Summer Reading

Freshmen (Class of 2027) 

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: Click here for the summer reading packet. 

Sophomores (Class of 2026) 

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 

World History II 

• NO BOOK REQUIRED

Accelerated World History II: 

• NO BOOK REQUIRED: Click here for the summer reading packet. 

AP World History: 

• Traditions and Encounters Textbook (ISBN: 9780076681280) Click here for the summer assignment.  

Juniors (Class of 2025)

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: 

• NO BOOK REQUIRED: Click here to download U.S. History summer reading modules.

AP U.S. History: 

• American Pageant Textbook (Chapters 2-6)* (ISBN: 9780618479405)
  *AP US History Summer Reading Guides: Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6 

Seniors (Class of 2024) 

English Department 

AP English Language and Composition: 

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

AP English Literature and Composition: 

• How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster 

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 

The Literature of Comedy: 

• Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris 

Dystopian Literature: 

• Brave New World, Aldous Huxley 

Women’s Literature: 

• The Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Perkins Gilman