Summer Reading Lists - Carencro High School

STUDENTS IN REGULAR ENGLISH CLASSES

NOTE TO PARENTS & GUARDIANS

There is a need for student maturity and parental guidance when selecting a book title. Your involvement in choosing a book will ensure that the book’s theme and content are appropriate. Please review these suggested titles together and select a title that is comfortable for you and your child.

Suggested Titles

The following titles were suggested by the students & faculty of Carencro High.
Explore the books and see if you agree that they’re worth reading!

Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz
Keeping the Moon, by Sarah Dessen
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
Deception Point, by Dan Brown
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ransom, by Lois Duncan
Just Listen, by Sarah Dessen
Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
Son of the Mob, by Gordon Korman
Soldier X, by Don Wulffson
Jade Green, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne
Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
As Simple as Snow, by Gregory Galloway
Emako Blue, by Brenda Woods
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
Crank, by Ellen Hopkins
Heavy Metal and You, by Christopher Krovatin
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley
Raina’s Story, by Lurlene McDaniel
Sara’s Face, by Melvin Burgess
Bloom, by Elizabeth Scott
Howl’s Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Unbelievable Cheo, by Hodari Coker
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

STUDENTS IN ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES

If you are enrolled in an Advanced English course, you will be required to read a specific title. You will maintain a dialectical journal for the assigned title by following the directions in this guide. Please note:

Your journal will comprise no more than 10% of your average for the first grading period.
Have your dialectical journal with you and ready to submit to your English teacher within the first two days of school.
Your journal should focus on details of the novel and the characters’ thoughts. Take note of the grading rubric posted at www.carencrohighschool.org.

9th Grade - ENGLISH I/ADVANCED READING SELECTION

Title: Murder on the Orient Express
Author: Agatha Christie
Background: Published in 1933, this novel stands as a classic that is still widely read today. M. Ratchett tells Poirot that his life is in danger while on board the Orient Express. The next morning, Ratchett is found dead in his cabin. Look for fantastic detective work and a surprise ending.
Guiding Questions:

How fair is our justice system when it comes to a jury deciding the fate of a person?
Is the act of murder ever justified?

10th Grade - ENGLISH II/ADVANCED READING SELECTION

Title: Don’t Eat This Book
Author: Morgan Spurlock
Background: Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me alarmed America by showing the role of fast food in our skyrocketing obesity rates. Don’t Eat This Book investigates the “fast food nation” topics introduced in Spurlock’s movie. This book is a must-read for anyone who regularly drives through and is curious about the health of our nation.
Guiding Questions:

Why is fast food so enticing?
Should we question the connection between America’s growing health issues and our love of fast food?
Ultimately, who is responsible for America’s expanding obesity rate?

11th Grade - ENGLISH III/ADVANCED READING SELECTION
Title: Death Be Not Proud
Author: John Gunther
Background: A father recounts the courage, wit, and patience of his teenage son. This memoir remembers the unbelievable bravery & intelligence of young Johnny Gunther as he struggled with a brain tumor.
Guiding Questions:

Johnny’s death is presented very quietly in this book.
How is death viewed by many?
How do Johnny’s letters and journals at the end of the novel change your view of him?

12th Grade - ENGLISH IV/ADVANCED READING SELECTION