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=Summer Reading at FHS=

All students at FHS in grades 7-12 are required to read over the summer. Tests on these novels are given on somewhere near third day back to school.

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Reading Lists**
 * Fayetteville High School English Department

The English Department at FHS encourages all students to read for pleasure over the summer. Because we understand that it is important for you to read what interests you, we are providing many choices for you. Students in 7th – 12th grades will be tested on their summer reading choice on Friday, August 10th. Additionally, students in these grades must complete a project on their reading. The choices are listed below. The projects are due on Friday, August 10th. Choose from one of the following: 1. Power Point 2. Poster 3. Essay on your book choice - 3 pages, 12 point font, Times New Roman, include: setting, plot summary, characters, theme, and personal analysis (what did you think of the book? What type of recommendation would you make on the book?).

//Holes// (Louis Sachar) //Because of Winn Dixie// (Kate DiCamillo) //Series of Unfortunate Events// (Lemony Snicket) choose any from the series //Harry Potter// (J.K. Rowling) any from the series //Lily’s Crossing// (Patricia Reilly Giff) //Ralph S. Mouse// (Beverly Cleary) //The Whipping Boy// (//Sid Fleischman) The Great Gilly Hopkins// (Katherine Patterson) //The Secret Garden// (Frances Hodgson Burnette) //Ella Enchanted// (Gail Carson Levine)
 * __Summer Reading (5th-12th)__**
 * 5th and 6th Grade Summer Reading – choose two**

//Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe// (C.S. Lewis) //The Giver// (Lois Lowery) //Uglies// (Scott Westerfeld) //Pretties// (Scott Westerfeld) //Diary of Anne Frank// (Anne Frank) //Small Steps// (Louis Sachar) //Number the Stars// (Lois Lowery) //Summer of the Swans// (Betsy Byars) //Bridge of Terabithia// (Katherine Patterson) //James and the Giant Peach// (Roald Dahl)
 * 6th Grade Class Reading – choose two**

//Treasure Island// (Robert Louis Stevenson) An innkeeper and his son find a map on the body of a deceased guest. The map promises a pirate’s fortune and many adventures follow. //Absolutely Normal Chaos// (Sharon Creech) Mary Lou Finney, at 13, keeps a journal for her English class, reporting and pondering on a summer filled with romance, reading, homesickness, and her cousin’s search for his biological father. //A Wrinkle in Time// (Madeline L’Engle) //Tangerine// (Edward Bloor)
 * 7th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**

//Where The Red Fern Grows// (Wilson Rawls) Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains – and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. //Al Capone Does My Shirts// (Gennifer Choldenko) //Little Women// (Louisa May Alcott) //The Journal of Biddy Owens// (Walter Dean Myers)
 * 8th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**

//Rebecca// (Daphne Du Maurier) DuMaurier details the life of a woman who takes the place of a previous lady of the house. She captures the mysteries and supernatural elements of being married to a man with many personae. //I Am the Cheese// (Robert Cormier) Adam Farmer is a teenager on an arduous journey to find his father. But what exactly is Adam looking for? Where is his father? Why does Adam have two birth certificates? Who is Paul Demonte? This is a horrifying tale of government corruption, espionage, and counterespionage told by an innocent young victim. //Uglies// (Scott Westerfeld) //Pretties// (Scott Westerfeld) //Dragonwings// (Laurence Yep)
 * 9th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**

//The Old Man and the Sea// (Ernest Hemingway) It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph and transforms them into a classic. //The Scarlet Letter// (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Hester, a married Puritan woman with an out-of-wedlock baby named pearl, is publicly punished for adultery and ridiculed by Boston townspeople. Because she refuses to identify the baby’s father, many complications follow. //Call of the Wild// (Jack London) The story of Buck, a half-St. Bernard/half-Scotch shepherd, that is abducted and taken to the Klondike where it reverts to the wild and becomes a leader of a pack of wolves. //For Whom the Bell Tolls// (Ernest Hemingway) A timeless epic of the Spanish Civil War, portraying every facet of human emotions. //The Natural// (Bernard Malamud) Gifted baseball player Roy Hobbs, his career derailed by a youthful indiscretion, makes a stunning comeback in later life, but finds himself still struggling against the temptations that would bring him to ruin. //Uncle Tom’s Cabin// (Harriet Beecher Stowe) This is a classic novel about blacks in slavery before the Civil War and of their oppression.
 * 10th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**

//Fahrenheit 451// (Ray Bradbury) In a society where firefighters burn books instead of fighting fires, Guy Montag begins to question the life he leads and the contents of the books he burns. He begins reading and finds there are others like him. //Deception Point// (Dan Brown) An excellent thriller. When a NASA satellite discovers a rare object buried deep in the Arctic Ice, the space agency needs an intelligence analyst to verify it. This is a big believable story unfolding at breakneck pace. //A Farewell to Arms// (Ernest Hemingway) The best American novel to emerge from World War I. It is an unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. //Walk Two Moons// (Sharon Creech) On a long car trip from Ohio to Idaho, 13 yr.-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle tells her grandparents about her friend Phoebe, who is coping with the disappearance of her mother. Beneath Phoebe’s story is Sal’s search for her own mother, who left one sunny morning and never returned.
 * 11th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**

//Emma// (Jane Austen) As Austin’s most substantial work, the story stars her most complete heroine, Emma, a meddler and matchmaker. In the novel, Emma examines her foolish conduct and finds her destiny through George Knightley, a man who has been her mentor and friend. //Lord of the Flies// (William Golding) This thought-provoking novel describes in detail the horrific exploits of a band of young children who make a striking transition from civilized to barbaric life, suggesting that without societal rules, man would likely return to savagery. //The Hobbit// (J. R. R. Tolkien) Written in the tradition of the fairy tale, it is often seen as a prelude to Tolkien's monumental fantasy novel //The Lord of the Rings// (published in 1954 through 1955). //Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows// (J.K. Rowling) The last book of the Potter series promises to be a big one. We find out what happens to Harry, Voldemort, and all the memorable characters from this amazing series.
 * 12th Grade Summer Reading – choose one**