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SUMMER READING LIST 2010
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INSTRUCTIONS | MIDDLE SCHOOL | UPPER SCHOOL

The Stony Brook School is a community of men and women committed to daily stimulation of the mind through the reading of outstanding literature. Well-written books enable the escape from our own narrowly-bounded lives in order to share in the experiences of other peoples, cultures, and times. Some books have the power to raise us to heights of ecstasy, others to uncover deeper sorrows than we ever knew existed, and the best ones leave us as changed people.

Requirements
All students must read the required course books and one additional book in order to complete the summer reading assignment.

General Instructions
It is important to follow these general instructions in order to avoid some common mistakes. First, do not select a choice book that you have read before. Second, do not watch the movie until after you have read the book. Third, avoid using study aids such as Cliff's Notes, since they are pale shadows that cannot replicate the real thing. Lastly, read for your own enjoyment, looking forward to the discussion with your peers and faculty.

Use the links provided to find and order your book from Amazon.com.
Questions? email SBS

Middle School :: Grades 7- 8

Every Middle School student must read the appropriate required books before the school year begins: two mandatory books and one choice book. The two mandatory books are integrated into the English curriculum. The choice book provides an opportunity for students to read about a subject of interest not covered in the regular curriculum.

Required Books:

Seventh Grade: English

Eighth Grade: Regular English

Eighth Grade: Honors English

  • Be prepared for a test on the required book the first day of school.
    The Pearl   by John Steinbeck AND The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • For the book The Pearl, a required paper is due on the first day of school. Write a two-page paper that explains how your favorite quote from the book relates to the main theme.

Choice Books
You must choose one book from the appropriate list below and be prepared to write an in-class essay during the first week of school.

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade


Upper School :: Grades 9 - 12

Every Upper School student is required to read the appropriate mandatory course books or handouts in addition to the discussion book in order to complete the summer reading assignment. The mandatory books are integrated into the curricula of the various classes.

Required Books
Be prepared to discuss and be tested on the books during the first week of school.

Humanities 9 The Book of Genesis English Standard Version
English 9 Lord of the Flies by William Golding
     
Humanities 10 The Book of Matthew - questions online English Standard Version
Humanities 10 Tales from Ovid - first book of Metamorphoses online questions translator Ted Hughes
ISBN 0374525870
English 10 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translator Brian Stone
EAN 978-0140424539
     
Regular European History The Prince by Nicoḷ Machiavelli
AP European History The Prince &
A History of the Modern World,
pages 1-77 - available as a pdf

by Nicoḷ Machiavelli
by Palmer, Colton, and Kramer
English 11 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
ISBN 0393976041
     
Regular US History Founding Brothers 3rd ed. by Joseph Ellis
AP US History Founding Brothers 3rd ed. &
A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
by Joseph Ellis
by George M. Marsden
English 12 Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ISBN 0393956636
AP English 12

Hamlet

Their Eyes Were Watching God

House of Mirth

by William Shakespeare
ISBN 0393956636
by Zora Neale Hurston
ISBN 0061120065
by Edith Wharton
ISBN 0375753753
     
AP Biology Ecology unit of the textbook  

Faculty Discussion Book

All Upper School students should read Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxas.

Be prepared to participate in a small group discussion and to take a brief quiz during the first week of school.

 

 

 

 

 
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