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June 5, 2014 Dear Upper School Parents and Students, Each year we ask our students to continue their learning through the summer. Acquiring knowledge, exercising intellectual curiosity, and reading for aesthetic pleasure are activities that should not cease in the summer months. Consequently, the English Department provides a summer reading list for Upper School students. At the beginning of the year, students will be assessed on all required texts. The required course‐specific texts are: Form III (Grade 9): The Absolutely True Diary of a Part‐Time Indian by Sherman Alexie and one book from the posted list of recommended freshman books. Form IV (Grade 10): Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie and one book from the posted list of recommended sophomore books. Form V (Grade 11): The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the Penguin Classics edition, ISBN #0‐14‐039012‐x. Students are required to read the entire text, including the introduction, the preface, and the appendix. Students are also required to read one additional book from the twelve selected titles listed below. There is a longer, posted list of recommended junior books for those students who wish to read more books. The Twelve Selected Titles: The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe A White Heron and Other Stories, Sarah Orne Jewett Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories, Ambrose Bierce Mrs. Spring Fragrance, Sui Sin Far Life Among the Piutes, Sarah Winnemucca Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton My Antonia, Willa Cather Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather Black Boy, Richard Wright Uncle Tom’s Children, Richard Wright Form VI (Grade 12): The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro and one book from the posted list of recommended senior books. Of course, our more advanced readers are welcome to choose books from grade level lists above their own. On the suggested grade level lists, students can pick any book they like. The classics marked with an asterisk would be appropriate for students interested in sitting for the AP English Literature exam at the end of their junior year. We encourage parents to join students in reading and discussing many of the books on the attached list. And, of course, we hope you all will read far beyond the list, enjoying the freedom of time to read as much as you like. Have a wonderful summer! Chris Taylor Denise Brown‐Allen, Ed.D. English Department Chair Upper School Director [email protected] [email protected] .

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