GLTS Summer Reading Program 2025
GLTS Summer Reading Program 2025
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How It Works
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Read almost any book of your choice within these guidelines.
Recommendations for incoming freshmen.
Recommendations for grades 10-12.
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Complete the Summer Assignment where you will create a Book Talk about the book you read. Students in grades 10-12 will submit via Google Classroom.
Incoming freshmen will complete a paper copy available here.
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Optional -- attend a Summer Support Session to get help with your assignment. Dates are below.
Want to be entered to win prizes? Read extra books this summer and fill out this form.
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Participate in the Summer Reading event this September where you will present your Book Talk to your class and learn about books your classmates have read!
Need help with Summer Reading?
Attend a Summer Support Session.
Would you like help with your assignment for Summer Reading or a quiet place to read? If so, attend our optional Summer Support Sessions for Summer Reading. Teachers will be available to help you with your Summer Assignment, and you can also come to read your book. For the in-person sessions, you should bring your Summer Reading book if you have it and your Summer Assignment.
Session Dates:
Sessions are drop-in style -- you can attend as many as you would like. You do not need to sign up in advance.
Wednesday, August 6 virtual on Zoom at 4pm
Join the Zoom meeting here
Meeting ID: 828 0750 3721
Passcode: 167145Wednesday, August 13 in person at GLTS from 2-4
Wednesday, August 20 in person at GLTS from 2-4
Want a book suggestion? Check out our
Recommended Reads.
Students can read any book of their choice as long as it meets these criteria.
It does not need to be from the lists below.
📙Recommended Reads for Incoming Freshmen
📙Recommended Reads for students entering grades 10-12
Try one of our Reggies Read picks.
Students who read one of the books below will have the OPTION to be in a class with students who all read the same book during the Summer Reading event in September.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
A true-crime mystery by author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder!
Bel's mom disappeared 16 years ago. Now while Bel and her dad are being filmed for a true-crime documentary about the case, Bel's mom comes back from the dead. But Bel doesn't believe her mother's story about her disappearance, so Bel starts looking into things herself.
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
Suspense, Romance, Historical Fiction -- something for everyone!
Teenager Cristian Florescu is forced to spy on his friends and family and report on them to the government after being blackmailed by the secret police in communist Romania. But instead of complying, Cristan tries to outsmart the secret police and expose the government.
Google Classroom Codes
Join the classroom for the grade you will be entering in September
Google Classroom Codes
Join the classroom for the grade you will be entering in September
Entering grade 10 join here -- code m6cp6hh
Entering grade 11 join here -- code 5irjgps
Entering grade 12 join here -- code sqqvyhuz
Incoming freshmen are not using Google Classroom. Incoming freshmen will submit paper copies of their Summer Assignment in September on the day of the Summer Reading event at school. Incoming freshmen can access the assignment here.
Students in grades 10-12 must submit their assignments on Google Classroom.
Summer Support Sessions
Dates will be posted in June. Please check back for session dates and times.
Need help with your Summer Reading assignment? Attend an optional Summer Support Session. Teachers will provide help with your assignment and you will be able to ask questions about your book and have a quiet space to read.
Sessions are drop-in style -- you can attend as many as you would like. You do not need to sign up in advance.
No registration is required. For the in-person sessions, students should bring their Summer Reading book if they have it and their Summer Assignment.
Your Grade
Your Grade
Summer Reading is Worth Two Learning Assignment Grades in your English Class.
Students will complete a graphic organizer over the summer which you will use to prepare you for your Book Talk that you will give to your classmates during the Summer Reading Event in September.
Your grade includes:
Summer Assignment -- 50 points
Book Talk during Summer Reading event in September-- 50 points
Win Prizes for Reading More Books!
What else did you read over the summer? For each EXTRA book you read, you can be entered to win a prize!
ENTER HERE: Fill out this form for every additional book you read this summer. (Do not enter to win using the same book that you used for your Summer Reading assignment.)
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