LFA Book Lists SIA 2020-2021: Lycée Level
2nde Literature:
During the holidays pupils should choose and read at least three of the following books. Make notes on any aspects you find interesting and be ready to speak or write about what you have read.
● I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. ● To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. ... ● The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon ● The Book Thief by Markus Suzak ● Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene ● Lord of the Flies by William Golding ● The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga ● Life of Pi by Yann Martel ● Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte ● Death of a Naturalist (poetry collection) by Seamus Heaney ● Small Island by Andrea Levy
The following books will be useful reference books for the three years at LFA:
Shakespeare on Toast by Ben Crystal The Art of Fiction by David Lodge.
Please also order the following books. You will be studying them in class so make sure you have them for September. However, you do not need to read them beforehand. You will be given a further booklist in September which differs depending on which group you will be in.
Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2nde History/Geography:
History and Geography textbooks will be distributed by the LFA
1e Literature:
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Modern Penguin Classics ISBN 978-0-141-18274-2 The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy Picador ISBN 978-0-330-37222-0 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Vintage ISBN 978-1-78487-318-9 Other editions can be bought too.
Othello by William Shakespeare (must be New Cambridge Edition) ISBN 978-0521535175 Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin (collection of poetry) ISBN 978-0571097104 The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, ISBN 978-0571160785
1e History/Geography:
History and Geography textbooks will be distributed by the LFA
Terminale Literature:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard Faber and Faber ISBN 0-571-08182-7 The Cartographer tries to map a way to Zion by Kei Miller Carcanet ISBN 978 1 84777 267 1 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Vintage ISBN 978-1-78487-318-9 (or any other edition)
Othello by William Shakespeare (must be New Cambridge Edition) ISBN 978-0521535175 Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin (collection of poetry) ISBN 978-0571097104 The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, ISBN 978-0571160785
Terminal Geography:
Summer reading for general background course knowledge:
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (English Edition) by Daron Acemoglu et James A. Robinson ISBN-10: 1846684307 ISBN-13: 978-1846684302
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Anglais) by Paul Collier ISBN-10: 9780195374636 ISBN-13: 978-0195374636
Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century (Anglais) by Paul Collier ISBN-10: 9780141042169 ISBN-13: 978-0141042169
Terminal History:
Textbooks will be distributed by the LFA in September.