So, for our sophomore year, these are the books we are reading.

For Language Arts (and this is set generally by an outside class in American Literature that takes a classical approach):

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Common Sense by Thomas Paine to overlap with American History

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Anthem by Ayn Rand

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Assorted poetry and/or short stories

I require Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and African American poetry in our homeschool. I have a back post about this on this blog if you want further details.

For computer:

Ghost in the Wires – Kevin Mitnick

Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know by PW Singer and Allan Friedman

The Art of Invisibility – Kevin Mitnick

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software – Charles Petzold

For Military:

Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by Admiral William H. McRaven

Make Your Bed – Admiral William H McRaven

The Finishing School: Earning the Navy SEAL Trident by Dick Couch

For General Personal Growth:

Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Haris

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins

What books do you require for sophomore year of high school?

Blessings,
Carrie