St.
Ignatius High School
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| Summer Reading List 2009 | ||
Directions: Students are asked to complete the assigned books by the first day of class. A test on the reading will be given the first week of classes. Students enrolled in Honors English I and Honors English II are reminded to read both of the assigned books for English. Honors English III students need only read the Mark Haddon novel. Copies of all the books are available in the St. Ignatius Bookstore. Links to available on-line study guides can be found on the St. Ignatius High School website (http://www.ignatius.edu/).Freshmen (class of 2013)
- Season of Life: A Football Star, A Boy, A Journey to Manhood by Jeffrey Marx (for English I and Honors English I)
- When the Legends Die by Hal Borland (for Honors English I)
- The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (for students enrolled in Biology)
Sophomores (class of 2012)
- Talking God by Tony Hillerman (for English II and Honors English II)
- Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick (for Honors English II)
- The Cobra Event by Richard Preston (for students enrolled in Biology)
- The Double Helix by James D. Watson (for students enrolled in Chemistry or Honors Chemistry)
Juniors (class of 2011)
- The Dead Father's Club by Matt Haig (for English III)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (for English)
- The Double Helix by James D. Watson (for students enrolled in Chemistry or Honors Chemistry)
Senior Composition Students (class of 2010)
*Senior AP English* (class of 2010)
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (for English)
- The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence Krauss (for Seniors enrolled in Physics or Honors Physics)
- Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (for AP English)
- In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin (for AP English)
- The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence Krauss (for Seniors enrolled in Physics or Honors Physics)
*AP English students are to prepare an essay on one of the summer reading books (be prepared to hand in evidence of writing process with your final draft) due the first day of classes. The topic sheet and the scoring guide are available online at http://www.ignatius.edu/.