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ENG4U Suggested Reading List The following lists are provided for students who may wish to complete some reading in advance of taking ENG4U. While in the course, students rely on a process of independent inquiry and collaborative learning to gain a deeper understanding of the literature they read. Book Club Novels Please be advised that you will not be guaranteed one of these titles in your class simply because you have read it in advance - other factors may impact book choice. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Difficult Daughters, Manju Kapur The Attack, Yasmina Khadra The Dress Lodger, Sheri Holman The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga Bel Canto, Ann Patchett 419, Will Ferguson The Best Laid Plans, Terry Fallis Little Bee, Chris Cleave The Humans., Matt Haig Ready Player One, Ernest Cline Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden Independent Novels Students select an independent novel from an extensive list of options after participating in a library book talk. Students will make reference to this novel in their journals, colloquies, SHSM reports, and the inquiry paper. Again, we cannot guarantee that you will get the book you have read in advance as multiple factors impact the process. Further, SHSM students should note course designations after some titles indicating which novels are approved for Contextualized Learning Activities. The following is a short list of some of the options available: The Bone Cage, Angie Abdou (HLW) The Bear, Claire Cameron Good to a Fault, Marina Endicott (HLW) Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson (HLW) City of Veils, Zoe Ferraris (BSN) The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway
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ENG4U Suggested Reading List The following lists are provided for students who may wish to complete some reading in advance of taking ENG4U. While in the course, students rely on a process of independent inquiry and collaborative learning to gain a deeper understanding of the literature they read.
Book Club Novels Please be advised that you will not be guaranteed one of these titles in your class simply because you have read it in advance - other factors may impact book choice.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Difficult Daughters, Manju Kapur The Attack, Yasmina Khadra The Dress Lodger, Sheri Holman The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga Bel Canto, Ann Patchett 419, Will Ferguson The Best Laid Plans, Terry Fallis Little Bee, Chris Cleave The Humans., Matt Haig Ready Player One, Ernest Cline Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden
Independent Novels Students select an independent novel from an extensive list of options after participating in a library book talk. Students will make reference to this novel in their journals, colloquies, SHSM reports, and the inquiry paper. Again, we cannot guarantee that you will get the book you have read in advance as multiple factors impact the process. Further, SHSM students should note course designations after some titles indicating which novels are approved for Contextualized Learning Activities.
The following is a short list of some of the options available:
The Bone Cage, Angie Abdou (HLW) The Bear, Claire Cameron Good to a Fault, Marina Endicott (HLW) Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson (HLW) City of Veils, Zoe Ferraris (BSN) The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway
Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay The Soloist, Mark Salzman (BSN) Into the Forest, Joyce Hegland (EGY) The Flying Troutmans, Miriam Toews The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon American Dervish, Ayad Akhtar As Long As The Rivers Flow, James Bartleman (HLW) Left Neglected, Lisa Genova (HLW) Room, Emma Donoghue (HLW) Gold, Chris Cleave (BSN) And The Mountains Echoed, Khaled Hosseini After River, Donna Milner The Headmaster’s Wager, Vincent Lam Ru, Kim Thuy Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan (BSN) The Story of Beautiful Girl, Rachel Simon Oil on Water, Helon Habia (EGY)
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
–Haruki Murakami
