Upper Cape Tech’s Summer Reading List
Class of 2014 (Seniors)
Instructions
AP Students - Read all four readings from the “AP” list.
Senior Electives - Read one book from either the “AP,” “Senior Electives,” or “Book Choices for All Grades” lists.
Book Choices for All Grades: CP1 or CP2 Students Only
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen®: Historical Romance
Under the Dome by Stephen King: Horror, Science Fiction*
Into Thin Air by John Krakauer: Nonfiction, Survival*
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons: Dystopian Fiction*
Francona: The Red Sox Years by Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy: Biography*
Just One Day by Gayle Forman: Teen Romance*
Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein: Animal Story
Croak by Gina Damico: Teens, Horror, Grim Reaper*
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harken: Nonfiction, Teen Imprisonment*
The Host by Stephenie Meyer: Science Fiction Thriller, Romance*
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by W. Hodding Carter: Nonfiction
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie Wars: by Max Brooks: Zombies, Post-Apocalyptic Thriller*
Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell: True Crime, Serial Killer, History*
The Monster in Florence by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi: True Crime*
Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr: True Crime*
AP students are required to read all four readings:
(AP) How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
(AP) Hamlet by William Shakespeare
(AP) Dante’s Inferno by Dante & Anthony Esolen
(AP) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King*
Senior Electives - Choose one:
The Thief by Clive Cussler: Action, Adventure, Espionage*
Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen: Sports Fiction, Football*
Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin (His Fair Assassin Book 1) by Robin LaFevers: Gothic Fantasy,*
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Book 2) by Robin LaFevers: Gothic Fantasy*
Burning Blue by Paul Griffin: Teen Fiction*
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky: Fiction, Teen Problems*
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell: Murder, Mystery*
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult: Teens, Chronic Illness*
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga: Teen Fiction, Serial Killers*
30 Pieces of Silver by Carolyn McCray: Action, Terrorism*
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Ann Fowler: Historical Fiction*
The Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose: Crime, Mystery*
Hard Knocks by Howie Carr: Private-eye Fiction*
Shadow Patrol by Alex Berenson: CIA Mystery*
11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King: Historical Mystery*
Fallen (Fallen Book 1) by Lauren Kate:Teen Fiction, “Hell on Earth”*
Torment (Fallen Book 2) by Lauren Kate: Teen Fiction, “Hell on Earth”*
Passion (Fallen Book 3) by Lauren Kate: Teen Fiction, “Hell on Earth”*
Rapture (Fallen Book 4) by Lauren Kate: Teen Fiction, “Hell on Earth”*
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter: Historical Fiction*
Inferno by Dan Brown: Mystery, Suspense*
Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysan: Teen Fiction, Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental Illness*
A Hundred Flowers: A Novel by Gail Tsukiyama: Chinese Communism, False Imprisonment*
Color Purple by Alice Walker: Historical Drama* **®
Horns by Joe Hill: Horror, Suspense*
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett: Historical Fiction*
The Art of War by Sun Tzu: Nonfiction**
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III: Contemporary Fiction/Cultural*®
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell: Nonfiction **
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: Historical Fiction, Dracula*
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: Historical Fiction* **®
Zeitoun by David Eggers: Nonfiction, Survival, Hurricane Katrina*
Payback Time by Carl Deuker: Sports Fiction*
Ashes (Ashes Book 1) by Ilsa J. Bick: Teen Dystopian Fiction, Horror*
Shadows (Ashes Book 2) by Ilsa J. Bick: Teen Dystopian Fiction, Horror*
The Strain (The Strain Trilogy Book 1) by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan: Horror/Gore*
The Fall (The Strain Trilogy Book 2) by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan: Horror/Gore*
The Night Eternal (The Strain Trilogy Book 3) by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan: Horror/Gore*
Peak by Roland Smith: Teen Adventure/Survival*®
Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves: Jack the Ripper Mystery*
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac: WWII Navajo Marines*
Calico Jim by John Grisham: Sports Fiction*
* May contain scenes that are graphic in nature (violence, sexual content, drug or alcohol use).
** Recommended reading from College-Bound Reading List. ® Award winner (Caldecott, Printz, Newbery ect.)