Summer Reading List

2007 McAuley Summer Reading Requirements

Catherine McAuley High School recognizes that one of the most important things you can do for yourself in your years of high school and beyond is to read. It has been proven over and over that the best way to prepare oneself for tests such as the PSAT and SAT is to read widely. It has also been found that students who read become better writers.

   

English I College Prep:

  • Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck
  • Speak, Halse-Anderson

English I Honors:

  • Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck
  • Speak, Halse-Anderson
   

English II College Prep:

  • The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver – required by all students

Choose one book from the list below:

  • Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky
  • The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Brady Udall

English II Honors:

  • A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Michael Dorris- required by all students

Choose one book from the list below:

  • The Miracle of Life, Brady Udall
  • The Color of Water, James McBride
  • The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
   

AP English III

  • A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
  • A World of Hurt by Mary Reynolds Powell
  • The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
  • On Writing Well by William Zinsser
  • Chapters 1&2 in The Bedford Reader

English III Honors

  • A Town Like Alice, Shute
  • Lord of the Flies, Golding
   

English III College Prep

A Town Like Alice, Shute

AP English IV Literature and Composition

  • The Red Tent, Diamant
  • Anna Karenina, Tolstoy
  • The House of the Spirits, Allende
   

English IV Honors

  • The Red Tent, Diamant
  • Wicked, Maguire

English IV Colleg Prep

  • The Red Tent, Diamant
  • Cat’s Eye, Atwood
   

**In addition, ALL STUDENTS are required to read a non-fiction book of your choice. A one-page written summary for the selection is required. A standard form with specific guidelines is attached.The completed form is due to your homeroom teacher on the second day of school in the fall. LATE PAPERS will NOT be accepted. Papers are read and recorded as part of a student’s permanent record.