10th+Grade

Purpose: To encourage sophomores to read a minimum of four books over the summer, one will be the assigned Upper School summer book, the others will be from the list provided on this Wiki. Students are strongly encouraged to read more books of their choice and simply let Mrs. Bonnyman know what you are reading. Please make at least three blog entrees for each book. There are vocabulary and spelling practice links as well. Rising sophomores can begin to practice a minimum of two tests a week in the Princeton Review SAT or PSAT workbook.**
 * Rising Sophomores

//1. Speak// by Laurie Halse Anderson. This is the story of a high school freshman who starts the year as an outcast because she called the police at a party where she was raped. You won’t be able to put this book down. 2. //Learning to Bow// by Bruce Feiler. This is the self told story of a young teacher who went to Japan to teach English to 7th graders; funny and fascinating. 3. //An Ordinary Man by// Paul Rusesabagina. If you saw the movie "Hotel Rowanda," this is that story written by the main character. He was the manager of the luxurious hotel Milles Collines when the 1994 genocide happened in Rwanda. He bravely sheltered over 1,200 Tutsi and Hutu refugees. This book has been chosen as a Rome community read, and the author will speak this fall. 4. Upper School assigned book
 * Books**

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