Smithfield High School
Summer Reading 2026
Available to borrow/download from the library!
Available to borrow/download from the library!
Print-friendly list available here: Summer Reading English 9-12
You can borrow your summer reading books from the library! Many summer reading books are available as downloadable e-book and audiobooks through the free Libby app.
Libby offers eBooks & audiobooks (sometimes with wait lists), free with your RI Library card.
Grade 9 College Prep & Honors
Freshmen will read The Outsiders
Grade 9 College Honors
Freshmen in Honors will also choose one of the following: The Sun is Also a Star or The Book Thief
Grade 10 College Prep & Honors
Sophomores will choose one of the following: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time or Laughing at My Nightmare
Grade 10 Honors will also read A Separate Peace
Grade 11 College Prep & Honors
Juniors will choose one of the following: Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card or Flowers for Algernon
Grade 11 Honors will also read The Namesake
Grade 12 College Prep & Honors
Seniors will choose one of the following: The Stranger in the Woods or For One More Day
Grade 12 Honors will also read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
AP Literature
Seniors will read Lord of the Flies, 1984, and How to Read Literature Like a Professor
EEP Literature and Drama
Seniors will read How to Read a Book and How to Read Literature Like a Professor