2020-2021 GCSD Summer Reading
Summer Reading for 2020-2021 will be counted as EXTRA CREDIT. Those completing the required assignments and turning them in on time will earn one percentage point (1%) of extra credit on their first quarter grade in ELA. **No late work will be accepted.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Read a literary text over the summer and complete TWO of the assignments on the list, OR
• Read a nonfiction text over the summer and complete the nonfiction text response questions AND one of the assignments on the list.
• Your parent/guardian must approve your selected text for extra credit to be considered.
• All assignments are to be completed thoroughly and accurately for extra credit to be awarded.
• All assignments are due Monday, August 31, 2020. •
Students who do not have an ELA class until second semester, please turn in your assignment to Dr. Moore in the Library on Monday, August 31, 2020.
Download Full Assignment Requirements here.
Suggested Titles for Summer Reading
English I
Fiction:
Alexander, Kwama. The Crossover
Avi. Nothing but the Truth
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine
Haddix, Margaret Paterson. Uprising
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster
Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral
Non-Fiction:
Benedict, Jeff and Armen Keteyian. The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big Time College Football
Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Haduch, Bill. Food Rules! The Stuff You Munch, Its Crunch, Its Punch, and Why you Sometimes Lose Your Lunch
Jones, Charlotte Foltz. Fingerprints and Talking Bones: How Real-Life Crimes Are Solved
Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus (Maus #1-2 Graphic)
Turkbow, Jason. The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime
English II (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Houston, Julian. New Boy
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Bean Trees Homeland and Other Stories
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace
Paton, Alan. Cry the Beloved Country
Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club
Non-Fiction:
Heinrichs, Jay. Thank You for Arguing
Letran, Jacqui. I Would, but My Damn Mind Won’t Let Me! (Written for girls)
Pitts, Byron. Step Out on Nothing
Westover, Tara. Educated: A Memoir
English III (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried (short stories)
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men
Non-Fiction:
Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken
Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Conroy, Pat. My Reading Life
Conroy, Pat. A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea
English IV (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Austen, Jane. Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Sense and Sensibility
Persuasion
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun
Du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca
Green, John and David Levithan. Will Grayson, Will Grayson (LGBT-themed)
Gregory, Phillippa. The Other Boleyn Girl
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meaney
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Non-Fiction:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Foster, Thomas C. How to Read like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild
McCourt, Frank. Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir
Teacher Man: A Memoir
O’Brian, Tim. If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
AP English Literature and Composition
Required Reading:
Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Suggested Reading:
Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness
Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See
Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Hemingway, Ernest. Farewell to Arms
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman
Orwell, George. 1984
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter’s Daughter
Fiction:
Alexander, Kwama. The Crossover
Avi. Nothing but the Truth
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine
Haddix, Margaret Paterson. Uprising
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster
Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral
Non-Fiction:
Benedict, Jeff and Armen Keteyian. The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big Time College Football
Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Haduch, Bill. Food Rules! The Stuff You Munch, Its Crunch, Its Punch, and Why you Sometimes Lose Your Lunch
Jones, Charlotte Foltz. Fingerprints and Talking Bones: How Real-Life Crimes Are Solved
Spiegelman, Art. The Complete Maus (Maus #1-2 Graphic)
Turkbow, Jason. The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench Clearing Brawls: The Unwritten Rules of America’s Pastime
English II (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Houston, Julian. New Boy
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Bean Trees Homeland and Other Stories
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace
Paton, Alan. Cry the Beloved Country
Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club
Non-Fiction:
Heinrichs, Jay. Thank You for Arguing
Letran, Jacqui. I Would, but My Damn Mind Won’t Let Me! (Written for girls)
Pitts, Byron. Step Out on Nothing
Westover, Tara. Educated: A Memoir
English III (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried (short stories)
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men
Non-Fiction:
Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken
Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Conroy, Pat. My Reading Life
Conroy, Pat. A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life
Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea
English IV (CP and Honors)
Fiction:
Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Austen, Jane. Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Sense and Sensibility
Persuasion
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun
Du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca
Green, John and David Levithan. Will Grayson, Will Grayson (LGBT-themed)
Gregory, Phillippa. The Other Boleyn Girl
Irving, John. A Prayer for Owen Meaney
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Non-Fiction:
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Foster, Thomas C. How to Read like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild
McCourt, Frank. Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir
Teacher Man: A Memoir
O’Brian, Tim. If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
AP English Literature and Composition
Required Reading:
Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Suggested Reading:
Atwood, Margaret. The Blind Assassin
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness
Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See
Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Hemingway, Ernest. Farewell to Arms
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible
Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman
Orwell, George. 1984
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter’s Daughter
South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominees