Self-selected Summer Reading Suggested Titles and/or Book Lists Grades 9-12 Summer 2021 Each of the sites listed and linked below contain: ○ Activity Guides ○ Brochure ○ PowerPoint ○ Promotional Video South Carolina Book Awards - click the awards tab for ● Junior Book Award Nominees more! Be sure to scroll down and check out the materials and resources! ● Young Adult Book Awards Be sure to scroll down and check out the materials and resources! More information and helpful links: Many books have a Lexile number. For information (for parents) about Lexile levels, please click here. A Lexile text measure tells you how challenging a text is to Parent Guide to Lexile comprehend. A Lexile reader measure describes your child’s reading (your child’s reading ability. Your child receives a Lexile measure from a test at school or a level) state assessment. Choosing books in your child’s comprehension “sweet spot” (100L below to 50L above your child’s reported Lexile measure) provides an ideal level of challenge for independent reading. To see how your child’s reading ability compares to other students at the same grade level, visit this site for more information. Visit Lexington County Public Library for Ebooks, Audiobooks, Movies and TV, Music, and Magazines! Lexington County Library Audiobooks ● For Teens ● For Kids Countdown to Summer Reading More information and helpful links: Lexington County Public Library Programs and Events Calendar Richland County Library Featured Lists TEST Prep - Visit the Learning Express Library for a comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials and other career and life skills resources by clicking here. Examples of course appropriate reading suggestions are found in the charts below. For additional information about grade and course appropriate reading selections and Lexile levels (reading level based on text complexity), see the bottom of this support document. English I CP English I Honors Title Lexile Title Lexile The Princess Bride 870L Watership Down 880L by William Golding by Richard Adams Maus 1: A Survivor’s Tale: My n/a The Hobbit 1000L Father Bleeds History by J.R.R. Tolkein by Art Spiegelman, graphic novel Chains 780L Maus 1: A Survivor’s Tale: My n/a by Laurie Halse Anderson Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman, graphic novel Romiette and Julio 610L A Lesson Before Dying 750L by Sharon Draper by Ernest Gaines Don’t Put Me in Coach n/a Into the Wild 1270L by Mark Titus by Jon Krakauer Legend 710L Life of Pi 830L by Marie Lu by Yann Martel James Dasher Novels The Book Thief 730L by Markus Zusak John Green Novels (Go to next page) English II CP English II Honors Title Lexile Title Lexile Animal Farm 1170 (young The Chosen 970L by George Orwell adult version) by Chaim Potok Lord of the Flies 770L The Count of Monte Cristo 810L by William Golding by Alexandre Dumas Scarlet Pimpernel 1140L by Emmuska Orczy Cold Sassy Tree 930 by Olive Anna Burns I am Malala (NF) 1000L by Malala Yousafzai English III CP English III Honors Title Lexile Title Lexile A Long Way Gone: Memoirs 920L Gone With the Wind 1100L of a Boy Soldier by Margaret Mitchell by Ishmael Beah A Raisin in the Sun 970 Frankenstein 1170L by Loretta Hansberry by Mary Shelley A Gathering of Old Men by 560L Pride and Prejudice 1100L Ernest Gaines by Jane Austen The Opposite of Hallelujah n/a My Antonia 1010L by Anna Jarzab by Willa Cather In the Time of the Butterflies 901L Julia Alvarez Zelda Fitzgerald (NF) by n/a Sally Cline Year of Wonders: A novel of 1080L the Plague by Geraldine Brooks (Go to next page) English IV CP English IV Honors Title Lexile Title Lexile Tuesdays with Morrie The Color Purple by Mitch Albom by Alice Walker Journalism 2: Literary Magazine - Journalism 3: Literary Magazine - Production Advanced Publication Production Title Lexile Title Lexile Teen Ink Magazine Teen Ink Magazine Journalism 4: Literary Magazine - Introduction to Mass Media: History, Publication and Management Production employment opportunities, and current trends in various markets in mass media Title Lexile Title Lexile Teen Ink Magazine Any choice African American Literature Best Sellers/Contemporary Novels: Students select books from from old and new best seller lists as well as from award winning young adult literature lists Title Lexile Title Lexile Booked 2015 Newbery The Lunar Chronicles Series by Kwame Alexander Medal Winner by Marissa Meyer 2015 Coretta The Crossover Scott King The Selection Series Honor Award by Kwame Alexander Winner by Kiera Cass Brown Girl Dreaming The Raven Cycle Series by Jacqueline Woodson by Maggie Stiefvater Beyond The Best Sellers: Selection of Classical Mythology: A study of classical contemporary books for small group mythology and independent reading Title Lexile Title Type See Best Sellers list (n/a) The Odyssey Graphic novel by Gareth Hinds The Olympians Graphic novel series by George O'Connor English for Speakers of Other Languages: History of Film: Whether based on novels Selections appropriate for English as or screenplays, the message behind the second language learners movie can be powerful Title/Link Lexile Title Lexile Mango - for English n/a The Book Thief Language Learning Support: by Markus Zusak http://www.lex.lib.sc.us/resou rces.asp#Letter-M Click Mango Languages (you’ll need to register) American Born Chinese Schindler's List by Gene Yang by Thomas Keneally Holes by Louis Sachar Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: Students become familiar with the history and development of the two genres Title Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card The Demon King by Cinda Chima Have a great summer! .