NINTH GRADE HONORS LIT/COMP SUMMER READING LIST

CHOOSE TWO:

Daniel Wallace Big Fish

180 pages William Bloom, desperate to get to know his dying father before it's too late, recreates his parent's life in a series of legends and myths based on the few facts he knows.

Laurie Halse Anderson Speak (Lexile: 680)

197 pages A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Pat Frank Alas, Babylon (Lexile: 870)

323 pages The story of a group of people who rely on their own courage and ingenuity to survive in a small Florida town that escaped nuclear bombing.

OR READ ONE:

T.H. White The Once and Future King (Lexile: 1080)

639 pages Tells the story of the youth and reign of King Arthur, the establishment of the Round Table, and the search for the Holy Grail.