Upper Cape Tech’s Summer Reading List
Class of 2015 (Juniors)
Instructions
Honors Students – Read both the books found on the Honors List. You may not choose from the “CP2,”
“CP1,” or “Book Choice for All Grades” lists.
CP 2 Students – Read any book from the “CP2,” “AP,”or “Book Choices for All Grades” lists. You may not
choose a book from the “CP1” list.
CP1 Students – Read any book from the “Honors,” “CP2,” “CP1,” 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*
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Honors students are required to read both books.
(H) Catch- 22 by Joseph Heller
(H) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Choose one book:
(CP 1 or 2) The Help by Kathryn Stockett: Fiction, Civil Rights*
(CP 1 or 2) The Wrecker by Clive Cussler: Action/Adventure, Espionage*
(CP 1 or 2) The Shining by Stephen King: Suspense, Horror*
(CP 1 or 2) As They See’Em : A Fan ‘s Travel in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber: Sports Nonfiction, Baseball Umpires*
(CP 1 or 2) Ashfall by Mike Mullin: Suspense, Survival*
(CP 1 or 2) Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein: WWII, Espionage*®
(CP 1 or 2) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky: Teen Fiction, Journal*
(CP 1 or 2) The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell: Murder, Mystery*
(CP 1 or 2) My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult: Teens, Chronic illness*
(CP 1 or 2) I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga: Teen Fiction, Serial Killers*
(CP 1 or 2) Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy CitybyGuy Delisleand Helge Dascher: Graphic Novel*
(CP 1 or 2) Calico Jim by John Grisham: Sports Fiction*
(CP 1 or 2) The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter: Historical Fiction*
(CP 1 or 2) Inferno by Dan Brown: Mystery, Suspense*
(CP 1 or 2) A Hundred Flowers: A Novel by Gail Tsukiyama: Chinese Communism, False Imprisonment*
(CP 1 or 2) Calico Jim by John Grisham: Sports Fiction, Baseball*
(CP 1 or 2) Seraphina by Rachel Hartman: Fantasy, Dragons*®
(CP 1 or 2) Dead to You by Lisa McMann: Teen Fiction, Abduction*
(CP 1 or 2) Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: Drama**
(CP 1 or 2) The Art of War by Sun Tzu: Nonfiction**
(CP 1 or 2) The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf: Titanic Tragedy®
(CP 1 or 2) Divergent (Divergent Book 1) by Veronica Roth: Dystopian Thriller, Forbidden Romance*
(CP 1 or 2) Insurgent (Divergent Book 2) by Veronica Roth: Dystopian Thriller, Forbidden Romance*
(CP 1 or 2) Allegiant (Divergent Book 3) by Veronica Roth: Dystopian Thriller, Forbidden Romance*
(CP 1 or 2) Reapers are Angels by Alden Bell: Post-Apocalypse, Zombies/Gore*®
(CP 1 or 2) Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey: Murder, Teen Problems/Relationships*®
(CP 1 or 2) Shine by Lauren Myracle: Teen Problems/Relationships, Bullying, Mystery*
(CP1 or 2) Rotters by Daniel Kraus: Gravediggers, Crime*
(CP 1 or 2) Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson: NF* **
(CP1 or 2) Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper: Historical Fiction*
(CP1) What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen: Romance/Teen Problems*
(CP 1) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman: Horror/Fantasy* ®
(CP 1) Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley: Teen Mystery*®
(CP1) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Ashter: Fiction/Grief
(CP1) Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly: Romance
* 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, Morris, etc.)