Summer Reading

Please note: all books purchased should be print copies, not digital. 

Freshmen (Class of 2026) 

English Department 

Accelerated Freshman Literature and Composition: 

  • The Elephant Whisperer, Lawrence Anthony (ISBN: 9781250007810) 

Freshman Literature and Composition: 

  • One of us is Lying, Karen McManus (paperback) (ISBN: 1524764728) 

Social Studies Department 

Accelerated World History I: 

  • NO BOOK REQUIRED: A summer assignment with link is coming soon.

Sophomores (Class of 2025) 

English Department 

Honors Sophomore Literature and Composition: 

  • The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak (ISBN: 9780375842207) 

Sophomore Literature and Composition: 

  • Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell (ISBN: 9781250064875) 

Social Studies Department 

Accelerated World History II: 

  • NO BOOK REQUIRED: A summer assignment with link is coming soon.

AP World History: 

Juniors (Class of 2024) 

English Department 

AP English Language and Composition: 

  • East of Eden (Penguin Orange Collection), John Steinbeck (ISBN: 9780143129486) 

American Literature: 

  • The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd (ISBN: 9780143121701) 

Social Studies Department 

U.S. History: 

AP U.S. History: 

Seniors (Class of 2023) 

English Department 

AP English Language and Composition: 

  • East of Eden (Penguin Orange Collection), John Steinbeck (ISBN: 9780143129486) 

AP English Literature and Composition: 

  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster (ISBN: 9780062301673) 

Senior Literature: Seniors will read one book for the fall semester and one for the spring semester based upon their registered courses. 

African American Literature: 

  • A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. Gaines (ISBN: 9780375702709) 

The Literature of Comedy: 

  • Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris (ISBN: 9780316776967) 

Dystopian Literature: 

  • Brave New World, Aldous Huxley (ISBN: 9780060850524) 

Women’s Literature: 

  • The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (ISBN: 978680920703)