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 for the 2022-2023 school year.
*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.
Creative Writing
No required text for 2022-2023.
Cultural Exploration Through Music
No required textbook for 2022-2023
Current Events
No required textbook for 2022-2023
Economics
An online edition of the required material at be found at: https://opentextbc.ca/principlesofeconomics/
Myths & Legends
No required textbook for 2022-2023
Psychology
Check back for 2022-2023 textbook information.
Sociology

ISBN# 978-1259405235
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
All foreign language textbooks should be purchased from https://vistahigherlearning.com/school/SJCCHS/.
French I
*Textbooks and codes must be purchased.
French II
You will continue to use the textbook you used in French I. If you do not have a French I textbook, you must purchase the one listed above.
Spanish I, II, & III
No textbook is required (material will be provided during class).
Spanish IV Honors
- Supersite Plus w/ vText (36 Month Access)
- Online Student Activity Manual Workbook (WebSAM)
AP Spanish: Language and Culture
Workbook and code must be purchased.
Students are responsible for purchasing print copies (no e-books) of the following:
9th Grade
10th Grade (Regular)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: ISBN-13 979-8745274824
We Were Liars by e. lockhart: ISBN-13 978-0385741279
Passing by Nella Larsen: ISBN-13 978-0593437841
Othello (No Fear Shakespeare Edition) by Shakespeare, ed. by Sparknotes: ISBN-13 978-1586638528
10th Grade (Honors)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: ISBN-13 978-1673287882
Monster by Walter Dean Myers: ISBN-13 978-0064407311
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: ISBN-978-0143039983
Grendel by John Gardner: ISBN-13 978-0679723110
Beowulf by Seamus Heaney: ISBN-13 978-0393320978
11th Grade (Regular)
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath: ISBN-13 978-0060837020
One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey: ISBN-13 978-0451163967
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes: ISBN-13 978-0156030083
The Yellow Wallpaper by Catherine Perkins Gilman: ISBN-13 978-1684222278
11th Grade (Honors)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Revised Edition by Thomas C. Foster: ISBN-13: 978-0062301673
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote: ISBN-13: 978-0679745587
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: ISBN-978-0525435006
12th Grade (Regular)
Columbine by Dave Cullen: ISBN-13 978-1787477094
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman: ISBN-13] 978-0679406419
Dopesick by Beth Macy: ISBN-13 978-0316551304
12th Grade (Honors)
They Say/ I Say (With Readings) 5th edition by Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein: ISBN-13: 978-0393538731
ESL
No required text.
Algebra I

ISBN# 978-0-13-328114-9
Geometry

ISBN# 9780133185829
Algebra II

ISBN#978-0-13-328116-3
Concepts & Applications -MTH 121B

ISBN-10: 0321914627

All students must have a TI – 30XS calculator for this course.
College Algebra(MTH127)/Statistics(STA 225)
Fall:

ISBN: 9780321640314
Spring:

ISBN# 9781259345289 and a TI-84 Calculator.
Financial Algebra
*Students must purchase the textbook and workbook for this course.
Textbook: ISBN 0538449675
Workbook: ISBN 9780538449700
Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry (MTH 122)

ISBN# 9780547219929 and TI-84 Calculator
No textbooks are required for the 2021-2022 school year for PE/Health.
Physical Science (9th)
CPO Science – Foundations of Physical Science (third edition 2018).
ISBN 978-1-62571-845-7
This textbook can be ordered directly from the textbook company by the following steps:
- Call 1-800-225-3739 to place an order
- Use the item number 1576056
Biology (10th)
- Students may purchase the Ebook or Hardcover
- Must include activation code for InQuizitive AND Smartwork 5
- The book can be purchased at: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393663761
Chemistry 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
An online edition of the textbook can be found at: https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e
AP Biology
*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
Anatomy and Physiology
An online edition of the textbook can be found at: https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology
Astronomy
ISBN: 978-1337097505
*Cheapest Option: https://www.cengage.com/micro/3729201
Engineering
ISBN: 978-1305084766
*A link to a PDF version of the textbook will be given out when classes start. You do not need to purchase the Engineering textbook.
Forensics
No required textbook for 2021-2022.
Intro to Public Speaking
Fall semester
Textbook and online connect access my be purchased from the MU bookstore. *Students may purchase the only connect version only.
Interpersonal Communications
Spring semester
Check back for information on the 2022-2023 required textbooks.
Students MAY purchase e-books.
History 9
History 10 and 11
An online edition of the required course material can be found at: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/index.cfm
Honors History 11
An online edition of the required course material can be found at: http://www.americanyawp.com/
History 12
An online edition of the required course material can be found at: https://www.civiced.org/resourcecenter/index.php
Honors History 12
AP Government
ISBN: 978-1452240039
AP Human Geography
ISBN: 978-1118793145
Theology A![]() ISBN# 9781594716218 ![]() ISBN# 9781594711862 |
Theology B![]() ISBN# 9781594711886 ![]() ISBN#9781594712128
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Theology C![]() ISBN# 9781594711435 ![]() ISBN# 9781594711237
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Theology D![]() ISBN# 9781599823294 ISBN 978-1-936045-15-0 |