THESE ARE THE TWO BOOKS FOR ALL STUDENTS ENTERING ENGLISH I - PRE-AP
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9th Grade Pre-AP Summer Reading Lists
It is expected that you read at least 2 novels this summer. You will need to
make sure each novel is on a different list from those below (And no,
Twilight can't count as two even if you read the entire series). It is
suggested you read an online summary of the novel if you aren’t sure which
one to choose. Please do not read the same book you have already read in the
past or assume that if you read some of these before, you don’t need to read
this summer.
Children’s Classics Everyone Should Read
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Peter Pan J.M. Barrie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
The Incredible Journey Sheila Burnford
Oliver Twist Charles Dickens
Harry Potter series J.K Rowling
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Arabian Nights Antoine Galland
The Princess Bride William Goldman
Swiss Family Robinson Johann David Wyss
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury
Le Morte D'Arthur Thomas Malory
Multicultural Literature
Joy Luck Club Amy Tan
Red Azalea Anchee Min
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou
Yellow Raft in Blue Water Michael Dorris
Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
Color Purple Alice Walker
Rain of Gold Victor E. Villasenor
Life of Pi Yann Martel
Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston
Classic Canon (Books you should read before heading off to college)
Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell
Catch 22 Joseph Heller
Invisible Man Ralph Ellison
Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Ken Kesey
Count of Monte Cristo Alexander Dumas
Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole
Student Recommended (9th grade students 2007-2008)
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
Speak Laurie Halse Anderson
Always Running Luis Rodriguez
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Piers Paul Read
Watchers Dean R. Koontz
Twilight Stephanie Meyer
Child Called It David Pelzer
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman
Rainbow High Alex Sanchez
Friday Night Lights H.G. Bissinger
Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton
Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B. Cooney
Into Thin Air John Krakauer
The Notebook Nicholas Sparks
Into the Wild John Krakauer