Summer Reading (Grades 9-12) Secondary students will enjoy the vast array of literature presented. The diversity of genres,...		The Jungle The Jungle by Upton Sinclair unveils the horrible injustices of Chicago's meat packing...
Twisted In Twisted, the acclaimed Laurie Halse Anderson tackles a very controversial subject:...		Lysistrata The plot of Aristophanes's Lysistrata depicts Athenian women who are fed up with the...
Beowulf Beowulf is an epic poem written sometime around 900 A.D. and is well suited for students...		The Scarlet Pimpernel Explore Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel includes a variety of activities and...
The Call of the Wild Extend reading comprehension by using a literature guide that contains four sections that will...		Ragged Dick Horatio Alger's story of how a poor boy can move from the fringes to become a respected member...
City of God E.L. Doctorow's City of God is a great book for those in late adolescence, when one's...		A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, contains considerable complexity both...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde In Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, we encounter the mystery and...		The Time Machine The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, is a classic novel full of intriguing characters,...
Antony and Cleopatra William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra is a play filled with political intrigue,...		The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs is a study of the effects of...
Henry IV Part I In Henry IV Part I, Shakespeare explores the role of honor in both private and public...		The Signet Book of American Essays The Signet Book of American Essays contains thoughtful and interesting essays from a...
Doctor Faustus As a genre study, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is a morality play, a historical...		Two Years Before the Mast Two Years Before the Mast is a powerful 19th century personal narrative that will...
Henry V The themes of William Shakespeare's Henry V include coming of age, justice and mercy,...		Washington Square In exploring the manners of the elite society of the age, Henry James carefully examines his...