Upper School Textbooks
2023-2024
- Textbooks for non-elective courses may be purchased now; however textbooks for elective courses should be purchased after receiving your schedule in mid-August.
- Unless otherwise specified, textbooks may be purchased or rented from any retailer.
- If you have questions about the required textbooks, please contact Upper School Division Assistant Cindi Asquith.
Required Textbooks by Subject & Course
- American Civilization (11th Grade)
- Ancient Civilizations (9th Grade)
- Arabic
- Comparative Literature (12th Grade)
- French
- Humanities Electives
- Latin
- Math
- Modern Civilizations (10th Grade)
- Performing & Visual Arts
- Science
- Spanish
American Civilization (11th Grade)
Angels in America
ISBN: 9781559363846
Author: Kushner
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Year: 2013
The Awakening
ISBN: 978-0393617313
Author: Chopin
Publisher: Norton W.W. & Company, Inc.
Year: 2017
The Great Gatsby
ISBN: 9780743273565
Author: Fitzgerald
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year: 1953
Their Eyes Were Watching God
ISBN: 9780061120060
Author: Hurston
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Year: 1937
Ancient Civilizations (9th Grade)
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
ISBN: 9780393320978
Author: Anonymous
Translator: Heaney
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Year: 2001
The Epic of Gilgamesh
ISBN: 9780140441000
Author: Anonymous
Translator: Sandars
Publisher: Dutton
Year: 1972
The Essential Homer
ISBN: 978-0872205406
Author: Homer
Translator: Lombardo
Publisher: Hackett
Year: 2000
The Oedipus Cycle
ISBN: 9780156027649
Author: Sophocles
Translator: Fitts & Fitzgerald
Publisher: Mariner Books
Year: 2002
The Ramayana
ISBN: 9780143039679
Author: Narayan
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1972
Symposium
ISBN: 9780872200760
Author: Plato
Publisher: Hackett Classics
Year: 1989
Tao Te Ching
ISBN: 9780060812454
Author: Laozi
Translator: Mitchell
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Year: 1994
Arabic
Comparative Literature (12th Grade)
These book lists are affiliated with specific Comparative Literature blocks. Do NOT purchase the books until schedules are sent out in mid-August and students are informed of their particular Comparative Literature block.
Coming of Age
Coming of Age
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
ISBN: 9780316013697
Author: Alexie
The Catcher in the Rye
ISBN: 9780316769174
Author: Salinger
Gold Diggers
ISBN: 9781984882035
Author: Sathian
The House on Mango Street
ISBN: 9780679734772
Author: Cisneros
Never Let Me Go
ISBN:
9781400078776
Author: Ishiguro
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
ISBN: 9780802135162
Author: Winterson
A Separate Peace
ISBN:
9780743253970
Author: Knowles
Song of Solomon
ISBN:
9781400033423
Author: Morrison
Detectives
Detectives
Babel-17
ISBN: 9780375706691
Author: Delany
Publisher: Vintage
Year: 2002
The Big Sleep
ISBN: 9780394758282
Author: Chandler
Publisher: Vintage
Year: 1988
Devil in a Blue Dress
ISBN: 9781982150341
Author: Mosley
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Year: 2020
The Devotion of Suspect X
ISBN:
9781250002693
Author: Higashino
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Year: 2012
The Likeness
ISBN:
9780143115625
Author: French
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2009
The Murder of Roger Aykroyd
ISBN: 9781957240145
Author: Christie
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Year: 2022
A Scanner Darkly
ISBN: 9780547572178
Author: Dick
Publisher: Mariner
Year: 2011
The Trial
ISBN: 9798373152310
Author: Kafka, Mitchell, tr.
Publisher:
Schocken
Year: 1999
Mortality
Morality
Destroyer
ISBN:
9781684150557
Author: LaValle
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
ISBN: 9780375725784
Author: Eggers
The Immortalists
ISBN:
9780735215092
Author: Benjamin
Mort
ISBN:
9780062225719
Author: Pratchett
Never Let Me Go
ISBN:
9781400078776
Author: Ishiguro
Song of Solomon
ISBN:
9781400033423
Author: Morrison
The Stranger
ISBN:
9798373626514
Author: Camus
Publisher: Independently Published
Year: 2023
The Trial
ISBN: 9798373152310
Author: Kafka, Mitchell, tr.
Publisher:
Schocken
Year: 1999
French
French I/French II
French I/French II
Bien Dit! (plus a one-year subscription to all digital resources) OR a used version of this textbook without the digital subscription
ISBN: 9780544020276
Author: De Mado et al
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Year: 2013
Le voyage de sa vie
ISBN: 9781603724098
Author: Turner and Ray
Publisher: Blaine Ray Workshops
Year: 2021
French III
French IV
French IV
Complete Guide to Conjugation (Hatier)
ISBN: 9782218065910
Author: Bescherelle
Publisher: Various Foreign Imported Title
Year: 1995
Ensemble: Litterature (w/CD)
ISBN: 9780470004555
Author: Comeau
Publisher: Wiley John & Sons Inc.
Edition: 6th
Year: 2003
Ensemble: Grammaire en action
ISBN: 9780471488262
Author: Comeau
Publisher: Wiley John & Sons Inc.
Edition: 6th
Year: 2005
Le Petit Prince
ISBN: 9780156013987
Author: de Saint-Exupery
Publisher: Gallimard
Year: 2006
French V
French V
Complete Guide to Conjugation (Hatier)
ISBN: 9782218065910
Author: Bescherelle
Publisher: Various Foreign Imported Title
Year: 1995
L'étranger (Folio #2)
ISBN: Any
Author: Camus
Publisher: Various Foreign Imported Title
Year/Edition: Any
Rhinocéros (Folio #816)
ISBN: Any
Author: Ionesco
Year/Edition: Any
Huis clos, suivi de Les mouches (Folio #807)
ISBN: Any
Author: Sartre
Year/Edition: Any
Une fois pour toutes (Set:Text/Responses Etc)
ISBN: 9780133611236
Author: Sturges
Publisher: Prentice Hall Inc.
Edition: 3rd
Year: 2008
PLEASE NOTE: This textbook must be bought new
French Literature & Film
French Literature & Film
Candide ou L'optimisme et autres contes (Pocket #6066)
ISBN: 9782266082662
Author: Voltaire
Publisher: Pocket Presse
Year: 1998
L'enfant noir (Pocket #1249)
ISBN: 9782266178945
Author: Laye
Publisher: Presse Pocket
Year: 2007
Le silence de la mer (Livre Poche #25)
ISBN: 9782253003106
Author: Vercors
Publisher: Adler's Foreign Books
Year: 1994
Humanities Electives
Textbooks for elective courses should be purchased AFTER receiving your schedule in mid-August.
If your Humanities elective is not listed below, no textbooks are required.
Latin
Latin I
Latin II
Latin III
Latin III
Exercita Latina I/Exercises for Familia Romana
ISBN: 9781585102129
Author: Ørberg
Publisher: Focus
Year: 2005
Lingua Latina
ISBN: 9781585104208
Author: Ørberg
Publisher: Focus
Year: 2011
Lingua Latina: A Companion to Familia Romana
ISBN: 9781585108091
Author: Neumann
Publisher: Focus
Year: 2016
Math
If your math class is not listed below, no textbooks are required.
- Algebra I
- Algebra II & Algebra w/Trigonometry
- Advanced Calculus I & I/II & Calculus II/III
- Geometry & Geometry w/Trigonometry
- Precalculus
- Statistics
- Trigonometry/Finite Mathematics
Algebra I
NEW-TO-KEY STUDENTS: You may purchase these ebooks during the first week of school after you receive your Key School email address.
Algebra I
Recommended - Core Connections Algebra Student 1 year eBook ($20.00)
ISBN: 9781603280976-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Select “eBook Only, No Printed Material.”
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Optional: Core Connections Algebra Student Hardbound with 1 year eBook ($90.00)
ISBN: 9781603281508-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Select “Student Hardbound Set," then go to "eBook Term" dropdown box and "1 year eBook access."
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Optional: Core Connections Algebra Parent Guide with Extra Practice ($10.00)
ISBN: 9781603281034
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Parent Guide" and "Select options." Then select “Single Book.”
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Algebra II & Algebra w/Trigonometry
Advanced Calculus I & I/II & Calculus II/III
Geometry & Geometry w/Trigonometry
NEW-TO-KEY STUDENTS: You may purchase these ebooks during the first week of school after you receive your Key School email address.
Geometry & Geometry w/Trigonometry
Required - Core Connections Geometry Student 1 year eBook ($20.00)
ISBN: 9781603281041-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Then select “eBook Only, No Printed Material.”
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Optional: Core Connections Geometry Student Hardcover & eBook ($90.00)
ISBN: 9781603282352-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Select “Student Hardbound Set," then go to "eBook Term" dropdown box and select "1 year eBook access."
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Optional: Core Connections Geometry Student Softcover & eBook ($84.00)
ISBN: 9781603281058
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Select “Student Softcover Set,” then go to "eBook Term" dropdown box and select "1 year eBook access."
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Precalculus
Precalculus
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus - Hardcover
ISBN: 9780534492779
Author: Stewart
Publisher: Cengage
Edition: 5th
Year: 2010
OR
Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus - Paperback
ISBN: 9780495109976
Author: Stewart
Publisher: Cengage
Edition: 5th
Year: 2005
Precalculus (Student Solution Manual) - Optional
ISBN: 9780534492908
Author: Stewart
Publisher: Cengage
Edition: AP Edition
Year: 2010
Statistics
Trigonometry/Finite Mathematics
NEW-TO-KEY STUDENTS: You may purchase these ebooks during the first week of school after you receive your Key School email address.
Trigonometry/Finite Mathematics
Required - Core Connections Integrated III Student 1 year eBook only ($20.00)
ISBN: 9781603283946-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Then select “eBook Only, No Printed Material.”
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Optional: Core Connections Integrated III Student Hardbound Set with eBook ($90.00)
ISBN: 9781603283922-1
Author: Dietiker
Publisher: CPM
To purchase: Go to the CPM web store using this link. Go to "Core Connections, Student Material" and "Select options." Select “Student Hardbound Set," then go to "eBook Term" dropdown box and "1 year eBook access."
Please note: At checkout, you will be asked to “Log in or Register.” It is highly recommended that you “Sign in with Google” using the student’s Key School email address--this is first initial last name@keyschool.org (for example, csmith@keyschool.org). This log in information will be used by the student to access the eBook for the remainder of the school year.
Modern Civilizations (10th Grade)
Frankenstein
ISBN: 9780141439471
Author: Shelley
Publisher: Dutton
Year: 2003
The Handmaid's Tale
ISBN: 9780385490818
Author: Atwood
Publisher: Anchor
Year: 1998
Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World
ISBN: 9781880656228
Author: Kamo-no-Chomei, Hofmann
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Year: 1996
Othello
ISBN: 9780743477550
Author: Shakespeare
Publisher: Simon &Schuster
Year: 1993
The Picture of Dorian Gray
ISBN: 9781734735376
Author: Wilde
Publisher: Warbler Classics
Year: 2020
The Prince
ISBN: 9780140449150
Author: Machiavelli
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Year: 2003
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Pearl; Sir Orfeo
ISBN: 9780345277602
Translator: Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey
Year: 1988
Things Fall Apart
ISBN: 9780385474542
Author: Achebe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 1994
Performing & Visual Arts
Textbooks for elective courses should be purchased AFTER receiving your schedule in mid-August. If your class is not listed below, no textbooks are required.
Acting: Theory & History
Playwriting
Theater Design
Theater Design
Fences
ISBN: 9780452264014
Author: Wilson
Publisher: Plume
Year: 1986
The Illusion
ISBN: 9780881452310 or ebook
Author: Kushner Publisher: Broadway Play Publishing
Year: 2003
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
ISBN: 9781783191406
Author: Washburn
Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd.
Year: 2014
She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurer's Edition
ISBN: 9780573705656
Author: Nguyen
Publisher: Samuel French
Year: 2016
Science
- Advanced Biology
- Advanced Chemistry
- Integrated Science: Data (Grade 9)
- Integrated Science: Energy (Grade 10)
- Integrated Science: Systems (Grade 11)
- Introduction to Oceanography
- Physics
Advanced Biology
Advanced Biology
Do not purchase! To provide the lowest cost textbook, Key has purchased them for $37.95 per book. This amount will be charged to families’ FACTS accounts
BIOZONE AP Biology
ISBN: 978-1988566566
Author: Greenwood et al
Publisher: Biozone International Ltd.
Edition: 3rd
Year: 2021
Students who have not yet picked up the textbook should contact Brian Michaels or Cindi Asquith in the Upper School office to arrange a time to pick it up.
Advanced Chemistry
Integrated Science: Data (Grade 9)
Integrated Science: Data (Grade 9)
REQUIRED: Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change
This text will be used for 3 years.
ISBN: 9780076774609
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Edition: 1st
Year: 2017
RECOMMENDED: Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology
This text will be used for 3 years. It is a useful resource; particularly in the Spring semester for the study of genetics.
Choose any of the editions below:
ISBN: 9780132879064 - 4th NASTA Edition (most expensive edition)
ISBN: 9780321967503 - 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134711751 - 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134765037 - 7th Edition
Author: Simon
Publisher: Pearson Higher Educ & Prof Group
Integrated Science: Energy (Grade 10)
Integrated Science: Energy (Grade 10)
REQUIRED: Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change
This text will be used for 2 years. Returning students should already have this book.
ISBN: 9780076774609
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2017
RECOMMENDED: Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology
This text will be used for 2 years. Returning students should already have this book.
Choose any of the editions below:
ISBN: 9780132879064 - 4th NASTA Edition (most expensive edition)
ISBN: 9780321967503 - 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134711751 - 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134765037 - 7th Edition
Author: Simon
Publisher: Pearson Higher Educ & Prof Group
Integrated Science: Systems (Grade 11)
Integrated Science: Systems (Grade 11)
REQUIRED: Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change
Returning students should already have this book.
ISBN: 9780076774609
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2017
RECOMMENDED: Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology
Returning students should already have this book. Choose any of the editions below:
ISBN: 9780132879064 - 4th NASTA Edition (most expensive edition)
ISBN: 9780321967503 - 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134711751 - 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134765037 - 7th Edition
Author: Simon
Publisher: Pearson Higher Educ & Prof Group