Readings for High School Students

Fiction

American Government and Civics

Choose One from this group:

• The Complete Idiot's Guide To American Government
by Mary Shaffrey, & Melanie Fonder.
Alpha Publishers, (2002).

• Politics for Dummies
by Ann DeLaney.
For Dummies Publishers, (2002).

Or, satisfy the U.S. History and the American Government & Civics requirements with one book

The People's History of the United States: From 1492 to Present, by Howard Zinn (2005).

Economics

Choose one book from this group:

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
By Richard Maybury.
Bluestocking Press, (2004).

• The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of
by David Gardner, Tom Gardner, Selena Maranjian.
Fireside Books, (2002).

• Complete Idiot's Guide to Money for Teens
by Susan Shelley.
Alpha Publishing, (2001).

• Armchair Economist: Economics And Everyday Experience
by Steve Landsburg.
Free Press, (1995).

• Freakonomics
By Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner.
William Morrow, (2006).

• Money Matters Workbook for Teens
by Larry Burkett, Todd Temple
Moody Publishers, (1998).

And, choose one book from the following group:

• Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-first Century Capitalism
Edited by Nelson Lichenstein.
New Press, (2006).

• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Owl Books, (2002).

• Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
By Barbara Ehrenreich.
Owl Books, (2006).

• The Working Poor: Invisible in America
By David Shipler.
Vintage, (2005).

United States History

Choose One from this group:

• The People's History of the United States: From 1492 to Present.
by Howard Zinn.
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005.

• U.S. History for Dummies by Steve Wiegand
For Dummies Publishers, 2001.

Parenting Skills
(CEC § 51220.5)

Choose One from this group:

• David Elkind, Ph.D. child development trilogy Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk (Knopf, 1987).
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (2001; 3rd edition)
All Grown Up and No Place to Go, (1998).
(Read all three books in this order)
By David Elkind.
Perseus Publishing.

• Child Behavior: The Classic Childcare Manual from the Gesell Institute of Human Development.
by Frances L. Ilg & Louise Bates Ames
Harper Paperbacks, (revised edition, 1992).

• The Yale Child Study Center Guide to Understanding Your Child: Healthy Development from Birth to Adolescence
By Linda Mayes & Donald Cohen.
Little, Brown & Company, (2003).

• Parenting From the Inside Out
By Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell
Tarcher, (2004).

AIDS and AIDS Prevention,
Information & Recommendations
(CEC § 51201.5)

Readings are located on the Substance Abuse resources page.

Alcohol, Narcotics
and Restricted Dangerous Drugs
(CEC § 51203)

Readings are located on the AIDS resources page.

Personal & Public Health & Safety
(CEC § 51202)

Choose one option from this group:

• The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook
by American Red Cross, Kathleen A. Handal
Little, Brown and Company, (1992).

• Safe Living In A Dangerous World: An Expert Answers Your Every Question from Homeland Security to Home Safety
by Nancy Harvey Steorts
Capital Books, (2003).

• Enroll in and complete a Red Cross course (minimum of 7 hours) on first aid. Contact your local Red Cross Chapter for schedule/fee.