2023 Summer Reading

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English Department

Students may purchase copies of the summer reading books in the Milton Academy bookstore or on their own. All students should bring paper copies of the texts to their classes in the fall and should be sure to purchase the specified edition.

History and Social Science Department

Challenges and Changemakers in World History
This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity (David Christian) ISBN: 9781933782041

The United States in the Modern World 1
When America First Met China (Eric Jay Dolin) ISBN: 9780871406897

The United States in the Modern World 2
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo) ISBN: 9781501191053

United States History (Class III)
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo) ISBN: 9781501191053

United States History (Class II-I)
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo) ISBN: 9781501191053

History of the Middle East
Contending Visions of the Middle East (Zachary Lockman) ISBN: 9780521133074

Modern China
NO summer Reading.

Topics in Modern World History: In the Aftermath: Case Studies in Transitional Justice
Black Dog of Fate (Peter Balakian) ISBN: 9780465010196

Adv History: Cold War America
NO Summer Reading

African-American History
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo) ISBN: 9781501191053

Activism/Justice in a Digital World
NO summer reading

American Government
The Future of Freedom (Fareed Zakaria) ISBN: 9780393331523

Microeconomics
Freakonomics (Steve Leavitt) ISBN: 9780063032378

Macroeconomics
The Instant Economist (Tim Taylor) ISBN: 9780452297524

Psychology Seminar
NO summer reading

Topics in Psychology
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Mark Haddon) ISBN: 9781400032716

Historical Archaeology
In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life (James Deetz) ISBN: 9780385483995

Economic Inequality
Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do About It (Heather Boushey) ISBN: 9780674251380

Classics Department

Over the years, we have noticed that students often come to Milton with a varying range of mythological, historical, and cultural background concerning Greece and Rome. To level the playing field for all students and to supplement our current Latin and Greek curriculum, the department has selected two to three books (depending on whether you are taking Latin or Latin AND Greek) from which you will read selections over the course of your Classics career at Milton Academy. The texts are all in English and touch on important aspects of Greek and Roman mythology, history, and daily life. For some of you, these readings will be a review. For others, the material may seem less familiar. Regardless, having some familiarity with the material covered in the assigned readings will provide useful contextual information for your courses in the fall. Please consult the course titles below to see which particular books and chapters have been assigned for your specific course. You may purchase the texts independently or through the Milton Academy bookstore.

Texts:

1. Abigail Graham & Anthony Kamm, The Romans, 4th edition ( ISBN-13: 9781138543898)
2. Marianthe Colakis & Mark Joan Masello, Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook ( ISBN-13: 978-0865165731)
3. Thomas Martin, Ancient Greece, 2nd edition (ISBN-13: 978-0300160055)
4. Virgil’s Aeneid (9780553210415)
5. Caesar’s Gallic Wars (9780199540266)

LATIN 1:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 1-4: the Muses; the Creation of the World & Earliest Deities; the Olympians Part 1; the Olympians Part 2
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)

LATIN 2:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 1-4: the Muses; the Creation of the World & Earliest Deities; the Olympians Part 1; the Olympians Part 2
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)

LATIN 3:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 1-4: the Muses; the Creation of the World & Earliest Deities; the Olympians Part 1; the Olympians Part 2
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)

LATIN 2-3:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 1-4: the Muses; the Creation of the World & Earliest Deities; the Olympians Part 1; the Olympians Part 2
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)

LATIN 4:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 16, 18-19: the House of Troy & the Trojan War; Aeneas; the Kings of Rome
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 2-3, 8: the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus); Roman Literature

AP LATIN:
Virgil’s Aeneid: books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12
Caesar’s Gallic Wars: books 1, 6, and 7
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 16, 18: the House of Troy & the Trojan War; Aeneas

Roman Philosophy:
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-4: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus); Religions & Mythology

Roman Historians:
The Romans: An Introduction: chapters 1-3: the Origins of Rome; the Republic; Twelve Caesars (through Augustus)

Intensive Greek:
Classical Mythology & More: chapters 1-4, 16, 17: the Muses; the Creation of the World & Earliest Deities; the Olympians Part 1; the Olympians Part 2; the House of Troy & the Trojan War; Odysseus

Advanced Greek: Plato
Martin’s Ancient Greece: chapters 7-8: Culture & Society in Classical Athens; Peloponnesian War and Its Aftermath