2015 High School Summer Reading List
Fort Bend ISD
Unless otherwise indicated, the titles listed are required for PAP, AP, and College Now students. Some
campuses require reading for ALL students. The title required for all students is indicated.
English I
Austin High School
Bush High School
Clements High School
Dulles High School
Elkins High School
Hightower High School
Kempner High School
Marshall High School
Ridge Point High School
Travis High School
Willowridge High School
Mythology, Edith Hamilton
Selected Short Stories – To access the stories and assignments, go to
http://austinapenglish.weebly.com
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Anthem, Ayn Rand
Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank – To access the assignments, go to
http://mrsgreene123.weebly.com
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Animal Farm, George Orwell
The Color of Water, James McBride
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
Mythology, Edith Hamilton
ALL PAP and Advanced English I students:
Animal Farm, George Orwell
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Advanced English I: The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros
PAP English I: Choose ONE of the PAIRED selections
The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros AND The
Color of Water, James McBride
OR
Anthem, Ayn Rand AND Alas, Babylon, Pat Frank
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Anthem, Ayn Rand
Anthem, Ayn Rand
Animal Farm, George Orwell (Required for ALL English I students)
English II
Austin High School
Bush High School
Clements High School
Dulles High School
Elkins High School
Hightower High School
Kempner High School
Marshall High School
Ridge Point High School
Travis High School
Willowridge High School
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
1984, George Orwell
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
1984 by George Orwell
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
ALL PAP and Advanced English II students:
Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose
A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest Gaines
PAP English II students ALSO read:
Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
Advanced English II: The Pearl, John Steinbeck
PAP English II: The Pearl, John Steinbeck AND 1984, George Orwell
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Lord of the Flies, William Golding
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston (Required for
ALL English II students)
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
English III
Austin High School
Bush High School
Clements High School
Dulles High School
Elkins High School
Hightower High School
Kempner High School
Marshall High School
Ridge Point High School
Travis High School
Willowridge High School
The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
The Crucible, Arthur Miller
The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell
My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
Thank You for Arguing, Revised and Updated Edition, Jay Heinrichs
No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
Dune, Frank Herbert
ALL AP and Advanced English III students:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba Pattillo Beals
AP English III students ALSO read:
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
Advanced English III: The Road, Cormac McCarthy OR The Help,
Kathryn Stockett
AP English III: The Road, Cormac McCarthy AND In Cold Blood,
Truman Capote
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Black Boy, Richard Wright
Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck (Required for Advanced English III
students only)
English IV
Austin High School
Bush High School
Clements High School
Dulles High School
Elkins High School
Hightower High School
Kempner High School
Marshall High School
Ridge Point High School
Travis High School
Willowridge High School
Dune, Frank Herbert
How to Read Novels Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is strongly
recommended)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster AND
Students select ONE of the following to read as the basis for their
research paper:
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster AND
Students select ONE of the following:
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
Life of Pi, Yann Martel
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Advanced English IV students read:
Native Son, Richard Wright
The Firm, John Grisham
AP English IV students read:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
English IV Advanced: Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
English IV AP: Brave New World, Aldous Huxley AND How to Read
Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Clockwork Universe, Edward Dolnick
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte OR Crime and Punishment, Fyodor
Dostoevsky AND
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte (Required for ALL English IV
students)
English IV, College Now
Austin High School
No Required Reading
Clements High School
No Required Reading
Elkins High School
No Required Reading
Hightower High School
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Kempner High School
No Required Reading
Marshall High School
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley AND Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
Ridge Point High School
Willowridge High School
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster
The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver