State College Area School District
Secondary English Department
9th Grade
Revised Booklist
2009-2010
Common/core titles which will be studied by all students:
Out in the World: Coming of Age and the Search for Identity
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders (English 9)
Hansberry, Lorraine A Raisin in the Sun (English 9)
Knowles, John A Separate Peace (Advanced English 9)
Sophocles Antigone (Advanced English 9)
Shakespeare, William Romeo and Juliet (English 9 and Advanced
English 9)
Advanced English 9 teachers will also choose one and/or both of the following:
Dickens, Charles Great Expectations
Brönte, Charlotte Jane Eyre
In addition to the texts read by Advanced English 9 students, Advanced Honors English 9 teachers will also teach
Anonymous The Epic of Gilgamesh
Homer The Odyssey
Malory, Sir Thomas Le Morte d’Arthur
Tolkien, J. R. R. (trans.) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Titles that may be used as required reading for full-class instruction:
Anderson, Lauria Halse Speak
Bach, Richard Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Growing Up in Coal Country
Emra, Bruce, ed. Coming of Age: Short Stories about Youth and
Adolescence
Cisneros, Sandra The House on Mango Street
Fleischman, Paul Seedfolks
Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster
Hesse, Hermann Siddhartha
Homer The Odyssey
White, T. H. The Sword in the Stone
Zindel, Paul The Pigman
Titles that may be used ONLY as optional/student choice selections:
Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima
Arana, Marie American Chica
Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility
Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game
Cary, Lorene Black Ice
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl
Conway, Jill Ker The Road from Coorain
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War
Deuker, Carl High Heat
Gunther, John Death Be Not Proud
Head, Ann Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Hesse, Karen Phoenix Rising
Hickam, Jr., Homer October Sky
Hinton, S. E. That Was Then, This Is Now
Huxley, Elspeth The Flame Trees of Thika
Johnson, Angela The First Part Last
Kingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees
Koertge, Ron Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
Lowry, Lois Gathering Blue
Lowry, Lois Messenger
Lynn, Tracy Snow
Napoli, Donna Jo Breath
Oates, Joyce Carol Freaky Green Eyes
Orr, Wendy Peeling the Onion
Potok, Chaim The Chosen
Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass
Santiago, Esmeralda When I Was Puerto Rican
Simon, Rachel Riding the Bus with My Sister
Smith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Stevenson, Robert Louis Treasure Island
Swarthout, Glendon Bless the Beasts and the Children
Wolf, Tobias This Boy’s Life
Wolff, Virginia Euwer Make Lemonade
Zindel, Paul The Pigman’s Legacy
Theme/Genre-Based Lists
Memoirs
Arana, Marie American Chica
Cary, Lorene Black Ice
Conway, Jill Ker The Road from Coorain
Hickam, Jr., Homer October Sky
Santiago, Esmeralda When I Was Puerto Rican
Simon, Rachel Riding the Bus with My Sister
Wolf, Tobias This Boy’s Life
Multicultural Memoirs (Between Two Worlds)
Arana, Marie American Chica
Cary, Lorene Black Ice
Conway, Jill Ker The Road from Coorain
Huxley, Elspeth The Flame Trees of Thika
Santiago, Esmeralda When I Was Puerto Rican
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl
Lowry, Lois Gathering Blue
Lowry, Lois Messenger
Lynn, Tracy Snow
Napoli, Donna Jo Breath
Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass
Coming-of-Age Novels
Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima
Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility
Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre
Kingsolver, Barbara The Bean Trees
Knowles, John A Separate Peace
Potok, Chaim The Chosen
Smith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Teenage Conflicts
Anderson, Laurie Halse Speak
Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War
Deuker, Carl High Heat
Head, Ann Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
Johnson, Angela The First Part Last
Oates, Joyce Carol Freaky Green Eyes
Orr, Wendy Peeling the Onion
Swarthout, Glendon Bless the Beasts and the Children
Wolff, Virginia Euwer Make Lemonade