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Simsbury High School Summer
Reading List
2006
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Readings for Freshmen and Sophomores
(It is recommended to read two books)
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| Rudolfo Anaya |
Bless Me, Ultima |
| Susanna Rowson |
Charlotte Temple |
| Philip K. Dick |
Do Androids Dream of
Electric Sheep? |
| J. G. Ballard |
Empire of the Sun |
| J.R.R. Tolkien |
The Hobbit |
| Cynthia Voight |
Homecoming |
| Into Thin Air |
Jon Krakauer |
| The King Must Die |
Mary Renault |
| Ernest Gaines |
A Lesson Before Dying |
| Kyoki Mori |
Shizuko's Daughter |

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Readings for Juniors and Seniors
(It is recommended to read two books)
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| Barbara Kingsolver |
Animal Dreams |
| Wallace Thurman |
The Blacker the Berry |
| Susan Power |
The Grass Dancer |
| Dave Eggers |
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius |
| Margaret Walker |
Jubilee |
| Arthur Golden |
Memoirs of a Geisha |
| Octavia E. Butler |
Parable of the Sower |
| Alex Garland |
The Tesseract |
| Sebastien Japrisot |
A Very Long Engagement |
| Wilkie Collins |
The Woman in White |

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