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Summer Reading Assignment English 9 Advanced Mr. Cam and Ms. Cam Dear Incoming Ninth Graders, We are providing you with a list of options for summer reading this year. There is a range of difficulty, but we’d suggest you choose a book that interests you and not worry about how long it might be, how old, or how difficult. Some of these options are traditional, some a bit more contemporary, but we think all of them are worth reading. Just choose your book, read it, enjoy it, think about it, and write a one page essay about the book that answers the questions posed below. Book List Alexander, Lloyd* The Prydain Chronicles (The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer, The High King) Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451 Brown, Joe David Paper Moon** Crichton, Michael Andromeda Strain Harris, Sam Snow in August Herriot, James All Creatures Great and Small Kipling, Rudyard Captains Courageous Knowles, John A Separate Peace O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka Potok, Chaim The Chosen Speare, Elizabeth George The Witch of Blackbird Pond Stevenson, Robt. Louis Treasure Island Stewart, Mary The Crystal Cave * These books are the easiest to read, so I would try to read at least four of them. ** I can provide you with copies of these. Essay 1. What is an idea? 2. How do books contain ideas? 3. What is one idea that the book you read contains? 4. How is that idea developed or reflected somehow in the book you read? Formatting: 1. Length: one page typed, double-spaced, Times or Times New Roman 12 point font 2. Please try your best to have a THESIS STATEMENT that is underlined. 3. Margins: one inch left, right, top, and bottom Have a nice summer! .

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