HRA SUMMER READING 2007

Order Form for the 10th Grade due April 6, 2007

 

Student Name ________________________________Telephone__________________

 

Current English Teacher/Block ______________________ Locker No. ____________

 

Email address ______________________________

 

Students entering the tenth grade are required to read three books.  All students must read  1984 and two other titles from the list below, or, the required selection, one title from the list below and one selected from a current list of best sellers.  (See the New Releases’ table at Barnes & Noble for ideas if needed.)  Check off the books you are ordering.  Please bring your required book to class on the first day of school.

 

_____            1984                                                                  George Orwell                                      $ 8.00          

“War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength” in this futuristic novel where big brother is always watching.  Join Winston as he struggles for his identity in a dehumanized society where justice and truth have no value.

 

_____              Ishmael                                                           Daniel Quinn                              $17.00        

“Teacher seeks pupil.  Must have an earnest desire to save the world.  Apply in person.”  Imagine answering such an ad only to discover the teacher is a gorilla.  The unique story consists of telepathic-transmitted philosophical discussions between a disillusioned modern writer and a wise gorilla.

 

_____              Jane Eyre                                                       Charlotte Bronte                        $5.00

A  gothic tale of one woman’s fight to claim her independence in society.  The heroine, Jane Eyre, is a governess who falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester, who harbors a dark secret that threatens them both.

 

_____               Murder on the Orient Express                           Agatha Christie                          $ 7.00

In this Agatha Christie mystery, the famed Hercule Poirot investigates a murder on board the luxurious Orient Express as it travels from Istanbul to Paris. A classic in the genre of the British mystery, Murder on the Orient Express exemplifies the brilliant reasoning skills of Christie's most famous character.

 

 

_____              Eye of the Needle                                           Ken Follet                                  $14.00

World War II spy thriller!  A ruthless assassin, code name Needle, holds the key to the ultimate Nazi victory.  Only one person stands in his way to deliver D-Day plans—a lonely English woman on an isolated island.

 

­­­_____              The Eyre Affair                                               Jasper Fforde                                      $14.00

This delicious spoof takes place in fantastical London where Britain’s third most wanted criminal is stealing characters from the pages of JANE EYRE and holding them hostage.  It’s a job for Thursday Next, reknowned Literary Detective, who faces the greatest challenge of her career.

 

_____              Frankenstein                                                  Mary Shelley                              $ 5.00

Forget the movies, this is the real story of Dr. Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist who sets out to create a living human being that turns out to be a horrible monster with human feelings.

 

_____              Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy                  Douglas Adams                          $ 8.00

Arthur Dent and his intrepid friend Ford Perfect travel through space aided by quotes from the Hitchhikers Guide and a galaxy full of fellow travelers, such as Zapphod Beeblebrox, an alien with 2 heads, 3 arms and a cavalier attitude, and Marvin, the depressed robot.

 

 

Total Cost                                                                                                                               $__________

 

 

Please make checks payable to Friends of the Arts

and return to the Development Office using the enclosed envelope by April 6th.

Questions?  Call Mary Waddill @ 599-6557 or Joni Hafley @ 884-9177.