SUMMER READING

Grade 9** - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Grade 10 - The Iliad translated by W.H.D. Rouse

Grade 11 - The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Grade 11 - Honors English

The Catcher in the Rye + Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Grade 12- Senior English, Honors, and AP Literature- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

SCIENCE REQUIRED READING

General Science                        The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin

Biology, Bio Honors             The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

Chemistry, all levels      Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks

Environmental Science             When Smoke Ran Like Water by Devra

                                                                                            Lee Davis

Anatomy and Physiology This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin

Physics and Physics Honors   Don't Try This at Home: The Physics of Hollywood Movies by Adam Weiner

** We realize that many of you will have already read this book in eighth grade.  However, we ask that you reread, or refresh yourself, because the study and approach of this book will be very different from that of grade school.

Below is a list of suggested contemporary and classic books for summer enjoyment. We hope that our students will read everyday for enjoyment and enrichment. These suggestions are simply a springboard into the world of great literature.