Ninth, tenth and eleventh grade students are expected to read at least one novel on the approved summer reading list. Seniors are responsible for reading two novels.
All students will take comprehension tests during the first week of school, which will count as one of the grades for the first six weeks grading period.
Ninth Grade:
The Pact
Tears of a Tiger
The Pearl
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
Tenth Grade:
A Lesson Before Dying
The Women of Brewster Place
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Red Badge of Courage
The Outsiders
Eleventh Grade:
The Great Gatsby
The Grapes of Wrath
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Catcher in the Rye
Of Mice and Men
Twelfth Graders:
Treasure Island
Dracula
The Awakening
Mules and Men