Kents Hill School Summer Reading 2015

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1 Kents Hill School Summer Reading 2015 This spring the student body selected The Martian by Andy Weir as the All-School Required Book. In this riveting novel NASA astronaut Mark Watney becomes stranded on Mars when other crew members, who assume he is dead, are forced to evacuate. Facing dire circumstances, Watney must resourcefully and ingeniously apply his expertise in engineering, science, and mathematics to find solutions, just as he must balance hopefulness with stoicism, if he has any chance of survival. The Wall Street Journal calls the book the best pure sci-fi novel in years, and students are likely to agree. Students must also read the required book(s) for their grade as listed below before they arrive on campus in the fall. All students are encouraged to read books from the suggested lists as well. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Gibson, Dean of Academics at International Students (non-esl) International students who are NOT in ESL should read the All-School Required book as well as the required book for the grade level of their upcoming English class. ESL Students ALL incoming multilingual international students will be assessed onsite in the fall, and those who are determined to need ESL supports will be placed accordingly in level 1, 2 or 3 of the Kents Hill ESL program. ESL 3 students are placed in mainstream English courses, and therefore are expected to be independently reading at or near grade level. Students who are hoping to be placed into ESL 3 in the fall should attempt to read the all-school summer read (The Martian) in addition to their grade level English course s required reading. If the grade level and all-school reading is quite difficult, this may be an indicator that ESL 2 English would be a more likely placement in the fall. ESL 2 students read fiction and non-fiction at the grade 6-8 level (Lexile Level ) in a structured and supported transitional and sheltered environment. Students who are expecting to enter into ESL 2 in the fall should read The Giver by Lois Lowry (760L). If the ESL 2 reading is quite difficult, this may be an indicator that ESL 1 English would be a more likely placement in the fall.

2 ESL 1 students read fiction and non-fiction at the grade 4-6 level (Lexile level ) in a highly supported first-immersion environment. Students who are expecting to enter into ESL 1 in the fall should read Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (610L). If the ESL 1 reading is quite difficult, this may be an indicator of a need to do intensive practice in English reading prior to arrival. For ALL students: The first week's lessons in English courses will include review and discussion of the required reading; all students should be familiar with the required books' main characters, basic plots, and major thematic components. Class discussions will be accompanied by a test or writing assignment. Assessment of the Summer Reading will comprise a major portion of the student's grade for the first marking period. All students are expected to bring their own copies of the books for use in class. Important Notes: *The first week s lessons in English will include a review and discussion of the required reading. All students should be familiar with the required books main characters, basic plots, and major thematic components. Class discussions will be accompanied by a test or writing assignment. *Assessment of the Summer Reading will comprise a major portion of the student s grade for the first marking period. *All students are expected to bring their own copies of the books for use in class.

3 FRESHMAN ENGLISH Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (required) HONORS FRESHMAN ENGLISH Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (required) The Greek Gods by Evslin, Evslin and Hoopes (required) Some further suggestions for Freshman Night, Elie Wiesel The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins The Giver, Lois Lowry Manchild in the Promised Land, Claude Brown The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis Sharpe s Rifles, Bernard Cornwell A Girl Named Disaster, Nancy Farmer The Chosen, Chaim Potok The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee The Story of My Life, Helen Keller The Pearl, John Steinbeck Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A.C. Doyle The Constant Princess, Philippa Gregory The Once and Future King, T.H. White Watership Down, Richard Adams I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy Wicked, Gregory Maguire Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury Eragon, Christopher Paolini

4 SOPHOMORE ENGLISH The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon (required) HONORS SOPHOMORE ENGLISH The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Haddon (required) The Good Braider, Terry Farish (required) Some further suggestions for Sophomores... The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Rebecca, Daphne DuMaurier And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie The Natural, Bernard Malamud Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett Life of Pi, Yann Martel Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne Moody The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway The Women of Brewster Place, Gloria Naylor Killer Angels, Michael Shaara Into Thin Air, John Krakauer The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley The Baron in the Trees, Italo Calvino Cat s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut The Godfather, Mario Puzo A Song of Fire and Ice, George R. R. Martin The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay

5 AMERICAN LITERATURE Warriors Don t Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals (required) HONORS AMERICAN LITERATURE Warriors Don t Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals (required) The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (required) Some further suggestions for Juniors... The Help, Kathryn Stockett The Monkey Wrench Gang, Edward Abbey Black Boy, Richard Wright The Road, Cormac McCarthy How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, Julia Alvarez The Blind Side, Michael Lewis Ceremony, Marmon Silko A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway The Milagro Beanfield War, John Nichols Light on Snow, Anita Shreve The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers On the Road, Jack Kerouac In Cold Blood, Truman Capote The Color Purple, Alice Walker Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest Gaines Fight Club, Scott Palahniuk Animal Dreams, Barbara Kingsolver Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier

6 SENIOR ENGLISH and ELECTIVES The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (required) AP LITERATURE The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (required) The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand (required) Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (required) Some further suggestions for Seniors and PGs... Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole Catch-22, Joseph Heller The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver The Liars Club, Mary Karr Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry Moneyball, Michael Lewis Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison *Seniors enrolled in AP English who do not complete all the required texts will forfeit their seat in the class.