Summer Reading

Summer Reading 2026

HAPPY READING! The Clarkstown North English Department is happy to support all of our students in their independent reading over the summer holidays.

Here is the letter that English teachers distributed to students. Here is the google form we asked all students to fill out.

If you are an incoming Freshman or Sophomore, you do NOT have required summer reading, but we highly suggest you read over the summer using our reading lists below. If you are an incoming junior or senior and you are planning to go into AP Lit, AP Lang or IB Y1 or IB Y2, you have REQUIRED Summer Reading. NOTE: SCHEDULES MAY CHANGE!

Please see the links below for the requirements and contact Ms. Czajkowski (kczajkowski@ccsd.edu) with any questions.

If you are not planning to go into the four classes listed below, you DO NOT have a required summer reading; however, we do suggest that you read over the summer, and have provided a list of books by grades for your reading pleasure. If your schedule changes and you end up coming in to one of these courses, you will need to complete the summer reading.

All books for IB and AP can be picked up starting June 9 in the Mansion English office.

CLICK THE LINK FOR THE SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT. THIS IS IN THE LETTER ABOVE.

(Incoming 12th graders) IB ENGLISH YEAR TWO

IB Year Two:You will need to work on an assignment for your HL Essay, IO organizer, and read, annotate, and write about Yevgeny Samyatin’s We. Here is the assignment. Information about picking up materials to complete it is below:

For IB Year 2 SR: Copies of We by Yevgeny Zamyatin and the accompanying assignment will be available for pickup in the English office, top of the mansion stairs, starting Tuesday June 9.

(Incoming 11th or 12th graders)-- Either AP Lit or AP Lang

AP LITERATURE: You will need to read two books, The Theban Trilogy by Sophocles, and Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy, and annotate both. NOTE: Specific version of one book is required. Here is the assignment. Information about picking up materials to complete it is below:

For AP Literature, starting Tuesday June 9, you can pick up two books (Return of the Native and The Oedipus Trilogy) from the English office (top of the mansion stairs). Note: You cannot write in these books. We recommend buying your own to write in.

AP LITERATURE SUMMER READING--detailed information

AP LANGUAGE:You will need to read TWO books. You will not be assessed on summer annotation, we strongly recommend annotating for important ideas, questions, and personal connections/reactions. No literary device annotation. Information about picking up the book is below:

For book #1: Everyone will read Jay Heinrichs’ Thank You For Arguing. Pick up a copy of this text starting on Tuesday June 9 from the English office (top of the mansion stairs). Note: You cannot write in these books. We recommend buying your own to write in.
For book #2: Choose and read ONE full-length work of nonfiction from the list below as your second summer reading book. We recommend buying your own copy, but most of these titles can be borrowed from the library. If you borrow rather than buy, be sure the book is available for an assignment when we return to school.
- AP Language & Composition Summer Reading Choice Books 2026