High School Summer Reading
Summer Reading Books
Summer Reading
Wellesley High School Summer Reading List 2024
Wellesley High School Library Summer Reading List 2023
YALSA Teens’ Top Ten 2023 Books, and 2024 Nominees
New York Times YA Best Sellers
GRADE 12
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12CP (English 143)
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“The Body” from Different Seasons by Stephen King
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12ACP (English 142)
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The Narrative of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
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12H (English 141)
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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
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21st Century Literature
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
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Diverse American Voices- Honors:
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
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Diverse American Voices – ACP:
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X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
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Senior Creative Writing
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Poetry 180 or 180 More (both by Billy Collins)
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World Literature
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Please read a book of your choice from this list
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| AP Language & Composition
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The Narrative of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass Please complete this assignment. You will use the completed assignment as process work for the course’s first in-class assessment. |
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Evolutions (11/12)
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The Evolutions Primer Please see the Summer Engagement page of the Evolutions website for more information.
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GRADE 11
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11CP (English 133)
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American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
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11 ACP (English 132)
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
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11H (English 131)
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1984 by George Orwell And Please read a book of your choice from this list
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AP Language & Composition |
The Narrative of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass Please complete this assignment. You will use the completed assignment as process work for the course’s first in-class assessment. |
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Evolutions (11/12)
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The Evolutions Primer Please see the Summer Engagement page of the Evolutions website for more information.
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GRADE 10
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10CP (English 123)
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
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10 ACP (English 122)
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
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10H (English 121)
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Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
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Foundations of English
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Please choose ONE of the following novels to read this summer. There will be an assignment when we return in the fall: New Kid, by Jerry Craft or Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen or Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
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GRADE 9
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9CP (English 113)
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
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9ACP (English 112)
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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
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9H (English 111)
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Please read one additional book of your choice from any genre you are interested in
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Foundations of English
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Please choose ONE of the following novels to read this summer. There will be an assignment when we return in the fall: New Kid, by Jerry Craft or Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen or Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt or Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
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