Dear Parents, Enclosed with this letter is the summer reading assignment for your child. We hope that your child will find the books interesting and entertaining. These books were selected after careful discussion and review by the Program s faculty, and were deemed appropriate supplements to the educational curriculum planned for the coming school year. In each grade, there is one required reading that has been assigned to all students in that grade. We tried to develop a list of books that would be entertaining and interesting to students and have included books of multiple genres and varying levels of reading difficulty, ranging from easy to more difficult. We ask that you review these books and assignments with your child as soon as possible. Some of the books may be challenging for students with reading difficulties, while others should be much more manageable. If a book is chosen that is difficult for your child, we recommend guided reading (with a parent or tutor) or the use of audio versions of the books (some may even be available for free through the NY Public Library). If you or your child feels that these books may too challenging for them, or if your child is very interested in an appropriate book that is not on our list, please contact me no later than July 1 st and we will try to arrange a modified/customized reading list for your child. Please ensure that your child has completed the readings and enclosed writing assignment by September 22 nd. Have a healthy and enjoyable summer! Sincerely, John Kugler, Ph.D. Director, High School Bridge Program
9 th Grade Bridge - Reading Assignment Summer 2014 Reading Assignment: Read the Required Book noted below, plus at least 2 other books from the reading list. Required Reading: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Ender s Game Orson Scott Card Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Miracle s Boys Jaclyn Woodson My Losing Season Pat Conroy *Mythology Edith Hamilton (Read Part 1 in its entirety, & Part IV: chapters 1 & 2 chapters, & any hero chapter you choose from Part III) Rumble Fish SE Hinton Shoeless Joe W.P. Kinsella Legend Marie Lu *Letters to a Young Scientist E. O. Wilson That Was Then, This Is Now S.E. Hinton The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain The Alchemist Paul Coelho The Color of Water James McBride The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon The Fault in Our Stars - John Green The Hobbit JRR Tolkien The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, or Mocking Jay Suzanne Collins *The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Red Pony John Steinbeck War of the Worlds HG Wells Note: All students in the incoming 9 th grade have been assigned the book Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Other books marked with an asterisk are those being assigned to other students in the incoming 9 th grade class & are described on the other reading list. You need to read any 2 books from the above list, in addition to the Required Reading Book. aspects of these characters. This assignment is due by Septermber 22 nd. It can be emailed or shared as a googledoc with Dr. Kugler at jkugler@bayridgeprep.org. It can also be handed in to him as a hard copy. The grade on this assignment will be part of your first semester grade in English Literature.
10 th Grade Bridge - Reading Assignment Summer 2014 Reading Assignment: Read the Required Book noted below, plus at least 2 other books from the reading list. Required Reading: Sir Gwain and the Green Knight (Any translation) A short medieval story, one of the most famous tales of the court of King Arthur. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur s Court Mark Twain Angela s Ashes Frank McCourt Black Like Me John Griffin Born Free Joy Adamson Choices Noah Gordon Hard Times Charles Dickens Into Thin Air John Krakauer *Pillars of the Earth Ken Follet Skinwalkers Tony Hillerman The Adept Katherine Kurtz & Deborah Turner Harris The Boy In the Striped Pajamas John Boyne The Curious Case of Benjamin Button F. Scott Fitzgerald The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio (Choose any 3 stories) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes) Arthur Conan Doyle The Once and Future King T. H. White *The Physician Noah Gordon The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafón Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson World Without End Ken Follet Yes, Chef: A Memoir Marcus Samuelsson Note: All students in the incoming 10 th grade have been assigned the book Sir Gwain and the Green Knight. Other books marked with an asterisk are the books being assigned to other students in the incoming 10 th grade class. You are to read at least 2 of the books from the above list, in addition to the Required Reading Book. aspects of these characters. This assignment is due by Septermber 22 nd. It can be emailed or shared as a googledoc with Dr. Kugler at jkugler@bayridgeprep.org. It can also be handed in to him as a hard copy. The grade on this assignment will be part of your first semester grade in English Literature.
11 th Grade Bridge - Reading Assignment Summer 2014 11 th Grade Required Reading: Dibs in Search of Self by Virginia Axline. A psychological journey into the mind of a troubled child in client centered therapy. The story provides an introduction to concepts and issues in the field of psychology. Reading Assignment: The Required Book plus at least 2 other books from the list. 1776 David McCullough A Painted House John Grisham A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes) Arthur Conan Doyle *Black Hawk Down Mark Bowden Catch 22 Joseph Heller Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest Lincoln Hall Ellen Foster Kaye Gibbons Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Loung Ung Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig In His Time Ray Robinson Jia Hyejin Kim Journey Through Genius William Dunham Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden Mutant Message Down Under Marlo Morgan October Sky Homer Hickam *On Secret Service John Jakes Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus Orson Scott Card Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi *Plain Truth Jodi Picoult Ragtime E. L. Doctorow *Silent Spring Rachel Carson The Chosen Chaim Potok The Color Purple Alice Walker The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck The Kitchen God s Wife Amy Tan The Last Lecture Randy Pausch The March E. L. Doctorow The Natural Bernard Malamud The Passage Justin Cronin The Twelve Justin Cronin The Road Cormac McCarthy The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Anne Fadiman The Spy Who Came In From the Cold John le Carre The Things They Carried Tim O Brien Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Note: All students in the incoming 11 th grade have been assigned the book Dibs in Search of Self. Other books marked with an asterisk are the books being assigned to other students in the incoming 11 th grade class. You need to read any 2 of the books from this list, in addition to the Required Reading Book. aspects of these characters. This assignment is due by Septermber 22 nd. It can be emailed, shared with Dr. Kugler at jkugler@bayridgeprep.org or handed in to him. The grade on the essay will be part of the 1 st quarter grade in English Lit.
12 th Grade Bridge - Reading Assignment Summer 2014 12 th Grade Required Reading: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, or Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (Read at least one of these). 1776 David McCullough A Painted House John Grisham A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes) Arthur Conan Doyle Catch 22 Joseph Heller Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest Lincoln Hall Ellen Foster Kaye Gibbons **E=MC 2 : Biography of the Equation David Bowdanis Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway **Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution - Thomas Friedman **In Code: A Mathematical Journey Sarah Flannery Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig In His Time Ray Robinson Jia Hyejin Kim **Journey Through Genius William Dunham Mutant Message Down Under Marlo Morgan October Sky Homer Hickam Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus Orson Scott Card Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi Ragtime E. L. Doctorow The Chosen Chaim Potok The Color Purple Alice Walker **The Five Equations that Changed the World Michael Guillon The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck The Kitchen God s Wife Amy Tan The Last Lecture Randy Pausch The March E. L. Doctorow The Natural Bernard Malamud The Passage Justin Cronin **The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell The Twelve Justin Cronin The Road Cormac McCarthy The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Anne Fadiman The Spy Who Came In From the Cold John le Carre The Things They Carried Tim O Brien Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Note: All students in the incoming 12 th grade have been assigned at least one of the required books listed above. Other books marked with an asterisk are the books being assigned to other students in the incoming 12 th grade class. You are welcome to read any 2 of the books from this list, in addition to the Required Reading Book. aspects of these characters. This assignment is due by Septermber 22 nd. It can be emailed, shared with Dr. Kugler at jkugler@bayridgeprep.org or handed in to him. The grade on the essay will be part of the 1 st quarter grade in English Lit.