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Summer Reading 2024

English Department Summer Reading

All incoming 9th graders should read: 

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

All incoming 10th graders should read: 

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

All incoming 11th graders should read: 

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

All incoming 12th graders should read the book associated with their senior English class: 

Contemporary Literature:
ACP - The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer 

CP - A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah 

Horror and Science Fiction: The Shining by Stephen King

Women in Literature: The Power by Naomi Alderman

African-American Literature: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Asian-American Literature: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 

Film Studies: Read Making Movies by Sydney Lumet and watch one film directed by Lumet. Suggested films: 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network.

AP Language and Composition: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

AP Literature: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

SORA ACCESS:
Most titles should be available on Sora as both eBooks and audiobooks. Visit our ebook page if you need help accessing Sora.

Mass Teen Choice Book Award 2024

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