All students attending Hunters Lane High School next year are required to do summer reading. Students should be prepared for a multiple choice test on character, plot, etc. during the first week(s) of the fall semester in August. Following are the selections for each grade level:

English IV Honors

• Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• Othello, by William Shakespeare
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

English IV Standard

• Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

English III-IB

• Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier

English III Honors

• The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver
• The Awakening, by Kate Chopin

English III Standard

• The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver

English II (Pre-IB)


ENGLISH II (PRE-IB)

• Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
• Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe

English II Honors

• Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
• Homecoming, by Cynthia Voigt

English II Standard

• Homecoming, by Cynthia Voigt

English I (Pre-IB)

• Animal Farm, by George Orwell
• The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
• Greek Gods and Heroes, by Robert Graves

English I Honors

• Animal Farm, by George Orwell
• The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

English I Standard

• Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Hints for Successful Summer Reading

1. Keep a reading log as you read.
2. Maintain a list of important events in the novel.
3. Maintain a list of the most important characters and their contributions in the novel.