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6TH GRADE SUMMER READING
6 summer
7 Summer
7th Grade Summer Reading
8 Summer
8th Grade Summer Reading
9 Summer
Throughout the ninth grade, you will be exploring what it means to come of age. For your summer reading, choose ONE of the following books to read and construct a double-entry journal. Please click on instruction PDF below.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes

Amos Fortune, Free Man
by Elizabeth Yates

Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell

Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds

Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson

Brave New World
by Aldous Husley

Godless
by Pete Hautman

Lord of the Flies
by Lois Lowry

The Hate You Give
by Angie Thomas

Catch-22
by Joseph Heller

It's Kind of a Funny Story
by Ned Vizinni

Marcelo in the Real World
by Francisco Stork

To All The Boys I've Loved Before
by Jenny Han

Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds

Lemonade Mouth
by Mark Peter Hughes

Nothing
by Janne Teller
9TH GRADE AP BIOLOGY
AP BIO
If you have registered for AP Biology, the information in this summer assignment is intended to remind you of information that you have learned in middle school science as well as what you would have learned if you had taken high school Biology. As a reminder, AP Biology is designed for students that have already taken high school Biology, so this summer assignment should help support you in your AP Bio journey.
10th Grade Summer Reading
10 Summer
Throughout the tenth grade, you will be exploring the topic of culture. For your summer reading, choose ONE of the following books to read and construct a double-entry journal. Instructions in the PDF below.
Assignment:Double Entry Journal
Due Date:First week of English/History Classes
View/Print FULL Assignment Details in a PDF format

Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
by Julia Alvarez

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie

Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates

Like Water For Chocolate
by Pete Hautman

The Fold
by Ana Na

Brief Wondrous Life Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz

The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd

Does My Head Look Big In This?
by Randa Abdel Fattah

Tasting the Sky
by Ibtisam Barakat
11 Summer
11th Grade Summer Reading
11th Grade American Literature (not AP Lang):
To prepare for this class, please read one of the following books over the summer.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English Classes
Teacher for 2022-2023: Ms. Knopfler

A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry

The Autobio of Ben Frnaklin
by Benjamin Franklin

Farewell to Manzanar
by Waksatsuki Houston & Houston
11TH GRADE AP LANG
AP Lang
If you are taking AP Lang, your choice of novels below.
Assignment: Click on the instructions.
Due Date: First week of English Classes
Teacher for 2022-2023: Ms. Knopfler

Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson
11th grade ap seminar
AP SEMINAR
If you are taking AP Seminar, please see below.
Assignment: See instructions
Due Date: First week of AP Seminar
Teacher for 2022-2023: Ms. Knopfler

Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
12 Summer
12th Grade Summer Reading
Assignment: Ms. Adrianne has written a detailed description of instructions along with links and PDFs of some of the books below.
Due Date: First week of English Classes
Teacher for 2022-2023: Ms. Adrianne

Dare to Lead
by Brene Brown

Ethics 101
by Brian Boone

7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Julie Smith
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