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How To: Tackle Your Summer Reading List
Need to get that one last book read before school starts? More? We've put together a quick guide to give you some last-minute options for summer reading.
The summer days are coming to a close, and we know that it's been a busy two months for most kids. Summer reading was probably the last thing on you or your child's mind, and we want you to know that its OK if you're down to the stretch and need a last-minute read. Now where did that reading list go...
Luckily, we've put together a quick list of the suggestions for summer reading for a few of the schools in South Kingstown. The English department at South Kingstown High School has a required reading list for each grade and a follow-up assignment for their students. We have attached the full reading lists as PDFs in this article so that you can look at the whole list for more suggestions.
Broad Rock Middle School and Curtis Corner Middle School
Students are expected to read four books, one being in the science fiction genre, one being an autobiography and the last two can be whatever genre the student chooses. Once they read the four books, they must fill out the response sheet, which we have attached in a .pdf file for printing. We also have a couple suggestions, and if those don't work, your local librarian should have some other great ideas.
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Autobiographies
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir Of The Cultural Revolution by Ji-li
This book reveals the cultural revolution of China through the eyes of a 12 year old girl living in Shanghai.
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Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
Read about the life of Rosa Parks, one of the first woman to rebel against the segregation of the 1960s in Alabama.
Science Fiction
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
This science fiction trilogy explores the relationship between government and children's roles in society.
The Awakening by Michael Carroll
Young children begin to discover superhuman abilities and wonder why fate has given them these abilities.
South Kingstown High School
The high school's English department has put together a required reading list for each grade as well as a follow-up assignment. We have attached the reading list as a PDF which is broken down into grades. All students will be taking a test and writing an essay based on their reading. All students should take notes during their reading as that will count as part of their grade.
9th Grade Required Reading List:
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Maus I by Art Spiegelman
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Wolf Rider by Avi (Mystery)
Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
Those in 9th grade honors English must read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens as their required summer reading.
10th Grade Required Reading List
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Water for Elephants* by Sarah Gruen
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Students in 10th grade honors english are required to read East of Eden by John Steinbeck and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
11th Grade Required Reading List
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Kite Runner* by Khaled Hosseini
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
11th grade AP english must read The Odyssey by Homer and Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.
12th Grade Required Reading List
Candide by Voltaire
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
Flight by Sherman Alexie
Five Skies by Ron Carlson
Students in 12th grade AP english are required to read Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and, Candide by Voltaire.
The school has also put together a suggested reading list which students can get extra credit if they read one or more of the books and write up responses to it. Below are a few suggestions for books to read, but in the attached pdf file there are more suggestions. As always, ask your local librarian for more ideas.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
The true story of the affection and gratitude between a spiritual mentor and his student. This is a simple book with simple messages.
The Friends by Rosa Guy
This is a powerful award-winning novel about friendship. Phyllisia and Edith share a journey likeno other in this gripping tale of struggle and cruelty.
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
Super-achiever Kate is sure her life depends on getting into her top college, MIT, until a neighbor's tragedy forces her to look outside herself.
In Spite of Killer Bees by Julie Johnston
A funny and unique story of three young ladies who must live in their recently deceased grandfather's house to earn their inheritance.
