English I and II (both regular and PreAP) students: Students, you may select one to three books written by the authors on your grade level list. Read the book(s). Download and complete the appropriate assignment on the CCISD website for each book you read. Both regular level and PreAP students will use the PreAP reader’s journal form for this assignment. Turn in the assignment(s) through Itslearning by September 6, 2016. All submissions will be processed through plagiarism software. Please ask your English teacher if you need help submitting your work. Receive the number of points equal to the number of satisfactory assignments submitted to your ELA teacher – up to 3 total points on the first 9 weeks average. Enjoy your summer reading! Note to Parents: Some of the works by the authors below may contain subject matter that your family may find unsuitable. Clear Creek ISD encourages you to work alongside your children in selecting materials that are appropriate for them. Clear Brook High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Robert Cormier Lauren Kate Ayn Rand Neil Shusterman James Patterson Becca Fitzpatrick Khaled Hosseini Lisa Schroeder Charles Dickens Michelle Gagnon Mary Stewart Douglas Adams Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Anthony Horowitz Rudolfo Anaya Carlos Ruin Zafon Franz Kafka Yann Martel Sandra Cisneros Kami Garcia Madeleine L’Engle Andy Weir Jonathan Safran Foer Holly Black C.S. Lewis Brandon Sanderson Chinua Achebe Dean Koontz Walter Dean Myers Cory Doctorow J.D. Salinger Barry Lyga Rick Riorden Gayle Foreman John Green Y. S. Lee J.R.R. Tolkien Mike Lupica Neil Gaiman (no graphic novels) Jennifer Latham Jodi Picoult Amy Tan Dan Brown Nancy Farmer Gabriel García Márquez Kathy Reichs Margaret Peterson Haddix Toni Morrison Agatha Christie Virginia Woolf Ruta Sepetys Jonathan Maberry Upton Sinclair Carl Deuker Philippa Gregory Kathy Mackel Chris Crutcher
Clear Creek High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Erik Larson Ron Hall Christopher McDougall Laurie Halse Anderson Lois Duncan Thomas C. Foster Benjamin Alire Saenz Sherman Alexie Frank McCourt Danielle Paige Barry Lyga Rainbow Rowell Barry Lyga Ally Condie Neil Gaiman Thomas C. Foster Anthony Doerr Jane Austen Orson Scott Card
Clear Falls High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Jane Austen Walter Dean Myers Chinua Achebe Ernest Hemingway Charles Dickens Rick Riordan Rudolfo Anaya Khaled Hosseini Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Upton Sinclair Margaret Atwood J.D. Salinger Brian Jacques J.R.R. Tolkien Kate Chopin Mary Stewart Franz Kafka Kurt Vonnegut Sandra Cisneros Kurt Vonnegut C. S. Lewis
Clear Lake High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Jane Austen Nancy Farmer Ben Bova Jonathan Safran Foer Orson Scott Card Sally Gardner Stephen Chbosky Jack Gantos Michael Crichton Chaim Potok Ernest Cline John Green Baroness D'Orczy Maggie Steifvater John Connolly Frank McCourt Richard Paul Evans J.R.R. Tolkien Jeanne DuPrau Rainbow Rowell
Clear Springs High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Chinua Achebe Jonathan Swift Julia Alvarez Neil Gaiman (no picture books or graphic Edith Wharton John Kennedy O’Toole Alice Sebold novels) Richard Adams Mark Twain Margaret Atwood Gabriel Garcia Marquez August Wilson Donna Tartt Sophocles Victor Hugo Jane Austen Emily Bronte Anton Chekhov (2 plays = 1 book) Zora Neale Hurston John Irving Ann Patchett Kurt Vonnegut Erik Larson Gabriel Garcia Marquez Willa Cather Sandra Cisneros Toni Morrison Lorraine Hansberry Anthony Doerr Alice Walker Joyce Carol Oates Cormac McCarthy Joseph Conrad Joan Didion Eugene O’Neill (2 plays = 1 book) Arthur Miller Elie Weisel Thornton Wilder (2 plays = 1 book) Chaim Potok George Orwell Charles Dickens Alexandre Dumas J.D. Salinger Kim Edwards Louise Erdrich Tennessee Williams (2 plays = 1 Alan Paton Nancy Farmer book) Jane Smiley Diane Ackerman Euripides Edmond Rostand David Guterson Jonathan Safran Foer Anne Tyler Aldous Huxley Charles Frazier John Steinbeck Barbara Kingsolver Gloria Naylor
Clear Horizons Early College High School
Incoming 9th Grade Incoming 10th Grade
Chinua Achebe Jack London Chinua Achebe Jack London Julia Alvarez Cormac McCarthy Julia Alvarez Cormac McCarthy Jane Austin Gabrielle Garcia Marquez Jane Austin Gabrielle Garcia Marquez Alexandria Brackens Toni Morrison Alexandria Brackens Toni Morrison Orson Scott Card Bich Minh Nguyen Orson Scott Card Bich Minh Nguyen Sandra Cisneros George Orwell Sandra Cisneros George Orwell Arthur Conan Doyle James Patterson Arthur Conan Doyle James Patterson William Faulkner Jodi Picoult William Faulkner Jodi Picoult Malcolm Gladwell Chaim Potok Malcolm Gladwell Chaim Potok John Green Mary Shelley John Green Mary Shelley Edith Hamilton John Steinbeck Edith Hamilton John Steinbeck Khaled Hosseini J.R.R. Tolkien Khaled Hosseini J.R.R. Tolkien Zora Neale Hurston Mark Twain Zora Neale Hurston Mark Twain Barbara Kingsolver Elizabeth Wein Barbara Kingsolver Elizabeth Wein C.S. Lewis Edith Wharton C.S. Lewis Edith Wharton