If you are going to be a…Sophomore

Looking for Alaska by John Green The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Junior The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Senior Paper Towns by John Green Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Note: Honors students read BOTH titles for their year. AP Students have separate titles of their own

You must read a second book over the summer…but you can choose any book that appeals to you!

You can use the Reavis website to help you browse titles Go to Reavis webpage Click on “Services” and then on

“Library” Click on “Find Books” Click on any of the various links to

book list websites

Assigned Title: Will be assessed with a test (and perhaps other

assignments) when you return to school. If you want help preparing, there is an optional study guide on the Reavis website that you can fill out to help guide your reading.

Independent Title: Complete a project to demonstrate your understanding

of the story/characters from the independent reading book you chose.

Your teacher will distribute the project assignment sheet to you, plus it will be on the Reavis website all summer.

There are 12 projects to pick from—choose one. This project is due on the FIRST day of school—August

15th.

Honors: Read both assigned titles Choose one independent title and complete one project for it.

AP: Juniors: Read Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs & The

Rise and Fall of the American Teenager by Thomas Hine

Seniors: Read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster & Macbeth by William Shakespeare

+ Although AP students are encouraged to read choice novels

over the summer, they are not required to complete a project.

See the Summer Reading link on the Reavis website for your AP Summer Reading assignments.

Receive your assigned summer reading title from your current English teacher.

Choose another book to read over the summer. Go to our website if you need ideas for good

books. You can buy the book online, go to a book

store, or check it out from a library Read your books Choose one project to complete for your

Independent book, and be ready to take a test and complete assignments about your assigned title when you get back.

On the FIRST day of school ALL students will be expected to turn in their completed Independent Reading projects.

Summer reading will count for 15% of your six week grade.

The project explanation and any other information regarding summer reading will be on the Reavis website by June 1st.