High School Summer Reading Recommended List
Title Author
A Day No Pigs Would Die Peck, Richard
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Twain, Mark
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Twain, Mark
All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich Maria
All the Pretty Horses McCarrthy, Cormac
Amber Spyglass Pullman, Phillip
An Ocean Apart, a World Away Namioka, Lensey
And Then There Were None Christie, Agatha
Andromeda Strain, The Crichton, Michael
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir McCourt, Frank
Annie John Kincaid, Jamaica
Anthem Rand, Ayn
Bad Boy: a Memoir Myers, Walter Dean
Bean Trees, The Kingsolver, Barbara
Before We Were Free Alvarez, Julia
Behind You Woodson, Jacqueline
Black Boy Wright, Richard
Black Elk Speaks Neihardt, John
Body of Christopher Creed, The Plum-Ucci, Carol
Born Blue Nolan, Han
Born Free Adamson, Joy
Born to Rock Korman, Gordon
Brave New World Huxley, Aldous
Catch 22 Heller, Joseph
Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J.D.
Chain Letter Pike, Christopher
Clover Sanders, Dori
Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive
Color of Water, The McBride, James
Color Purple, The Walker, Alice
Crazy Horse Electric Game Crutcher, Chris
Cry, the Beloved Country Paton, Alan
Crystal Cave, The Stewart, Mary
Daisy Miller James, Henry
Damage Jenkins, A.M.
Daughter of Fortune Allende, Isabel
Day No Pigs Would Die, A Peck, Robert
Days of Grace Ashe, Arthur
Death in the Afternoon Hemingway, Ernest
Death in the Family, A Agee, Jame
Don Quixote Cervantes
Don't Look Behind You Duncan, Lois
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Summer Reading Recommended List
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson, Robert L.
Dracula Stoker, Bram
Durango Street Bonham, Frank
Education of Little Tree, The Carter, Forrest
Ellen Foster Gibbons, Kay
Emako Blue Woods, Brenda
Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott
Face On the Milk Carton, The Cooney, Caroline
Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray
Fallen Angels Myers, Walter Dean
Far North Hobbs, Will
Farewell to Arms, A Hemingway, Ernest
Father Water, Mother Woods Paulsen, Gary
Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod Crutcher, Chris
Flowers for Algernon Keyes, Daniel
Forgotten Fire Bagdasarian, Adam
Frankenstein Shelley, Mary W.
Freaky Green Eyes Oates, Joyce Carol
Gathering of Old Men, A Gaines, Ernest
Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho Katz, Jon
Golden Compass, The Pullman, Phillip
Great Santini, The Conroy, Pat
Greatest Generation, The Brokaw, Tom
Grendel Gardner, John
Handmaid's Tale, The Atwood, Margaret
Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The McCullers, Carson
Heart of Darkness Conrad, Joseph
Heroes of the Challenger Cohen, Daniel
Hiding Place, The Ten Boom, Corrie
Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy, The Adams
Hole in My Life Gantos, Jack
Hollywood Hustle Korman, Gordon
Home of the Braves Klass, David
Hope Was Here Bauer, Joan
Hot Zone Preston, Richard
Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
House of Spirits Allende, Isabel
House on Mango Street, The Cisneros, Sandra
How I Changed My Life Strasser, Todd
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Alvarez, Julia
Hush Woodson, Jacqueline
I Am the Cheese Cormier, Robert
I Heard the Owl Call My Name Crave, Margaret
I Know What You Did Last Summer Duncan, Lois
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Summer Reading Recommended List
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya
If I Should Die Before I Wake Nolan, Han
If You Come Softly Woodson, Jacqueline
I'm a Stranger Here Myself Bryson, Bill
In the Time of Butterflies Alvarez, Julia
Into the Wild Krakaeuer, Jon
Into Thin Air Krakaeuer, Jon
Izzy, Willy Nilly Voight, Cynthia
Jane Eyre Bronte, Charlotte
Jaws Benchley, Peter
Joy Luck Club, The Tan, Amy
July's People Gordimer, Nadine
Jungle, The Sinclair, Upton
Kitchen God's Wife, The Tan, Amy
Lesson Before Dying, A Gaines, Ernest
Life of Pi Martel, Yan
Light in the Forest, The Richter, Conrad
Like Sisters on the Homefront Williams-Garcia, Rita
Lord of the Flies Golding, William
Lord of the Rings trilogy Tolkien, J.R.R.
Lost Horizon, The Hilton, James
Lovely Bones, The Sebold, Alice
Martian Chronicles Bradbury, Ray
Maximum Ride Patterson, James
Metamorphosis, the Kafka, Franz
Moves Make the Man, The Brooks, Bruce
My Brother Kincaid, Jamaica
My Losing Season Conroy, Pat
Name of the Rose, The Eco, Umberto
Never Cry Wolf Mowat and Sulloway
Nickel and Dimed Ehrenreich, Barbara
Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell, George
Old Man and the Sea, The Hemingway, Ernest
Once and Future King, The White, T.H.
Ordinary People Guest, Judith
Out of Africa Denesen, Isak
Pact, The Davis, Hunt, and Jenkins
Painted House, A Grisham, John
Patriot Games Clancy, Tom
Pearl, The Steinbeck, John
Peeling the Onion Orr, Wendy
Petey Mikaelsen, Ben
Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde, Oscar
Pigs in Heaven Kingsolver, Barbara
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Summer Reading Recommended List
Poisonwood Bible, The Kingsolver, Barbara
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Austen, Jane
If I Should Die Before I Wake Conroy, Pat
If You Come Softly Kennedy, John F.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself Edgerton, Clyde
In the Time of Butterflies Wittlinger, Ellen
Into the Wild DuMaurier, Daphne
Into Thin Air Haley, Alex
Izzy, Willy Nilly Crutcher, Chris
Jane Eyre Pearson, Mary
Jaws Hillenbrand, Laura
Joy Luck Club, The Kidd, Sue Monk
July's People McDonald, Joyce
Jungle, The Giles, Gail
Kitchen God's Wife, The Plum-Ucci, Carol
Lesson Before Dying, A Mazer, Norma Fox
Life of Pi Klause, Annette Curtis
Light in the Forest, The Hughes, Dean
Like Sisters on the Homefront Voight, Cynthia
Lord of the Flies Bradbury, Ray
Lord of the Rings trilogy Myers, Walter Dean
Lost Horizon, The Korman, Gordon
Lovely Bones, The Anderson, Laurie Halse
Martian Chronicles Spinelli, Jerry
Maximum Ride Na, An
Metamorphosis, the Greene, Betty
Moves Make the Man, The White, T.H.
My Brother McCourt, Frank
My Losing Season Hinton, S.E.
Name of the Rose, The Hurston, Zora Neale
Never Cry Wolf Achebe, Chinua
Nickel and Dimed Lee, Harper
Nineteen Eighty-Four Mikaelsen, Ben
Old Man and the Sea, The Ehle, John
Once and Future King, The Faulkner, William
Ordinary People Bryson, Bill
Out of Africa Edgerton, Clyde
Pact, The Conroy, Pat
Painted House, A Adams, Richard
Patriot Games Draper, Sharon
Pearl, The Momaday, Scott
Peeling the Onion Crutcher, Chris
Petey Borland, Hal
Picture of Dorian Gray Fleischman, Paul
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Summer Reading Recommended List
Pigs in Heaven London, Jack
Winter Dance Paulsen, Gary
Young Adult Lit recommended authors
Ben Mikaelsen
Bruce Brooks
Caroline Cooney
Chris Crutcher
Ellen Hopkins
Gail Giles
Gary Soto
Gordon Korman
Jacqueline Woodson
John Feinstein
Laurie Halse Anderson
Meg Cabot
Neal Shusterman
Paul Zindel
Robert Cormier
Scott Westerfield
Sharon Draper
Stephanie Meyer
Steven Layne
Walter Dean Myers
Hot New Books
9/11 Report - A Graphic Novel Adaptation Jacobson and Colon
Alt Ed Atkins, Catherine
An Abundance of Katherines Green, John
Astonishing Adventures of FanBoy and GothGirl Lyga, Barry
Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, The Anderson, M.T.
Autobiography of My Dead Brother Myers, Walter Dean
Book of Everything Kuijer, Gus
Book Thief, The Zusak, Marcus
Everlost Shusterman, Neal
Long Gone Daddy Hemphill, Helen
Nailed Jones, Patrick
Notes from the Midnight Driver Sonnenblick, Jordan
Peeps Westerfeld, Scott
Rules of Survival Werlin, Nancy
Time Hackers Paulson, Gary
Vampirates Somper, Justin
Twilight Meyer, Stephanie
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Summer Reading Recommended List
New Moon Meyer, Stephanie
Web Links to more recommendations
Vandergriff's 100 - List of Young Adult Authors and Titles http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/100list.html
101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html
American Library Association recommendations http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm
2006 Favorite Teen Reads http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/06ttt.htm
SC Young Adult Book Awards http://lhs.lancasterscschools.org/www/lcsdschools_lhs/site/hosting/Media/SCYABA/SCYABA06-07.html
The School District of Greenville County/ 2007
High School Recommended Reading List 2007
Title Author Title Author
A Day No Pigs Would Die Peck, Richard Dracula Stoker, Bram
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Twain, Mark Durango Street Bonham, Frank
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Twain, Mark Education of Little Tree, The Carter, Forrest
All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich Maria Ellen Foster Gibbons, Kay
All the Pretty Horses McCarrthy, Cormac Emako Blue Woods, Brenda
Amber Spyglass Pullman, Phillip Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott
An Ocean Apart, a World Away Namioka, Lensey Face On the Milk Carton, The Cooney, Caroline
And Then There Were None Christie, Agatha Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray
Andromeda Strain, The Crichton, Michael Fallen Angels Myers, Walter Dean
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir McCourt, Frank Far North Hobbs, Will
Annie John Kincaid, Jamaica Farewell to Arms, A Hemingway, Ernest
Anthem Rand, Ayn Father Water, Mother Woods Paulsen, Gary
Bad Boy: a Memoir Myers, Walter Dean Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod Crutcher, Chris
Bean Trees, The Kingsolver, Barbara Flowers for Algernon Keyes, Daniel
Before We Were Free Alvarez, Julia Forgotten Fire Bagdasarian, Adam
Behind You Woodson, Jacqueline Frankenstein Shelley, Mary W.
Black Boy Wright, Richard Freaky Green Eyes Oates, Joyce Carol
Black Elk Speaks Neihardt, John Gathering of Old Men, A Gaines, Ernest
Body of Christopher Creed, The Plum-Ucci, Carol Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho Katz, Jon
Born Blue Nolan, Han Golden Compass, The Pullman, Phillip
Born Free Adamson, Joy Great Santini, The Conroy, Pat
Born to Rock Korman, Gordon Greatest Generation, The Brokaw, Tom
Brave New World Huxley, Aldous Grendel Gardner, John
Catch 22 Heller, Joseph Handmaid's Tale, The Atwood, Margaret
Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J.D. Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The McCullers, Carson
Chain Letter Pike, Christopher Heart of Darkness Conrad, Joseph
Clover Sanders, Dori Heroes of the Challenger Cohen, Daniel
Cold Sassy Tree Burns, Olive Hiding Place, The Ten Boom, Corrie
Color of Water, The McBride, James Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy, The Adams
Color Purple, The Walker, Alice Hole in My Life Gantos, Jack
Crazy Horse Electric Game Crutcher, Chris Hollywood Hustle Korman, Gordon
Cry, the Beloved Country Paton, Alan Home of the Braves Klass, David
Crystal Cave, The Stewart, Mary Hope Was Here Bauer, Joan
Daisy Miller James, Henry Hot Zone Preston, Richard
Damage Jenkins, A.M. Hound of the Baskervilles Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Daughter of Fortune Allende, Isabel House of Spirits Allende, Isabel
Day No Pigs Would Die, A Peck, Robert House on Mango Street, The Cisneros, Sandra
Days of Grace Ashe, Arthur How I Changed My Life Strasser, Todd
Death in the Afternoon Hemingway, Ernest How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Alvarez, Julia
Death in the Family, A Agee, Jame Hush Woodson, Jacqueline
Don Quixote Cervantes I Am the Cheese Cormier, Robert
Don't Look Behind You Duncan, Lois I Heard the Owl Call My Name Crave, Margaret
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Stevenson, Robert L. I Know What You Did Last Summer Duncan, Lois
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya
Title Author Title Author
If I Should Die Before I Wake Conroy, Pat Metamorphosis, the Greene, Betty
If You Come Softly Kennedy, John F. Moves Make the Man, The White, T.H.
I'm a Stranger Here Myself Edgerton, Clyde My Brother McCourt, Frank
In the Time of Butterflies Wittlinger, Ellen My Losing Season Hinton, S.E.
Into the Wild DuMaurier, Daphne Name of the Rose, The Hurston, Zora Neale
Into Thin Air Haley, Alex Never Cry Wolf Achebe, Chinua
Izzy, Willy Nilly Crutcher, Chris Nickel and Dimed Lee, Harper
Jane Eyre Pearson, Mary Nineteen Eighty-Four Mikaelsen, Ben
Jaws Hillenbrand, Laura Old Man and the Sea, The Ehle, John
Joy Luck Club, The Kidd, Sue Monk Once and Future King, The Faulkner, William
July's People McDonald, Joyce Ordinary People Bryson, Bill
Jungle, The Giles, Gail Out of Africa Edgerton, Clyde
Kitchen God's Wife, The Plum-Ucci, Carol Pact, The Conroy, Pat
Lesson Before Dying, A Mazer, Norma Fox Painted House, A Adams, Richard
Life of Pi Klause, Annette Curtis Patriot Games Draper, Sharon
Light in the Forest, The Hughes, Dean Pearl, The Momaday, Scott
Like Sisters on the Homefront Voight, Cynthia Peeling the Onion Crutcher, Chris
Lord of the Flies Bradbury, Ray Petey Borland, Hal
Lord of the Rings trilogy Myers, Walter Dean Picture of Dorian Gray Fleischman, Paul
Lost Horizon, The Korman, Gordon Pigs in Heaven London, Jack
Lovely Bones, The Anderson, Laurie Halse Winter Dance Paulsen, Gary
Martian Chronicles Spinelli, Jerry
Maximum Ride Na, An
Young Adult Lit recommended authors Hot New Books
Ben Mikaelsen Paul Zindel 9/11 Report - A Graphic Novel Adaptation Jacobson and Colon
Bruce Brooks Robert Cormier Alt Ed Atkins, Catherine
Caroline Cooney Scott Westerfield An Abundance of Katherines Green, John
Chris Crutcher Sharon Draper Astonishing Adventures of FanBoy and GothGirl Lyga, Barry
Ellen Hopkins Stephanie Meyer Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, The Anderson, M.T.
Gail Giles Steven Layne Autobiography of My Dead Brother Myers, Walter Dean
Gary Soto Walter Dean Myers Book of Everything Kuijer, Gus
Gordon Korman Book Thief, The Zusak, Marcus
Jacqueline Woodson Everlost Shusterman, Neal
John Feinstein Long Gone Daddy Hemphill, Helen
Laurie Halse Anderson Nailed Jones, Patrick
Meg Cabot Notes from the Midnight Driver Sonnenblick, Jordan
Neal Shusterman Peeps Westerfeld, Scott
Rules of Survival Werlin, Nancy
Time Hackers Paulson, Gary
Vampirates Somper, Justin
Twilight Meyer, Stephanie
Web Links to more recommendations New Moon Meyer, Stephanie
Vandergriff's 100 - List of Young Adult Authors and Titles http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/100list.html
101 Great Books Recommended for College Bound http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html
American Library Association recommendations http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm
2006 Favorite Teen Reads http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenstopten/06ttt.htm
SC Young Adult Book Awards http://lhs.lancasterscschools.org/www/lcsdschools_lhs/site/hosting/Media/SCYABA/SCYABA06-07.html
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