The Morgan School Summer Reading

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Summer Reading Program: “I Love This Book” 2 ​ Grades 9-12 Required Reading Lists ​ ​ Honor Students th 9 ​ Grade 3 ​ th 10 ​ Grade 3 t​ h 11 ​ Grade 3 t​ h 12 ​ Grade 3 ​ College Prep Students th 9 ​ Grade 4 ​ th 10 ​ Grade 4 t​ h 11 ​ Grade 4 t​ h 12 ​ Grade 4 ​ Grades 9-12 Suggested Reading List (for Free-Choice Selections) ​ ​ ​ Adventure 5 Fiction 5-10 Historical Fiction 10-12 Multicultural 12-13 Mystery/Thriller/Horror 13-14 Nonfiction/Biography 14-15 Personal Issues/Health/Science/Math 15-16 Science Fiction/Fantasy 16-17 Sports 17-19 Forms College Prep Summer Reading Analysis 20

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Summer Reading Program

The Morgan School Summer Reading Program is designed to serve several purposes. We want to promote the development of strong reading skills and to enrich students’ vocabulary; but even more, we want students to appreciate the pleasures of a good read. Furthermore, the written prompts we ask students to complete afford them the opportunity to practice both standardized testing and SAT writing skills while the reading itself gives them another book with which to “make connections” on these standardized tests.

I Love This Book! This year, incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be given the opportunity to take part in the “I Love ​ ​ This Book!” program. Instead of reading one of the required books, students may sign up to read a book being ​ offered for discussion by a member of the Morgan faculty or staff. In September, students will discuss this book in a book chat with a faculty member. We are hoping that discussing the book with other readers will stimulate students’ enthusiasm and heighten their appreciation of the text. A very limited number of copies of these books will be on loan at the Henry Carter Hull library. Students should read actively and be prepared to demonstrate their knowledge of the book at the chat; thus, it might be a good idea to take notes.

Required Reading Students not participating in the “I Love This Book!” Program must read from the book(s) on the attached ​ ​ ​ ​ required reading lists. College Prep students who opt to do the required reading must complete two of the accompanying writing prompts prior to their return to school in September. These prompts will be collected and graded. The prompts give teachers the opportunity to assess students’ skills at interpretation and to evaluate the extent to which they engaged with the literature. Students are strongly encouraged to keep a reading journal as they read, as these journals could be very helpful in future discussions of the text; the journals, however, will not be collected or graded.

Students are encouraged to read often, choosing books that interest them. You will find attached an extensive list of award-winning books chosen for their readability and for their relevance to teens and teen issues. Please be advised that the free choice books are just that, choices. Be aware that some may confront controversial issues, explore adult situations and contain strong language.

Summer reading requirements are spelled out on the pages which follow, by student level. College Prep students who have signed up in advance, may substitute an “I Love This Book!” choice for the required book. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Honors students, however, must read an “I Love This Book!”choice and the required texts. ​

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REQUIRED READING LISTS

Honors Students

Honors Students: Keep a reader response journal. You may refer to these notes as you respond to the ​ ​ ​ essays/tests/discussions in class. Please keep a list of the books you read.

Honors students are required to read the following books prior to the start of school. Sophomore, junior, and senior Honors students must also read an “I Love This Book” and participate in one of the book chats in September. Students should have signed up in the spring.

9th G​ rade – Honors (2 selections) 11th Grade – Honors/ AP (2 selections) ​

Anonymous Westover, Tara The Epic of Gilgamesh AND Educated: A Memoir AND ​ ​ Tolkien, J.R.R. Francisco Cantu The Hobbit The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border

10th Grade – Honors (2 selections) 12th Grade - Honors/ ECE (2 selections)

Wilson, G. Willow Angelou, Maya The Butterfly Mosque AND I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings AND ​ ​ Thomas C. Foster one of the following: ​ How to Read Literature Like a Professor Siddhartha ​ by Hermann Hesse The Kite Runner ​ by Khaled Hosseini T​ he White Tiger ​ by Aravind Adiga Grendel b​ y John Gardner (recommended prior reading: B​ eowulf)​ The Joy Luck Club b​ y Amy Tan Fugitive Pieces ​ by Anne Michaels ​AND

Poetry selections assigned at the mandatory end-of-year meeting for incoming seniors.

Link to UConn ECE summer reading assignment

Honors Students Keep a reader response journal as you read each book. ​

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REQUIRED READING LISTS

College Prep Students

College Prep Students: It is advisable to keep a reader response journal as you read, however these notes will not be ​ ​ graded. When finished with the required book, respond to any two of the questions on the “College Prep Summer Reading ​ ​ Analysis” sheet on page 21. Submit these to your English teacher as directed by your teacher when you return to school in September. The following books are required reading for College Prep students who did not sign up for and read an “I Love This Book” chat selection.

9th G​ rade – College Prep (choose one) 11th Grade – College Prep (choose one) ​

Gaines, Ernest J. Rubio, Gwyn H. A Lesson Before Dying Icy Sparks Set in a Cajun community in the late-1940s. Jefferson, a young Story of an orphan girl who lives with her grandparents in black man, is an unwitting party to a liquor store shootout in 1950s Kentucky and struggles to cope with Tourette’s which three men are killed; the only survivor, he is convicted syndrome. of murder and sentenced to death. Hamil, Pete Kidd, Sue Monk Snow in August Secret Life of Bees In New York, a young irish boy forges a bond with a rabbi to In order to escape her abusive father, fourteen-year-old Lily fight a common enemy by summoning an ancient source of joins Rosaleen, a black fugitive, following a trail left by Lily’s magical power. dead mother – a journey which leads them to a sanctuary among three beekeeping sisters and to a dramatic, life-changing discovery. 10th Grade – College Prep (choose one) 12th Grade – College Prep (choose one)

Gibbons, Kaye Conroy, Pat Ellen Foster Lords of Discipline The story of a spunky young girl who overcomes loneliness and Four cadets struggle against prejudice and a sinister secret adversity as she searched for a family to call her own. society to prove themselves to one another at the Carolina Military Institute. Bradford, Richard Red Sky at Morning Vreeland, Susan Coming-of-age story set during WWII about a teen who must Girl in Hyacinth Blue adjust to life in a new town and in a changing world. Story follows the trail of an unknown painting from the time of its creation in 17th Century Holland to present day.

College Prep Students Respond to questions on the assigned Reading Analysis forms ​ ​ after reading a book.

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The Morgan School Suggested Reading List (alphabetical by title) ​

The following titles have been selected due to their high interest and readability. They often have a teenaged protagonist and/or confront issues relevant to the lives of high school students. Please be aware that some of these books my contain strong language, confront controversial issues and/or explore adult situations. You may wish to access Amazon.com and click on “Back Cover” to obtain a more detailed description of the contents of each book.

ADVENTURE Shadow Divers Read Rival divers search wreck of German U-boat. Alive FICTION A rugby teams’ plane crashes in the Andes Mountains in LaRochelle winter and survival becomes all. Absolutely, Positively Not A touching, sometimes hilarious coming-out story McCarthy All the Pretty Horses Young Texas rancher finds adventure near border. Miller Maas Aimee China White Guilt of girl coming to terms with a friend’s suicide A don of the Asian Mafia hires a Manhattan lawyer to protect his interests—heroin. Frank America MacLean A lost boy without hope meets doctor; gains an identity and Fire on the Mountain hope. A narrative of the South Canyon fire of 1994 that burned for 10 days, and of the smokejumpers. Levithan Are We There Yet? Greenlaw Brothers find themselves on a trip to Italy. The Hungry Ocean The story of a grueling 30-day sword-fishing voyage Ferris encountering savage weather, equipment failure and Bad sharks. Girl faces consequences of teenage delinquency in a rehab center. Krakauer Into Thin Air Conroy A college grad walks away from his life and is found dead in Beach Music the Alaskan wilderness. An American expatriate in Rome displays desperate desire to find peace after his wife’s suicide. Bangs The Lost River: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Patchett Transformation on Wild Water Bel Canto In the early 1970’s, a quest to run the last unexplored rivers Terrorists in South America take party hostage. of Africa; two men drown

Levenkron Hobbs The Best Little Girl in the World River Thunder Young girl battles with anorexia. Teens test their mettle against Grand Canyon rapids. Oates Kurson

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Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Koontz Alliance of two teen misfits accused of bomb threat Cold Fire Reporter investigates what a local hero means when he whispers in his sleep that an enemy will kill everyone. Toole FICTION (continued) A Confederacy of Dunces New Orleans comedy Roberts Blood on his Hand Sheldon Coming-of-age as a family falls apart Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Hilarious celebration of teen life Greene The Boy Who Drank Too Much Haddon Hockey and alcoholism The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Gifted, autistic boy Randle Breakout McCormick Foster child runs away Cut Teen self-mutilation Flinn Breathing Underwater Bennett Teen anger management issues Dakota Dream Anderson After being shuttled between foster homes and institutions, a Burger Wuss 15 year-old boy escapes a mental institution to a Sioux reservation. Funny fast food coming-of-age Klass Runyon Dark Secret The Burn Journals Family crises Memoir of recovery from suicide attempt Brown Strasser DaVinci Code Can’t Get There From Here A murder in the Louvre museum reveals a sinister plot to Teen runaways, mature content uncover a secret protected since the days of Christ.

Anderson Packer Catalyst The Dive from Clausen’s Pier Post-high school graduation blues Girl struggles after fiancé is paralyzed.

Moore Wells Caught in the Act Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood High school honors student Girl leaves Louisiana to break free from her mother only to find out she yearns to learn more about her mother and her Moriarty 3 best friends. The Center of Everything Funny story of kid parenting parent Quarles A Door Near Here Stratton Teenager takes control from alcoholic mom. Chanda’s Secrets AIDs in an African village Russo Empire Falls Gibbons A father’s struggle with teenage daughter Charms for the Easy Life Margaret grows up in the South, guided by her Sorrels grandmother’s wisdom and her mother’s beauty. Fake ID Strong language, lots about rock music

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Gordimer Going July’s People Fat Kid Rules the World A black servant in a South African household reverses roles, Overweight boy becomes drummer in a rock band. becoming the host of his former master’s family.

FICTION (continued) Blunting ​ Jumping the Nail Corbet California teens leap from dangerous cliff; choices Fifteen Love Tennis player survives being fifteen. Johnson The Key to the Golden Firebird Johnson Teenaged sisters struggle with father’s death. The First Part Last Teenage dad and single parent responsibility Sparks Kim: Empty Inside Cohn A 17-year-old battles anorexia. Gingerbread Werlin Teenage girl shuttled from mother to father in NYC. Locked Inside Hautman Kidnapped teen confronts painful truths Godless Wittinger A boy invents a new religion. The Long Night of Leo and Bree Tashjian A young kidnapper and his victim face off. The Gospel According to Larry Green Teenager’s Internet ID becomes famous. Looking for Alaska McNamee Edgy coming-of-age Hate You Mackler Dealing with an abusive father’s legacy Love and Other Four-Letter Words Rottman Teen sorts out feelings after divorce Hero Marquez Troubled ninth grader takes control of his life. Love in the Time of Cholera Caletti Set on the Caribbean coast of South America, a story about a Honey, Baby, Sweetheart woman and two men and their entwined lives

Mother, daughter find themselves Sebold

Lynch The Lovely Bones Inexcusable Dead teen watches family from heaven deal with loss.

A story about truth, lies and responsibility Peters

O’Brien Luna: A Novel In the Lake of the Woods A teen struggles with gender identity.

The discovery that a Vietnam veteran running for office had been present at a massacre ruins his career. Myers

Gardner Monster Inventing Elliot Teen on trial for murder tries to sort out who he is.

A victim has a choice in a new school to become a bully. Freyman-Wey

Korman My Heartbeat Jake, Reinvented One girl discovers different types of love when questioning her brother’s sexual orientation. Popularity, acceptance, and human nature

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Cart Prom Necessary Noise Reluctant girl gets roped into making the big dance happen. Ten stories about the people we call family.

FICTION (continued) Cormier ​ The Rag and Bone Shop Gallo A boy accused of murder battles his interrogator. No Easy Answers A collection of stories; teens making tough choices Thomas Rats Saw God Flinn Senior one step from flunking out considers his life. Nothing to Lose Teen’s mother on trial for murder of abusive stepfather. Nelson Rock Star Superstar Ferris Teen discovers the tough nature of the music business. Of Sound Mind High school student deals with issues in his deaf family. Banks Rule of the Bone Gallo A punked-out teenager, rejected by his parents, out of school and On the Fringe in trouble with the police, begins an adventure to the mountains Outsiders face the constant struggle of hate and acceptance. of Jamaica.

Kesey Bauer One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest Rules of the Road The story of a man who feigns insanity and leads a group of Cross-country journey of teen girl and elderly employer mental hospital inmates in a struggle against their ward nurse Deaver Say Goodnight, Gracie Lane Teen girls suffer over friend’s drunk-driving death. The Orpheus Obsession On the road with rockers Hautzig Second Star to the Right Mazer Talented teen suffers from anorexia. Out of Control Teen faces sexual harassment at school. Nolan Send Me Down a Miracle Johnson Sleepy town changed when NYC artist arrives. Parallel Universe of Liars Overweight girl struggles with identity issues Giles Shattering Glass Orr A high school clique’s plans to make over a social outcast go Peeling the Onion tragically wrong. An accident significantly alters a young girl’s life. Proulx Chobsky Shipping News, The The Perks of Being a Wallflower In a Newfoundland fishing town, a third-rate newspaper man and High-school freshman boy comes of age. the women in his life (his elderly aunt and two young daughters) Kingsolver The Prodigal Summer Myers After discovering a family of coyotes, a woman becomes Shooter determined to protect them, a mission jeopardized by her A haunting story exploring the tragedy of school violence. equally intense desire for a handsome hunter. Palmer Anderson Shrapnel in the Heart

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Collection of over 100 letters left at the Vietnam memorial and Girl finds her place when dumped with elderly aunt. the stories of the wives, children and buddies who wrote them. Weisberg Tenth Grade The journal of tenth grader as he chronicles his world FICTION (continued) ​ Lopez Cohn Third and Indiana Shrimp The violence that is scarring American’s vast urban High school senior girl wastelands, and the humanity that might save them

Dessen Dessen Someone Like You This Lullaby Pregnant teen’s boyfriend dies, reconnects with friends. College-bound girl’s life changes when she meets rock musician. Korman Son of the Mob Marsden Comic tale of mob boss’s son who dates FBI daughter Tomorrow when the War Began Seven high school seniors begin to comprehend that their Anderson country has been invaded and everyone in their town taken Speak prisoner. A victim of date-rape, a freshman girl finds her strength and her voice Powell Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star McDonald Boy searches for family after mother’s death. Spellbound A spelling bee offers hope to drop-out seeking a future. Brooks True Confessions of a Heartless Girl Corrigan Wild girl upsets sleepy town. Splintering After-effects of a violent assault on a dysfunctional family Bradley 24 Girls in 7 Days Spinelli High school senior needs date Stargirl Home-schooled girl faces life in Gr. 10 at public high. Maynard The Usual Rules Crutcher NYC girl faces life after 9/11 scars her family. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Friend helps badly burned girl with her pain. de Lint Waifs and Strays Koertge Sixteen short stories about teens Stoner & Spaz Teen with disability befriends infamous druggie. Brugman Walking Naked Koja Popular girl befriends outcast; both change. Stray Dog Angry teen finds solace in work at animal shelter. Howe The Watcher Three troubled teens meet and their lives will be forever Draper changed. Tears of a Tiger A teenager considers suicide in the wake of a devastating Moore tragedy. Watchmen A half-insane hero uncovers a plot to murder super-heroes, Fusco and millions of innocent civilians. Tending to Grace

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Sones Young Holocaust survivor leads group to Palestine. What My Mother Doesn’t Know Freshman experiences her first romance

. FICTION – (continued) Rhodes ​ All for the Union Lester Accounts of campaigns from Bull Run to Appomattox; diary When Dad Killed Mom chronicles the career of one of the Civil War’s most remarkable soldiers. Struggle to rebuild family after domestic violence Pesci Mazer Amistad When She Was Good Rebellion of slaves aboard the Amistad in 1839 ​ ​ Two sisters fight to survive against a world without caring Auch Letts Ashes of Roses Where the Heart Is Immigration and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Pregnant teen dumped at Wal-Mart finds hope. Terry Flake Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War Who Am I Without Him African-American soldier’s nightmare; fighting for his Stories; outcome of twelve unique romantic trysts country and the discrimination/prejudice encountered

Rochman Sinclair Who Do You Think You Are? Coffee Will Make You Black Stories of complex friendships between teens An African-American girl in high school in 1960’s Chicago; first-person account of that turbulent decade Baldacci Wish You Well Burns Twelve-year-old and her little brother cope with the illness of Cold Sassy Tree their mother as they adjust to life in the Appalachian Story of a boy in a turn-of-the-century town; his grandfather Mountains suddenly marries his store’s young clerk . Klass Styron You Don’t Know Me Confessions of Nat Turner Provocative tale of funny, self-aware, scared teen boy The psychology behind Nat Turner’s 1831 slave revolt; graphic violence and Biblically-dimensioned heartbreak Wittlinger ZigZag Blakeslee Teen girl on cross-country journey finds inner resources. Different Kind of Hero, A 1881 mining town

HISTORICAL FICTION Weir Eleanor of Aquitaine Proulx Accordion Crimes A portrait of an exceptional medieval woman who was wife to both the King of France and the King of England The accordion that passes from hand to hand in this novel delivers illness, death and murder; Crimes begins in 1890 ​ ​ Follett New Orleans. Eye of the Needle

Hearn “The Needle” is an agent hired by Hitler. He must find his way back to Germany from Great Britain with a secret that Across the Nightingale Floor could defeat the D-Day landing. Boy thrust into political intrigue in feudal Japan Myers Matas Fallen Angels After the War Tour of duty in Vietnam

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Teen is involved in romance and murder in 1906.

HISTORICAL FICTION (continued) ​ Rees

O’Brien Pirates! Going After Cacciato Two runaway girls survive on the high seas in 1722.

A Private deserts during the Vietnam War Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible Springer I Am Mordred It is 1959 and the place is the Belgian Congo. A Baptist preacher has come with his family to spread The Arthurian legend from another perspective the Word.

Nolan Chambers If I Should Die Before I Wake Postcards from No Man’s Land Neo-Nazi girl suffers an injury and somehow, in her World War II in Amsterdam mind, she becomes a young Jewish girl fighting for

her life in a concentration camp. Edgerton

Redeye Shaara The Killer Angels Set in the turn-of-the-century mesa lands of the Colorado-Utah border, this book explores American Novel brings to life the Battle of Gettysburg expansionism, opportunism, religious fanaticism, and

wide-eyed adventure. Gaines

A Lesson Before Dying Philbrick In 1940’s Louisiana, a young black man is about to Revenge of the Whale wrongly be executed for murder. Survivors’ accounts of a shipwreck in 1820

Cushman Burks The Midwife’s Apprentice Runs with Horses Spirited young girl in medieval England Apache boy resists government in 1886.

Spinelli Kidd Milkweed Secret Life of Bees Boyhood is lost to the horrors of war in Warsaw Girl confronts racial tensions in 1964. ghetto.

Paulsen Updale Soldier’s Heart Montmorency A fifteen year-old battles in the Civil War. Thief in Victorian London reinvents himself.

Doyle Brown Star Called Henry, A Morning Glory Afternoon A poor young man fighting for the Irish Republic Set in Kansas in 1924, this novel recounts the becomes a gunman and trainer of young countrymen. experience of a 17 year-old girl as she discovers

unexpected strength while confronting the Ku Klux Napoli Klan in her small town. Stones in Water

Donnelly Teen and his buddy face horrors of German work Northern Light, A camp.

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HISTORICAL FICTION (continued) ​ Blackwood The Year of the Hangman Les Becquets Imaginative history; the British won the Revolution Stones of Mourning Creek, The Teen faces racial issues in ‘60’s South. MULTICULTURAL

Hurston Garcia Their Eyes Were Watching God Aguero Sisters, The A woman’s evolving selfhood in 1937 A story of family secrets unfolds as sisters reunite;

Achebe explore culture.

Things Fall Apart Carroll An Obi tribesman when white men first arrive An American Requiem

O’Brien Choosing a world view different from parents Things They Carried, The Anaya Profound study of men embroiled in Vietnam War Bless Me Ultima Hartnett Coming-of-age novel describing life in a “Chicano” or Thursday’s Child Northern New Mexico family. Girl’s struggle to survive life during the Depression Cisneros Lester Caramelo To Be a Slave Hispanic immigrant experience Personal testimonies of men/women who lived in slavery Sanders Clover Bryant 10-year old African-American child has a new Trial, The White-American stepmother. Teen’s perspective on Lindbergh kidnapping, 1935 Osa Geras Cuba 15 Troy Quinceañero culture clash Trojan War through the eyes of the besieged Trojan women Triana Cubanita Elliott Seventeen year-old female in Miami Under a War-Torn Sky

Teen pilot during WW II lost behind enemy lines Yen Mah Falling Leaves Reiss Abuse in 20th century China Upstairs Room, The

Two Dutch Jewish girls hide during German Dumas occupation. Funny in Farsi

Otsuka Coming of age memoir, Iran to America When the Emperor Was Divine Butler Japanese in internment camps in WW II

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A Good Scent from Strange Mountain A collection of bittersweet stories about Vietnamese Na expatriates living in the American South struggling to A Step from Heaven find a balance between their hearts and their hopes. Korean girl deals with challenges of life in America.

MULTICULTURAL (cont.) Namioka Ties That Bind Soto Chinese girl faces consequences for rebellion against Help Wanted: Stories culture. Young Mexican-Americans (ESL) Mikaelsen Cisneros Tree Girl The House on Mango Street Girl is caught up in violence of civil war in Central Girl’s childhood in a Spanish-speaking area of Chicago is America. described in a series of powerful vignettes. Wolff Alvarez True Believer How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Inner city teen shapes life amidst violence and drugs. Four lively Latinas plunged from a pampered life of privilege into the big-city chaos of New York, rebel Crutcher against Mami and Papi’s old-world discipline. Whale Talk New swim team confronts town’s prejudices. Woodson If You Come Softly Carvell African-American boy, Jewish girl and the prejudice Who Will Tell My Brother? they face Mixed-race teen fights prejudice and bullying.

Tan Dorris The Kitchen God’s Wife A Yellow Raft in Blue Water The story of an aging Chinese woman unfolding a Three generations of Native American women life’s worth of secrets to her Americanized daughter MYSTERY, THRILLER, HORROR Hosseini Kite Runner, The Crichton The harrowing relationship between two boys in Airframe Afghanistan A twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves dead, wounded and a cabin in shambles. Martel Life of Pi Benchley 16-year-old shipwrecked with a tiger Beast Story about an Architeuthis dux, or giant squid, Martinez menacing Bermuda Parrot in the Oven Mexican-American boy’s life; gangs Plum-Ucci The Body of Christopher Creed Garland Engaging mystery involving the disappearance of a Shadow of the Dragon teen outcast High school boy tries to resolve the conflict between the values of his Vietnamese refugee family and his Ludlum new American way of life. The Bourne Identity

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Dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, face altered Arriving at an exclusive school, five sixteen-year olds by plastic surgery; who is Jason Bourne? The answer are unaware that they have been sent there to be lies buried deep in his past. exterminated.

MYSTERY, THRILLER, HORROR (cont.) Woods Cooney Heat Burning Up Convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, ex-DEA agent Connecticut mystery must infiltrate a dangerous and reclusive religious cult. Hillerman Dance Hall of the Dead Nixon Two boys suddenly disappear. Nightmare Girl tries to uncover mystery at summer camp. Forsyth Day of the Jackal Stabenow An assassin is assigned to kill the president of France. Play with Fire P.I. discovers a decomposed body in the fire-ravaged King woods of Alaska, leading her to a cultish community. Dead Zone Crichton All the occult and suspense without the usual King gore. Prey Thriller about the misuse of nanotechnology Halam Dr. Franklin’s Island McDonald Teens escape genetic experimentation. Shades of Simon Gray Teen computer whiz works on new and old crimes. Werlin Double Helix Plum-Ucci A teen is involved in genetics mystery. The She Teen boy searches for clues to his parents’ Cormier disappearance Fade Higgins Clark Paul is excited by his ability to become invisible until it drives him toward a horrifying act from which there Silent Night is no turning back. Seven-year-old Brian follows thief into the subway and into the most dangerous adventure of his young life. Fleischman A Fate Totally Worse than Death Westerfield Parody of teenage horror novels So Yesterday A thriller about uncovering pop culture trends Granger A Fine Place for Death LeCarré An underage regular at a local pub leaves in the The Tailor of Panama company of an unknown man on the night she is Be prepared for savage novelty. LeCarré’s skills are at killed. work here.

Thompson Brown The Grounding of Group Six Wired Snowboarder mystery

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NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY Rosenfeld Iron Man: The Carl Ripkin Story Wiesel A biography detailing Carl Ripkin’s contributions as a All Rivers Run to the Sea player for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team This Nobel Peace Laureate looks back at his years as an adolescent in Auschwitz. Conway Road from Coorain Strom The story of a woman’s childhood in New South Calling the Shots Wales, Australia, and her gradual discovery of, and Firsthand experiences of Earl Strom, an NBA referee by, the world for fifty years Walker Wadsworth The Same River Twice Rachel Carson: Voice for the Earth Alice Walker recounts how fame, illness, betrayal, and This biography describes the life and work of the noted the Pulitzer Prize impacted her life. biologist and writer. Fraser Morgan Mary, Queen of Scots Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel This sympathetic biography chronicles the life of a The authorized biography of the late Dr. Seuss tragic figure in English history.

Schlosser Denenberg Fast Food Nation An American Hero: The True Story of Charles. A. Our love affair with fast food Lindbergh Biography highlights the major events of Lindbergh’s Fisher life. Finding Fish Nonfiction memoir by screenwriter Antwone Fisher Solway A Dance Against Time Katz Dancer takes the ballet world by storm. Then, at age Geeks: Two Lost Boys Rode Internet out of Idaho 19, Eddie tested positive for HIV. Nonfiction; computer success Suskind Hersey A Hope in the Unseen Hiroshima At a crime-infested school, honor students learn to The stories of Hiroshima residents shortly after the keep their heads down. But one teen will not swallow explosion, giving the world first-hand accounts from his pride. people who had survived the bomb

Bitton-Jackson PERSONAL ISSUES, HEALTH, SCIENCE, MATH I Have Lived a Thousand Years Grealy Nonfiction Holocaust story Autobiography of a Face

Armstrong A woman’s candid memoir of her struggle with jaw It’s Not About the Bike cancer as a child and her attempt to live a normal life

Lance Armstrong’s memoir Kolata

Clone: The Road to Dolly and the Path Ahead

Account of this scientific breakthrough along with the ethical issues and developments of cloning.

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PERSONAL ISSUES, HEALTH, SCIENCE, MATH Carson (cont.) Silent Spring Published in 1962, this was the book that began the Steinhart current ecological awareness movement. Company of Wolves, The The wolf as seen through the eyes of biologists, wildlife managers, ranchers, trappers, wolf SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY lovers/haters Soto Preston The Afterlife Hot Zone, The A young life is cut short and his spirit embarks on a An outbreak of the Ebola virus in Virginia in 1989; the journey of personal exploration. details are all accurate and the events actually happened Oppel Airborn Paulos Futuristic fantasy of teens facing space pirates Innumeracy Our inability to deal rationally with numbers - or with Kress the probabilities associated with them - results in Beggars and Choosers confused personal decisions. As a byproduct of their genetic mental enhancements, the Sleepless neither sleep nor age and are reviled by Stewart the unmodified majority of humans. Nature’s Numbers The key concepts of math and their implications are Stephens explained, pointing out that mathematics is a totally The Big Empty unreal, entirely mental construct. Teenagers in a post-apocalyptic future

McGrayne De Lint Nobel Prize Women in Science The Blue Girl The personal and professional lives of 14 female Fantasy; high school girls and a world of evil fairies scientists Asimov

Caves of Steel Osserman A detective in a New York that has moved Poetry of the Universe underground to support its exploding population, This tour through the ages shows how mathematical investigates the murder of colonist from another concepts and imagination have helped to illuminate world. the observable universe Allende Ackerman City of the Beasts Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds Supernatural forces in the Amazon Ackerman investigates the disappearance of endangered species and habitats. Burgess, A.

A Clockwork Orange Barrett A violent juvenile delinquent is caught and Ship Fever institutionalized in order to make him civilized. In this collection of short stories, Barrett tells fictional tales of events in the lives of famous scientists, Velde highlighting their ambitions, failings, and Companions of the Night relationships.

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Girl aids an alleged vampire. Teenage medium develops relationship with a ghost. SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY (cont.) Adams

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Jordan This book starts just seconds before the Earth is Crown of Swords, A demolished to make way for a galactic freeway. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, draws even closer to the Last Battle as a stifling heat grips the world. Hegland Into the Forest Nolan Sisters struggle to survive in a world reverted to its Dancing on the Edge natural state after war, nuclear melt-downs, Return from beyond the grave earthquakes, paramilitary attacks, and other cataclysms. Bova Death Dream Chamberlin A man is hired to make sure that Cyber World, the The Merlin of St. Gille’s Well virtual reality theme park of the future, opens on This is the story of Joan of Arc in terms of ancient time. pagan beliefs.

Anthony Heinlein Demons Don’t Dream The Puppet Masters Two escapees from Nundania find themselves Slug-like creatures arrive in saucer-shaped craft to transported via a computer disk to Xanth. enslave humans by growing into their nervous systems Adlington Diary of Pelly D, The Hoffman Futuristic colony A Stir of Bones Ghost helps girl break away from abusive parent. Herbert Dune Hautman Sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the Sweetblood focus of an intricate power struggle in a Byzantine Teen writer believes vampires are untreated diabetics. interstellar empire. Paulsen Card The Transall Saga Ender’s Game/Ender’s Shadow A hike in the desert whisks a boy to an alien world. The alien Buggers threaten humanity with extinction, and Earth’s ultimate savior may be one small boy. Black Valiant: A Modern Faerie Tale Teller Troll slave runs off to NYC. Exegesis Ingold E-mail messages between a grad student and EDGAR, an artificial intelligence project she created The Window A blind girl can “see” family stories of past. Anderson O’Brien Feed Z For Zachariah Futuristic world; advertising feeds planted in the brain Teen girl faces dangers in a post-nuclear world Cabot

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SPORTS Klass Danger Zone Alphin Basketball player finds himself faced with racist views The Perfect Shot when he plays for the American dream team. Basketball Powell Volponi Dean Duffy Black and White Baseball and scholarship issues Basketball, criminal justice Bissinger McKissack Friday Night Lights Black Diamond A nonfiction look at a Texas high school football team Stirring story of the Negro Baseball League Hartje Grisham From Behind the Red Line Bleachers A hockey star travels to Russia in the dying days of the A former All-American struggles to reconcile his Soviet Union to play elite league hockey. conflicted feelings towards his legendary former coach. Feinstein Good Walk Spoiled, A Kahn An examination of the pressures of tour pros and their Boys of Summer, The elusive search for perfection in their golf games The author traveled with the Brooklyn Dodgers and wrote about the many heroes including: Jackie Bechard Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella and Leo Hanging Out with Max Durocher. Football player decides to keep baby.

Carter Klass Bull Catcher Home of the Braves “Bull” Larsen hopes to cap his high school baseball Soccer player deals with prejudice, old wounds. career with a college scholarship and a move to the pros. Fromm

How All This Started Strom A college dropout obsessed with Nolan Ryan, is Calling the Shots determined to make her younger brother the greatest The life of Earl Strom, an NBA referee for fifty years pitcher of all times.

Coy Cheripko Crackback Imitate the Tiger Football; steroids High school football player struggles with alcohol dependency. Trueman Cruise Control Blais Basketball player whose brother has cerebral palsy In These Girls, Hope is a Muscle A girls’ basketball team’s quest for respect and success Jenkins Damage Brennan A football star’s struggle with depression Inside Edge

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Sportswriter chronicles one year in the figure skating circuit. Cochran SPORTS (continued) ​ Roughnecks Football player’s chance to redeem mistake Crutcher Iron Man Deuker Angry outbursts at his football coach and English Runner teacher cost boy his spot on the football team and A runner deals with alcoholism. move him dangerously close to expulsion. Johnson Kluger Safe at Second Last Days of Summer A line drive causes teen baseball star to lose an eye. Novel written in letters from a boy to a baseball great. Bennett Olajuwon Squared Circle, The Living the Dream A university freshman and star basketball player faces Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA MVP in 1994, tells the story the pressures of college life, NCAA competition and of his journey from Lagos, Nigeria to the Houston painful memories. Rockets. Bouton Brooks Strike Zone Moves Make the Man, The The ultra-inside baseball thriller by the bestselling Explosive friendship on basketball court author of Eight Men Out: an aging umpire has ​ ​ reasons to use his position to fix the game. Deuker Night Hoops Halberstam Uneasy friendship of troubled teens on varsity Summer of ‘49 basketball team The conflict between the Boston Red Sox and the dreaded New York Yankees. Sweeney Players Alborn A new basketball player is a threat to the team’s Tuesdays with Morrie success. A true story about love, affection, and gratitude between a mentor and his pupil

Halberstam Playing for Keeps Lupica Book chronicles the forces in Michael Jordan’s life that Travel Team shaped him into history’s greatest basketball player. Boys cut from basketball team create new team showing heart. Deuker Painting the Black Paulsen Teen tries out for the baseball team finding himself in Winterdance: the Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod “Maddness” describes man’s participation in the an ethical dilemma when he discovers his friend has ​ a serious flaw. Iditarod, the annual 1,180-mile race by dogsled across Alaska. Courtenay Wallace Power of One, The Wrestling Sturbridge The story follows a young, frail victim as he aims for Small town senior wrestler faces big issues of life/love. the improbable goal of welterweight champion of the

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The Morgan School COLLEGE PREP Summer Reading Analysis

If you elect not to read the “I Love This Book” choice, you must complete the following Reader ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Response Assessment for the required reading book. These responses will be collected the first week ​ ​ of school. Choose any two. Please type and proofread your well-written responses.

1. How does the main character change from the beginning of the story to the end? What do you think causes this change?

2. What does this book say about people in general? In what ways does it remind you of people you have known, experiences you have had, or books, art, music, film you have encountered?

3. Choose a quote from the story. Explain what you think it means in terms of the theme or characters in the novel. Write the quote and the page number prior to answering the question.

4. Discuss your reflections of the literary features of the novel, such as symbolism, characterization, setting.

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