St. Francis Summer Reading List for 2020
Calling all Golden Knights!
The Mother's Guild and Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose have teamed up to provide you an easy way to purchase your required summer reading this year. Once Upon a Time will donate 20% of the sales to the Mother's Guild and the St. Francis community will be supporting a local business -- everyone wins!
You have the option to pick up your books via contactless curbside pick up (for free) or to have them shipped to you (starts at $2). Local delivery is not available for these orders.
On all orders- USE DISCOUNT CODE: GK - in order to receive 5% off ALL orders (discount can be applied to ALL books purchased through us - not just summer reading) placed through 7/31/2020.
*You may call the store (818-248-9668) and we'll hold the requested books - for 2 days- behind the counter for you to pick up.
*Prices of books are subject to change*
**If requesting to pick up books at store, please wait for a confirmation email on your order before coming to pick up your books**
FRESHMAN
Black Count (Reiss)
For Honors English
The Memory of Things (Polisner)
The Invisible Man (Bradbury)
A Separate Peace (Knowles)
SOPHOMORE
American Literature
Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)
Unbroken (Hillenbrand)
For Honors American Literature
Parable of the Sower (Butler)
Sun Also Rises (Hemingway)
JUNIOR
British Literature
1984 (Orwell)
AP English Language
Carter Beats the Devil (David Gold)
On Wrtiting Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Zinnsser)
How Starbucks Saved My Life (Gill)
SENIOR
World Literature
Macbeth (Shakespeare)
The Book Thief (Zusak)
AP English Literature
The Book Thief (Zusak)
Ready Player One (Cline)
Oedipus the King/Rex (Sophocles)
AP SPANISH
El Alquimista (Coelho)
Any questions? Call us at (818) 248-9668.
Freshman
Freshman Honors only
Freshman Honors only
Freshman Honors only
Sophomore American Literature
Sophomore American Literature
Sophomore Honors ONLY
Sophomore Honors ONLY
Junior: British Literature
Junior: AP English Language
Junior: AP English Language
Junior: AP English Language
Senior: World Literature
Senior: World Literature and AP English Literature
Senior: AP English Literature
Senior: AP English Literature
note: Oedipus the King = Oedipus Rex
AP Spanish
Staff Picks
The Searcher by Tana French is one of the three best adult books I've read this year, and I think, the best she's written. Like her other psychological thrillers, this book shows her deep understandign of people and fine quality of her writing. But it also includes more humor than her other books, and unforgettable characters. Cal Hooper is a Chicago cop who takes early retirement and moves to a small village in Ireland to heal from the stresses of his job and his divore. But he gradually becomes involved in a mystery there through helping a local kid who seems to need a steadying adult influence. I read this book as slowly as possible because I didn't want it to end! And it's one of those books that stays with you for days afterwards - an atmospheric trip to Ireland.
Adult Mystery - reviewed by Nikki