Novels for English 1 - Message to Parents

Post date: Aug 29, 2017 3:46:1 AM

Hello!

I would like to share the list of novels that we will be going over in class. I highly recommend buying a cheap copy for your child to take notes in (as they are allowed to use these books on tests) but I am also putting up the list in case there is an objection to any book. If there is, please contact me and I will make arrangements for your child to read a different book in the library during lessons.

Class Texts:

- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Literature Circle Texts:

- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

**Note: For literature circles, they are not reading all of these books, but only 1. If there are certain books you'd like your child NOT to read, please let me know and I will make sure he/she chooses from the ones you approve of.