Summer Reading 2024

If you are taking AP Literature, you must read 3 texts: Purple Hibiscus, The Awakening, and The Stranger.  All of these texts are available electronically and are linked below.

For both AP Lit and ELA 12, your summer reading will be assessed during the first week of school, so make sure you do a thorough job.  You are strongly recommended to take notes on your reading. 

Read Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Sora. Listen in Sora	Sora Note: Make sure to add the MLS Commonwealth eBook Collection to your Sora page to find more copies. Watch the video that shows you how.  If you only see the Place Hold option, click on it and the ebook will be available shortly. Extra Chimamanda Adichie's TED Talk  "The Danger of the Single Story"
The Awakening by Kate Chopin in Hoopla. Listen in Sora	Find instructions for setting up your Hoopla account on this handout. Extra "15 Facts about  Kate Chopin's The Awakening"  by Kristy Puchko from Mental Floss (Feb. 9, 2018)
The Stranger by Albert Camus in Internet Archive. Listen in Sora	.  Extra The Animated Book version of The Stranger from Classics TV. (Spoiler alert!)