2014 Summer Reading
Mariemont Reads Together: Little Princes by Conor Grennan
Little Princes is available in ebook from MHS Library (card # is student ID # / password is warriors) and in print, book-on-CD, ebook, and downloadable audiobook from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The Mariemont branch has many copies on hold for MHS students.
*Students taking any Honors or AP English courses or English III CP will have additional assignments (see below).
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English I Honors Additional Requirements
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Available in print and book-on-CD at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
~If you enjoy The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, check out the recently published sequel, The Lord of Opium.
Journey assignment: https://docs.google.com/a/mariemontschools.org/document/d/1sgOIhyvalYlGfDfOA9ONXPFHy4ebpfzpyMOxwc8dAX4/edit
English II Honors Additional Requirements
Available in print, book-on-CD, downloadable ebook, and downloadable audiobook at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Also available as a free ebook from Project Gutenberg and a free audiobook through Librivox.All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Available in print and book-on-CD at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
English III CP Additional Requirements
AP English Language & Composition Additional Requirements (11th grade)
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Available in print at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Available in print, book-on-CD, and Playaway audiobook at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Native Son by Richard Wright
Available in print and book-on-CD at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
A documentary film of your choice about a controversial topic and a blog post about the film; see this handout for assignment details: http://bit.ly/APlangSR *Must be signed in to your school Google Apps account to view--contact Mrs. Colpi for help.
AP English Literature Additional Requirements (12th grade)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
Available in print Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
1984 by George Orwell
Available in print, book-on-CD, downloadable ebook and downloadable audiobook at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
and one of the following:
a. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Available in print at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
or
b. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Available in print, book-on-CD, and downloadable ebook at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
*AP English Literature students must also complete these assignments:
http://bit.ly/aplitSR. Contact the instructor (lwiseman@mariemontschools.org) with any questions regarding the assignments.