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CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S
SUMMER READING LIST 2010
Here are the lists for the following classes.
| English |
From the letter sent to parents and students:
"To fulfill the CHS English Department's summer reading requirements, students, must select a book of their choice to read over the summer. They will be required to write a book review of their selection and to turn the review in during the first week of school. Students will be assesses on the appropriateness of the text that they choose and the thoroughness of their review.
In making a selection. students must adhere to the following guidelines:
---The book must be age and subject appropriate.
---It should not be a book that they have previously read for pleasure or for a course.
---Students may read fiction, nonfiction, a complete poetry collection, a complete short story collection, a play, or a graphic novel."
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| U.S. History I |
| Recommended for honors and A2 levels |
| Brands, H.W. |
Andrew Jackson: His life and Times |
| Oshinsky, David |
Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crowe Justice |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Larson, Erik |
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America |
| Traxel, David |
1898: The Birth of the American Century |
| Shaara, Jeff |
To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War |
| Recommended only for A1 level |
| Miller, Nathan |
Star-Spangled Men: America's Ten Worst Presidents |
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| U.S. History II |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Sides, Hampton |
Ghost Soldiers |
| Brokaw, Tom |
The Greatest Generation |
| Kurson, Robert |
Shadow Divers |
| Boyd Jr., Robert B. |
Alone in Vietnam |
| Schweizer, Peter |
Reagan's War |
| Not acceptable for honors level |
| Crowe, Chris |
Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case |
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| U.S. History (AP) |
| AP students see Mrs. L"Etoile for the assignment |
| Brinkley, Alan |
American History: A Survey |
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| Western Civilization |
| Only books recommended for EEP |
| Howarth, David |
1066: The Year of the Conquest |
| Manchaester, William |
A World Lit Only by Fire |
| Beck, Mast, and Tapper |
The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners |
| Recommended for honors, A2 ,and A1 levels |
| Howarth, David |
1066: The Year of the Conquest |
| Manchaester, William |
A World Lit Only by Fire |
| Beck, Mast, and Tapper |
The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners |
| The Bible |
Exodus or Matthew |
| Bagdasarian, Adam |
Forgotten Fire |
| Filipovic, Zlata |
Zlata's Diary |
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| European History (AP) |
| Sstudents are required to read all three books in the order listed below. |
| Howarth, David |
1066: The Year of the Conquest |
| Manchaester, William |
A World Lit Only by Fire |
| Beck, Mast, and Tapper |
The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners |
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| Economics |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Johnson, Spencer |
Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens |
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| Psychology |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Rapoport, Judith L. |
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing
(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) |
| Keyes, Daniel |
Flowers For Algernon |
| Greenberg, Joanne |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden |
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| Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Grisham, John |
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer |
| Scottoline, Lisa |
Think Twice |
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| Law and Society |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Murphy, Stephen M. |
What if Holden Caulfield Went to Law School? |
| Grisham, John |
The Appeal |
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| Sociology |
| Acceptable for all honors levels |
| Rodriguez, Luis |
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. |
| Acceptable for all levels |
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| Gladwell, Malcolm |
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference |
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| Military History |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Tzu, Sun |
The Art of War |
| McPherson, James |
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War |
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| War on Terror |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Barber, Benjamin |
Jihad vs. McWorld: Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy |
| Atkinson, Rick |
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat |
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| Social Studies for the 21st Century |
| Acceptable for all levels |
| Tashjian, Janet |
Vote for Larry |
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