Please read carefully before clicking on the link to order.

This year Ursuline did not use a 3rd party vendor for supplying/delivering books; we are handling it all in-house. Here are a few pointers for how/where to find books.

• Some items will say “access will be given by instructors.” Those are online books/programs the school has bought, and your student’s charge account will be charged. You don’t have to do anything; she will get access when she goes to class. You should see the cost for most of these items on the list. These are all online licenses; there is no hardcover book – if you would also like an actual book, in most cases I can order one for your student for an additional charge.
• IF you have 3403 AP Calculus AB, 3614 Pre-Calculus, 3615 Pre-Calculus H, or 6404 AP Government you can order directly from the publisher using the SAVVAS site posted.
• Some textbooks are available in textbook hard copy or e-book form, and teachers don’t have a preference. We sent a form in the email with the booklist, please make sure you fill that out by August 9.
• Bear Necessities will be carrying all books that are listed on the booklist, and I have a few used options. If you want to look at other sites for used options, please make sure you are ordering the correct edition of that particular book.
• Bear will be open for in-person shopping during the Texas Tax-Free Weekend, August 6-8. You are welcome to come shop, or you can send me an email with what you need, and we can get it pulled and ring it on your student’s charge account so that she can pick it up during orientation.
• Bear hours for Tax-Free Weekend:
  • Friday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 7, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 8, 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Renovations are still being completed where Bear Necessities is located so after Tax Free Weekend we will be accepting orders through our online store https://uabearnecessities.square.site/ or through phone/email orders only.

The actual store opens when classes resume. If that timeline changes, we will let everyone know.

• Booklist
• SAVVAS Flyer (only four classes - listed on the booklist - will need to use this flyer)

English Department Summer Reading

• English I: Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 
• English I Honors: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens  
• English II: Students should choose one of the following:
  • The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
• English II Honors: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo and The Awakening by Kate Chopin
• English III: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
• English III Honors: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
• AP Language:  Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• English IV Reading in the Dark: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• English IV Gods Behaving Badly: Circe by Madeline Miller
• English IV Foodie Lit:  Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• AP Lit: Humanity: 
  • 1) A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf.  Harcourt  
  • 2) The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.  Random House
• AP Lit: S. Cat: 
  • 1) A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit 
  • 2) Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
• English IV Fantastic Worlds Beyond: Binti (The Complete Trilogy) by Nnedi Okorafor

The English Department requires that all paperback novels be purchased new. Books can be purchased from various online stores.

Textbooks will be available through the Ursuline book store beginning August 3, 2021. 

Other notes:

• Please wait to purchase textbooks until you have received your daughter’s schedule and the booklist is posted. This year (2021-2022), Bear Necessities will be handling textbooks and all required books can be found at the store!
• Books that have “Teacher will have required material information” are digital texts that were bought by the school and will be charged to the students Bear Necessities student accounts, parents do not need to purchase.

The bookstore compiles the Ursuline Academy booklist for each school year. Parents should purchase both first and second semester books at one time. Some of the required books and supplies are available exclusively at Bear Necessities. The English Department requires that all paperback novels be purchased new. Bear Necessities stocks all of the required paperback novels for English classes.

2021-2022 Booklist
Note: There are four classes listed on the booklist that will need to use this SAVVAS Flyer.

Bear Necessities stocks many of the school supplies that students need!

Students can find copy paper, flashdrives, poster board, index cards, report covers, folders, pens, pencils and notebooks. Bear Necessities also stocks supplies required for specific courses, such as chemistry goggles, geometers, compasses, graph paper books and P.E. uniforms. Bear Necessities store hours allow students to conveniently shop for needed supplies before school, at lunch, or between classes.

Bear Necessities carries a full line of Ursuline logo items and casual clothing to show your school spirit.

There's always something new and cute in stock! In addition to in-store purchase, orders may be placed by phone 469-232-3581, or by email to Rachel Brewer. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

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