Mrs. Teague’s Approved Reading List for English 10 A.P.
Prep
This is not an extensive list of available works. Many of the works on this list are suggested for college bound students.
1.) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2.) Yann Martel’s Life of Pi
3.) Things Fall Apart by Achebe, Chinua
4.) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Fiction)
5.) A Long Way Gone by Ismael Beah (Non-Fiction, Memior)
6.) Anthem by Ayn Rand
7.) Purple Hibiscus: A Novel by Chimamanda Adichi
8.) Sold by Patricia McCormic
9.) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
10.) The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
11.) Dorris, Michael- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
12.) Paton, Alan-Cry, the Beloved Country *
13.) Wells, H.G.-The Time Machine
14.) Esquivel, Laura- Like Water for Chocolate
15.) Camus, Albert- The Stranger
16.) In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alverez
17.) The Hunchback of Notre Dame- Victor Hugo *
18.) 1984 by George Orwell *
19.) Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
20.) Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
21.) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
22.) The Zookeepers Wife- Diane Akerman
23.) A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez
24.) The Kite Runner by Khaked Hosseini
25.) Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
26.) Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
I do have some personal and class copies of noted works. If available, you may borrow a book from me. You may also want to check the South
Point library, check your book out from the local library, purchase a copy on line, or purchase from a local new or used bookstore.
*I have copies available to borrow
I have approved (title) ______________________________________ for my child(name)___________________________________
to read for the English 10 AP Prep Summer Assignment.
Print Parent Name ____________________________________ Signature of Parent ______________________________________
Date _________________
NOTE: Please make sure your parents sign off on your summer reading selection PRIOR to reading the novel and include this sheet in your
submission folder when you submit your assignment
STUDENTS-YOU MUST COME BY MY ROOM AND ALLOW ME TO APPROVE AND OFFICIALLY ASSIGN YOUR READING SELECTION
PRIOR TO THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. READING SELECTIONS ARE GIVEN ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. DO NOT SELECT A
BOOK AND BEGIN READING ON YOUR OWN. I MUST APPROVE ALL CHOICES FIRST!
