2020 PTHS
Summer Reading
PRInTS 2020
Pequannock Township High School
Even though the requirement is one book, we are encouraging the continuation of reading multiple texts throughout the summer and into the upcoming school year. As we have done in years past we will continue to encourage reading choice at the high school level. Below are our recommendations for books in various genres of literature. Students do not have to limit their choices to the books listed here. These are merely jumping off points. Read far and wide about topics that most interest you.
Upon return to school, students will be expected to demonstrate their abilities to address theme, supported by quotes and relevant evidence. As you scroll to the bottom of the page you will find information about how to access more summer ebook and audio options through the Pequannock Township Public Library. And finally, don't wait until school starts to share your favorite reads or listens! At the bottom of the page we have a Flipgrid for high school students to share their thoughts about what they are reading. Join in the conversation and get reading!
New Audio Resources
This link will take you to FREE Audio Plays from L. A. Theatre Works. Students can enjoy such plays as Cyrano de Bergerac, The Grapes of Wrath, Midsummer Night's Dream and more....
Recommendations for High School Students
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All titles are considered Young Adult, except where noted as Adult.
Facing Racism
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, Jason Reynolds
So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo (Adult)
Light It Up, Kekla Magoon
Red at the Bone, Jaqueline Woodson (Adult)
The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead (Adult)
How to be an AntiRacist, Ibram X. Kendi (Adult)
Suspenseful
Burn, Patrick Ness.
Middle Game, Seanan McGuire (Adult)
The Swallows, Lisa Lutz (Adult)
The Last True Poets of the Sea, Julia Drake (Hoopla audiobook available)
Humorous & Authentic
The Field guide to the North American Teenager, Ben Philippe (Hoopla audiobook available)
Not So Pure and Simple, Lamar Giles (Hoopla available)
Belly Up, Eva Darrows
Haunting
Bent Heavens, Daniel Krauss
Tigers, Not Daughter, Samantha Mabry (Hoopla available)
The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All, Laura Ruby (Hoopla available)
Red Hood, Elana K. Arnold
Heartfelt Historical Fiction
They Went Left, Monica Hesse
We Are Not Free, Tracy Chee
The Fountains of Silence, Ruta Sepetys
Dominicana, Angie Cruz (Adult)
Where the World Ends, Geraldine McCaughrean
Nonfiction Narratives
Games of Deception:The True..., Andrew Maraniss
Dreamland: The True Story..., Sam Quinones
The Master Plan: My Journey..., Chris Wilson (Adult)
Action-Packed, First-in Series
Fireborne, Rosaria munda
Call Down the Hawk, Maggie Stiefwater
Aurora Rising, Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
There Will Come a Darkness, Katy Rose Pool
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games Prequel)
Emotionally-Intense
Clap When You Can, Elizabeth Acevedo
Know My Name, Chanel Miller (Adult)
Brave Face, Shaun David Hutchinson
A Danger to Herself and Others, Alyssa Sheinmel (Hoopla available)
Raw & Gritty
We Are Not From Here, Jenny Torres Sanchez
Gravity, Sarah Deming
Patron Saints of Nothing, Randy Ribay
Wilder Girls, Rory Power
Love is Complicated
Birthday, Meredith Russo
With the Fire on High, Elizabeth Acevedo (Hoopla available)
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, Junauda Petrus
Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender
Frankly in Love, David Yoon
What If...
Last Bus to Everland, Sophie Cameron
Again Again, E. Lockhart
Agnes at the End of the World, Kelly McWilliams
Hoopla Ebook & Audiobook Recommendations
Students can also borrow books via Hoopla and the Pequannock Public Library. Each Hoopla title offers unlimited borrows, so no matter what, they're available for you to read immediately! In order to borrow from Hoopla, you'll need to create a Hoopla account using your Pequannock Public Library card number and PIN. If you do not know or can't find your card number and/or PIN, email circ-peq@mainlib.org for details. You may visit or call the Pequannock Public Library upon reopening.
How to Hoopla
Check out the video to the right for help with "how to Hoopla" and you, too, can soon be Hoopla-ing the hottest books all summer!
How to Hoopla!.mp4SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!
We can't wait until school starts! We would love to hear about your summer reading! Visit the HS PRInTS Flipgrid below to share your favorite summer read right now! Click "Login with Google" to start sharing.
