Summer Assignments and reading 2020
Summer Work
Some courses require additional work in the summer in order to prepare for the course. The teachers of these courses have submitted this material which has been approved by their respective department chairs.
The following courses have submitted summer work for 2020:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP French Language
- AP Latin
- AP Physics 1
- AP Physics C
- AP Psychology
- AP Studio Art
- AP US History
Please use the following link to access the documents for your respective course: Summer Assignments 2020
Summer Reading
We are excited about our summer book choices and hope you will be, too. While you do not need to keep a journal or write an essay on these books, you should read the books actively and attentively. When you return to school in the fall, your teachers will lead activities to assess your completion and measure your comprehension of these works.
Please note that, beginning Tuesday, May 30, these books may be ordered directly from our online bookstore, MBS Direct. Click on Order Your Books and follow the easy instructions to make your selections. We also encourage you to read for pleasure during the summer. Reading good books is the best way to improve your reading comprehension, reading rate, and vocabulary.
[Books may be purchased from sources other than MBS Direct, but be sure to obtain the edition with the correct ISBN number.]
7th Grade - English 7 (EN001)
Lightning Thief
Author: Riordan, Rick
ISBN 13: 978-0-7868-3865-3
ISBN 10: 0-7868-3865-5
MBS Direct SKU #: 775276
Publisher: Ingram Book Co.
Publisher Imprint: Miramax Books
Sea of Monsters
Author: Riordan, Rick
ISBN 13: 978-1-4231-0334-9
ISBN 10: 1-4231-0334-3
MBS Direct SKU #: 815100
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Publisher Imprint: Miramax Books
Titan's Curse
Author: Riordan, Rick
ISBN 13: 978-1-4231-0148-2
ISBN 10: 1-4231-0148-0
MBS Direct SKU #: 883348
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Publisher Imprint: Disney Press
8th Grade - English 8 (EN050)
Enders Game
Author: Card, Orson Scott
ISBN 13: 978-0-8125-5070-2
ISBN 10: 0-8125-5070-6
MBS Direct SKU #: 142013
Publisher: MacMillan Higher Education
Publisher Imprint: Tor Books
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Author: Kamkwamba, William / Mealer, Bryan
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-173033-7
ISBN 10: 0-06-173033-5
MBS Direct SKU #: 1008438
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
9th Grade - English 9 (EN101) and Advanced English 9 (EN103)
The Book Thief
Author: Zusak, Markus
ISBN 13: 978-0-375-84220-7
ISBN 10: 0-375-84220-9
MBS Direct SKU #: 848361
Publisher: Penguin Random House Llc
Publisher Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
10th Grade - English 10 (EN201) and AP English Language and Composition 10 (EN605)
Angela's Ashes
Author: McCourt, Frank
ISBN 13: 978-0-684-84267-7
ISBN 10: 0-684-84267-X
MBS Direct SKU #: 755457
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Publisher Imprint: Touchstone Books
11th Grade - English 11 (EN301)
the Old Man and the Sea
Author: Hemingway, Ernest
ISBN 13: 978-0-684-80122-3
ISBN 10: 0-684-80122-1
MBS Direct SKU #: 21161
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publisher Imprint: Charles Scribner's & Sons
When Breath Becomes Air
Author: Kalanithi, Paul
ISBN 13: 978-0-8129-8840-6
ISBN 10: 0-8129-8840-X
MBS Direct SKU #: 1870593
Publisher: Penguin Random House Llc
Publisher Imprint: Random House, Inc.
11th Grade - AP English Language and Composition 11 (EN605)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Author: Foster, Thomas C.
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-230167-3
ISBN 10: 0-06-230167-5
MBS Direct SKU #: 1489738
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
the Old Man and the Sea
Author: Hemingway, Ernest
ISBN 13: 978-0-684-80122-3
ISBN 10: 0-684-80122-1
MBS Direct SKU #: 21161
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publisher Imprint: Charles Scribner's & Sons
When Breath Becomes Air
Author: Kalanithi, Paul
ISBN 13: 978-0-8129-8840-6
ISBN 10: 0-8129-8840-X
MBS Direct SKU #: 1870593
Publisher: Penguin Random House Llc
Publisher Imprint: Random House, Inc.
11th Grade - AP English Literature and Composition 11 (EN602)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Author: Foster, Thomas C.
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-230167-3
ISBN 10: 0-06-230167-5
MBS Direct SKU #: 1489738
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
the Old Man and the Sea
Author: Hemingway, Ernest
ISBN 13: 978-0-684-80122-3
ISBN 10: 0-684-80122-1
MBS Direct SKU #: 21161
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publisher Imprint: Charles Scribner's & Sons
GILEAD
Author: Robinson, Marilynne
ISBN 13: 978-0-312-42440-4
ISBN 10: 0-312-42440-X
MBS Direct SKU #: 723500
Publisher: MacMillan Higher Education
Publisher Imprint: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, Inc.
12th Grade - English 12 (EN401)
The Lovely Bones
Author: Sebold, Alice
ISBN 13: 978-0-316-16881-6
ISBN 10: 0-316-16881-5
MBS Direct SKU #: 644624
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Publisher Imprint: Backbay Books
12th Grade - AP English Literature and Composition 12 (EN602)
The things they carried
Author: O'Brien, Tim
ISBN 13: 978-0-547-42029-5
ISBN 10: 0-547-42029-3
MBS Direct SKU #: 2006572
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Dien cai dau
Author: Komunyakaa, Yusef
ISBN 13: 978-0-8195-1164-5
ISBN 10: 0-8195-1164-1
MBS Direct SKU #: 159503
Publisher: Hopkins Fulfillment Services
Publisher Imprint: Wesleyan University Press
The Round House
Author: Erdich, Louise
ISBN 13: 9780062065254
ISBN 10: 978-0062065254
MBS Direct SKU #:
Publisher: Harper Perennial, Reprint edition (September 24, 2013)
12th Grade - Shakespeare (EN701)
SHAkespeare in a divided america
Author: Shapiro, James
ISBN 13: 978-0525522298
ISBN 10: 0525522298
MBS Direct SKU #:
Publisher: Penguin Press
year of lear: shakespeare in 1606
Author: Shapiro, James
ISBN 13: 978-1-4165-4165-3
ISBN 10: 1-4165-4165-9
MBS Direct SKU #: 1915857
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.