Textbooks

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.

July 1: 2026-2027 student schedules available
July 13: BNC online bookstore opens
Parents log into BNC website with account credentials. Generic "Authentication Code" to enter the store: GA26
August 13-26: Free shipping from BNC on orders over $99—details here

Be sure to purchase the correct edition by noting the ISBN.

UPPER SCHOOL (2025-2026 BOOKS)

REQUIRED TEXTS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE BNC WEBSITE

List of 9 items.

French

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Finding Our Roots: A Personal American History

Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide, by Diana Elder
Holocaust Literature

"Maus I & II," by Art Spiegelman

"The Sunflower," by Simon Wiesenthal
Spanish

All from Wayside Publishing - digital version
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AP English Language and Composition

"Into the Wild," by Jon Krakauer
AP English Literature and Composition

"Beautyland," by Marie-Helene Bertino

"Atonement," by Ian McEwan

"North Woods," by Daniel Mason

"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
AP Psychology

Advanced Placement Psychology, 3rd Edition (AMSCO PUBLICATION) Third Edition
AP US Government and Politics

Please order Advanced Placement U.S. Government & Politics, AMSCO, 3rd Edition, by David Walfford, directly from the publisher (Perfection Learning) for the best price.
AP United States History

Please order Advanced Placement U.S. History, AMSCO, 4th Edition directly from the publisher (Perfection Learning) for the best price.

TEXTS AVAILABLE ON BNC

AP BIOLOGY
AP BUSINESS FINANCE
AP CHEMISTRY
AP WORLD HISTORY
BIOLOGY/HONORS BIO
CHEMISTRY/HON CHEM
LATIN I
LATIN II
LATIN III
THEOLOGY 9
THEOLOGY 10
THEOLOGY 11
THEOLOGY 12

TEXTS PROVIDED BY INSTRUCTOR

English: AP Research, AP Seminar, Creative Writing, Legal Briefs

Foreign Language: Hispanic Language & Culture I and II, Latin IV, Spanish IV, Hispanic Diaspora

Innovation and Technology: 2D Game Design, 3D Game Design, AP Computer Science, Competitive Robotics, Digital Art, Fabrication, Intro to Programming, Intro to Web Design, and Management/Entrepreneurship

Mathematics: All Upper School courses

Science: AP Environmental Science, Environment & Society, Environmental Science, Essentials of Nutrition, Forensic Science, Honors Physics, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Sports Medicine, Assessment, Injury & Management, Molecular Genetics Research, Physics

Social Studies: 1960's, American Studies, Ancient Cultures: Shaping History, Applied Econ, EconSim/Gaming Conflict, Finance and Economics (no books required), Hands on History, Honors US Government (all resources available online), Legal Briefs, Modern World History, Rebuild Cle, Taste of History