1. ENG1D INDEPENDENT READING choices 2012.13

2. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood What would happen if only certain people were able to conceive children? What would a society do to survive? What would we allow our government to do to address the problem? Recommended for: Sophisticated Readers Warning: some sexual content

3. The Chrysalids by John Wyndham A post apocalyptic world where the definition of being a “human” is defined by one’s physical make-up, and where any difference or “deviation” is not tolerated. Recommended for: Moderate Readers

4. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Ender is a gifted gamer…and he goes to an academy where his abilities are honed, but finds out that gaming isn’t “gaming” anymore… Recommended for: Moderate Readers

5. The Road Cormac McCarthy A haunting post apocalyptic novel, about a father and son, trying to reach safety in a world where “civilization” is a thing of the past. Recommended for: Sophisticated Readers Warning: graphic and disturbing in places

6. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury What would happen if everyone watched TV all day, and reading was a crime? It might not be as wonderful as it sounds… Recommended for: Moderate-Strong Readers

7. Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro A story about a “special” group of students, in a “special” school, but why they are special, turns out to be a terrifying burden… Recommended for: Sophisticated Readers

8. Children of Men by P.D. James This tale begins with the birth of the last human child…and explores what happens to a society, when humans can no longer procreate Recommended for: Moderate-Strong Readers

9. How Do I Choose? Be honest with your reading ability: stretch yourself, but don’t choose something way over your head. Before you buy, put your choice by your teacher for approval.

10. Please buy the version/copy of the text recommended on the following slides, as it is hard to have group discussions, when everyone has a different version of the novel

11. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster January 10, 2012 Trade Paperback

12. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Knopf Canadian Publishing October 16, 2012 Trade Paperback

13. The Chrysalids by John Wyndham Introduction by: Christopher Priest New York Review Books November 18, 2008 Trade Paperback

14. The Road by Cormac Mccarthy March 28, 2007 Trade Paperback PULITZER PRIZE WINNER

15. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood McClelland & Stewart September 6, 2011 Trade Paperback

16. The Children Of Men by P.D. James Knopf Canada July 26, 2005 Trade Paperback

17. Ender's Game: Author's Definitive Edition by Orson Scott Card Tom Doherty Associates July 15, 1994 Mass Market Paperbound