San Rafael High School

College Prep Core Texts

•  9th:  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian; The Odyssey; Of Mice and Men; Dear Martin; The Samurai’s Garden

• 10th: The Lord of The Flies; Brave New World; Two Badges

• 11th: The Things They Carried; Zoot Suit; Catcher in the Rye; The Nickel Boys; The Best We Could Do; The Great Gatsby

• 12th: The Stranger; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale; Metamorphosis

​Honors and Advanced Placement text examples

• 10th Honors: Othello, Tale of Two Cities; All the Pretty Horses; The House of the Spirits; The Poisonwood Bible; Siddartha

• Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition: Hamlet; Frankenstein; The Metamorphosis; Mrs. Dalloway; As I Lay Dying; The Sun Also Rises; The Handmaid's Tale; Beloved -and many more! 

At all grade levels students will read novels in addition to these core texts.  Teachers may choose texts from a supplementary reading list, and/or students will be given the opportunity to read books they choose themselves.

During the reading of any novel, teachers and students will explore supplemental readings that include short stories, poetry, plays, articles and essays.