MALIBU HIGH SCHOOL – SUMMER READING 2009

INCOMING FRESHMAN:

Incoming 9^th graders must read one of the following books:  Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson;  Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes; or A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest Gaines.

In addition, all incoming 9^th graders must read one other book of their own choice.

Incoming 9^th grade honors students must ALSO read Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

INCOMING SOPHOMORES:

Incoming 10^th graders must read one of the following books:  The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem; The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd; Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger; or Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson.

In addition, all incoming 10^th graders must read one other book of their own choice.

Incoming 10^th grade honors students must ALSO read Demien by Herman Hesse

INCOMING JUNIORS:

Incoming 11^th grade college preparatory students  must read one of the following books:  In Cold Blood, Truman Capote; Always Running, Luis Rodriguez; or  Plainsong, Kent Haruf.

In addition, incoming 11th^th grade college preparatory students must read one other book of their own choice.

Incoming 11AP students must read ALL of the following  books:  Utopia, Sir Thomas More (Barnes and Nobles Classics); Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Barnes and Noble Classics); and Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies, June Casagrande.  See your AP teacher or the Malibu High School web site for list of assignments.

INCOMING SENIORS:

Incoming 12^th grade college preparatory students must read one of the following books:  The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler; For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway; or  Rebecca, Daphne DuMaurier. 

In addition, incoming 12^thgrade college preparatory students must read one other book of their own choice.

Incoming  12AP students must read BOTH of the following  books: Catch- 22, Joseph Heller and Candide, Voltaire.  Additionally they must read ONE of the following  books:  The Princess Bride, William Goldman,;The Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy O’Toole; or A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving.   See your AP teacher or the Malibu High School web site for list of assignments.

NOTE:   Some of these books deal with adult themes.  For example, Always Running by Luis Rodriquez, included as a high interest selection, shows the dangers of drugs and violence through the author’s youthful experiences with gang life. Parents may wish to preview books and help students to select a book.