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Summer
Reading List
Middle School and High School Levels
Rising Seventh Graders
Directions: Read at
least (1) of the following classic novels. Compose a 250-word
response essay which summarizes the novel that you read.
Cadets should plan on sharing
their essay and their feedback on the books that they have read
in class discussions during the first weeks of school.
Novel Selections
~The Hobbit (JRR
Tolkien)
~My Brother Sam is Dead (Collier & Collier)
~The Shakespeare Stealer (Gary Blackwood)
~Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 (Eliza Carbone)
~Soldier Boys (Dean Hughes)
~Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
~Let
the Circle be Unbroken (Mildred Taylor)
Rising Eighth Graders
Directions: Read
at least (1) of the following classic novels. Compose a
250-word response essay which compares two of the main
characters from the novel that you read.
Cadets should plan on sharing
their essay and their feedback on the books that they have read
in class discussions during the first weeks of school.
Novel Selections
~Fahrenheit 451 (Ray
Bradbury)
~Yellow Fever (Laurie Halse Andersen)
~Wild Man Island (Will Hobbs)
~The Giver (Lois Lowery)
~Hole in my Life (Jack Gantos)
~Gathering of Blue (Lois Lowery)
~Hush (Jacquline Woodson)
All student essays must be
handwritten, not word-processed/typed. The rising junior and senior
essays should include specific references to at least three novels
from their respective reading lists.
Novel selections are limited to the
titles for the given course grade; however, cadets may select their
own editions and publishers to encourage diversity in the classroom
discussions that follow. Also, cadets should bring their novels
with them in the fall, and they should be prepared to discuss their
summer reading books during the first days of class.
HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS
Rising Freshmen
Read at least (2) of the
classic novels listed below. Compose a 500-word response essay
which discusses the theme of dealing with adversity. This brief
essay should reference at least (2) books from this reading
list. Cadets should plan on sharing their essay and their
feedback on the books that they have read in class discussions
during the first weeks of school.
Challenge & Adversity
~Of Mice and Men
(John Steinbeck)
~The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
~Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
~The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest
Hemingway)
~Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Rising Sophomores
Read at least (2) of the
classic novels listed below. Compose a 500-word response essay
which discusses the theme of dealing with themes of heroism and
the conflict between good and evil. This brief essay should
reference at least (2) books from this reading list. Cadets
should plan on sharing their essay and their feedback on the
books that they have read in class discussions during the first
weeks of school.
Heroism: Conflicts between Good and Evil
~The Great Gatsby
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
~Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
~Night (Elie Weisel)
~Gilgamesh (Sumerian Epic)
~To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Rising Juniors
Read at least (3) of the
classic novels listed below. Compose a 750-word response essay
which discusses the themes of the American Experience. How do
these novels qualify as “great American novels”? –And when and
where do we find themes of exploration and challenge as we read
them? This brief response essay should reference at least (3)
books from this reading list. Cadets should plan on sharing
their essay and their feedback on the books that they have read
in class discussions during the first weeks of school.
The American Experience: Exploration &
Challenge
~For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest
Hemingway)
~Call of the Wild (Jack London)
~The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
~Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
~Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
~Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
~Light in August (William Faulkner)
Rising Seniors
Read at least (3) of the
classic novels listed below. Compose a 750-word response essay
which discusses the themes of tradition and change. This brief
essay should reference at least (3) books from this reading
list. Cadets should plan on sharing their essay and their
feedback on the books that they have read in class discussions
during the first weeks of school.
Traditions & Change
~Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
~Emma (Jane Austen)
~Frankenstein (Mary Frankenstein)
~Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
~Room with a View (E. M. Forster)
~To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolfe)
Written Responses
All student essays must be handwritten, not
word-processed/typed. The rising freshmen and sophomore essays should include
specific references to at least two novels from their respective reading lists.
The rising junior and senior essays should include specific references to at
least three novels from their respective reading lists.
Novel selections are limited to the titles for the given course
grade; however, cadets may select their own editions and publishers to encourage
diversity in the classroom discussions that follow. Also, cadets should bring
their novels with them in the fall, and they should be prepared to discuss their
summer reading books during the first days of class. |
