Grade 9 (Honors, College Prep, and Alternative English)
Honors- Students are required to read Edith Hamilton's Mythology as well as two selections from the starred options listed below.
College Prep English- Students are required to read Greek Gods and Heroes by Robert Graves. Also, choose one additional selection from the list below. The recommendation is that students select a starred option.
Alternative English- The required book for students who will be enrolled in Alternative English Grade 9 is Greek Gods and Heroes by Robert Graves. Students should also select one reading from the list below.
Selection List:
| Novel | Author |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* | Betty Smith |
| The Count of Monte Cristo* | Alexander Dumas |
| Jane Eyre* | Charlotte Bronte |
| Wuthering Heights* | Emily Bronte |
| Robinson Crusoe* | Daniel Defoe |
| Oliver Twist* | Charles Dickens |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* | Mark Twain |
| All Creatures Great and Small | James Herriot |
| A Wizard of Earth Sea | Ursula LeGuin |
| Ender's Game | Orson Scott Card |
| Waiting for the Rain | Sheila Gordon |
| Bless Me, Ultima | Rudolpho Anaya |
| Cold Sassy Tree | Olive Ann Burns |
| I am the Cheese | Robert Cormier |
| The Call of the Wild | Jack London |
| Speak & Catalyst (read together for full credit) | Laurie Halse Anderson |