River Ridge High School
2013 Summer Reading
These and other courses have summer assignments in addition to the listed summer reading.
Please check the RRHS website throughout the summer for up-to-date details on these
required assignments. Students are expected to have completed these by the first week of the school year.
http://rrhs.pasco.k12.fl.us
English (ALL Students)
Choose ONE book to read based on the class then complete the associated online assignment
 Regular
 Honors
(9th
English 1* –
grade)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey (3
(3 Chapters Only)
Chapters Only)
Read any Sherlock Holmes book or any two Sherlock
Read any Sherlock Holmes book or any two Sherlock
Holmes stories.
Holmes stories.
English 2* – (10th grade)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Unwind by Neil Shusterman
English 3* – (11th grade)
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
English 4/College Readiness* – (12th grade)
Read the first half of Now What? The Young Person's
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career by Nicolas Lore
Dante’s Inferno
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (Warning:
Mature Themes)
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Science
Please note all of these classes have an online summer assignment in addition to the reading listed below
Physical Science ALL (9th grade)
See online assignment
Biology Honors
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Marine Science Honors
Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten
Chemistry Honors
Science Article. See online assignment
Anatomy and Physiology Honors
See online assignment
Physics Honors
Micro by Michael Crighton
Social Studies
World History Honors (10th grade)
World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage
American History Honors (11th grade)
America the Story of Us: An illustrated History by Kevin Baker
(plus additional online assignment)
Economics/Government Honors (12th grade)
Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner
World Languages
French, German, and Spanish classes years two and above have summer assignments
For copies of these books, please check public libraries, local bookstores, or your
favorite online retailer. Be sure to get your copy early to avoid late summer shortages.