SUMMER READING
Mrs. Kochien’s AP Language and Composition Summer Reading Assignment
Mr. Lamb’s AP European History Summer Reading List
Mrs. Donahue’s English 10 Honors Summer Reading Expectations
Mr. Collins’ English 10 Honors Summer Reading Expectations
Mrs. Boyd’s AP English Literature & Composition Summer Reading Assignment
When think about what book you want to read, ask yourself this:
What am I curious to read this summer?
For next year, the theme for the school is curiosity. Below is a list of some titles that your teachers have enjoyed. These are the types of books you may consider reading; however your book does not have to be on this list. It does not matter what you read as long as you are curious about it.
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11/22/63 by Stephen King
“I am curious about what Stephen King thinks happened to JFK on the grassy knoll that day.” — Mr. Fogarty
Art & Fear: Observations on the Fears (& Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles
“I am curious if I will have similar fears in creating or thinking about art.” — Ms. Donovan
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
“I am curious about how the writings of Balzac transformed the lives of two young boys living in exile.” — Mrs. Kochien
Beastly by Alex Finn
“I am curious how the author can make a tale of Beauty and the Beast more relevant to our time period.” — Mrs. Morrison
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
“I am curious about how an autistic savant describes the inside of his mind.” — Ms. Niles
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
“I am curious about anything Allende writes but I especially want to read La Ciudad de las Bestias (the Spanish title) because all of the teens in Spain are reading it.” — Ms. Rella
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
“I am curious about a book when People magazine gives it a good review.” — Ms. Miller
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
“I am curious about a book that is a cross between Lord of the Rings and Peyton Place (think Jersey Shore but located in NH in the 1950’s).” — Mrs. O’Brien
Girl, Stolen by April Henry
“I am curious about how a blind kidnapping victim survives the ordeal.” — Ms. Harland
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
“I am curious about teenagers’ resiliency, their ability to survive their childhoods.” — Ms. Rich
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
“I am curious about the bravery of men and women who fought for our freedom during World War II.” — Mr. Lamb
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
” I am curious about a world I will never know— a time before the civil rights movement when your life was often defined by the color of your skin.” — Ms. Fleck
The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni
“I am curious to read this because it sounds a lot like one of my favorite books: King Dork.” — Mr. Brough
How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals by Richard Taylor
“I am curious to know what the art and architecture of these places is meant to communicate.” — Mr. Smith
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
“I am curious about how a teenager survives a televised fight to the death.” — Ms. Simmons
Island Light by Katherine Towler
“I am curious to see how the author finishes the story in her third book.” — Mrs. Donahue
Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer
“I am curious about what everyday life would be like for a teenager who survived a catastrophic event.” — Ms. Simensen
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
“I am curious about how a boy can survive on a raft with a tiger.” — Mr. Gunn
The Little Prince by Antione de Saint-Exupéry
“I am curious about Le Petit Prince (the French title), the story of a boy who never leaves the answer to a question unanswered. Plus it’s my favorite story of all-time.” — Mr. Harris
Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson
“I am curious about the hours that John Wilkes Booth spent following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.” — Mr. Parsons
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
“I am curious about how these teenagers escape from a mysterious maze.” — Mr. Amtmann
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
“I am curious about how two men with the same name from the same neighborhood ended up on two different paths.” — Ms. Boyd
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
“I am curious about Ernest Hemingway’s love life.” — Ms. Boyle
Revolutionary Characters by Gordon S. Wood
“I am curious about what made the founding fathers great.” — Mr. Willey
The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn
“I am curious about how Kathleen changed her career path, learned French, and managed her curriculum while attending the Cordon Bleu in Paris.” — Ms. Paquette
Skylights and Screen Doors by Dean Smart
“I am curious about how the media sensationalizes a local murder vs. how the family who lived through it experiences the murder of a loved one.” — Ms. Day
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
“I am curious about how an author with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome could write such a detailed account of an unbelievable and true story of survival.” — Mr. Ferenc
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
“I am curious about almost any book that gets made into a movie.” — Ms. McGlone
We Die Alone by David Howarth
“I am curious about the will to survive & the limits of human endurance.” — Mr. LeBlanc
Wordless Books by David Beronä
“I am curious about how someone tells a story using only images.” — Ms. Sanborn
