For students entering

Grade 10

Dear Student,

If you plan to enroll in the World Literature (regents) class, you are required to read one selection from the following list.

If you plan to enroll in the World Literature, and Analysis (honors) class, you will be required to read two (2) selections from the list. At least one of those titles must be designated as “more challenging.” Those titles marked with an asterisk (*) are considered “more challenging.”

Please remember that you are entering a course entitled World Literature, which is why many of these titles appear unfamiliar. The list before you is a collection of contemporary and classic titles written by authors who represent multiple cultures and ethnicities. Some of the authors are American but represent a multicultural background, while other authors on the list find origin in countries outside of the United States. Any title chosen should provide you with a better understanding of the multicultural realm.

Use the following key to help you make your choice

classic (CL)

contemporary (C)

mature (M)

mystery and suspense (M&S)

non-fiction (NF)

science fiction (S)

teenage issues (TI)

For further information regarding the titles, as well as book reviews, please go to www.barnesandnoble.com or www.amazon.com.

Approximately three weeks into the school year, you will be asked to write an essay based on your book(s). This grade will become part of your first quarter average.

Enjoy reading and have a great summer!

Sincerely,

The Tenth Grade English Teachers

Suggested Titles

*A Fine Balance (C) by Rohinton Mistry

*All Quiet on the Western Front (CL) by Erich Marie Remarque

*Candide (CL) by Voltaire

*Ceremony (C) by Leslie-Marmon Silko

Crick Crack Monkey (C &TI) by Merle Hodge

*Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth (CL) by Herman Hesse

*Exodus (CL) by Leon Uris

*House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Indian Killer (C) by Sherman Alexie

In the Time of the Butterflies (C) by Julia Alvarez

Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran (NF) by Roya Hakakian

Kitchen God’s Wife (C) by Amy Tan

Midnight at the Dragon Café (C) by Judy Fong Bates

*My Antonia (CL) by Willa Cather

My Brother, My Sister, and I (C) by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

*Native Speaker (C) by Chang-Rae Lee

Shosha (C) by Issac Bashevis Singer

*Stones from the River (C) by Ursula Hegi

*The Caine Mutiny (CL) by Herman Wouk

*The House of the Spirits (C) by Isabel Allende

The Liar’s Club (NF & M) by Mary Karr

The Namesake (C) by Jhumpa Lahiri

*The Once and Future King (CL) by T.H. White

Ultimate Journey (NF) by Richard Bernstein

When I Was Puerto Rican (NF) by Esmeralda Santiago

Have a wonderful summer!