2021-22 Summer Reading List

The Radnor High School English department assigns summer reading for all of its English courses. For your reference, we have made this webpage, complete with the list of titles for all classes, to help you complete the summer reading requirements.

Students are expected to return in September having read the book(s) and being prepared to work with it (them). Teachers will teach the book(s) as part of an opening unit and/or ask students to write about it (them) on one of the first days of school.

The Sora/Overdrive ebooks and audiobooks offer some of the summer reading selections found on the list below. Use your network login information (studentID@rtsd.org and computer password) to borrow these books. Download them to any device. Summer reading books can also be found at your local public library and on their Overdrive system. You can also find ebooks and audiobooks through MackinVia, online or app version. Login with your Student ID number and the password is your last name. For tutorials and additional RHS Library Resources, visit the Radnor High School Virtual Library.

Ninth Grade Interdisciplinary (The American Experience 05990011)

 
Students are to read ONE book:

• The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, by Jeff Hobbs (non-fiction)      
  
  

Ninth Grade Honors (English 05010110)

Students are to read TWO books:

• Slay, by Brittany Morris (fiction)
  
  

AND ONE from the following list:

• Patron Saints of Nothing, by Randy Ribay (fiction)
• Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (fantasy)
• The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater (non-fiction)
• Dry, by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (fiction)
• Frankly in Love, by David Yoon (fiction)
• Pride, by Ibi Zoboi (fiction)
  
  

Ninth Grade Advanced (English 05010112)

 
Students are to read ONE book:

• Dry, by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (fiction)
  
  

Tenth Grade Interdisciplinary (Integrated Global Issues 05990020)

Students are to read ONE book:

• The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (fiction)
  
  

This class also requires students to follow international current events over the summer.  For complete assignment information, please see Social Studies 2021 Summer Assignment.

Tenth Grade Honors (English 05010120)

Students are to read ONE book:

• The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini (fiction)
  
  

Tenth Grade Advanced (English 05010122)

Students are to read ONE book:

• Americanized, by Sara Saedi (non-fiction)

OR

• Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah (non-fiction)
  
  

Tenth Grade College Prep (English 05010124)  

Students are to read ONE book from the following list: PA Reader's Choice Nominees 2021-2022

Focused Reading/Writing 9/10

Students are to read ONE book of their choosing.

Eleventh Grade Advanced Placement (English Language and Composition 05010128)

Students are to read:

• Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson (non-fiction)
• and this bulkpack of articles that Mrs. Pearsall and Mr. Rosin compiled for you
  
  

Eleventh Grade Honors (English 05010130)

Students are to read ONE novel and ONE memoir that considers growing up--through childhood and/or young adulthood--in America.

• A Lesson Before Dying, by Ernest Gaines (fiction)

         AND

• The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls (memoir)
  
  

Eleventh Grade Advanced (English 05010132)

Students are to read ONE book: 

• The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls (memoir) 
  
  

Focused Reading/Writing 11/12

Students are to read ONE book of their choosing.

Twelfth Grade Interdisciplinary (Integrated Senior Seminar 05990040)

Students are to read TWO books: 

• Kent State, by Deborah Wiles (non-fiction)

            AND

• ONE book from the following list: PA Reader's Choice Nominees 2021-2022

This class also requires students to read some articles for historical context over the summer. For complete assignment information, please see Social Studies 2021 Summer Assignment.       
 

Twelfth Grade Advanced Placement (English Literature and Composition 05010138)

Students are to read ONE book:

• Station Eleven:  A Novel, by Emily St. John Mandel (fiction)
  
  

Twelfth Grade Honors (English 05010140)

Students are to read ONE book:

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon (fiction)

Twelfth Grade Advanced (English 05010142)

Students are to read ONE book:

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon (fiction)
  
  

Twelfth Grade College Prep (English 05010144)

Students are to read ONE book from the following list: PA Reader's Choice Nominees 2021-2022

 

Honors Band

Stay tuned to the Radnor Band homepage for summer assignments.

Tenth Grade Interdisciplinary (Global Issues)

A major goal of this course is to promote understanding of important international issues. Knowledge of current events is essential to facilitate this process. Over the summer, you are expected to familiarize yourself with important issues facing the world through reading newspaper and magazine articles and watching television news and specials. In addition, to understand each issue it is necessary to have some background information.

Students are required to read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hesseini (fiction) and complete the following assignment:

• Global Issues Summer Assignment (PDF)
  
  
  

Tenth Grade Honors World Studies

A major goal of this course is to promote understanding of important international issues. Knowledge of current events is essential to facilitate this process. Over the summer, you are expected to familiarize yourself with important issues facing the world through reading newspaper and magazine articles and watching television news and specials. In addition, to understand each issue it is necessary to have some background information.

Students are required to complete the following assignment: 

• Honors World Studies Summer Assignment (PDF).
  
  
  

AP United States History

Students are required to read the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This is the most commonly assigned reading for students taking APUS nationwide. There will be a test on this novel during the first two weeks of class.  

Senior Seminar

Students are required to read Kent State by Deborah Wiles this summer. Students should also read the following companion articles on the Vietnam War and Kent State for background on both historical events:

• Kent State Companion Article
• Vietnam War Companion Article

AP French Summer Assignment

Students are required to read excerpts from "The Lost School" by Tahar Ben Jelloun and complete the following assignment:

• AP French Summer Assignment (PDF)