Summer+Reading+Book+List!!

=If you are going to PHS:=

All Grade 9 students must read a book from the following list. Students who will be enrolling in Honors English 1 must read two books from this list as part of their summer reading requirement.


 * //The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie//
 * Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
 * //Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher//
 * **Billy Budd by Herman Melville**
 * **Black Swann Green by David Mitchell**
 * The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
 * //Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes//
 * **Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton**
 * //Hope was Here by Joan Bauer//
 * Inkheart by Pete Hautman
 * The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
 * //The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan//
 * The Longitude Prize by Joan Dash
 * Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
 * Say Goodnight, Gracie, by Julie Deaver
 * The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman
 * //Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar//
 * //Unwind by Neal Shusterman//
 * Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
 * **Watership Down by Richard Adams**

Italics = reluctant reader (someone who struggles a bit with reading)

Bold = more challenging