THIS SUMMER READING LIST IS CURRENT AS OF JUNE 2022.
6TH GRADE SUMMER READING
To prepare for the 6th grade English class, please read one of the following over the summer.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Munoz Ryan
I Am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
7th Grade Summer Reading
In seventh grade, students will be using The Giver as part of their curriculum. To prepare for this work, please read the novel and complete the assignment over the summer.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes
8th Grade Summer Reading
In eighth grade, students will discuss the novel by Madeleine L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time. To prepare for this work, please read the novel over the summer.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes
9th Grade Summer Reading
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
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
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
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
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
Freakonomics
by Levitt & Dubner
11th grade 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
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
