Summer Reading & Book Lists

Students: Please refer to the following reading lists for all classes, organized by grade for the summer of 2024.

 

Academic English 1

Fahrenheit 451  by Ray Bradbury
 

Advanced English I​​​​​

A Separate Peace  by John Knowles
The Joy Luck Club  by Amy Tan
Summer Reading Assignment (Click the link to review details about the required paper.)
 

Academic English II

A Christmas Carol by  Charles Dickens
 

Advanced English II

The Alchemist  by Paul Coelho
The Metamorphosis  by Franz Kafka
All the Light We Cannot See  by Anthony Doerr
 

Academic English III

Student Choice for Research Paper: American Literature List
 

Honors III/IV

The Awakening  by Kate Chopin
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings  by Maya Angelou
 

AP Literature 1 & 2 

Age of Innocence  by Edith Wharton
The Scarlet Letter  by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Student Choice Book from approved list of titles (See "Summer AP Lit I/II" Canvas Course for assignments.)
 

Academic English IV

Research Paper Preparatory Reading Choice: Approved list of titles and accompanying assignment packet (Click the link for more information.)

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