New Hope-Solebury: Grade 12 Honors

Grade 12 Honors:
Students should read five (5) books during summer vacation. Three (3) of the required books are fiction and two (2) are nonfiction.

Fiction Selections:
Students should respond by writing in a journal. For each of the three (3) fiction books, students should note:
- basic plot;
- main characters and description of each;
- important symbols and explanations;
- at least two important themes from each book with appropriate commentary on each; and
- any additional information that will help students recall the novel in preparation for an in-class assessment in September.

Nonfiction Selections:
Students should also use a journal for the nonfiction selections but they will need to note only the following:
- the main ideas;
- the themes presented;
- the intended audience; and
- any additional information that students believe will be helpful during class discussion.

The following books are required reading:

 

A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)

By Anthony Burgess
$12.56
ISBN-13: 9780393312836
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 04/01/1995

On the Road (Paperback)

By Jack Kerouac
$13.50
ISBN-13: 9780140042597
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 12/01/1976

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Paperback)

By Ken Kesey, Robert Faggen
$13.50
ISBN-13: 9780141181226
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Published: Penguin Classics, 12/01/2002

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away (Paperback)

By Bill Bryson
$13.46
ISBN-13: 9780767903820
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Published: Broadway, 06/01/2000

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America (Paperback)

By Barbara Ehrenreich, Frances Fox Piven
$13.50
ISBN-13: 9780805088380
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Published: Holt Paperbacks, 06/01/2008
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