Required summer reading list
FRESHMEN
• Tom Rinaldi, The Red Bandana: A Life, A Choice, A Legacy – (English H & CP)
• Paul Fleischman, Seedfolks – (Religion CP)
SOPHOMORES
• Jamie Ford, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – (English H & CP)
• John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men – (English H)
• C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce – (Religion CP)
JUNIORS
• Kamala Markandaya, Nectar in a Sieve – (English AP, H & CP)
• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice – (English AP & H)
• Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie – (Religion CP)
SENIORS
• Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake – (English AP, H & CP)
• Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre – (English AP & H)
• Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven – (Religion CP)
KEYS
AP – Advanced Placement
H – Honors
CP – Standard College Prep
IMPORTANT
1. This is a REQUIRED READING LIST. Students will be responsible to their teachers to demonstrate a knowledge of these books during the first weeks of school.
2. These books are popular titles and available in paperback. Students can obtain them in the following ways:
a. Borrow them from their local libraries or purchase from local bookstores
b. Purchase or borrow them from upperclassmen
c. Download them or find free pdfs (for some of the titles) on electronic reading devices or a computer