ENGLISH 11
Academic
LIST OF REQUIRED
SUMMER READING
To continue the development of critical reading skills necessary for success, students entering the eleventh grade Academic English program are expected to read one of the following literary works over the summer.

Title Author
The Handmaid’s Tale  Margaret Atwood
*Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
The Bean Tree Barbara Kingsolver
*Friday Night Lights H.G. Bissinger
My Antoniá     Willa Cather
*Power of One Bryce Courtenay
How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accent Julia Alvarez
The Shining      Stephen King
   

*Highly Recommended

Students will be asked to complete a demonstration of their reading comprehension at the beginning of the school year by their English teacher.

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