<p> MANHASSET PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT Grade 8 to Grade 12 School Summer Reading List – 2016 Prerequisite Titles for English Courses: 2016-17</p><p>GRADE 8 Prerequisite Titles: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,by William Kamkwamba Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain</p><p>GRADE 9 Regents Prerequisite Titles: Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom</p><p>GRADE 9 Honors Prerequisite Titles: *Beowulf, translation by Seamus Heaney Grendel, by John Gardner *Student must read Beowulf first, followed by Grendel</p><p>GRADE 10 Regents Prerequisite Titles: The Color of Water, by James McBride The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls</p><p>GRADE 10 Honors Prerequisite Titles: Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell Boy’s Life, by Robert McCammon</p><p>GRADE 11 Regents Prerequisite Titles: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon</p><p>. GRADE 11 Advanced Placement English Language Prerequisite Titles: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald</p><p>GRADE 12 Senior English Studies Prerequisite Titles: Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini</p><p>GRADE 12 Advanced Placement Literature Prerequisite Titles: The Tender Bar, by J.R. Moehringer The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien</p><p>CONTINUE ADDITIONAL PAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION Suggested Reading Websites for Literature and Suggested Social Studies Titles</p><p>Middle School Suggested Summer Reading Websites for Literature http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberyme dal. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/bookawards/booklists/members http://www.ala.org/yalsa/best-fiction-young-adults http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award</p><p>High School Suggested Summer Reading Websites for Literature http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet23 http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/reading_list/high_school.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/12/05/list-what-common- core-authors-suggest-high-schoolers-should-read/ http://classiclit.about.com/od/highschoolreading/</p><p>Social Studies Titles for Suggested Reading * See note on next page</p><p>Grade 8 Hiroshima,,by John Hersey The Great Adventure : Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America, by Albert Marrin. </p><p>Grade 9: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire, by Jack Weatherford </p><p>Grade 10 Escape from Camp 14, by Blaine Harden Long Journey Home: A Young Girl's Memoir of Surviving the Holocaust,by Lucy Lipiner</p><p>Grade 11 1776, by David McCullough Warriors Don’t Cry ,by Melba Pattillo Beals</p><p>Grade 12 The World Is Flat, by Thomas Friedman Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner</p><p>Science Related Titles for Suggested Reading:</p><p>Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan Connections, by James Burke A Short History of Nearly Everything,by Bill Bryson Predicably Irrational, by Dan Ariely The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean In Search of Memory, by Dr. Eric Kandel The Beak of the Finch, by Jonathan Weiner The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,, by Rebecca Skloot. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History, by Stephen Jay Gould The Diversity of Life, by Edward O. Wilson Under a Lucky Star,, by Roy Chapman Andrews The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA, by James Watson E=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation, by David Bodanis A Primate’s Memoir: A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons, by Robert Sapolsky Microbe Hunters,, by Paul deKruif The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic–and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World,, by Steven Johnson The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story, by Richard Preston Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition,, by Oliver Sacks Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, by Oliver Sacks The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way, by Joy Hakim The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist, Richard Feynman</p><p>To learn more about titles prior to reading, parents and students may go to www.manhassetlibrary.org, the Manhasset Public Library website, and follow the information provided for a description or review. </p><p>*Please refer to the separate Social Studies Department listing further in this packet for further information about a Social Studies program involving required readings for certain courses in that subject.</p><p>Manhasset Public Schools</p><p>Mara Steindam District Coordinator, Social Studies</p><p>Social Studies Department: Required Summer Reading and Assignments 2016</p><p>Dear Parents/Guardians and Students:</p><p>The Social Studies department requires summer reading as a part of course curriculum for most of our Advanced Placement courses. We believe these readings and assignments introduce students to the level of reading they will encounter during the school year and prepare students for success in these rigorous classes. The following courses have Summer Reading and related assignments:  Social Studies 9 Pre-AP (grade 9)  AP World History (grade 10)  AP United States History (grade 11)  AP Economics (grade 12)  AP US Government & Politics (grade 12) Students who are enrolled in the above courses for the 2016-2017 school year are required to complete the summer work. All summer assignments and related detailed information are available on the Manhasset School District website at the following direct link: http://www.manhassetschools.org/domain/103 Click on “Summer Reading and Assignments” on the left side of the page to access the assignment for each course and other related material.</p><p>In September, students will be assessed on required reading in their Social Studies class and/or will be required to submit their written assignment. The assignments will take the form of a writing task in which students reference their knowledge and understanding of the required material. Students will be able to ask teachers about required books and the assignment prior to submission due date. </p><p>If you have any questions about Social Studies summer reading please contact me at 267-7576 or via email at [email protected]</p><p>We encourage our students to continue developing the habits of good readers and to include reading as a part of their academic and leisure activities. Thanks to our parents for support of the summer reading program.</p><p>Sincerely, Mara Steindam Mara Steindam District Coordinator, Social Studies</p>