<p> NINTH GRADE HONORS LIT/COMP SUMMER READING LIST</p><p>CHOOSE TWO:</p><p>Daniel Wallace Big Fish</p><p>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.</p><p>Laurie Halse Anderson Speak (Lexile: 680)</p><p>197 pages A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.</p><p>Pat Frank Alas, Babylon (Lexile: 870)</p><p>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.</p><p>OR READ ONE:</p><p>T.H. White The Once and Future King (Lexile: 1080)</p><p>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.</p>