Below is the list for summer reading. Please check your class schedules to match up your reading assignment with your English class number. It is important that you PURCHASE these books, as you will need them in class in the fall.

Please note:
You must annotate your books! Click here to download “HOW TO ANNOTATE A BOOK” (pdf)

American Literature and Composition Section 23.0510716

Our Town by Thornton Wilder (annotate)

Choose ONE of the following to read:

To Dance With the White Dog by Terry Kay

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Color of Water by James McBride

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

(You must have a copy of both books to use in class.)

American Literature and Composition Section 23.0510726

To Dance With the White Dog by Terry Kay (annotate)

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (annotate)

(You must have a copy of both books to use in class.)

AP English Language/Composition Section 23.0510746

East of Eden by John Steinbeck (annotate) READ FIRST.

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (annotate)

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Nonfiction, 30th Anniversary Edition by William Zinsser (annotate)

(You must have a copy of these books to use in class.)