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English Department Summer Reading
English Department Summer Reading
Statement on Summer Reading: Families/Caregivers should review the titles listed at each grade level with your student(s) and collaboratively select books that are the best choice for your student/family.
All students in grades 9-12 will read two books this summer.
Book 1: Students will select one book from the Grade Level Book List. Students are encouraged to take notes/annotate while they read and must complete this Google form when they finish the book.
Book 2: All students in grades 9-12 will read at least one Choice Book and complete this Google form upon completion. The choice book can be any book of interest.
Please note:
All students are expected to submit the Google Form for both books before the start of the school year. In addition, all students will engage in a learning experience in ELA class (formative assessment) with the required and choice book.
All MHS students participate in Poetry Out Loud and deliver a poetry recitation in English class. Learn more about Poetry Out Loud here.
Students who not enrolled in the AP Lang course, may also consider the following books:
Gather, Kenneth Cadow
Star Splitter, Matthew Kirby
We Were Liars, E Lockhart
The Martian, Andy Weid
The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
In the Wild Light, Jeff Zentner
Class of 2027 | Rising 11th Graders
Class of 2027 | Rising 11th Graders
There's Always This Year, Hanif Abdurraqib
Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
Where You Go Is Not Who You Will Be, Frank Bruni
Better: A Surgeon's Note on Performance, Atul Gawande
Outliers, Tipping Point, OR Blink, Malcolm Gladwell
The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Childhood Among Ghosts, Maxine Hong Kingston
Garlic & Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Ruth Reichl
The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan (Young Readers Edition)
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, Ronald C. White, Jr
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Phil Knight (Young Readers Available)
AP English Language & Composition Students
Required: The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt
Select at least one additional title from the above list.
⬇️How can I get the print/ebook/audiobook? ⬇️
⬇️How can I get the print/ebook/audiobook? ⬇️
Book titles above are active links to our school Sora account. On Sora, you may also find an audiobook version. In addition, the Melrose Public Library as well as the Boston Public Library have all summer reading titles.
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