Rising 12th Graders
English Department Summer Reading
Statement on Summer Reading: Families and Caregivers should review the titles listed at grade level and make a selection in collaboration with your student in order to make 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. All students must complete this Google form when they finish the book. Students are encouraged to take notes.Upon your return to school in the fall, you will engage in a learning experience in your ELA class using this book.
Book 2: All students in grades 9-12 will select and read at least One Choice Book, and complete this Google form upon completion. The choice book can be any book of interest.
Class of 2025 | Rising 12th Graders
Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
The Dynasty: The Inside Story of the NFL's Most Successful and Controversial Franchise, Jeff Benedict
The Alchemist, Paolo Coelho
We Keep the Dead Close, Becky Cooper
Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, David Grann
The City We Became, NK Jemison
The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
Dune, Frank Herbert
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Phil Knight (Young Readers Available)
All Souls: A Family Story of Southie, Michael Patrick MacDonald
Absolutely on Music: Conversations, Haruki Murakami & Seiji Ozawa
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
Crying in H-Mart, Michelle Zauner
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
⬇️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.