Freshmen (Class of 2028)
English Department
Accelerated Freshman Literature and Composition:
- The Elephant Whisperer, Lawrence Anthony (ISBN: 9781250007810)
Freshman Literature and Composition:
- One of Us Is Lying, Karen McManus (paperback) (ISBN: 1524764728)
Social Studies Department
Accelerated World History I:
Sophomores (Class of 2027)
English Department
Honors Sophomore Literature and Composition:
- The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak (ISBN: 9780375842207)
Sophomore Literature and Composition:
- Eleanor & Park (ISBN: 978-1-4091-5725-0)
Social Studies Department
World History II
- NO BOOK REQUIRED
AP World History:
Juniors (Class of 2026)
English Department
AP English Language and Composition:
- East of Eden (Penguin Orange Collection), John Steinbeck (ISBN: 9780143129486)
American Literature:
- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez (ISBN: 978-1524700485)
Social Studies Department
U.S. History:
- NO BOOK REQUIRED: For summer reading instructions, please click here.
AP U.S. History:
- American Pageant Textbook (Chapters 2-6)* (ISBN: 9780618479405)
*AP US History Summer Reading Guides: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Seniors (Class of 2025)
English Department
AP English Language and Composition:
- East of Eden (Penguin Orange Collection), John Steinbeck
AP English Literature and Composition:
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Senior Literature: Seniors will read one book for the fall semester and one for the spring semester based upon their registered courses.
African American Literature:
- A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. Gaines
The Literature of Comedy:
- Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Dystopian Literature:
- Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
Women’s Literature:
- The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman