Summer Reading - MIST Recommendation: Pre Freshman (Going into Y 9)

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT:

Directions: Read two of the following books during the summer. You will be tested on the books in English class when you begin school. To prepare yourself, take good notes on the books. Be sure to take notes on minor and major characters, the settings of the story, and plot events.

Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther
A father's touching story of his courageous teenage son who dies of a brain tumor at the age of seventeen. Johnny, throughout his illness, and dealing with his death, was being reborn each day.

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & John D. Houston
The author remembers her life as a young Japanese girl who is sent to an internment camp with her family during World War II.

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
A biographical novel full of suspense and intrigue about the author's attempts to save refugees from the Nazis during World War II.

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Sixteen year old Hope runs a diner with her aunt and becomes involved in the mayoral race of the diner's owner, a leukemia victim.

The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Kino, impoverished Indian fisherman in a little village in Mexico, believes his fortune turns to gold when he finds a valuable pearl. This simple novella relays an important parable about moral values and integrity of soul.

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
This is the story of a 40-year-old man, Landon Carter, who looks back on his life at age 17 when he was roped into acting the lead in the town Christmas play.

Words by Heart by Ouida Sebestyen
A story about a girl who comes face to face with violence and must make the hardest choice of her life.