PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 9-12 (Rhetoric Level)

NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links.
SUMMER READ (June, July, August): Alexander Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo ~$16
SEPTEMBER READ: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library) ~$8.60
OCTOBER READ: Robert Bolt’s “A Man for all Seasons: A Play in Two Acts” ~$8
NOVEMBER READ: Pinocchio: With Reflections on a Father’s Love (Carlo Collodi) *NOTE: Must be this version* This is through Well-Read Mom, not an Amazon affiliate link. [This is the ONLY change to the +PLUS booklist as of March 29, 2026].
DECEMBER READ: In-Class Short Story: "The Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke Full version online here [Opt: Hard copy can be found here ~$10]
JANUARY READ: Louis de Wohl’s The Quiet Light: A Novel About Saint Thomas Aquinas ~$16
FEBRUARY READ: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice ~$5.30
MARCH READ: Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird ~$9
APRIL READ: G.K. Chesterton’s The Innocence of Father Brown ~$10

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