You
are required to read a total of five books from this list which was compiled by
members of the English Department. Since you will be asked to write about these books in
September, you must take notes on all five books. Use the format provided, and expect that
these notes will be collected by your teacher.Adoff, Arnold, ed. I
Am the Darker Brother
Alexander, Lloyd Westmark
Arnothy, Christine I Am Fifteen and Don't Want to Die
Auel, Jean The Clan of the Cave Bear
Barrett, William E. Lilies of the Field
Bennett, Lerone J. What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King
Blinn, William Brian's Song
Blos, Joan A Gathering of Days
Bonham, Frank Viva Chicano
Brown, Dee Creek Mary's Blood
Childress, Alice Rainbow Jordan
Clapp, Patricia Dr. Elizabeth: The Story of the First Woman Doctor
Collier, James My Brother Sam Is Dead
Crawford, Olivia Four Women in a Violent Time
Daly, Maureen Seventeenth Summer
Demetz, Hana House on Prague Street
Dumas, Alexander The Three Musketeers
Fox, Paula The Slave Dancer
Gordon, Sheila Waiting for the Rain
Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier
Guy, Rosa And I Heard a Bird Sing
Hamilton, Virginia Anthony Burns
Hentoff, Nat Jazz Country
Hinton, S. E. That Was Then, This Is Now
Holman, Felice Slake's Limbo
Hudson, Christopher The Killing Fields
Hunt, Irene No Promises in the Wind
Kroeber, Theodora Ishi, the Last of his Tribe
Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe
Kipling, Rudyard Captains Courageous
Lee, Mildred The People Therein
Lester, Julius To Be a Slave
Lipsyte, Robert The Contender
Magorian, Michelle Good Night, Mr. Tom
Morison, Samuel Eliot Christopher Columbus, Mariner
Naidoo, Beverly Journey to Jo'Burg
Newton, Clarke Famous Puerto Ricans
O'Dell, Scott Sing Down the Moon
O'Neal, Zibby The Language of Goldfish
Parks, Gordon Choice of Weapons
Paterson, Katherine Jip, His Story
Platt, Kim The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear
Reiss, Johanna The Upstairs Room
Sanders, Dori Clover
Sharpe, Mitchell It Is I, Sea Gull or Valentine Tersshkova
Sleator, William Into The Dream
Taylor, Theodore The Cay
Thomas, Joyce C. A Gathering of Flowers
Thomas, Piri Down These Mean Streets
Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
Watkins, Yoko So Far from the Bamboo Grove
Wells, H. G. The War of the Worlds
Wong, Jade Snow Fifth Chinese Daughter
Yep, Laurence Child of the Owl or Sweetwater
Zindel, Paul The Pigman's Legacy
NOTES ON SUMMER READING
Use this format for recording your notes on each of the five books you read this
summer.
Title:
Author:
Setting:
Major Characters:
Plot Summary (limited to three sentences):
Theme:
Personal Reaction/Evaluation: