Dear Parents,
For your convenience, the 2009 complete Required Summer Reading lists
are now available!
All students entering Grades 4 through 11 are required to read selected
books (French and English) over the summer.
The books appearing on these lists will be sold in the school on Friday,
May 29 from 9am to 4pm in the Mary Liistro-Hebert Performance Hall.
Thank you,
Susan Papini
Librarian
514-935-9352 ext. 232
[email protected]
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SUMMER READING LIST
GRADE 4
For students entering Grade 4 in September 2009
Students are required to read one English book over the summer. They
will be evaluated on their summer reading. We encourage you to include your child in
the selection process.
Following are two reading lists. Your daughter must read one of the novels from the
mandatory list that she has NOT yet read.
Mandatory Novels (choose one):
Author
Title
Genre and theme
Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie
Fiction
Patrick Catling
The Chocolate Touch
Fantasy = Fiction
Bill Brittain
The Wish Giver
Mystery
This is a list of novels for pleasure reading:
Author
Title
Genre and theme
Avi
Wind Cather
Fiction
Natalie Babbit
Tuck Everlasting
Fiction
Lynn Reid Banks
The Indian in the Cupboard
Fiction
Beverly Cleary
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Fiction
Kit Pearson
The Sky Is Falling
Fiction
Eleanor Estes
Ginger Pye
Mystery
Duncan Thornto
Kalifax
Fantasy
Sharon Creech
Ruby Holler
Fantasy
Jean Little
Different Dragons
Fiction
Author
Title
Genre and theme
Jean Little
Somebody Else’s Summer
Fiction
Mordecai Richler
Jacob Two-Two Meets the
Hooded Fang
Fiction
Judy Blume
Fudge – a- Mania
Fiction
George Selden
The Cricket in Times Square Fiction
E.B. White
Stuart Little
Fiction
Farley Mowat
Owls in The Family
Fiction
Barthe DeClements
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade
Fiction
Bruce Coville
My Teacher Is an Alien
Fiction
Louis Sachar
Holes
Fiction
Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted
Fiction
Phyllis Reynolds
Taylor
Shiloh
Fiction
SUMMER READING LIST
Grade 5
For students entering Grade 5 in September 2009
Students are required to read one English book over the summer. They will be
evaluated on their summer reading. We encourage you to include your child in the
selection process.
Following are two reading lists. Your daughter must read one of the novels from the
mandatory list that she has NOT yet read.
Mandatory Novels (choose one):
Author
Title
Clements, Andrew
Lunch Money
Little, Jean
Willow and Twig
Hunter, Erin
Warriors: Into the Wild
This is a list of novels for pleasure reading:
Author
Title
Avi
Any of his novels
Balliet, Blue
Chasing Vermeer
Dahl, Roald
Boy: Tales of Childhood
D’Lacey, Chris
Fire Within
Eager, Edward
Magic By the Lake
Enright, E.
The Saturdays
Estes, Eleanor
Ginger Pye
Funke, C.
Dragon Rider
Jones, Diana Wynne
Charmed Life
Author
Title
Korman, Gordon
On The Run
MacHale, D.J.
Pendragon
McKay, Hillary
Forever Rose
Mowat, Farley
Never Cry Wolf
Oppel, Kenneth
Silverwing
Pearce, Philippa
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Pearson, Kit
Looking At The Moon
Spyri, Johanna
Heidi
Snicket, Lemony
The Bad Beginning
Spinelli, Jerry
Loser
Wrede, Patricia
Dealing With Dragons
SUMMER READING LIST
GRADE 6
For students entering Grade 6 in September 2009
Students are required to read one English book over the summer. They will be
evaluated on their summer reading. We encourage you to include your child in the
selection process.
Following are two reading lists. Your daughter must read one of the novels from the
mandatory list that she has NOT yet read.
Mandatory Novels (choose one):
Author
Title
Genre and theme
Hiassen, Carl
Hoot
Animal fiction
Curtis, Christopher
Paul
Bud, not Buddy
Discrimination
Pfetzer, Mark
Within Reach: My Everest
Story
Non-fiction
This is a list of novels for pleasure reading:
Author
Title
Genre and theme
Balliet, Blue
Chasing Vermeer
Mystery
Clements, Andrew
The Report Card
Realistic fiction
Eager, Edward
Magic by the Lake (or any
other in the series)
Fiction / fantasy / magical
objects
Erdich, Louise
The Birchbark House
Multicultural
Estes, Eleanor
Ginger Pye
Animal fiction
Funke, Cornelia
Dragon Rider
Fantasy
Gipson, Fred
Old Yeller
Classic / animal novel
Hiassen, Carl
Flush
Environment fiction
Ibotson, Eva
The Secret of Platform 13
Magical / fantasy
Kay, Elizabeth
The Divide
Science fiction
Konigsburg, E.L.
Levine, Gayle Carson
The View from Saturday
The Two Princesses of
Bamarre
Realistic fiction
Juvenile fiction / royalty
Oppel, Kenneth
Sunwing
Animal fiction (bats)
Pierce, Tamora
Fantasy
Rawls, Wilson
The Alanna Series (or any
other)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Sachar, Louis
Small Steps
Sequel to Holes
Smucker, Barbara
Underground to Canada
Discrimination
Waters, Eric
Alexandria of Africa
Realistic fiction
Animal fiction
Re:
Summer Reading List 2009
Students Entering Grade 7
Dear Parents of Grade Six Students,
On behalf of the Senior School English Department, it is a pleasure to forward to
you the Summer Reading List for students who will be entering Grade 6 in September
2009. Your daughter is requested to read two (2) books this summer from the list
attached. One book must be front the Annotated List and the second from the General
Selection. When your daughter returns to school in September, she will be using her
knowledge about the selected readings in different writing contexts. Please look over the
choices with her. Should she require additional summaries, please encourage her to go to
reputable sites such as Indigo.com to read up about the book. This method will help her
to take responsibility for her choice and will foster her interest in research.
Should you have any questions about the selections, please do not hesitate to
contact either Sharon Peters or myself. Ms. Peters and I wish your daughter a very
pleasant summer, and a happy reading adventure.
Yours truly,
Edna Reingewirtz
English Department Head
cc: E. Falco, Head of School
A. Zannis, Senior School Director
S. Peters, Grade 7 English Teacher
Summer Reading – Students Entering Grade 7 (SELA Cycle 1 year 1)
Students are asked to read two texts over the summer. One must be selected from the
Annotated List and the second from the General Selection.
In grade 7, themes of economic disparity, separation from home, self-realization, as well
as other related topics will be studied. As you read your selections from the list below,
write a few notes about the setting, the main characters and the central conflict. Make
note of the obstacles that the main character encounters and any help he/she receives.
Compare characters in terms of their differences and similarities as the story unfolds. You
will use this information to prepare for your Summer Reading assignments when we
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return in September. Your teacher will introduce steps for writing this assignment when
you return to school.
ANNOTATED LIST
Choose one from the following selection:
Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Written in the first person, the novel recounts the efforts of Christopher Boone, a highfunctioning autistic teenager, to discover who killed the neighbor’s dog by impaling it on
a garden fork. Christopher models his investigation on the work of his literary hero
Sherlock Holmes, but he is handicapped by his inability to deal with emotion or even to
decipher human facial expressions. As he develops new ways of interpreting the world
and deciphering clues, he stumbles upon a family secret and must find a way to both
express his feelings and communicate them. Written in a deceptively simple style the
book impressed critics and children alike, who praised this award- winning novel for its
unusual perspective. The novel offers the reader the opportunity to peer into the mind of
someone different from the standard, because despite his handicaps, Christopher feels
pain and seeks companionship. His journey illuminates the fact that those who are
different from us may still be very much one of us. Parental caution: some language.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Cedric Errol, suffering a life of poverty and despair, discovers that he is the heir to an
English fortune and he goes to live with his maternal grandfather. Even as the bitter,
elderly gentleman teaches Cedric how to behave like a British aristocrat, young Cedric
teaches his grandfather lessons the older man should have absorbed early in life. Little
Lord Fauntleroy, like Burnett’s other books, The Secret Garden and The Little Princess,
reflects the traditional values of the late 19th century and is bound to appeal to those who
read and loved either of these two classics.
Tamora Pierce
The Song of the Lioness: Alanna : The First Adventure.
Alanna of Trebond wants to become a knight and despite her courage and extraordinary
ability, she is not allowed to compete for a position as a page – the first step in the long
quest towards knighthood. Choosing a path of deceit and cunning, she finds an unusual
way to meet the demands of the program, making friends with different people, including
brave Prince Jonathan and many of the other knights-in-training. However, she also
makes enemies, and one of them, Prince Roger, has designs on the throne. Alanna is a
terrific role model for young people: brave, determined and goal-oriented, she is willing
to admit to her weaknesses and work to repair them, and she is a loyal and sensible
friend. Her adventures continue in a series of books that track her success in this magical
kingdom.
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Eva Ibbitson
Journey to the River Sea
This novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, recounts the journey of Maia
Fielding, a young, wealthy orphan who in 1910 goes to South American to live with the
Carter family. Maia and her traveling companion, Miss Minton, voyage down the
Amazon River to the town of Manaus, and then go on to meet her new family. However,
things are not as Maia had dreamed, and she must make an effort to understand and come
to terms with this new place and its strange people, so different from the green lands and
stalwart souls of England.
GENERAL SELECTION
Choose one from the following list:
Story Time
Edward Bloor
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
Code Orange
Caroline B. Cooney
The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier
The Seeing Stone
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Boy
Roald Dahl
Parvanna’s Journey
Deborah Ellis
Bifocal
Deborah Ellis
Among the Hidden
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Alone at Ninety Foot
Katherine Holubitsky
The Root Cellar
Janet Lunn
The Year of Secret Assignments
Jaclyn Moriarty
Under a Persimmon Tree
Suzanne F. Staple
Flush
Carl Hiaasen
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March 24, 2009
Re: Summer Reading List 2009
Students Entering Grade 8
Dear Parents of Grade Seven Students,
On behalf of the English Department, it is a pleasure to forward to you the
Summer Reading List for students who will be entering Grade 8 in September 2009.
Your daughter is requested to read two (2) books this summer from the list attached.
When your daughter returns to school in September, she will be using her knowledge
about the selected readings in different writing contexts.
Should you have any questions about the selections, please do not hesitate to
contact me. I wish your daughter a very pleasant summer, and I look forward to sharing
her readings with her in the fall.
Yours truly,
Wanda Swiderski
English Department
cc: E. Falco, Head of School
A. Zannis, Senior School Director
E. Reingewirtz, English Dept. Head
Summer Reading List - Summer 2009
Students Entering Grade 8
You are to read two books for your Summer Reading task. Your Summer Reading
selections must be made from the list below. You may not use something you have read
previously for the tasks that lie ahead. You must read your two new selections before
you return to school in September. The list below contains pieces of fiction and nonfiction. The non-fiction selections are marked (NF) and the fiction selections are marked
(F).
Make notes as you read. For pieces of fiction, record the following information: title,
author, genre, central character, other main characters, conflict, setting, theme, main
events, and author’s writing style. For pieces of non-fiction, record the following: the
title, author, genre, the main ideas and supporting details, the issues and/or life lessons
presented, and the author’s writing style. You will use this information for writing tasks
when we return in September. Your teacher will present the steps for writing a formal
Book Review, as well as other writing tasks, when you return to school.
Reading Selections
A Monsoon Summer (F) by Mitali Perkins
Fifteen-year-old Jasmine (Jazz) Gardner leaves California for a life-changing summer in
an Indian orphanage. Jasmine Garner finds the monsoon season -when people’s
personalities change, and they do things they normally never would do - working its
magic on her. Half-white, half-Indian, Jazz sees herself unfavourably, the complete
opposite of her petite, do-gooder mom, but in India Jazz starts helping others, and her
distorted self-image gets an overhaul. This book was a 2008 Popular Paperback Selection
for Young Adults and it was nominated for several awards.
Angeline (F) by Karleen Bradford
Stunned by the blistering heat, the noise, the sea of faces crowding in upon her in the
teeming Egyptian market, Angeline cannot believe that she is being sold as a slave to one
the great princes of Cairo. Only a short time ago she left her small village in France to
follow Stephen, a shepherd boy whose vision led him to mount a children’s crusade to the
Holy Land, but they were deceived. Now it seems they are doomed to a life of slavery in
a foreign land and even Stephen has lost all hope. Somehow, Angeline must find the
strength to survive, as well as to help Stephen overcome his despair. First she must learn
to understand and respect the ways of a culture so very different from her own. This
book won the 2005 Canadian Children’s Book Center Award and it was nominated for
several other awards.
How I Live Now (F) by Meg Rosoff
Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhatan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she
has never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on
business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and
occupied by an unnamed enemy. As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes
more isolated. Despite the war, it’s a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules,
a place where Daisy’s uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and
extraordinary. But the war is everywhere and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other
into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way. This book received the
2004 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the 2005 Michael L. Printz Award, as well as
several other awards.
The Pearl (F) by John Steinbeck
A popular selection by Grade 8 summer readers, The Pearl is a novella by American
author John Steinbeck. Like her father, and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor pearl
diver, gathering pearls from the Gulf beds that once brought great wealth to Spain and
provided Kino, Juana, and their infant son Coyotito, with a meager subsistence. The Pearl
has a strong moral that one should be content with one’s life and with greed comes
misfortune. The book also conveys messages of oppression and racism in a way that
suggests they are negative elements in life.
The First Woman Doctor: the Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. (NF) by Rachel
Baker
In this book of nonfiction, you will read about Elizabeth Blackwell who was the first
woman doctor in the United States. She was the first woman to graduate from medical
school , a pioneer in educating women in medicine, and was prominent in the emerging
women’s rights movement.
I Am David (F) by Ann Holm
This is a story about a young boy’s epic journey across Europe, and his budding emotions
and sense of wonder of life. David is a 12-year-old boy. He has lived all of his life in a
concentration camp. All he knows is that he is David. One day, without any explanation,
a guard arranges for him to escape. He is given bread, water and a compass. He is told
to head south for Salonica, stow away on a ship sailing to Italy, and then walk north until
he comes to a country called Denmark. That is exactly what David does. This book has
received several awards for literature.
The Underground Railway (NF) by Harriet Tubman
For readers who enjoy non-fiction, this is the story of Harriet Ross Tubman, an African
American who fled slavery and then guided runaway slaves to freedom in the North for
more than a decade before the American Civil Way (1861-1865). During the war she
served as a scout, spy and nurse for the United States Army. In later years, she continued
to work for the rights of African Americans and, later, for the women.
Never Cry Wolf (F) by Farley Mowat
With a remarkable blend of seriousness and good humour, Farley Mowat records his
observations of wolf behavior and his account of daily life in the sparsely populated
Keewating District. The novel is fast-paced and filled with adventures and amusing
discoveries.
Girl, 13: A Global Snapshot of Generation e (NF) by Starla Griffin
Girl, 13 is a thoughtful and intelligent exploration of the lives of girls from more than 20
countries around the world. Each of the girls was born when the world was grappling
with the collapse of the Iron Curtain, the advent of the Internet, and the rise of global
consciousness. Each chapter features one girl and her country.
Airborn (F) by Kenneth Oppel
Airborn has received Canada’s Governor General’s Award for literature. Airborn is set
in a time where the primary form of air transportation is the airship. Voice radio exists,
but the airplane has not been invented, which suggests that the book takes place in an
imaginary time period. The book takes place aboard a transoceanic airship, the Aurora,
and is told through the perspective of its cabin boy, Matt Cruse. This is a very popular
Grade 8 Summer Reading selection. If you have read it, you may read the next books in
the trilogy Skybreaker and Starclimber.
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly (NF-Memoir)) by Jean-Dominique Bauby
This book is the memoir of French journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what
his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called lockedin syndrome. It also details what his life was life before the stroke.
Tell No One Who You Are (F) by Walter Buchignani
During the days of World War II in Europe, many Jewish children were taken from their
families and hidden. Régine Miller was one such child, who left her mother, father, and
brother when she was 10 years old. Utterly alone as she is shunted from place to place,
told to tell no one she is Jewish, she hears that her mother and brother have been taken by
the German secret police. Only her desperate hope that her father will return sustains her.
Julie of the Wolves (F) by Jean Craighead George
Julie of the Wolves is about an Eskimo girl named Miyax and how she lives on the Arctic
tundra. Miyax has run away from where she was unhappily living, and tries to go all the
way to her pen pal’s house in San Francisco, but she gets lost. She slowly convinces a
pack of wolves to trust her, and she lives with them as part of the pack.
Oh, Freedom (NF) by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne
This book of non-fiction is a look at the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s
told through dozens of interviews conducted by Washington, D.C. inhabitants who
helped fight the battle against segregation and changed the course of history. With a
forward by Rosa Parks, three introductory essays, and over 40 archival photographs, this
thoughtful, compelling, and education book pays tribute to the many ordinary people who
dedicated themselves to the cause of freedom and the fight for equality.
A Circle of Children (NF-Autobiography) by Mary MacCracken
In this autobiographical book, recently separated from her husband, Mary MacCracken
doesn’t want to be just a wealthy, useless divorcee. She plunges into volunteer work at a
school for autistic children. Her presence is resented by a brilliant and testy special
education teacher. Mary MacCracken proves her worth, to the teacher as well as herself,
through her efforts to communicate with an 8 year-old victim of autism.
Homecoming (F) by Cynthia Voigt
Homecoming is the first in Cynthia Voigt’s “Tillerman” series. Thirteen-year-old Dicey
is responsible for taking care of her younger siblings (James, 11; Maybeth, 9; and Sammy
6) when their mother leaves them in a mall parking lot. The family travels together
towards their aunt’s house. When things there don’t work out, they continue on in search
of their ‘crazy’ grandmother. There is humor and adventure to be found in almost every
page.
Going for the Record (F) by J. Swanson
Going for the Record is a very popular Grade 8 Summer Reading selection. The summer
before her senior year of high school, Julie Weiczynkowski qualifies for the Olympic
developmental program’s regional soccer team. Julie has every reason to believe she will
be recruited by coaches from the best college teams in the country. Her elation is shortlived, as the very day she returns home from soccer camp, she learns that her father has
untreatable pancreatic cancer.
Gifts (F) - Ursula LeGuin
Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous
gifts: the ability – with a glance, a gesture, a word – to summon animals, bring forth fire,
and move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, chain a mind, and inflict a
wasting illness. The Uplanders live in constant fear that one family might unleash its gift
against another. Two young people, friends since childhood, decide not to use their gifts.
One, a girl, refuses to bring animals to their death in the hunt. The other, a boy, wears a
blindfold lest his eyes and his anger kill. In this beautifully crafted story, Ursula K.
LeGuin writes of the proud cruelty of power, of how hard it is to grow up, and of how
much harder still it is to find, in the world’s darkness, gifts of light. In 2005, this book
won the Annual Prize for Children’s Literature.
Esther (F) by Sharon Mackay
Told as fiction, Esther portrays the remarkable, nearly incredible life and times of Esther
Brandeau, a young girl who lived in the eighteenth century, and who was the first Jewish
person to set foot in New France. That she did so disguised as a boy, and that the
eventual discovery of her deceit became an international incident, is but part of Esther’s
dramatic story. With an emerging Canadian nation as its backdrop, Esther’s story
encompasses the quest for gender equality and the larger quest for freedom, as real to a
teenager in 1735 as it is today.
Saving Francesca (F) by Melina Marchetta
Francesca Spinelli is in year eleven at St. Sebastian’s School for Boys, which has only
this year opened for girls. There are about thirty girls at the school. Francesca lives with
her mother, her father, her brother and their dog, Pinocchio. One morning Mia doesn’t
get out of bed. Everyone says it is just a bit of a breakdown, but Francesca knows it is
more than that. She is used to her mother always butting into her life and now that she
isn’t she doesn’t know what to do. When Francesca’s life gets too hard to handle, she
relies on her friends to help her through.
Rules of the Road (F) by Joan Bauer
Meet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone Shoe Store in Chicago. Jenna is the kind
of girl most likely to stand out in the crowd for all the wrong reasons. But that doesn’t
prevent Madeline Gladstone, the president of Gladstone’s Shoes from hiring Jenna to
drive her across country in a last ditch effort to stop Elden Gladstone from taking over his
mother’s company and turning a quality business into his empire. Now Jenna Boller,
shoe salesperson, is about to become a shoe-store spy, as she joins her crusty old
employer on an eye-opening adventure that will teach them both the rules of the road and
the rules of life.
Eragon (F) by Christopher Paolini
Eragon is the first book in the planned Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Paolini
began writing the book at the age of fifteen. After writing the first draft for a year, he
spent a second year rewriting it and fleshing out the story and characters. The book tells
the story of a young farm boy named Eragon, who finds a mysterious egg in the
mountains. A dragon named Saphira hatches from the egg. When king Galbatorix finds
out about Eragon and his dragon, he sends his servants after them in an effort to capture
them. Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown, and decide to search
for the Varden, a group of rebels who want to see the downfall of Galbatorix.
Zig Zag (F) by Ellen Wittlinger
Zig Zag was selected as one of the American Library’s Best Books for Young Adults and
it was nominated for several other awards. Robin can’t believe it when her boyfriend,
Chris, tells her that his parents have enrolled him in a summer program in Rome. It’s
their last summer together before he goes away to college, and now they won’t even have
that time together. It feels like the worst thing that’s ever happened to her. Since Chris is
leaving, Robin agrees to join her aunt and cousins on a cross-country road trip. Robin has
several reservations, as she and her younger cousins have never really gotten along, and
since their father’s death, they’ve become even more problematic than before. Soon the
four of them are zigzagging through the West on an eye-opening journey. They explore
parts of the country Robin never dreamed existed and she discovers inner resources she
never imagined she had.
The Diary of Petr Ginz 1941-1942 (NF) by Chava Pressburger, editor
Lost for sixty years in a Prague attic, this secret diary of a teenage boy is an extraordinary
literary discovery. It is an intimately candid, deeply affecting account of a childhood
compromised by the tyranny of World War II. The diary has been compared to The Diary
of Anne Frank.
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Summer Reading List - Summer 2009
Students Entering Grade 10
For your English class, you will read two books for your Summer Reading task. One of
the guiding questions that will affect the opening work in Grade 10 is “What is Worth
Fighting For?” In connection with this essential question, your first Summer Reading
selection must be made from the list below.
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless
surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her old sister, Kate, can somehow fight the
leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. This is a provocative novel that raises
some important ethical issues. My Sister’s Keeper is a story of one family’s struggle for
survival at all human costs and a stunning moral parable for all time.
Obasan by Joy Kogawa
Set in 1972, Obasan centers on the memories and experiences of Naomi Nakane, a 36
year old schoolteacher living in the rural Canadian town of Cecil, Alberta, when the
novel begins. The death of Naomi’s uncle, with whom she had lived as a child, leads
Naomi to visit and care for her widowed aunt Aya, whom she refers to as obasan (obasan
being the Japanese word for ‘aunt’.) Her brief stay with obasan becomes an occasion to
revisit and reconstruct in memory her experiences as a child during and after World War
II, with the aid of a box of correspondence and journals sent to her by her Aunt Emily,
detailing the years of the measures taken by the Canadian government against the
Jaapanese citizens of Canada. Obasan shows how the Canadian government treated its
Japanese-Canadian citizens during a critical time in our history. The book is beautifully
written with strong poetic images and metaphors. Joy Kogawa is also a fine poet.
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin NF
This book is an inspiring account of one man’s campaign to build schools in the most
dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the
exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2. After he was taken in and nursed
back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to
return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the
most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time – Greg Mortenson’s one-man
mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the
breading ground of the Taliban. Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has
collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson’s incredible accomplishments.
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, Charlotte Miller strikes a bargain with the
malevolent Jack Spinner, who can transform straw into gold, to save her family’s mill.
With masterly writing and vivid characterization and setting, Bunce weaves a powerful
tale of triumph over evil. This book is the winner of the 2009 Morris Award.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Gene Forrester is a quiet, intellectual student at Devon School in New Hampshire.
During the summer session of 1942, he becomes close friends with his daredevil
roommate Finny, whose innate charisma consistently allows him to get away with
mischief. Finny prods Gene into making a dangerous jump out of a tree into a river, and
the two start a secret society based on this ritual. Gene gradually begins to envy Finny’s
astonishing athletic abilities, manifested in Finny’s breaking a school swimming record
on his first try. He thinks Finny, in turn, envies his superior academic achievements, and
he suspects that his friend has been taking steps to distract him from his studies. Gene’s
suspicions transform into resentment, but he nevertheless carefully maintains an
appearance of friendship. This is a highly readable novel with interesting themes. The
background of World War II also parallels the relationship between Gene and Finny.
Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen with Maryanne Vollers NF
Jerri Nielsen was a 46-year-old doctor working in Ohio when she made the decision to
take a year’s sabbatical at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on Antarctica, the most
remote and perilous place on Earth. During the long winter of 1999, Nielsen discovered
a lump in her breast. Consulting via e-mail with doctors in the United States, she
performed a biopsy on herself, and in July began chemotherapy treatments to ensure her
survival until conditions permitted her rescue in October.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
This novel is an American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the
twentieth century. It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and
family relationships. The story revolves around the Nolans who lived in the
Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 and 1919. Their daughter Francie and their
son Neely knew more than their fair share of the privations of the city’s poor during that
era. This novel was listed as one of the books of the century. It gives insight into what
the immigrant experience was like for many people who came to a new country to find a
better life.
Instructions For Your Reading
You may not use something you have read previously for the tasks that lie ahead. You
must read one of the seven books listed above before you return to school in September.
Make notes as you read. For pieces of fiction, record the following information: title,
author, genre, central character, other main characters, conflict, setting, theme, main
events, and author’s writing style. For pieces of non-fiction, record the following: the
title, author, genre, the main ideas and supporting details, the issues and/or life lessons
presented, and the author’s writing style.
Please Note: There will be a quiz and a media project
on this first selection upon your return to school, so it is
important that you read your selection thoroughly.
Selections For Your Second Reading
The list below contains pieces of fiction and non-fiction. The non-fiction selections are
marked (NF).
Make notes as you read. For pieces of fiction, record the following information: title,
author, genre, central character, other main characters, conflict, setting, theme, main
events, and author’s writing style. For pieces of non-fiction, record the following: the
title, author, genre, the main ideas and supporting details, the issues and/or life lessons
presented, and the author’s writing style. You will use this information for a writing task
when we return in September. Your teacher will review the steps for writing a formal
Book Review, as well as other writing tasks, when you return to school. Happy reading!
Reading Selections
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender
of age of seven, is paired with a laotong, or “old same,” in an emotional match that will
last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan
on which she has written a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women
created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years
pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on the fan and compose stories on
handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and
accomplishments. They both endure the agony of footbinding and together reflect upon
their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood.
The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a
misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. In 2006,
this book won the New York Public Library Award for Best Teen Fiction.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens,
whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was
killed. When Lily’s fierce-hearted African American “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen,
insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They
escape to Tiburon, South Carolina - a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past.
Taken in by an eccentric trio of beekeeper sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing
world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about
divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for
years to come. After your read the book, you may want to view the recent film of this
novel with Alecia Keyes, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Dakota Fanning.
Old School by Tobias Wolff
This story takes place in a small New England prep school in 1962 where writing is very
important. For the students in the school, the highlight of the school year involves
inviting famous writers to speak to students. As various writers appear at the school, the
reader observes the growth of the students, especially the narrator. This is a very
interesting novel with a private school setting.
Ordinary People by Judith Guest
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationship
among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt ridden younger son. This
is a beautifully written novel and you will feel great compassion for the central
characters. There is a fine movie for this book. View it after you read the novel.
Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso
This novel is the story of the Gares, a very secluded, rural family that is presided over by
a tyrannical father/husband named Caleb Gare. Caleb needs to be in constant control and
suppresses the freedom of those around him. This does not sit well with his fiery, tigress
of a daughter (Judith) and the live-in schoolteacher, Lind Archer.
Not Without my Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
Not Without my Daughter is a fact-based story set in the Middle East, where an
American mother finds herself stranded with her daughter amidst an unfriendly, war-torn
country. The title of the novel evokes the strength of the main character. There is an
excellent film for this novel. After you read the novel, you may want to view the film.
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early homo sapiens, a
band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the “Others”. As Ayla
matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she
must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan
leader.
The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans NF - Memoir
This book calls attention to the pressing issues of abandoned baby girls in China, the
result of a combination of historical and cultural issues and China’s one-child policy. The
Lost Daughters of China is an evocative memoir. Proclaimed an instant classic upon its
hardcover publication, The Lost Daughters of China is at once compelling and
informative. Journalist Karin Evans tells the story of adopting her daughter, Kelly, who
was one of the hundreds of thousands of infant girls who wait for parents in orphanages
all over China. Weaving her personal account with extensive research, Evans investigates
the conditions that have led to generations of abandoned Chinese girls.
The Power of One by Bryce Coutenay
The novel is set in the 1950s. A white, South African teenager named Peekay has a
trainer and mentor. Peekay has a passion for boxing. In some ways the novel reflects the
younger life of the author. The story recounts his challenges with racism, bullying and
hatred.
Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
In mid-career, the renowned 17th century Baroque artist Johannes Vermeer painted "Girl
with a Pearl Earring," which has been called the Dutch Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl
Earring tells the story behind the advent of this famous painting, all the while depicting
life in 17th century Delft, a small Dutch city with a burgeoning art community. Griet
must work as a maid for a more financially sound family. When Jan Vermeer and his
wife approve of Griet as a maid for their growing Catholic household, she leaves home
and quickly enters adult life.
Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi NF – Memoir
In this unforgettable memoir, named one of the Best Books of the Year in 2006 by the
Washington Post Book World, Shirin Ebadi provides an eyewitness account of one
woman’s stand at the crossroads of history. Shirin Ebadi is the winner of the 2003 Nobel
Peace Prize. Ebadi recounts her public career and reveals her private self: her faith, her
experiences, and her desire to lead a traditional life even while serving as a rebellious
voice in a land where such voices are muted and sometimes silenced
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
This story follows the life of Alias Marks, a young woman who is serving a life sentence
for murder. Set in the1840s in Toronto, the novel presents conflicting opinions of
Grace’s innocence and Grace herself claims no memory of the incident. The story is
heavy, but for those who enjoy suspense, this may be the book for you.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
Driven, determined, scheming, and manipulative, Duddy Kravitz is a rascal. Duddy’s
program for prosperity begins with a job at a resort, where he meets a French Canadian
chambermaid. With her help, he embarks on a plan to buy land, so he can build a
lakeside community and give his grandfather the farm for which he longs. In order to
pay for the land, Duddy pursues several schemes, lending comedy and tragedy to the
story. After you read the novel, see the fine film for this novel.
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
The Penelopiad is set in contemporary Hades and Penelope is recounting her life. As the
cousin of Helen of Troy and the wife of Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelope’s life has been
quite a chore. She describes her childhood, getting married to Odysseus and the long
wait for his return.
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
This is the story of Marietta Greer who grew up poor in rural Kentucky. She heads West
in a beat-up 1955 Volkswagon changing her name to Taylor. In her travels, a three-yearold Cherokee girl is left for her. She names the child Turtle and must come to terms with
motherhood and the necessity to put down roots. Taylor struggles to find a place where
she belongs. This novel is written in a modern, pleasant style. There are many elements
of humour in the narrative.
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the
Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing
South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and
understanding that to read it is to share fully the gravity of the characters’ situations. It
both touches your heart deeply and inspires a renewed faith in the dignity of mankind.
Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic tale, passionately African, timeless, universal, and
beyond all, selfless.
Night by Elie Wiesel NF
Written in 1958, Night is Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's message to the world that the
horrors of the Holocaust must never be repeated. This autobiographical story traces
events from 1941 to 1945, during which time Wiesel and his family are taken from their
village to a Nazi concentration camp. The family is split apart and Wiesel never again
sees his mother and one of his sisters. The rest of the story focuses on Wiesel and his
father as they struggle to survive the brutal horrors of the camps. Although his father
eventually dies, Wiesel survives to be liberated by Allied troops and to offer this account
of terror and guilt as well as faith.
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Haunted by the past, Taylor Markham reluctantly leads the students of the Jellicoe School
in their secret territory wars against the Townies and the Cadets. Marchetta’s lyrical
writing evokes the Australian landscape in a suspenseful tale of emotion, romance, humor
and tragedy.
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt NF - Memoir
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of
course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse
than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is
the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." So begins the luminous memoir of Frank
McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the
slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children
since Frank's father Malachy, rarely works. Yet Malachy does nurture in Frank an
appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story.
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolff
The Right Stuff is both a 1979 book by Tom Wolfe, and a 1983 film adapted from the
book. They both recount the story of the first seven astronauts selected for the NASA
space program, based on interviews and research by Wolfe. The story tells not only of the
"Mercury Seven" and their families, but also of the contrasting fate of Chuck Yeager,
who was considered by many test pilots to be the best of them all, but who was never
selected as an astronaut.
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger NF
In October 1991, three weather systems collided off the coast of Nova Scotia to create a
storm of singular fury, boasting waves over one hundred feet high. Among its victims
were the Gloucester, Massachusetts-based swordfishing boat and the Andrea Gail, which
vanished with all six crewmembers aboard. Haunting premonition did not save seven
fishermen from the ferocious and deadly power of the sea.
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser NF
Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. Rates of obesity and food
poisoning spiral upward, but it seems we just can’t get enough of those tasty burgers and
fries. This myth-shattering book tells the story of America and the world’s infatuation
with fast food, from its origins in 1950s southern California to the global triumph of a
handful of burger and fried chicken chains. In a meticulously researched and powerfully
argued account, Eric Schlosser visits the labs where scientists re-create the smell and
taste of everything.
A Girl Called Judith Strick by Judith Strick Dribben NF
A Girl Called Judith Strick is an autobiographical story of a young, Jewish survivor. It is
a story of a seventeen-year-old who was a spy active in the resistance movement who
finally escapes to Israel. The book often appears on the list of recommended readings
about the Holocaust.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The central concern of Lord of the Flies is the conflict between two competing impulses
that exist within all human beings: the instinct to live by rules, act peacefully, follow
moral commands and to value the good of the group against the instincts that gratify
one’s will. Throughout the novel, Golding associates the instinct of civilization with
good and the instinct of savagery with evil.
Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand NF
The amazing rags-to-riches story of 1930s hero Seabiscuit is chronicled in captivating
detail. The book contains actual accounts of Seabiscuit’s rise to fame starting with his
first victory in a stakes race at age two, his success under new trainer Tom Smith, and the
coast-to-coast victories that made him a national icon during the darkest years of the
Depression. Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion. For two years he floundered at the
lowest level of racing before his dormant talent was discovered by three men. One was
Tom Smith, an arthritic old mustang breaker. The second was Red Pollard, a half-blind
jockey. The third was Charles Howard, a former bicycle repairman who made a fortune
by introducing the automobile to the American West. Bought for a bargain-basement
price by Howard and rehabilitated by Smith and Pollard, Seabiscuit overcame
phenomenal run of bad fortune to become one of the most spectacular, charismatic
performers in the history of sports.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
At her brother’s graveside, Liesel Meminger’s life is changed when she picks up a single
object, partially hidden in the snow. She collects a book, left there by accident, and it is
her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words. Liesel, with
the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books
from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor’s wife’s library, wherever there are books to be
found. The novel is predominantly set in World War II Munich. These are dangerous
times. When Liesel’s foster family hides a Jewish person in their basement, Leisel’s
world is both opened and closed down. This book was a New York Times bestseller.
This book is also the winner of the Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children’s
Literature, the winner of the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Award, the
ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults and numerous other awards.
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Listes de lecture obligatoire d’été 2009
Les listes de lecture obligatoire d’été 2009 sont maintenant disponibles.
Les élèves doivent lire des livres selectionés pendant les vacances d’été.
Ces listes sont destinées aux élèves qui seront en 2e année du 2e cycle
(4e année) à la 5e année du secondaire en septembre 2008. Les livres
figurant sur les listes seront en vente à l’école vendredi le 29 mai de 9h à
16h à la Salle Mary Liistro-Hebert.
Susan Papini
Librarian
514-935-9352 ext. 232
[email protected]!
LISTE DE LECTURE D’ÉTÉ
4e ANNÉE
Pour les élèves qui seront en 4e année en septembre 2009
Les élèves doivent lire un livre au cours des vacances d’été et être en mesure d’en faire
un résumé et de bien comprendre les textes.
Voici trois listes de lecture classées selon le niveau de difficulté. Votre fille doit
obligatoirement lire un livre provenant de l’une de ces listes. J’encourage votre fille à lire
plus d’un livre. Elle peut choisir parmi les titres ci-dessous mentionnés ou tout autre
roman qu’elle juge intéressant.
Suggestion de romans niveau de difficulté facile :
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thème
Dominique Demers
Léon Maigrichon
Fiction aventure
Josée Plourde
Les yeux de Pénélope
Fiction aventure
Éric Simard
Drôle de singe
Fiction aventure
Suggestion de romans niveau de difficulté moyen:
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thème
Alexandra Larochelle
Au-delà de l’univers
Fiction aventure
Lemony Snicket
Nés sous une mauvaise
étoile
Fiction aventure
Marie-Louise Gay et
David Homel
Voyage avec mes parents
Fiction aventure
Suggestion de romans niveau de difficulté difficile:
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thème
Sempé/Goscinny
Le petit Nicolas
Fiction aventure
Michel Tournier
Vendredi ou la vie sauvage
Fiction aventure
Comtesse de Ségur
Les malheurs de Sophie
Fiction aventure
LISTE DE LECTURE D’ÉTÉ
5e ANNÉE
Pour les élèves qui seront en 5e année en septembre 2009
Les élèves doivent lire un livre au cours des vacances d’été et être en mesure d’en faire
un résumé et de bien comprendre les textes.
Voici deux listes de lecture. Votre fille doit lire un livre de la liste de romans obligatoires
qu’elle n’a pas déjà lu.
Romans obligatoires :
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thème
conte
Mme Leprince de
Beaumont et Mme
d’Aulnay
Les plus beaux contes
Contes du monde entier
La Belle et la Bête et autres
contes
Charles Perrault
conte
Raconté par Anne Rocard
conte
Voici une liste de romans pour le plaisir de la lecture.
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thème
Dominique Demers
Une drôle de ministre
Humour
Carmen Marois
Beauté Monstre
Humour
Bertrand Gauthier
Les griffes de la pleine lune
Roman qui fait claquer des
dents…….
Viviane Julien
La grenouille et la baleine
Aventure
Roger des Roches
Marie Quatdoigts
L’amitié
Louise Champagne
C’est ça la vie ?
La famille
Susanne Julien
La pinte de lait
Aventure
Martine Latulippe
Julie et la danse diabolique
Amour
LISTE DE LECTURE D’ÉTÉ
6e ANNÉE
Pour les élèves qui seront en 6e année en septembre 2009
Pour bien se préparer à la sixième année, votre fille doit lire au cours de ses vacances.
Elle doit lire le roman obligatoire avant le premier jour de classe. De plus, pour son
plaisir, elle peut choisir d’autres lectures parmi la liste ci-dessous.
Roman obligatoire:
Auteur
Titre
Michael Rubbo
Vincent et moi
Voici une liste de romans pour le plaisir de la lecture.
Auteur
Titre
Arrou-Vignod,
Jean-Philippe
Le livre dont je ne suis pas le héros
Arrou-Vignod,
Jean-Philippe
L’omelette au sucre
Eric Boisset
Le grimoire d’Arkandias
Bosco, Henri
L’âne culotte
D’Astous, Claude
La licorne des neiges
De Ségur, Comtesse
Un bon petit diable
De Ségur, Comtesse
Mémoires d’un âne
Duchêne Christiane
Victor
Hekmat, Alim
Pour l’amour d’un cheval
Perro, Bryan
Amos Daragon
LECTURES D’ÉTÉ
Les élèves qui seront en première secondaire en septembre 2009 doivent
lire deux livres
1) LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE (les 3 groupes) : Cabot Caboche de Daniel Pennac
2) LECTURE AU CHOIX: un livre parmi la liste suivante:
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thèmes
Garret, Nadedja
Dans les forêts de la nuit
Aventure, tigresse
Hassan, Yael
Un grand-père tombé du ciel
Mystère, conflits de famille,
guerre
Leblanc, Maurice
Arsène Lupin, gentlemancambrioleur
Policier, humour
Lindo, Elvira
Les secrets de Manolito
Bonnes vacances manolito
Humour, école
Cantin, Marc
Moi, Félix, 10 ans
Aventure, réfugié
Delval, Marie-Hélène
Les chats
Fantastique
Pagnol, Marcel
La gloire de mon père
Souvenir d’enfance, école
Ségur, Comtesse de
Les mémoires d’un âne
Aventure, humour
Simenon, George
Le témoignage de l’enfant de
choeur
Policier, suspense
Brisou-Pellen, Évelyne
La fille du comte Hugues
Aventure, suspense,
chevalerie
De Vasconcelos, José mauro
Mon bel oranger
Aventure, enfant, Brésil
Brussolo, Serge
Peggy Sue et les fantômes: le
jour du chien bleu
Aventure, fantastique
Lectures d’été
Les élèves qui seront en deuxième secondaire en septembre 2009
doivent lire deux livres
1) LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE : langue enrichie, gr. 1 et 2: Jeanne, fille
du roy
LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE : langue enrichie, gr. 3 Envers et contre
tous
2) LECTURE AU CHOIX: un livre parmi la liste suivante:
Auteur
Bédier, Joseph
Brussolo, Serge
Demers, Dominique
De Vasconcelos, J.M.
Hugo, Victor
Le Clézio
Légaré, Francine
Lienhardt, jean-Michel
Verne, Jules
Verne, Jules
Titre
Le roman de Tristan et
Iseult (Éditions 10-18
seulement, coll.
Bibiothèque médiévale)
Peggy Sue et le sommeil
du démon
Maina
Allons réveiller le soleil
Les misérables, tome 1
(éditions Livre de poche)
Celui qui n’avait jamais
vu la mer
Louis Hébert, premier
colon en NouvelleFrance
Anne et Godefroy
Voyage au centre de la
terre
Les Indes noires
Genre et thèmes
Chevalerie, amour
Fantastique, aventure
Aventure
Aventure, Brésil,
adolescent, amour
Aventure, injustices
sociales
Psychologie, poésie
Biographie
Amour, Moyen-Âge
Aventure, suspense,
science
Aventure, suspense,
science
Policier
Boileau-Naecejac
Sans-Atout contre
l’homme à la dague
Balzac, Honoré de
Eugénie Grandet
Amour
Balzac, Honoré de
Colonel Chabert
Psychologie, trahison
**Cantin, Marc
(gr, 1 et 2 seulement)
La dernière nuit du loupgarou
Horreur, suspense
LECTURES D’ÉTÉ
Les élèves qui seront en troisième secondaire en septembre 2009 doivent
lire deux livres
1) LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE Langue enrichie gr. 1-2 : Là où la mer commence de
Dominique Demers ou La belle bête de Marie-Claire Blais
LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE langue enrichie gr.3 : Il faut sauver Said, Brigitte
Smadja
2) LECTURE AU CHOIX: un livre parmi la liste suivante:
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thèmes
Boileau-Narcejac,
Les pistolets de Sans-Atout
Policier, crime, enquête
Hugo, Victor
Les misérables (tome 2 ou 3,
editions Livre de poche)
Aventure, drame, injustice
sociale
Verne, Jules
Le tour du monde en quatrevingts jours
Aventure, suspense
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine
Vol de nuit
Drame, aventure
Dumas, Alexandre
Le comte de Monte Cristo
(tome 1, editions Livre de
poche)
Aventure, suspense
Leclerc, Félix
Le fou de l’île
Psychologie, poésie
Germain, Alain
Fantômes d’opéra
Mystère, suspense
Vanasse, André
Émile Nelligan
Biographie, poésie, folie
Hébert, Marie-Francine
Le ciel tombe à côté
Mystère, aventure,
psychologie
Le Clézio, J.M.G.
Lullaby
Psychologie, poésie
Brussolo, Pierre
Peggy Sue et le sommeil du
démon
Fantastique, aventure
Latude, Marie de (groupe
enrichi seulement)
Comment je suis devenu
fantôme
Horreur, aventure
Buisson, Virginie
L’Algérie ou la mort des
autres
Guerre d’Algérie, amou
LECTURES D’ÉTÉ
Les élèves qui seront en quatrième secondaire en septembre 2009 doivent
lire deux livres
1) LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE langue enrichie gr. 1 : Moi Tituba sorcière de
Maryse Condé
LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE langue enrichie gr. 2 : Tamango, Matéo Falcone
et autres nouvelles de Prosper Mérimée
LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE langue enrichie gr. 3 : Lygaya de Andrée-Paule
Mignot
2) LECTURE AU CHOIX: un livre parmi la liste suivante:
Auteur
Titre
Genre et thèmes
Gauthier, Théophile
Le roman de la momie
Fantastique
Gauthier, Théophile
Fantastique
Roy, Gabrielle
La morte amoureuse, contes
et récits fantastiques
Rue Deschambault
Molière
Le malade imaginaire
Théâtre
Feydeau, George
Le dindon
Théâtre
Cortazar, Julio
Les armes secrètes
Tchekov, Anton
La dame au petit chien et
autres nouvelles
Le vieux qui lisait des
romans d’amour
Le tombeau de Romain
Gary
Il était une fois un piano
noir, mémoires interrompus
Alma Mahler ou l’art d’être
aimée
Antéchrista
Recueil nouvelles
fantastiques et étranges
Recueil de nouvelles,
psychologie
Aventure
Sepulveda,, Luis
Huston, Nancy
Barbara
Giroud, Françoise
Nothomb, Amélie
Hugo, Victor
Souvenirs de jeunesse
Essai sur l’auteur français
Romain Gary
Autobiographie de la célèbre
chanteuse Barbara
Biographie de la musicienne
Alma Mahler
Suspense psychologique
Aventure, injustice sociale
Dumas, Alexandre
Les miséraables (tomes
1,2,3, version abrégée,
Éditions École des loisirs
seulement)
Les trois mousquetaires
Gaudé, Laurent
La mort du roi Tsongor
Saga d’une famille royale
aventure, suspense
Aventure
LECTURES D’ÉTÉ
Les élèves qui seront en cinquième secondaire en septembre 2009
doivent lire deux livres
1) LECTURE OBLIGATOIRE: langue enrichie (les 3 groupes) : Et si c’était vrai
de Marc Lévy
2) LECTURE AU CHOIX: un livre parmi la liste suivante:
Auteur
Giroud, Françoise
Chen, Ying
Titre
Marie Curie, une femme
honorable
Lou Andreas,Salomé,
histoire d’une femme libre
Au Coeur des Himalayas, le
Népal
L’ingratitude
Shimazaki, Aki
Laferrière, Dany
Cardinal, Marie
Dumas, Alexandre
Boileau-Narcejac,
Hébert, Bruno
Flaubert, Gustave
Zola, Émile
Wasurenagusa
L’odeur du café
Les clés sur la porte
La dame aux camélias
Celle qui n’était plus
C’est pas moi, je le jure
Madame Bovary
Au bonheur des dames
Balzac, Honoré de
Stendhal
Baricco, Alessandro
Poulin, Jacques
Hébert, Anne
Roy, Gabrielle
Le père Goriot
Le rouge et le noir
Novacento pianiste
Le vieux chagrin
Kamouraska
Bonheur d’occasion
Ducharme, Réjean
L’avalée de avalés
Gaudé, Laurent
Le soleil des Scorta
Giroud, Françoise
David-Néel, Alexandra
Genre et thèmes
Biographie
Biographie
Récit de voyage,
aventurière XIXème
Psychologie, relation mèrefille
Japon, amour
Haiti, souvenirs d’enfance
Psychologie
Aventure, femme fatale
Psychologie, mensonge
Psychologie, infidélité
Premiers grands magasins à
Paris au XIXème siècle
Drame social
Saga amoureuse
Drame pianiste jazz
Amour obsession
Passion, crime, folie
Drame historique, Montréal,
amour
Aventure, enfant, juif,
chrétien
Saga familiale, mafia, Italie