High School Summer Reading

Born a Crime

Clap When You Land

The Poet X

Behold the Dreamers

The Pearl

Nineteen Eighty-Four

The Other Wes Moore

American Born Chinese

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Handmaid's Tale

Crying in H Mart

The Namesake

The Wall

Different Seasons

GRADE 12

Class	Title
12CP (English 143)	“The Body” from Different Seasons by Stephen King
12ACP (English 142)	The Wall byJohn Lanchester
12H (English 141)	The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
21st Century Literature	Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Beyond the Binary	The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood *Please follow this link for an important note from the instructors of the course.
Diverse American Voices	The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
World Literature	Please read a book of your choice from this list
Evolutions (11/12)	The Evolutions Primer Please see the Summer Engagement page of the Evolutions website for more information.

GRADE 11

Class	Title
11CP (English 133)	American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
11 ACP (English 132)	The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
11H (English 131)	1984 by George Orwell Available free online at: https://www.planetebook.com/free-ebooks/1984.pdf
Evolutions (11/12)	The Evolutions Primer Please see the Summer Engagement page of the Evolutions website for more information.

GRADE 10

Class	Title
10CP (English 123)	The Pearl by John Steinbeck
10 ACP (English 122)	Please read this letter from the 10ACP team and follow its guidance
10H (English 121)	Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Note from the 10H teachers: We encourage you to find and follow your reading curiosities and preferences! Check out this list* to get you started.

GRADE 9

Class	Title
9CP (English 113)	The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
9ACP (English 112)	Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
9H (English 111)	Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Please read one additional book of your choice from any genre you are interested in