Honors English Classes - Summer Reading Requirements
Seniors
These two novels are required. You will be tested over the required readings during the first two weeks of first semester.
Cry, the Beloved Country - Alan Paton
The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde
Choose one of the following options to read. A double entry journal is required for your novel of choice and is due the first day of class.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Juniors
These two novels are required. You will be tested over the required readings during the first two weeks of first semester.
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Choose one of the following options to read. A double entry journal is required for your novel of choice and is due the first day of class.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Native Son by Richard Wright
Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Native Son by Richard Wright
Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Sophomores
Required:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Choose one of the following options to read. A double entry journal is required for your novel of choice and is due the first day of class (NO EXCEPTIONS)!
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
