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6TH GRADE SUMMER READING
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7 Summer
7th Grade Summer Reading
Revised 5-19-2024
Rising 7th graders, choose ONE book in the Rick Riordan’s mythology series based on the culture (Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse) that interests you most. Then read the FIRST novel in the series (bolded). Other novels are listed in the rest of the series if you are interested in reading past the required book.
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Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes
Questions: iris.agrafiotis@lausd.net
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief (Greek)
by Rick Riordan
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The Lightning Thief (2005)
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The Sea of Monsters (2006)
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The Titan’s Curse (2007)
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
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The Last Olympian (2008)
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Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (2017)
The Heroes of Olympus - The Lost Hero (Greek & Roman)
by Rick Riordan
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The Lost Hero (2010)
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The Son of Neptune (2011)
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The Mark of Athena (2012)
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The House of Hades (2013)
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The Blood of Olympus (2014)
The Kane Chronicles - The Red Pyramid (Egyptian)
by Rick Riordan
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The Red Pyramid (2010)
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The Throne of Fire (2011)
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The Serpent’s Shadow (2012)
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Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual (2018)
Magnus Chase - The Sword of Summer (Norse)
by Rick Riordan
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The Sword of Summer (2015)
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The Hammer of Thor (2016)
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The Ship of the Dead (2017)
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Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds (2016)
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9 From the Nine Worlds (2018)
8th Grade Summer Reading
In eighth grade, students will discuss the novel by J.R.R Tolkien - The Hobbit. To prepare for this work, please read the novel over the summer.
Assignment: Double Entry Journal
Due Date: First week of English/History Classes
Questions: gretel.payne.@lausd.net
9th 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
NOTE: Ms. Clark will be revising this by the last day of school in June 2024.
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
Does My Head Look Big In This?
by Randa Abdel Fattah
Like Water For Chocolate
by Pete Hautman
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates
Failure is Impossible
by Susan B. Anthony
Meridian
by Alice Walker
The Fold
by Ana Na
Black Boy
by Richard Wright
Hidden in Plain View
by Tobin & Dobard
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
The Good, The Bad, and the BARBIE: Doll's History
by Ward & Burns
Brief Wondrous Life Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
How Garcia Girls Lost Accents
by Julia Alvarez
Tasting the Sky
by Ibtisam Barakat
When I was a Puerto Rican
by Esmeralda Santiago
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
A Beautiful Mind
by Sylvia Nasar
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
The Perfect Storm
by Sebastian Junger
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
The Autobiography of Malcom X
by Malcom X and Alex Haley
Unorthodox
by Deborah Feldman
Farewell to Manzanar
by Waksatsuki Houston & Houston
The Color of Water
by James McBride
Freakonomics
by Levitt & Dubner
The Feminine Mystique
by Betty Friedan
11TH GRADE AP LANG
AP Lang
If you are taking AP Lang, please read both books below during the summer and complete the assignment. Reading both books and comleteing the assignment are required for this class.
Assignment: Click on the instructions below.
Due Date: First week of English Classes
Update: This section has been updated for summer 2025.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
by John Green
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
11th grade ap seminar
AP SEMINAR
If you are taking AP Seminar, please see the mandatory book and assignment below.
Assignment: Click on the instructions below.
Due Date: First week of AP Seminar
Update: This section has been updated for summer 2025.
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Everything is Tuberculosis
by John Green
12 Summer
12th Grade Summer Reading
Assignment: Click below for a detailed description of instructions along with links and PDFs of some of the books below.
Due Date: First week of English Classes
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
12th grade ap literature
AP LIterature
Assignment: Click below for detailed assignment instructions.
Due Date: First week of English Classes
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
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