Textbooks
At St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, parents purchase textbooks directly from online sources.
The school does not own textbooks for its students. You can find textbooks needed for our courses by clicking on the various subject areas below.
No required text.
*Note: A textbook may be required by Marshall University if you wish to enroll in the course for dual credit. More information will be given in class for the dual credit course.
Business
The required text can be found by clicking here.
Creative Writing
No required text.
Check back for additional electives for the 2025-2026 school year.
General Art
Recommended Student Material List
Cardstock or Mixed Media Paper
Fine point permanent markers
Colored Pencils
Sharpener
Eraser
AP 2D Art and Design
8.5x 11 Multi-Media grade Wirebound Sketchbook (or larger if preferred) <- Used in class and at home/Graded Daily/Mandatory Immediately
Fine point permanent markers
Colored Pencils
Watercolor Palette and Brushes
Sharpener
Eraser
Amazon list provided below for examples: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SKGS3MZ3L3PF?ref_=wl_share
Spanish I, II, & III
No textbook is required (material will be provided during class).
Spanish IV Honors (Dual Credit)
Students are responsible for purchasing print copies (no e-books) of the following:
9th Grade
ISBN-10 : 0545902487
ISBN-13 : 978-0545902489
Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare
ISBN-10 : 1586638459
ISBN-13 : 978-1586638450
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
ISBN-10 : 1481438263
ISBN-13 : 978-1481438261
Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald
ISBN-10 : 0307976092
ISBN-13 : 978-0307976093
10th Grade (Regular)
Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare
ISBN-10 : 1586638467
ISBN-13 : 978-1586638467
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
ISBN-10 : 0062662813
ISBN-13 : 978-0062662811
The Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald , Fred Fordham , Aya Morton
ISBN-10 : 1982144548
ISBN-13 : 978-1982144548
10th Grade (Honors)
Beowulf trans. By Burton Raffel ISBN-13: 978-0451530967
Grendel, John Gardner ISBN-13: 978-0679723110
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley ISBN-13: 978-0143131847
Monster, Walter Dean Myers ISBN-13: 978-0064407311
11th Grade (Regular)
The Crucible A Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller
ISBN-10 : 9780142437339
ISBN-13 : 978-0142437339
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
ISBN-10 : 1101939524
ISBN-13 : 978-1101939529
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
ISBN-10 : 1984829696
ISBN-13 : 978-1984829696
11th Grade (Honors)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor, THIRD EDITION, Thomas C. Foster
ISBN-13: 9780062301673
The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood ISBN-13: 9780525435006
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote ISBN-13: 9780679745587
12th Grade (Regular)
They Called Us Enemy: George Takei
ISBN: 9781603094504
12th Grade (Honors)
They Say/I Say, 3RD EDITION,Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein
ISBN: 9780393935844
ESL
No required text.
Algebra I
No textbook is required.
Geometry
No textbook is required.
Algebra II
No textbook is required.
Advanced Algebra II
ISBN#978-0-13-328116-3
Pre-Calculus
No textbook is required.
Concepts & Applications -MTH 121B
ISBN-10: 0321914627
College Algebra(MTH127)/Statistics(STA 225)
Fall:
ISBN: 9780321640314
Spring:
ISBN# 9781259345289 and a TI-84 Calculator.
AP Pre-Calculus
No textbook is required.
TI-84 Graphing Calculator is required for this course.
AP Calculus AB/BC
No textbook is required.
TI-84 Graphing Calculator is required for this course.
Health
A PDF version of the required text will be given out at the beginning of school.
Physical Education
No required text.
Yoga/Mindfulness
Mindfulness for Teens in 10 Minutes a Day: Exercises to Feel Calm, Stay Focused & Be Your
Best Self by Jennie Marie Battistin MA LMFT
ISBN-13 978-1641524377
Yoga for Every Body: A beginner’s guide to the practice of yoga postures, breathing exercises
and meditation by Luisa Ray (Author), Angus Sutherland (Illustrator)
ISBN-13 978-1739737009
The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
ISBN-13 978-0974470641
Earth & Space Science (9th)
Check back for information on the 2024-2025 required text.
Biology (10th)
ISBN: 978-0-393-68979-2Chemistry I (11th)
An online edition of the textbook can be found at: https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e
Honors Chemistry I (11th)
An online edition of the textbook can be found at: https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e
AP Chemistry
ISBN: 0-321-69672-7
Chemistry: The Central Science
Organic Chemistry
AP Biology
ISBN# 978-1947172401
*If purchasing physical copy- paperback edition is not in color, so hardback edition should be purchased for physical copies
*A downloadable version may be used for this class. A free download is available on OpenStax using the link below
https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-ap-courses
AP Environmental Science
ISBN: 978-0-357-43632-5
AP Physics
ISBN# 9780133539677
Anatomy and Physiology
Astronomy
ISBN: 978-1337097505
*Cheapest Option: https://www.cengage.com/micro/3729201
Engineering
No textbook required
Forensics
ISBN: 0757585515
Fund Speech Communication
Fall semester
Interpersonal Communications
Spring semester
Check back for more information.
History 9
We will be using OpenStax, which is a free textbook site. Each student will have to register for a free account. Students may purchase a hard copy if they wish, but the textbook can be downloaded on numerous devices.
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-1/pages/1-introduction
History 10 and 11
We will be using OpenStax, which is a free textbook site. Each student will have to register for a free account. Students may purchase a hard copy if they wish, but the textbook can be downloaded on numerous devices.
AP United States History (10th Grade)
We will be using OpenStax, which is a free textbook site. Each student will have to register for a free account. Students may purchase a hard copy if they wish, but the textbook can be downloaded on numerous devices.
Honors History 11 (Dual Credit)
Students will be given textbook information at the beginning of school. Please see MU course syllabus.
American Government (12th)
We will be using OpenStax American Government, which is a free textbook site. Each student will have to register for a free account. Students may purchase a hard copy if they wish, but the textbook can be downloaded on numerous devices.
AP United States Government & Politics (12th Grade)
American Politics and Government Today AP Edition
ISBN: 978-0-393-88742-6
AP Human Geography
Human Geography For The AP Course 2nd Edition
ISBN:9781319535810
Theology A ISBN# 9781594716218  ISBN# 9781594711862 |
Theology B ISBN# 9781594711886  ISBN#9781594712128
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Theology C
ISBN # 9781594717338  ISBN# 9781594711237
|
Theology D ISBN# 9781599823294
ISBN 978-1-936045-15-0 *Out of print. There are Theology D books available in the classroom for students to use. |
