Read!

 

 

This page contains resources for LZHS students for both educational and recreational purposes.

 

 

Summer Reading Book Trailers

 

 

Freshmen

 

Special Education Academic English I, English I, and English I CP:

Crossing the Wire by William Hobbs

 

 

 

World Cultures:

selections from Mythology by Edith Hamilton

 

 

Honors English I:

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

 

 

Sophomores

Special Education Academic English II, English II, and English II CP:

Deadline by Chris Crutcher

 

 

 

Honors English II:

Ordinary People by Judith Guest

 

Juniors

Special Education Academic English III, English III, English III CP, and American Studies CP:

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

 

 

Honors English III:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

 


Honors American Studies:

"The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

 

Seniors

Special Education Academic English IV and English IV CP electives

(Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Composition, Contemporary Literature, Analysis of Media, World Literature):

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

 

 

 

Honors English IV:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

 

 

 

 

 

Popular & Recommended Books:

 

*  The Abraham Lincoln Awards

    The Abraham Lincoln Awards are a true "Reader's Choice" award.  A list of titles is nominated every year and students are encouraged to vote for their favorite title.  Past winners include City of Glass, Crank, Twilight, and A Child Called It.  Our Lincoln Award books are located in the display cases across from the testing center/small computer lab. The spine of the book will have a sticker designating it as a Lincoln book and telling you which year it was nominated.  This year's will be for 2011.  If you read 4 or more titles, you can cast your vote this year - let's get Lake Zurich's votes in the mix and have our voices be heard!

    

     Here is a link to the nominated titles with descriptions of the books to help you choose.

    

 

* Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

     Every year, the ALA's Paperbacks Committee arranges a list of books around several themes that encourage students to read for pleasure.  This year's themes are: Crime Scene, What's Cooking?, What if...?, and Zombies, Werewolves, and Things With Wings.

 

* The Alex Awards

     This is a list of books classified as titles for Adults that tend to appeal to high school aged students.

 

* Best Books for Young Adults

    This list is a wide list of books, across all genres, that appeal to students aged 12-18.  These titles are both interesting and popular among students.

 

* Great Graphic Novels  

    To those who appreciate a more visuals as much as (or more than) the written word, graphic novels can be a fun and interesting read.  This is a list of graphic novels that are beloved by high school students.

 

* The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature

    The Printz Award is awarded yearly to a book for teen readers that shows literary excellence.

 

* The Odyssey Awards

    The Odyssey Awards honor great audiobooks (books on tape or CD).

 

*  Not a big fan of reading at all?  Try these. They are books that people who generally don't choose to read ended up enjoying.

 

 


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