9th Grade Summer Reading List - CD Hylton High School

2008 Summer Reading Program – Grade 9
for C.D. Hylton Senior High School
Phone (703) 580-4000
INTRODUCTION
Summer reading is voluntary’ however, all students in Prince William County Public
Schools are encouraged to participate in a summer reading program. The Summer
Quest Program and the Teen Summer Reading Program offered through the Prince
William County Library System are two options open to students who wish to earn
bonus points for summer reading. The third opportunity for students is to choose
novels from the summer reading lists provided by the Language Arts Department at
C. D. Hylton Senior High School.
Prince William County’s regulation 637-1 states that students in English classes who
complete two books and the documentation for those books will receive two
percentage points added to the first quarter English grade. For example, a student
who earns 82% for the first quarter would receive an 84%, pushing the grade to a B.
This opportunity is also available to students enrolling in Pre-AP or AP classes for
school year 2007-2008.
The documentation requires that students “provide the author, title, publishing
information, and an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book along with a
parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.” The
publishing information should be provided following this format example:
Fixx, James F. The Complete Book of Running. New York: Random House, 1977.
Students enrolled in Pre-AP 9, Pre-AP 10, Advanced Placement Language and
Composition (11 th ), or Advanced Placement Literature (12 th ) are STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED to choose the titles selected for those courses and to complete the
support work when provided. These assignments and lists of required and optional
novels are enclosed within this packet. It is the opinion of the instructors of AP and
PreAP courses that reading during the summer supports the very important practice
of comprehension, analysis, and application that are the foundation for the approach
to literature in the advanced-level classes. However, summer reading and
assignments are no longer required.

Please see the Hylton High School webpage for further clarification from the AP
Coordinator, Mrs. Meg Holt.

Grade Nine
Summer reading is a voluntary program for ALL students. Hylton students enrolled in English 9 classes
may do one of the following for extra credit: (1) read any two books from the list below and provide
documentation as explained in paragraph three of the Introduction, (2) complete the Summer Quest
Program, or (3) complete the Teen Summer Reading Program (the latter two offered by the Prince William
County Library System). Documentation (as explained in the Introduction) verifying completion of any of the
summer reading options is due the second day of class.
Pre-AP 9 students are strongly encouraged to read to read The Book Thief, noted with an asterisk (*)
in the list below. It is recommended that students begin reading immediately. The novel may be
challenging, but rewarding, and will serve to introduce students to Hylton’s philosophy of the importance of
independent reading. Documentation (as explained in the Introduction) verifying completion of any of the
summer reading options is due the second day of class.
The Moves Make the Man / Bruce Brooks
An African-American boy and an emotionally troubled white boy in North Carolina form a precarious
friendship.
Going Solo / Roald Dahl
As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living
in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
Danger Zone / David Klass
When he joins a predominantly African American "Teen Dream Team" that will be representing the
United States in an international basketball tournament in Rome, Jimmy Doyle makes some unexpected
discoveries about prejudice, racism, and politics.
The Pigman / Paul Zindel
Two high school sophomores from unhappy homes form a close friendship with a lonely old man with a
terrible secret.
My Life with Martin Luther King / Coretta Scott King
An inside look at the life and work of the noted civil rights leader, from the viewpoint of his wife Coretta
Scott King.
A Gathering of Old Men / Ernest Gaines
When Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing
form a wall of protection around the real murderer.
Dragonwings / Laurence Yep
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him
realize his dream of making a flying machine.
Growing Up / Russell Baker
The memoirs of the Pulitzer prizewinning columnist of the New York Times which is the story of growing
up in America between the World Wars, through the years of depression, and of overcoming adversity with
courage and love.Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now / Maya Angelou

Death Be Not Proud / John Gunther
A biography of the author's son, who died at seventeen after a fourteen-month illness caused by a brain
tumor.
Dune / Frank Herbert
Presents a companion work to the science fiction classic, and includes essays; correspondence between
the author and his editor; the article "They Stopped the Moving Sands," which inspired the novel; and the
short work "Spice Planet."
SLAM ! / Walter Dean Myers
Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner
city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.
*The Book Thief / Marcus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German
girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding,
as well as their neighbors.
If there are any questions regarding the format or completion of this work, please e-mail Megan
Hostutler, the ninth grade lead teacher, at hostutml@pwcs.edu. If you do not have access to email,
please phone her at 703-580-4000.