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Young Adult Librarian

 


CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL'S
SUMMER READING LIST 2010

Here are the lists for the following classes.

English  
   
U.S. History I Introduction to Criminal Justice
U.S. History II Law and Society
U.S. History (AP) Sociology
Western Civilization Ancient History
European History (AP) Military History
Economics War on Terror
Psychology Social Studies for the 21st Century

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."

 

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
 
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
U.S. History (AP)
AP students see Mrs. L"Etoile for the assignment
Brinkley, Alan American History: A Survey
   
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
   
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
 
Economics
Acceptable for all levels
Johnson, Spencer  Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens
 
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
   
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Acceptable for all levels
Grisham, John Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Scottoline, Lisa Think Twice
 
Law and Society
Acceptable for all levels
Murphy, Stephen M. What if Holden Caulfield Went to Law School?
Grisham, John The Appeal
 
Sociology
Acceptable for all honors levels
Rodriguez, Luis Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.
Acceptable for all levels  
Gladwell, Malcolm The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
   
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
   
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
 
Social Studies for the 21st Century
Acceptable for all levels
Tashjian, Janet  Vote for Larry

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