2008 Required Summer Reading

Please note you are required to read either 1 or 2 books during the summer in preparation for English class next fall. Seniors, you will be reading for English and government classes. Be prepared to discuss and test upon your return in August. You may go and pick up your title(s) after June 1, from Border’s Books, 2130 Haines Ave., RC, SD. Their telephone number is 605-394-5334. Please purchase your book(s) from them as they have been so accommodating to our school. The books will be on a display rack entitled, “Summer Reading” for ease of pick up. Borders has a rewards program where you can get discounts on titles—inquire if you wish. Please contact Mr. Sullivan, Principal at STM, (343-8484) if the purchase of these titles creates a financial hardship as arrangements will be made. Have a great summer, and read, read, read!

SENIORS:
British Literature & Government: 1 Title
1984 by George Orwell, (Signet), Price: $9.99

AP English Literature/Composition: 2 Titles
1984 by George Orwell, (Signet), Price: $9.99
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, (Bantam), Price: $4.95

AP Government: 2 Titles
1984 by George Orwell, (Signet), Price: $9.99
Hardball by Chris Matthews (Free Press), Price: $15.00

JUNIORS:
American Literature: 1 Title
Giants in the Earth by Ole Rolvaag, (Perennial Classics), Price: $14.95

AP English Language/Composition: [American Literature]: 2 Titles
Giants in the Earth by Ole Rolvaag, (Perennial Classics), Price: $14.95
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather (Vintage Classics) Price: $11.95

SOPHOMORES:
Speech/World Literature: 1 Title
Night by Elie Weisel (Hill & Wang) $9.00

Advanced Speech/World Literature: 1 Title, 1 Packet of Essays
Night by Elie Weisel (Hill & Wang) $9.00
5 Essays from The Seagull Reader: Essays, Joseph Kelly, ed., (Norton)—ESSAYS HANDOUT GIVEN TO STUDENTS DURING ENGLISH FINAL EXAMS/PACKET AVAILABLE DURING SUMMER AT STM OFFICE FOR NEW STUDENTS (343-8484)
? "Stranger in the Village" by James Baldwin, pg 19
? "Crito" by Plato, pg 173
? "In search of a room of one's view" by Virginia Woolf, pg 275
? "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, pg 212

FRESHMEN:
Freshman English: 1 Title
The Pearl by John Steinbeck (Trade Paperback), Price: $9.00

Advanced Freshman English: 2 Titles
The Pearl by John Steinbeck (Trade Paperback), Price: $9.00
Silas Marner by George Eliot (Bantam), Price: $3.95