Academics :: 2011 Summer Reading
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Department
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Course Title
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Book Title
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Required Document(s)
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Book Cover
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Science
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Biology
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The Hot Zone, by Richard
Preston
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Hot Zone Reading Guide
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English
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Introduction to Composition
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Flowers for Algernon,
Daniel Keyes
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Novel Study Guide Outline
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Students do not need to
purchase a specific version of the book. Full size copies of the reading
guides can be downloaded from
www.riordanhs.org.Â
Students who complete the reading guides will be allowed to use them on the
assessment during the first week of school in August.Â
Read all directions
carefully.
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Department
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Course Title
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Book Title
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Required Document(s)
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Book Cover
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Science
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Biology
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The Hot Zone,
by Richard
Preston
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Hot Zone Reading
Guide
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English
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World Literature
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Kite Runner, Khaled
Hosseini
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Kite Runner Novel Study
Guide
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English
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World Literature (RSP)
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Animal Farm, George
Orwell
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Animal Farm Novel Study
Guide
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English
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World Literature (Honors)
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Alive: Story of the Andes
Survivors, Piers Paul Read
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Alive Novel Study Guide
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Social Science
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Early World History
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The Naked Olympics by
Tony Perrottet
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Naked Olympics Reading
Guide
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Social Science
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AP European History
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The Daughter of Time by
Josephine Tey
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The Daughter of Time
Reading Guide
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Students do not need to
purchase a specific version of the book. Full size copies of the reading
guides can be downloaded from www.riordanhs.org.Â
Students who complete the reading guides will be allowed to use them on the
assessment during the first week of school in August. Read all directions
carefully.
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Department
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Course Title
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Book Title
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Required Document(s)
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Book Cover
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English
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20th Century Novel
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The Things They Carried,
Tim O'Brien
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The Things they Carried Novel
Reading Guide
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English
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A.P. Literature and Composition
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Life of Pi, Yann Martel
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Life of Pi Novel Reading
Guide
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Social Science
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United States History
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Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
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Devil in the White City Reading Guide
First chapter of text book
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Social Science
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AP United States History
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Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
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Killer Angels
Reading Guide
AND first two chapters of text
book, complete assignment and maps
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Social Science
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AP Economics
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Naked Economics: Undressing
the Dismal Science by Charles Wheelen
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Naked Economics Reading
Guide and Term Sheet
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Students do not need to
purchase a specific version of the book. Full size copies of the reading
guides can be downloaded from www.riordanhs.org.Â
Students who complete the reading guides will be allowed to use them on the
assessment during the first week of school in August. Read all directions
carefully.
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