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From Foundations of Freedom to Titans of Industry The Book of Philippians *Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation* by Andrea Wulf *The Scarlet Letter* by Nathaniel Hawthorne *The Last of the Mohicans* by James Fenimore Cooper *Common Sense* by Thomas Paine Biographies and Speeches of the Founders, Presidents, and Influential Leaders Selections from The Federalist Papers *The Legend of Sleepy Hollow* by Washington Irving Selected Poetry from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Emily Dickinson Selected Writings from Henry David Thoreau Selected Short Stories and Poetry from Edgar Allan Poe Selections from Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe *Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave* by Frederick Douglass *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* by Mark Twain *Little Women* by Louisa May Alcott *White Fang* by Jack London *Maggie: Girl of the Streets* by Stephen Crane *The Jungle* by Upton Sinclair ##### Year Two: The American Project - War, Work, Wealth, and Walls The Book of Ephesians *What Einstein Told His Cook* by Robert L. Wolke *One of Ours* by Willa Cather Selected Poetry from Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, William Carlos Williams *The Great Gatsby* by F. Scott Fitzgerald *Of Mice and Men* by John Steinbeck *Death of a Salesman* by Arthur Miller Selections from E.B. White’s Non-Fiction Selections from The Fifties by David Halberstam *To Kill a Mockingbird* by Harper Lee *A Raisin in the Sun* by Lorraine Hansberry *The Outsiders* by S. E. Hinton Selected Speeches and Letters of Martin Luther King, Jr. Selected Short Stories from Flannery O’Connor *The Westing Game* by Ellen Raskin Selections from The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien *Fahrenheit 451* by Ray Bradbury *The Giver* by Lois Lowry [Explore our Educational distinctives](https://www.lorienwood.org/distinctives?hsLang=en) Academics Academics - [Form System & Curriculum](https://www.lorienwood.org/form-system-curriculum) - [Educational Philosophy](https://www.lorienwood.org/educational-philosophy) - [Our Distinctives](https://www.lorienwood.org/distinctives) - [FAQs](https://www.lorienwood.org/faqs) Admissions Admissions - [Admissions](https://www.lorienwood.org/admissions) - [Visit Campus](https://www.lorienwood.org/school-tours) - [Request Information](https://www.lorienwood.org/request-information) Parents Parents - [Family Portal](https://accounts.renweb.com/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2Fconnect%2Fauthorize%2Fcallback%3Fclient_id%3DfamilyPortalCode%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ffamilyportal.renweb.com%252Fsignin-oidc%26response_type%3Dcode%26scope%3Dopenid%2520profile%2520familyPortalUserInfo%2520familyPortalUserConfig%2520offline_access%2520ftApi%26code_challenge%3DfnBfdIahTVR_0kwVd14HGUyCla7gZGS7CPhlAsBMJiY%26code_challenge_method%3DS256%26response_mode%3Dform_post%26nonce%3D638840530982090322.YWM2MmYxZDItNGM2Zi00NmU2LWFiNTgtYWQzN2VhYTQyN2E0ZWY3MDg5ZmUtOWIwMy00ZDM5LTg5NzYtOWQ3MGFjZTg3Yzhh%26state%3DCfDJ8Lq1N5Cgm6tFnilnlNGlkcE7HJ57Gygpa_t0OWRxS-BY16zFQI_OAbOEMIc0RPWq5dm9R5xMPhYBc8n5G_SMGJsHahfCCI71fw35TiNrR8WazTSFierSIZFJghgb0HURKY2tSHoVC-ubSb5tvJa7THTgSkJAZjF29F36mE_-TW_ZLdyVY3VdvEMmHJ8Sxhm1ED7I-ijzI22mmCXC0dRiYzqwmsLIxZ2sWtuoGBnrp-B7z1m9JAYro4FoHSdEFzvxrLczMd2qDnRTgPq4svmpG5ozn0Qn6s9sORMzrF6QB59icabDyMPB3ViYZfhX5w6s0AhNGuI5_pRyxAf2Vbd9_YVXidDYL7i0j4MdgQZJZVtJnYzPyzSksemLtqMccSBNVJh9rfRJrnBwzdmWjG9ed9-sNDuub-JIh_Xffp7DoCfZEHS32_IxI2BaNcOCqPHqIaLD4omvsS3lXaaxRAFDyUI%26x-client-SKU%3DID_NET6_0%26x-client-ver%3D6.35.0.0) - [Student Reading Lists](https://www.lorienwood.org/student-reading-page) - [Parental Service](https://www.lorienwood.org/parents) [![Lorien Wood School\_Reverse Emblem](https://www.lorienwood.org/hubfs/Lorien%20Wood%20School_Reverse%20Emblem.svg)](https://www.lorienwood.org?hsLang=en) - 8200 Bell Lane Vienna, VA 22182 - Main Office: 703-854-1640 - Email: office@lorienwood.org © 2026 Lorien Wood School All Rights Reserved [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/lorienwoodschool)[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lorienwoodschool/) Return to top