Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge
of Time -. A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics. Sophomores.
Required Summer Reading 2013-2014 As preparation for the coming year’s work, each student must acquire and read the books listed below. Students are tested on these books at the start of the school year, and the grades they receive become part of their Quarter 1 grades. If you have any questions, please call the Academic Office at 978-499-3141. Students who are in AP classes should also check for additional books at the end of this document.
Freshmen English Department Don Robertson, The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread History Department Blaine Harden, Escape from Camp 14 Math and Science Departments Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Sophomores English Department Larry Watson, Montana 1948 History Department Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha Math and Science Departments Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Juniors English Department Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks History Department Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried Math and Science Departments Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Seniors English Department Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao History Department Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Math and Science Departments Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Advanced Placement Courses: English Junior AP English John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Senior AP English Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and Also, choose one Victorian novel from the following list: Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Advanced Placement Courses: History and Social Sciences AP European History Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
AP World History Adam Hochschild, King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
AP United States History Joseph Ellis, Founding Brothers Ronald White, Lincoln’s Greatest Speech Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried
AP Psychology Nancy Andreasen, The Creative Brain: The Science of Genius Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Advanced Placement Courses: Science AP Biology David S. Goodsell, The Machinery of Life Walter Lewin, For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
Advanced Placement Courses: Foreign Language AP Spanish Literature Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba/Nobody Writes to the Colonel AP Spanish Language Isabel Allende, Mi país inventado: Un paseo nostálgico por Chile AP French Camara Laye, L’Enfant noir AP Latin Virgil, The Aeneid of Virgil AP German Frisch, Biedermann und die Brandstifter AP Chinese Yan Shen, Barron’s AP Chinese Language and Culture (with Audio CDs)
Advanced Placement Courses: Fine Arts AP Art Alan Moore, V for Vendetta Film: Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop
