer an assessment based on the books listed below for
each grade and course level during the first week of the
course. Students are advised to keep a reading journal in the
event that their course does not meet in September. These
books should be available in most bookstores and in the
Mansfield Public Library .
Grade
9
College
Prep B:
| Read one of the
following: |
| Speak |
Laurie Halse Anderson |
| The Chocolate War |
Robert Cormier |
| Son of the Mob |
Gordon Korman |
College
Prep A:
| Read one of the
following: |
| April Morning |
Howard Fast |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
Betty Smith |
| The Chocolate War |
Robert Cormier |
| Speak |
Laurie Halse Anderson |
Honors:
| Read two of the
following: |
| April Morning |
Howard Fast |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
Betty Smith |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes |
Ray Bradbury |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
Maya Angelou |
| Across the Nightingale Floor |
Lian Hearn |
Grade
10
College
Prep B:
| Read one of the
following: |
| Tuesdays with Morrie |
Mitch Albom |
| A Parrot in the Oven |
Victor Martinez |
| Annie John |
Jamaica Kincaid |
College
Prep A:
| Read one of the
following: |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-time |
Mark Haddon |
| Cold Sassy Tree |
Olive Burns |
| Fahrenheit 451 |
Ray Bradbury |
| Tuesdays with Morrie |
Mitch Albom |
| Prep |
Curtis Sittenfeld |
Honors:
| Read two of the
following: |
| Kite Runner |
Khaled Hosseini |
| Cold Sassy Tree |
Olive Burns |
| Jane Eyre |
Charlotte Bronte |
| My Antonia |
Willa Cather |
Grade
11
College
Prep and Honors:
| Read one of the
following: |
| Devil in the White City |
Erik Larson |
| A Lesson Before Dying |
Ernest J. Gaines |
| Lovely Bones |
Alice Sebold |
| The Secret Life of Bees |
Sue Monk Kidd |
| Black Boy |
Richard Wright |
Advanced
Placement:
| Read two of the
following: |
| Devil in the White City |
Erik Larson |
| Black Boy |
Richard Wright |
| Bias |
Bernard Goldberg |
| Hunger of Memory |
Richard Rodriquez |
| High Tide in Tucson |
Barbara Kingsolver |
| The Jungle |
Upton Sindair |
Grade
12
College
Prep and Honors:
| Choose one of the
following: |
| Angela’s Ashes |
Frank McCourt |
| The Bell Jar |
Sylvia Plath |
| Into Thin Air |
Jon Krakauer |
| The Glass Castle |
Jeannette Walls |
| All Souls |
Michael Patrick MacDonald |
Advanced
Placement:
| Read one of the
above novels and the following: |
| Wuthering Heights |
Emily Bronte |
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