Summer Reading

Okeechobee High School 2019 Summer Reading List for English II Honors (NOT Pre-AP)

Students are to read Lord of the Flies by William Golding and one of the other novels listed in Column B. Both novels should be completed BEFORE the first day of their sophomore year. Students will be expected to complete a project, a test, and a debate on their novels within the first two weeks of school. If you have any questions over the summer, contact Mr. Talas at talasm@okee.k12.fl.us.

Column A (All students must read)	Column B (choose one)
Lord of the Flies by William Golding	I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
	All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
	Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy
	Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

For students entering English II Honors/ Pre-AP (sophomore): Ms. Davis

Bulfinch’s Mythology (UNABRIDGED EDITION)

(NOTE: Edition chosen should be UNABRIDGED and include “The Age of Fable”/ “The Age of Chivalry”/ “Legends of Charlemagne”; the final selection should be “Ogier, the Dane”; Students should read entire book.)

For students entering Advanced Placement Language and Composition (junior): Mr. Leidy

Aristotle’s The Art of Rhetoric (Penguin Classic Edition Suggested)

For students entering Advanced Placement Literature and Composition (senior):

Author Title

Burgess, Anthony A Clockwork Orange

Dickens, Charles Tale of Two Cities

Faulkner, William The Sound and the Fury

Huxley, Aldous Brave New World

Maugham, W. Somerset Of Human Bondage

Morrison, Toni Beloved

Vonnegut, Kurt Slaughterhouse Five

English II Honors/Pre-AP/AP