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Summer 2007 Reading List
Required Reading For 2007-2008 school year
Each year, CGS students must complete a reading assignment
prior to the start of the school year.
Click here to see the CGS Summer Reading List in Adobe Reader format
Something New! CGS Summer 2007 Read-In!
In addition, all World Literature students are required to read the
title listed by grade level below.
Honors World Literature II, III, IV students take note:
Honors students are required to read a third book, Jhumpa Lahiri’s
The Namesake and must complete an essay which will be handed
in on the first day of class. This essay will reflect the students’
commitment to an honors-level program.
Essay topic: The Namesake has been described in this way: “Lahiri’
s novel ultimately dramatizes a common experience shared by all
people: The search for identity.” In what way(s) were you able to
identify with a common experience, conflict, or situation in the
novel? If you were unable to relate to the novel, explain why not.
Write a 2-3 page essay in answer to this question. Essays should
be in standard format (typed, size 12 Times Roman font, double
spaced).
Recommended Reading:
CGS Teachers and Staff have also put together a great collection of
recommended reading. Please click to open the file that contains
the Required Reading and Recommended Reading Lists
Required Reading For 2007-2008 school year
Each year, CGS students must complete a reading assignment
prior to the start of the school year.
Click here to see the CGS Summer Reading List in Adobe Reader format
Something New! CGS Summer 2007 Read-In!
- All CGS students (this includes AP English 12 students) and faculty
will read Life of Pi, by Yann Martel.
In addition, all World Literature students are required to read the
title listed by grade level below.
- Students Entering Grade 9:
- Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah
In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to
tell the story of her painful childhood in China and her ultimate
triumph and courage in the face of despair.
- Students Entering Grade 10:
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
Narrator Yareli Arizmendi spins this marvelous tale of exotic
adventure. The tale ranges from the countryside of Spain to the
glittering oasis of the Egyptian desert. Arizmendi makes us feel
the pain and joy of Santiago, the poor shepherd boy, as he tries
to decide whether to seek a larger fortune or stay in the security
of his job.
- Students Entering Grade 11:
- Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid
overcast day in the winter of 1975." So begins The Kite Runner,
a poignant tale of two motherless boys growing up in Kabul, a
city teetering on the brink of destruction at the dawn of the Soviet
invasion.
- Students Entering Grade 12:
- Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
“Teacher seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the
world. Apply in person.” Thus begins the relationship between
the narrator and Ishmael, a highly evolved gorilla, who provides
profound life changing lessons.
Honors World Literature II, III, IV students take note:
Honors students are required to read a third book, Jhumpa Lahiri’s
The Namesake and must complete an essay which will be handed
in on the first day of class. This essay will reflect the students’
commitment to an honors-level program.
Essay topic: The Namesake has been described in this way: “Lahiri’
s novel ultimately dramatizes a common experience shared by all
people: The search for identity.” In what way(s) were you able to
identify with a common experience, conflict, or situation in the
novel? If you were unable to relate to the novel, explain why not.
Write a 2-3 page essay in answer to this question. Essays should
be in standard format (typed, size 12 Times Roman font, double
spaced).
Recommended Reading:
CGS Teachers and Staff have also put together a great collection of
recommended reading. Please click to open the file that contains
the Required Reading and Recommended Reading Lists