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Simsbury High School
Summer
Reading List
2005
To promote reading from a variety of choices, the
English Department recommends that students read two books from this
reading list during the summer. These books will be incorporated into
English classes during the 2004-2005 school year.
Readings for Freshmen and Sophomores
| Douglas Adams |
The Hitchhikker's Guide
to the Galaxy |
| Joan Bauer |
Backwater |
| Michael Crichton |
Timeline |
| Paule Marshall |
Brown Girl, Brownstones |
| Chaim Potok |
The Chosen |
| Philip Pullman |
The Golden Compass |
| Ann Rinaldi |
A Break with Charity: A
Story About the Salem Witch Trials |
| Ann Rinaldi |
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The
Story of Phyllis Wheatley |
| Sonya Sones |
Stop Pretending: What
Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy |
| Gary Soto |
Baseball in April and Other Stories |
Readings for Juniors and Seniors
| Julia Alvarez |
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their
Accents |
| Jane Austen |
Emma |
| Tom Clancy |
The Hunt for Red October |
| Jostein Gaarder |
Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of
Philosophy |
| John Irving |
A Prayer for Owen Meany |
| Laurie R. King |
The Beekeeper's Apprentice |
| Gloria Naylor |
Mama Day |
| Sylvia Plath |
The Bell Jar |
| Frederick Reiken |
The Odd Sea |
| Amy Tan |
The Joy Luck Club |
| Kurt Vonnegut |
Cat's Cradle |
| Tobias Wolff |
This Boy's Life |
Last updated
06/28/2005. |
