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

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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English I:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens   

English IH:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens  

English II:

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Sophocles’ Antigone: A New Translation by Diane J. Rayor*
*Please purchase the following edition: ISBN 978-0-521-13478-1

English IIH:

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Awakening by Kate Chopin

English III:
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

AP Language and Composition:

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

English IV: Gods Behaving Badly

Circe by Madeline Miller‎

English IV: Reading in the Dark

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 

English IV: Foodie Lit

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel

AP Literature: Schrodinger’s Cat:

A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

AP Literature: Human Experience:
Circe by Madeline Miller‎
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Ursuline is handling all the books in-house again this year. All books will be available in Bear Necessities. 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 Rachel Brewer in Bear Necessities can order one for your student for an additional charge.
• 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 there are 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 5-7. You are welcome to come shop, or you can send Rachel Brewer in Bear Necessities an email with what you need, and she can get it pulled and ring it on your student’s charge account so that she can pick it up during orientation. If you choose to have Bear Necessities pull your order, please include your daughter's name and ID number in your email.
• Bear hours for Tax-Free Weekend (Rooms 133 & 135):
  • Friday, August 5, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, August 7, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Renovations are still being completed where Bear Necessities is located, but should be ready by student orientations. After Tax Free Weekend, Bear Necessities will accept 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 2022-2023

Textbooks will be available through the Ursuline book store beginning August 5, 2022. 

Other notes:

• Please wait to purchase textbooks until you have received your daughter’s schedule and the booklist is posted. This year (2022-2023), 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.

2022-2023 Booklist