Holy Spirit Prep School Summer Reading 2014

Holy Spirit Prep School
Summer Reading
2014
Our goal is for the HSP student to be introduced to a wide breadth of
classical and contemporary books both in the classroom and over the
summer. Therefore, the summer reading list encompasses a selection
chosen by the Theology department, one chosen by the English
department, and one chosen from a list compiled by Upper School faculty
members to read for pleasure. Each of the books has a specific
assignment.
The following pages contain important information for each of the
required readings.
Look inside for details.
Happy Reading!
Book 1:
Theology Summer Required Reading 2014
The Theology department has designated one required book for each class. Please get the specified copy of the
book - ISBN#’s have been included to help you with this. Your journal entries may be handwritten or typed. The
specific essay topic options will be given by your teacher during the first week of school, and the essay will be
completed in class.
For questions concerning these books or assignments, please contact Mr. Verlander: [email protected].
For those entering 7th Grade - Theology 7
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (HarperCollins, ISBN: 0064471063)
About the book – The third title in C.S. Lewis’ acclaimed Chronicles of Narnia series, The Horse
and His Boy follows two runaways on a desperate journey, who meet and join forces. Though
they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the
center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself.
Assignment – Read the entire book. Write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the 15
chapters, identifying the main characters in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the
key decisions they make that affect themselves and others; be sure to use some direct quotes.
This is due on the first day your class meets. During the first two weeks of school, you will write
a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and your 15 journal entries. Your teacher will give you
the essay topics during the first week of school. The journal entries will be worth 50pts and the
2pg in-class essay will be worth 50pts, for a total of 100pts.
For those entering 8th Grade - Theology 8
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (HMH Books, ISBN: 0395137195)
About the book – The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare, won the Newbery Medal
in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells the story of eighteen-year-old Daniel bar
Jamin—a fierce, hotheaded young man bent on revenging his father’s death by forcing the
Romans from his land of Israel. Daniel’s palpable hatred for Romans wanes only when he starts to
hear the gentle lessons of the traveling carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth. A fast-paced, suspenseful,
vividly wrought tale of friendship, loyalty, the idea of home, community…and ultimately, as Jesus
says to Daniel on page 224, “Can’t you see, Daniel, it is hate that is the enemy? Not men. Hate
does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is
love.” A powerful, relevant read in turbulent times.
Assignment – Read the entire book. Write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the 24 chapters, identifying the
main characters in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the key decisions they make that affect themselves
and others; be sure to use some direct quotes. This is due on the first day your class meets. During the first two weeks
of school, you will write a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and your 24 journal entries. Your teacher will give you
the essay topics during the first week of school. The journal entries will be worth 50pts and the 2pg in-class essay will
be worth 50pts, for a total of 100pts.
For those entering 9th Grade - Theology 9
The Joyful Beggar: A Novel About St. Francis of Assisi by Louis de Wohl (Ignatius Press, ISBN: 0898708141)
About the book – In this magnificent and stirring novel, Louis de Wohl turns his famed narrative
skill to the story of the soldier and merchant's son who might have been right-hand man to a
king…and who became instead the most beloved of all saints. Set against the tempestuous
background of 13th Century Italy and Egypt, here is the magnificent and inspiring story of Francis
Bernardone, the brash, pleasure-loving young officer who was to become immortalized as St.
Francis of Assisi. The story teems with action, pageantry and intrigue with finely conceived
characters-the beautiful, saintly Clare, Frederick, the hawk-faced King of Sicily and Holy Roman
Emperor, the Sultan Al Kamil, Pope Innocent III. The scene shifts from Assisi, Rome and Sicily to
the deadly sands of Egypt.
Assignment – Read the entire book. Write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the 34 chapters, identifying the
main characters in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the key decisions they make that affect themselves
and others; be sure to use some direct quotes. This is due on the first day your class meets. During the first two weeks
of school, you will write a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and your 34 journal entries. Your teacher will give you
the essay topics during the first week of school. The journal entries will be worth 50pts and the 2pg in-class essay will
be worth 50pts, for a total of 100pts.
For those entering 10th Grade - Theology 10
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (Scribner, ISBN: 0743234901)
About the book – The first book in C. S. Lewis’ acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with
Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the
remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist
and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in
need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet,
however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth,
becoming a stranger in a land that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its
similarity. First published in 1943, Out of the Silent Planet remains a mysterious and suspenseful
tour de force.
Assignment – Read the entire book. Write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the chapters, identifying the
main characters in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the key decisions they make that affect themselves
and others; be sure to use some direct quotes. This is due on the first day your class meets. During the first two weeks
of school, you will write a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and your journal entries. Your teacher will give you the
essay topics during the first week of school. The journal entries will be worth 50pts and the 2pg in-class essay will be
worth 50pts, for a total of 100pts.
For those entering 11th Grade - Theology 11
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Ignatius Press, ISBN: 9781586173340)
About the book – Harriet Beecher Stowe was appalled by slavery, and she took one of the few
options open to nineteenth century women who wanted to affect public opinion: she wrote a
novel, a huge, enthralling narrative that claimed the heart, soul, and politics of millions of her
contemporaries. Uncle Tom’s Cabin paints pictures of three plantations, each worse than the
other, where even the best plantation leaves a slave at the mercy of fate or debt. Her questions
remain penetrating even today: “Can man ever be trusted with wholly irresponsible power?” First
published more than 150 years ago, this monumental work is today being reexamined by critics,
scholars, and students. Though “Uncle Tom” has become a synonym for a fawning black yesman, Stowe’s Tom is actually American literature’s first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing
to obey his oppressors. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid
depiction of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanity-and the courage it takes to fight
against them.
Assignment – Read up to and including Chapter 26. Write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the chapters,
identifying the main characters in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the key decisions they make that
affect themselves and others; be sure to use some direct quotes. This is due on the first day your class meets. During
the first two weeks of school, you will finish the rest of the book and write a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and
your journal entries. Your teacher will give you the essay topics during the first week of school. The journal entries will
be worth 50pts and the 2pg in-class essay will be worth 50pts, for a total of 100pts.
For those entering 12th Grade - Theology 12
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Edited by Andew Sanders) Oxford University Press, ISBN# 9780199536238
About the book – In this exciting novel set during the French Revolution, Charles Dickens
expresses sympathy for the downtrodden poor and their outrage at the self-indulgent
aristocracy. But Dickens is no friend of the vengeful mob that storms the Bastille and cheers the
guillotine. As with all of his stories, his passion is for the unforgettable and unrepeatable
individuals he creates. The sorrows of the suffering masses, their demands for justice, and the
indiscriminate fury they unleash take flesh in Madame Defarge, while the self-sacrifice that is the
truest means of atonement and rebirth manifests in the unlikely hero Sydney Carton. In A Tale of
Two Cities, humanity does not show its best side in the mean streets of Paris or even London, but
in the intimate circle of loyal friends that gathers around the honorable Doctor Manette and his
lovely daughter, Lucie.
Assignment – Read and write a short paragraph journal entry for each of the chapters, identifying the main characters
in each chapter, their thoughts and feelings, and the key decisions they make that affect themselves and others; be
sure to use some direct quotes. This is due on the first day your class meets. During the first week of school, you will
write a 2pg in-class essay based on the book and your journal entries. Your teacher will give you the essay topics
during the first week of school. The journal entries will be worth 50pts and the 2pg in-class essay will be worth 50pts,
for a total of 100pts.
Book 2:
English Summer Required Reading 2014
The English department has designated one required book for each class. Please get the specified copy of the book
- ISBN#’s have been included to help you with this.
Remember all writing assignments must be typed and completed using MLA format. The pages should have 1in.
margins, be double-spaced, and in 12 pt. Times New Roman font. Assignments are due on the first day of class.
Please contact Mrs. Reger with any questions concerning the books or assignments: [email protected]
For those entering 7th Grade - English 7 or Accelerated English 7:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Penguin Classics, ISBN# 978-0143039563)
Assignment – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been called an entertaining story for boys and girls,
and a reminder of childhood for men and women. Examine Tom Sawyer’s development through
childhood and how he reacts to the adult responsibility thrust upon him. As you read and annotate,
make note of where the reader sees Tom Sawyer leave his childhood behind and where he develops
in maturity. Then, in a well-developed essay and using textual evidence to support your answer,
explain how Twain develops Tom’s character throughout the novel.
Required length – 2 pages
For those entering 8th Grade - English 8 or Accelerated English 8
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Penguin Classics, ISBN#978-0-345-33968-3)
Assignment – In The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien portrays evil as powerful. As you read and annotate, make
note of examples of good and evil in the novel. Then, in a well-developed essay, discuss in what ways he
shows evil to be a powerful force, how he demonstrates evil can be fought, and what he seems to say
about the battle between good and evil.
Required length – 2 pages
For those taking Literature of the Western World or Accelerated Literature of the Western World:
Prentice Hall Literature (Prentice Hall, ISBN#0131317180)
Read only Antigone by Sophocles
Assignment - After reading and thoroughly annotating the play, think about the issues Sophocles
brings up and whether you identify most with Creon or Antigone. Write an essay in which you
explain with whom you most identify. Be sure to give particular reasons and evidence from the play
to support your response. You will want to consider any actions, events, or lines in the drama that
particularly lead you to identify with the character you have chosen. You could also note any
differences if necessary.
Required length – 3 pages
For those taking American Literature or Accelerated American Literature:
To Killl a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Harper Perennial, ISBN#0-06-093546-4)
Assignment – As you read, make note of the imagery Harper Lee uses, especially when describing the
setting. An example of this is on page 6 when she says that “Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the
morning” because of the heat. Write an essay in which you explain how the imagery in the novel helps
to reveal and explain the setting of the story.
Required length – 3 pages
For those taking Advanced Composition
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (Knopf, ISBN# 0-375-84220-9)
Advanced Composition Assignment – 1. Annotate as you read The Book Thief. See attached sheet on
how to annotate a text. You must comment at least once every 5 pages to receive full credit.
2. Review the definitions of the following literary devices: alliteration, allusion, metaphor,
personification, simile, symbolism. As you read The Book Thief, make note of at least four instances of
each of these devices. Record the page numbers of each instance on the inside cover of the book.
3. Attached are pictures of the UK and Australian covers for The Book Thief. As if you were the
artist, explain why each book cover is an ideal visual representation of this book (including the
American cover). This should be a total of at least six paragraphs. Be convincing as you try to get
me to agree with you! Please write this essay in MLA format.
Please see the attachment for details.
Please contact Mr. Radosta for further questions or concerns: [email protected].
For those taking AP English Language:
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (Knopf, ISBN# 0-375-84220-9)
AP English Language Assignment – Please see the attachment for details.
Please contact Mr. Radosta for further questions or concerns: [email protected]
For those taking British Literature
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Edited by Andew Sanders) Oxford University Press, ISBN# 9780199536238
Assignment – As you read A Tale of Two Cities, thoroughly annotate the text. Please see Dr. Rumiano about
annotation expectations and for examples of what is meant by “thoroughly” before starting
summer break. Students who add class after the start of summer break may see front office for
example packets. Students will be given a grade out of 50 points for their annotations (quality and quantity).
Critic James R. Cope suggests that one could argue that Madame Defarge both is and is not a symbol
for the French Revolution. With this debate in mind, write an essay in which you argue either that Madame
Defarge is as symbol for the French Revolution or (if she is not) that another specifically identified character,
object, or image acts as a symbol for the French Revolution within the novel. Students will receive a grade out of 100 points for
the essay.
SOME ESSAY SPECIFICS
At least three (3) full pages – Your essay (excluding the Works Cited page, which will be page 5) should go to
about half of page 4.
MLA style/format (margins, heading(s), punctuation, etc.)
12 point-Times New Roman font
Use of textual support with proper parenthetical references
Must include a Works Cited page
For those taking AP English Literature
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Edited by Andew Sanders) Oxford University Press, ISBN# 9780199536238
Assignment: As you read A Tale of Two Cities, thoroughly annotate the text. Please see Dr. Rumiano about
annotation expectations and for examples of what is meant by “thoroughly” before starting summer break.
Students who add class after the start of summer break may see front office for example packets. Students will be
given a grade out of 50 points for their annotations (quality and quantity).
Write an essay in which you argue/support a specific thesis about Dickens’s use of the light, darkness, and the
contrast between the two as symbols throughout the novel. Hint: Your thesis should make a claim about
how, in what ways, to what effects, for what purposes, etc. that Dickens uses the symbols. Do not merely argue
that he uses the symbols and where they occur. Such has already been established in the first sentence of this
prompt. Argue something analytical/interpretive about the use, effect, or purpose of the symbols throughout the narrative.
Students will receive a grade out of 100 points for the essay.
SOME ESSAY SPECIFICS
At least five (5) full pages – your essay (excluding the Works Cited page, which will be page 7) should go to
about half of page 6.
MLA style/format (margins, heading(s), punctuation, etc.)
12 point-Times New Roman font
Use of textual support with proper parenthetical references
Must include a Works Cited page
Book 3:
Everybody Reads!
The students will choose their final book from the extensive Everybody Reads list. The goal of the Everybody Reads
program is to encourage pleasure reading by familiarizing the students with authors and literary works which include
a range of genres and universal themes transcending place and time. The program also gives our faculty and staff an
opportunity to model the behavior of life-long readers. The books on the list are chosen by the faculty and changes
each year with new and exciting selections.
Assignment:
Students will read the book over the summer and will complete the following assignments in order to prepare for the
group discussion when they return to school.
7th through 9th grade students
o Read the book carefully in its entirety!
o Select a passage that they find particularly striking, significant, humorous or moving and type out the
selected passage using correct MLA citation. (5 points)
o Write 3 interpretive/analytical questions about the book and type a well-developed paragraph
response for each question. (15 points)
o Write a 3 paragraph essay expressing their opinion on why they did or did not like the book, giving
specific evidence from the text to support their response. This essay will be used to help facilitate the
discussion. (30 points)
10th through 12th grade students
o Read the book carefully in its entirety!
o Select a passage that they find particularly striking, significant, humorous or moving and type out the
selected passage using correct citation. (5 points)
o Write 3 interpretive/analytical questions about the book and type a well-developed paragraph
response for each question. (15 points)
o Write a 3 paragraph essay expressing their opinion on why they did or did not like the book,
incorporating textual citations to support their ideas. This essay will be used to help facilitate the
discussion. (30 points)
All writing should adhere to MLA formatting standards.
Please Note:
If you cannot find your name on the lists below, please select a book with fewer than ten students in the group and
email your selection to Mrs. Reger at [email protected]. Please wait for the response from Mrs. Reger before
you purchase or start reading your book as the reading group may already be full.
The following pages contain the books for the 2014 Everybody Reads program. Enjoy!
Everybody Reads 2014: Book Selection List
List for Rising 7th – 9th
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
In the second century AD, when the Ninth Roman Legion marched into the mists of northern
Britain, not one man came back. Four thousand men disappeared, and the Eagle, the symbol of the
Legion's honor, was lost. Years later there is a story that the Eagle has been seen again. Marcus
Aquila, whose father disappeared with the Ninth, travels north to find the Eagle, to bring it back,
and to learn how his father died.
Sponsored by Ms. Faraj
1) David Sullivan
2) Sang Fessenden
3) Ben Mangum
4) Cullen O’Gara
5) David Garzon
6) Jack Ginley
7) Conner McKittrick
8) Ryan Harrison
9) Chris Wilkinson
10) Paxton Martin
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
To defend against a hostile alien race, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them
as soldiers. A brilliant boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is drafted to the orbiting Battle School for
rigorous military training. Is Ender the general Earth needs? His two older siblings are every bit as
unusual as he is, and between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world --if the world survives.
Sponsored by Mr. Reger
1) James English
2) Emma Daly
3) Siofra Casey
4) Moises Marquez
5) Watson Casal
6) Ben Ambo
7) Nnaemeka Adibe
8) Zach Simpson
9) Olivia Ford
10) Aidan Weeks
Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
With her parents lost to assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen
Sophia. Starved and miserable, locked in the castle's highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a
mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an
obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle's pantries, setting her hair on fire... But
Ben's private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat to her kingdom. Can Ben save
the country and herself from tyranny?
Sponsored by Mrs. Tarrant
1) Haben Tijar
2) Morgan Wright
3) Karen Kirunda
4) Donovan Lewis
5) Emma Heery
6) Alena Polvino
7) Smyth Harper
8) John Thompson
9) ________________________________________________
10)___________________________________________
The Bomb by Theodore Taylor
It is 1946, a year after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and World War II is over. But the
U.S. government has decided that further tests of atomic bombs must be conducted. When Bikini
Atoll is chosen for the testing site, the inhabitants of the tiny island are told they must relocate for
just two years. But sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu believes the Americans are lying and that it will
never be safe to return. He must find a way to stop the first bomb before it is dropped . . . even if it
means risking his own destruction.
Sponsored by Mr. Labbe
1) Addison Palmer
2) Angel Casillas
3) Matthew Zdrahal
4) Mason Anker
5) Ben McCarty
6) Pamela Flores
7) Kyle Bannon
8) Emma Winkler
9) Davis Jones
10) Manny Yepes
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage provides an account of the voyage undertaken by polar explorer
Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the Endurance in 1914-15, telling how the men survived
after their ship became locked inside an island of ice and drifted for ten months.
Sponsored by Mrs. Jiang
1) Dylan O’Hare
2) Will Stinnett
3) Christian DeSchepper
4) Sean Dolan
5) Eli Sysyn
6) Conor O’Gara
7) Jackson King
8) Harrison Oyler
9) Jack Meenan
10) William Arnold
Things Not Seen –Andrew Clements
Fifteen-year-old Bobby thinks he knows what it's like to be invisible; he's used to being ignored by
the popular kids at school (especially the girls). Even his parents hardly seem to notice whether
he's home or not. Then one morning, Bobby wakes up to find that he IS invisible. For real.
Sponsored by Mr. Durski
1) Julia Morris
2) Regina Munoz
3) Angel Anaya
4) Ava Polvino
5) Mykala Green
6) Sarah Durham
7) Sam Skillin
8) Alex Ruiz
9) Burton Trask
10) Kristen Kelly
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Unexpectedly returning to England from Istanbul, famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot finds
himself traveling on the Orient Express. One of the passengers, Mr. Ratchett informs Poirot that he
has been receiving anonymous threats and asks Poirot to act as his bodyguard. Poirot declines but
when Ratchett is found the next morning stabbed to death, it is apparent that the threats he
received were very real.
Sponsored by Mr. Clements
1) Patrick Schulman
2) Jake Vincent
3) Anna Neligan
4) Maddie Hardt
5) Lillian Cabrera
6) Paloma Rubio
7) Will Fearon
8) Ben Grisham
9) Coleman DeSchepper
10) Sophia John
Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
Will Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense but in ninth grade,
shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the entire world differently and
gains new perspective on his relationships with his little sister and two closest friends.
Sponsored by
1) Demorius Taylor
2) Nikki Kasal
3) Alex Vickery
4) Shantell Ward
5) Jesus Amaya
6) Morgan Delaney
7) Hardy Langford
8) Tyler Demmings
9) Scott Jackson
10) Nolan Gibbs
The Yggyssey by Daniel Pinkwater
In the mid-1950s, Yggdrasil Birnbaum and her friends, Seamus and Neddie, journey to Old New Hackensack,
which is on another plane, to try to learn why ghosts are disappearing from the Birnbaum's hotel and other
Hollywood, California, locations. Sequel to Neddiad – ER 2013
Sponsored by
1) Rosie Stagliano
2) Fernanda Banuelos
3) Jack Ryan
4) Jack Bohling
5) Jordan Pinkett
6) Patrick Markwalter
7) ________________________________________________
8) ____________________________________________
9) ________________________________________________
10) __________________________________________
List for Both Rising 7th – 9th and Rising 10th – 12th
The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldman, OFM
by Gereon Karl Goldmann
Here is the astonishing true story of the harrowing experiences of a young German
seminarian drafted into Hitler's dreaded SS at the onset of World War II. Without betraying
his Christian ideals, against all odds, and in the face of evil, Gereon Goldmann was able to
complete his priestly training, be ordained, and secretly minister to German Catholic
soldiers and innocent civilian victims caught up in the horrors of war.
Sponsored by Mrs. Reger
1) Dillon O’Gara
2) Jack Voss
3) Sofia Pineda
4) Tommie Swink
5) Witt Hollensbe
6) Tommy Carroll
7) Jack Meenan
8) Nick Mays
9) Alex Southworth
10) Josh Oliver
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Nolans lived in the Williamsburg slums of Brooklyn from 1902 until 1919. Their daughter,
Francis, and their son, Neely, knew more than their fair share of the privations and sufferings that
are the lot of a great city’s poor. This is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood
and family relationships.
Sponsored by
1) Sara Wilson
2) Natalie Casal
3) Andrew Pan
4) Sydnee Crawford
5) &DW6DQFKH]__
6) Emmie Douglas
7) Kaia Rummelsburg
8) ____________________________________________
9) ________________________________________________
10) __________________________________________
Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor
suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his
college mentor.
Sponsored by Mr. Rondeau
1) Gabe Hosier
2) Yihen Huang
3) Cole Austen
4) Josie Zhou
5) Becca Rios
6) Michael Centola
7) Jack Sabol
8) Hannah Ward
9) Vinny Antinori
10) Matthew Spencer
Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson
A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts
from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance
along the way.
Sponsored by Ms. Faber
1) Andrea Burkle
2) Brina Skillin
3) Jordan Daly
4) Cristina Cunningham
5) Teresa Munoz
6) Alba Sanders
7) Jaelyn Kelly
8) Kyla Hill
9) Samantha Allen
10) Kennedy Willis
Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
When four-year-old Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy his family was
overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren’t expecting, though, was the story that
emerged in the following months—a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little
boy’s trip to heaven and back.
Sponsored by Mrs. Lee
1) Sarah Gunderson
2) Allie Bertany
3) Jonah Gunderson
4) Noah Gunderson
5) Elizabeth Perez
6) Michael Bertany
7) Ellie Whelan
8) Mary Palmer Mason
9) Emma Jones
10) Andi Rozzelle
List for Rising 10th – 12th
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
When Latour arrives in 1851 in the territory of New Mexico, newly acquired by the United States,
what he finds is a vast desert region of red hills and tortured arroyos that is American by law but
Mexican and Indian in custom and belief. Over the next four decades, Latour works gently and
tirelessly to spread his faith and to build a soaring cathedral out of the local golden rock while
contending with unforgiving terrain, derelict and sometimes rebellious priests, and his own
loneliness.
Sponsored by
1) ________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________
3) ________________________________________________
4) ____________________________________________
5) ________________________________________________
6) ____________________________________________
7) ________________________________________________
8) ____________________________________________
9) ________________________________________________
10) __________________________________________
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the 1936 Olympic Games hosted by Germany, America's
threat to boycott the games, and the four Olympic gold medals won by African-American athlete
Jesse Owens, whose performance crushed Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy
Sponsored by Mr. Radosta
1) Taylor Hazen
2) Drew Vincent
3) Megan Radosta
4) Liam Chandler
5) Spencer Woolson
6) Jesse Zurovchak
7) Ellie Higgins
8) Anna Podratsky
9) Luke Oliver
11) Toni Rummelsburg
10) Alex Pinzon
The Executive in You: My Journey from the African Village to Corporate America
by Patrick Lukulay
The Executive in You is the captivating true story of Dr. Patrick Lukulay, a man who refuses
to let his humble beginnings determine the course of his future. While discovering the
executive within himself, Patrick also seeks to bring out the best in others. His story inspires,
motivates, and serves as a reminder of our innate ability to reach for the best. He offers
wisdom and insight for people who wish to change their lives while also reminding us of
what really matters: serving as a stepping-stone to others' success.
Sponsored by Dr. Deen
1) Davey O’Haren
2) Alex Mays
3) Austin Thomas
4) Brian Mocarski
5) Emma Zdrahal
6) Roberto Goiuzueta
7) Lizzie Markham
8) Blake Weekly
9) Emma Bohling
10) Chris Samson
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall
Hollywood art dealer Ron Hall and former Louisiana indentured servant Denver Moore reflect on
their lives and the friendship that was established between them thanks to Ron's late wife
Deborah's volunteer work at Union Gospel Mission in Fort Worth, Texas.
Sponsored by Mrs. Jimenez
1) Emily Schulte
2) Carolina Pinzon
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Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two
conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and
bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And
far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Bright futures, untested innocence, and
pristine beauty were also the casualties of war. Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning
masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable—the dramatic story of the battleground for
America’s destiny.
Sponsored by Mr. Rosenzweig
1) Blake Anker
2) Chris Bell
3) Tyler Nguyen
4) Daniel Grantham
5) Conner Whelan
6) Kyle Winkler
7) Jason Xu
8) Maggie Munoz
9) Patrick Daly
10) Andrew Vickery
11) John Radosta
Miracles by C.S. Lewis
In the classic Miracles, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, argues
that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal
involvement of God in his creation.
Sponsored by Mr. Spann
1) Neala Casey
2) Lauren Bohling
3) Christian Jasmin
4) Shane Woolson
5) Thomas Hardt
6) Olivia Macik
7) Walker King
8) Giovanni Villavicencio
9) Gabriela Flores
10) Andrew O'Hare
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian
home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a
prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like
hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family.
Sponsored by Miss Triggs
1) Alan Zhu
2) Jaidy Velasquez
3) Hayley Scott
4) Megan O’Meara
5) Catie Johnson
6) Rhett Jerum
7) Eric Hu
8) Bailey Garthune
9) Tom Yao
10) Isabella Esteban
If I Stay by Gale Foreman
In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident;
she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she
finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck... A sophisticated,
layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all
make.
Sponsored by Ms. Rombalski
1) Ajia Robinson
2) Stephanie Perez
3) Lenny Jimenez
4) Catherine Dale
5) Reeves Holden
6) Nora Jha
7) Delphine Mason
8) Meredith Gordon
9) Kelly Day
10) Eve Fickett
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
For rising juniors and seniors only.
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape
save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls, it is gray. The
sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them
there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk
the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food- and each other.
Content advisory:
In The Road, Cormac McCarthy offers a devastating portrait of a post-apocalyptic world. The work
employs a number of narrative elements – including violence – to great effect. The Road contains a
fight scene involving a handgun and a single instance of profanity, as well as a few allusions to
(but not direct portrayals of) cannibalism. It is my hope that students will see these elements as a
jumping point for a serious discussion about the book's profoundly moral message, and that we
see the bleak environment that McCarthy portrays as one that magnifies the tremendous love
between a father and his son. McCarthy is widely considered one of the greatest living American
writers, and The Road is sure to inspire and move us. Parents who have further questions about the
contents should feel free to email Mr. Oppermann: [email protected].
1) Stephen Weidl
2) Lauren Krupczak
3) Jerry Gao
4) Howard Cheng
5) Alex Nunez
6) John Arnold
7) Ryan Durham
8) Sinead Cleary
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A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter Miller
Down the long centuries after the Flame Deluge scoured the earth clean, the monks of the Order
of St. Leibowitz the Engineer kept alive the ancient knowledge. In their monastery in the Utah
desert, they preserved the precious relics of their founder: the blessed blueprint, the sacred
shopping list and the holy shrine of Fallout Shelter. Watched over by an immortal wanderer, they
witnessed humanity's rebirth from ashes, and saw reenacted the eternal drama of the struggle
between light and darkness, life and death.
Sponsored by Dr. Schreiber
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda
to her rightful place using illusion and skillful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous
tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island.
Sponsored by Dr. Rumiano
1) Meredith Jones
2) Will Kibbe
3) Derek Gomez
4) Paula Garzon
5) Liyuan Gu
6) Julian Vissenberg
7) Lena L. Jones
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a
contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could
such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world’s most heinous villains—a venomous
hunchback who may have killed his brother’s children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have
been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England’s throne? Grant determines to find out
once and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what kind of man Richard
Plantagenet really was and who killed the Little Princes in the Tower.
Sponsored by Mr. Curtin
1) Alexis Wilkinson
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Holy Spirit Prep
Everybody Reads 2014
Parent Consent Form
Sign-up day is Friday, May 16th beginning at 7:30am in the Liberal Arts Building
Students, you must bring this signed consent form to the lobby of the liberal arts building to
select a book. You cannot sign-up without this consent form. Once you have made a selection, it
cannot be changed. If you do not return this consent form, a book will be chosen for you after all
of the other students have signed-up.
Please write your name and your 1st three choices below.
Your name
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
To the parent or guardian:
I have read the attached information letter and the book list in this packet.
By signing below, I give permission for my students to read any of the books listed in the
Everybody Reads packet except (please list exceptions below):
Parent/Guardian Signature
Date