Holman 10th Literature & Composition

Spring Semester Readings 2017

Dear parents and students, below is a list of books that we will be reading in class and as
parallel readings. I suggest purchasing them all at once to ensure they are available for every
student when we begin considering them in class. If you would rather not purchase some or all of
them, check Popes Media Center or local libraries. I have arranged them by Unit:

Unit 4 Drama
o In class reading: Hamlet William Shakespeare (The No Fear Shakespeare
version is permitted)
o Parallel reading: The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams (Check Popes MC)

Unit 5 Multicultural Voices

o In class reading: Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah
o Parallel reading: Persepolis (Part 1) Marjane Satrapi (This is an
autobiographical graphic novel)

Unit 6 Author Study

o For this units parallel reading, students may pick from among any of the books
written by recipients of the Margaret Edwards Award who won it within their
lifetime. This award recognizes authors and their works for significant and
lasting contribution to young adult literature (www.ala.org/yalsa/edwardsaward). Follow the link to browse through these authors and their books to find
one that appeals to you. Do not choose a book that has been made into a movie or
a book you have read previously.
2016 David Levithin
2015 Sharon Draper
2014 Markus Zusak
2013 Tamora Pierce
2012 Susan Cooper
2011 Sir Terry Pratchett
2010 Jim Murphy
2009 Laurie Halse Anderson
2008 Orson Scott Card

2007 Lois Lowry

2006 Jacqueline Woodson
2005 Francesca Lia Block
2004 Ursula K. Le Guin
2003 Nancy Garden
2002 Paul Zindel
2001 Robert Lipsyte
2000 Chris Crutcher

Parents, please review the selections to ensure they do not violate any sense of propriety.