Summer Reading 2010

Dear Parents of Delbarton Students:

Below is your son's summer reading list. We are excited about the summer book choices and hope you will be too. While your son does not need to keep a journal or write an essay on them, we suggest that he read the books actively and attentively. When he returns to school in the fall, his teacher will do activities to assess his comprehension of the books.

Please note that these books may be ordered directly from our online bookstore, MBS Direct. It's as easy as clicking on the link and placing your order.

Additionally, we encourage your son to read for pleasure throughout the summer. Reading is an excellent way to improve reading rate and increase one's vocabulary. So, please take your son to your local bookstore and let him find works of fiction and nonfiction that interest him. We plan to post a booklist of recommended books on our school website early in the summer, so be sure to check that out.

All-School Summer Reading

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind By William Kamkwamba Bryan Mealer - HarperCollins ISBN 13 #978-0061730320

Entering 7th Grade: EN001

Required Reading:

	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Penquin Classics ISBN 13 #978-0-14-043768-3
	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Laurel Leaf Publisher ISBN 13 #978-0440227533

Entering 8th Grade: (same as last year) EN050

Required Reading:

	That was Then, This is Now by S. E. Hinton Puffin Unicorn ISBN 13# 978-0-14-038966-1
	Animal Farm by George Orwell Signet Classics ISBN 13# 978-0-451-52634-2

Entering 9th Grade:EN101

Required Reading:

	The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Ballantine Books ISBN13 # 0-345-41005-X
	Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand Ballantine Books ISBN 13 # 978-0-345-46508-5

Entering 10th Grade:EN201

Required Reading:

	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Vintage Books ISBN 13# 978-0-679-74558-7
	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Ballantine Books ISBN 13 #978-0-345-36179-0

Entering 11th Grade: EN301

Required Reading:

	On the Road by Jack Kerouac Penquin Books, Inc ISBN 13#978-014-028329-7
	The Road by Cormac McCarthy Vintage Books ISBN 13# 978-0-307-38789-9

Entering 11th Grade: EN605: AP LANGUAGE

Required Reading:

	Babylon Revisited and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Charles Scribner's & Sons ISBN 13 # 978-0-684-82448-2
	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Charles Scribner's & Sons ISBN 13 #978-0-684-83339-2
	Grapes of Wrath by John Steinback Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ISBN 13 # 978-0-14-303943-3

Entering 12th Grade: EN605

Required Reading:

	Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Anchor Press ISBN 13# 978-0-385-47454-2
	Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz Anchor Press ISBN 13#978-0-385-26462-4

Entering 12th Grade: EN605 : AP Literature

Required Reading:

	Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy Penguin Classics ISBN 13 #978-0-14-143978-5
	Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Vintage Books ISBN 13 # 978-1-4000-7877-6
	White Castle by Orhan Pamuk Vintage Books ISBN 13 # 978-0-375-70161-0