10th Grade
All Incoming 10th Graders:
ALL incoming 10th graders will read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. Information about ordering the book is on the home page of this website.
Honors English 10:
Honors English 10 students will read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah in addition to the All-School read.
Annotate accordingly and take notes. Be prepared to participate in class and school-wide discussions, assignments, and assessments.
For your reading pleasure, tenth grade English teachers have suggested the following titles as OPTIONAL reading for the summer:
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents--Julia Alvarez
In the Garden of North American Martyrs--Tobias Wolff
Kindred--Octavia Butler
The Joy Luck Club--Amy Tan
A Separate Peace--John Irving
Water for Elephants--Sara Gruen
The Vanishing Half--Brit Bennett
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao--Junot Diaz
The Perks of Being a Wallflower--Stephen Chbosky
Unwind--Neal Shusterman
Stamped--Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi