Overview
Gilmour partners with BNC to provide textbooks to students but families may buy textbooks elsewhere if desired, on such sites as Abe Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ThriftBooks, or any others of your choosing.
- 2023-2024 student schedules available August 1
- BNC online bookstore opens August 1
- Free shipping from BNC August 7-20 on orders over $99—details here
Be sure to purchase the correct edition by noting the ISBN.
UPPER SCHOOL
Courses with Textbooks Not Available on BNC Website
List of 11 items.
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English 9
"The Other Wes Moore," by Wes Moore
ISBN-13 978-0385528207
"Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury
ISBN-13 : 978-1451673319
"The House in the Cerulean Sea," by TJ Klune
ISBN-13 978-1250217318 -
English 10
"Lord of the Flies," by William Golding
"Just Mercy: Young Adults Version," by Bryan Stevenson
"My Sister the Serial Killer," by Oyinkan Braithwaite -
English 11
"In Cold Blood," by Truman CapoteISBN-13: 978-0679745587Available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble"Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future," by Elizabeth KolbertISBN-13: 978-0593136270Available at Amazon or Barnes & Noble -
English 12
"Things Fall Apart," by Chinua Achebe
"The Poisonwood Bible," by Barbara Kingsolver
"The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien -
French
All from Wayside Publishing - digital version
French 1 - EntreCultures 1 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)French 2 - EntreCultures 1 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)French 3 - EntreCultures 2 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)French 4 - EntreCultures 2 (Wayside Publishing - digital version), along with supplemental materialsAP French - none -
Holocaust Literature
"Night," by Eli Wiesel"Maus," by Art Spiegelman -
Spanish
All from Wayside Publishing - digital version
Spanish 1 - EntreCulturas 1 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)Spanish 2 - EntreCulturas 2 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)Spanish 3 - EntreCulturas Level 3 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)Spanish IV Pre-AP - EntreCulturas 4 (Wayside Publishing - digital version)AP Spanish Language and Culture - Triángulo APreciado, 6ª edición (Wayside Publishing - digital version) -
AP English Language and Composition
All selections for this course are provided by the instructor. -
AP English Literature and Composition
TitleAuthorISBNAtonementIan McEwanISBN-13: 978-0385721790 AmericanahChimamanda Ngozi AdichieISBN-13: 978-0307455925King LearWilliam ShakespeareISBN-13: 978-0743482769 -
AP US Government and Politics
Please order directly from the publisher (Perfection Learning) for the best price:TitleAuthorISBNUnited States Government and PoliticsDavid Wolfford978-1-6903-8416-8 -
AP United States History
Please order directly from the publisher (Perfection Learning) for the best price:TitleAuthorISBNUnited States History Advanced Placement, 4th EditionJohn J. Newman and John M. Schmalbach978-1-6903-0550-7
Courses with books available on BNC
Algebra Based Physics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Environ Science
AP World History
Biology
Chemistry
Geometry Based Physics
Latin I
Latin II
Theology 9
Theology 10
Theology 11
Theology 12
US courses with materials provided
Classical and Modern Languages: AP French (Miller); Latin III and Latin IV (Kimmel); Spanish IV-Hispanic Culture Past & Present (Thayer)
Note: Latin III—If you took Latin II at Gilmour, you do not need to purchase this book because they are using the same book as last year.
Fine and Performing Arts: Creating Writing (Greenfield), Speech, Advanced Speech and Competitive Speech (Janis)
Mathematics: all US courses
Science: Forensic Science (Simonetta); Molecular Genetics Research (Turk)
Social Studies: All history courses, with the exception of AP Government, AP US History and AP World History; Management/Entrepreneurship and Venture (Kendall White)
Technology and Innovation: 2D Game Design, 3D Game Design, Fabrication, Digital Art, Intro to Programming and Competitive Robotics (Vanek); AP Computer Science and Intro to Web Design (Adiletta)
Curriculum
Middle School
Grade 7
English 7 - novel titles provided during the school year
Theology 7 (available on the BNC website)
French 1 (digital version on Wayside Publishing)
Spanish 1 (digital version on Wayside Publishing)
Spanish 2 (digital version on Wayside Publishing)
Grade 8
English 8- novel titles provided during the school year
Theology 8 (available on the BNC website)
Theology 8 (available on the BNC website)
Spanish 1 (digital version on Wayside Publishing)
Spanish 2 (digital version on Wayside Publishing)
Grades 7 & 8
For both Grades 7 & 8, teachers will provide materials for the following courses:
Math
Robotics
Science
Science
Social Studies
Mailing Address
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