Summer Reading Booklist, Upper School

2008

We ask that students obtain the specified editions (see ISBN - International Standard Book Number)

so that all students can reference books by the same page number.

   Freshmen:

Fahrenheit 451 , Ray Bradbury.  ISBN: 007181701

Herland , Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  ISBN: 0451525620

Please Note: students are required to read "Herland"; there are other stories included in this collection.

FRESHMAN HONORS students should also read:

Life of Pi, Yann Martel.  ISBN:  184195425

Sophomores:

House of Spirits, Isabel Allende.  ISBN: 0553273914

    The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver.  ISBN:  9780060786502

     SOPHOMORE HONORS students should also read:

The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky (Pevear & Volokhonsky, tr.).   ISBN: 0374528373

  Juniors:

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston.  ISBN : 0060838671

The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester.  ISBN : 0-679-76780-0

    JUNIOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION students should also read:

A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving.  ISBN:  0-345-36179-2

  Seniors:

All Seniors: The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas.  ISBN:  0-553-21350-4

(PLEASE NOTE: Students should read the abridged version of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO )

   Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen.  ISBN:  0553213105

   Bless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya.  ISBN:  0-446-60025-3

Seniors should note that these books will be used for writing purposes throughout the first semester.

Quotation assignments are distributed before the end of the school year and

are also available from Carolina Day School, Upper School office.

rev. 4-28-09, ks