Summer Reading List Guidelines:
- Limit 2 books Per Family
- Books on the CBNA lists CANNOT be renewed. Books can be borrowed for a period of 2 weeks only and must be returned at the end of the 2 weeks.
- If we own a book you want but it is not on the shelf, ask at the front desk and we can reserve it for you.
- Copies of the different lists are also available at the library!
9th Grade General Required Summer Reading
1st Book Required Reading:
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
2nd Book Required Reading - choose 1 of the following:
The Body of Christopher Creed, Carol Plum-Ucci
When Christopher Creed, the class freak, suddenly disappears without a trace, everyone speculates on what could have happened to him.
The Maze Runner, James Dashner
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade–a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Flip, Martyn Bedford
Alex Gray wakes up one morning to discover he’s not in his own bedroom. More surprising is that he doesn’t recognize his hands, or his legs… When he looks in the mirror he gets the shock of his life. How is it possible that Alex has become another teen – a boy who everyone calls Philip?
The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen
On the outside, Macy Queen is cool and calm. On the inside, she’s breaking. Silently struggling with her dad’s death, and spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend, Macy is smiling her way through – she’s ‘fine’.
Forge, Laurie Halse Anderson
Curzon, a runaway slave, enlists as a soldier fighting on the American side during the Revolutionary War. As one of the few black soldiers, he is disrespected — and worse — by some of his peers and his officers. With courage, hard work and loyalty, however, Curzon gains the respect and even the friendship of many of his fellow soldiers. Curzon and his comrades struggle just to survive, showing the horrifying details of life in Valley Forge.
Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
The Testing, Joelle Charbonneau
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
2nd Book Required Reading - choose 1 of the following:
The Body of Christopher Creed, Carol Plum-Ucci
When Christopher Creed, the class freak, suddenly disappears without a trace, everyone speculates on what could have happened to him.
The Maze Runner, James Dashner
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade–a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.
Flip, Martyn Bedford
Alex Gray wakes up one morning to discover he’s not in his own bedroom. More surprising is that he doesn’t recognize his hands, or his legs… When he looks in the mirror he gets the shock of his life. How is it possible that Alex has become another teen – a boy who everyone calls Philip?
The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen
On the outside, Macy Queen is cool and calm. On the inside, she’s breaking. Silently struggling with her dad’s death, and spending the summer apart from her oh-so-perfect boyfriend, Macy is smiling her way through – she’s ‘fine’.
Forge, Laurie Halse Anderson
Curzon, a runaway slave, enlists as a soldier fighting on the American side during the Revolutionary War. As one of the few black soldiers, he is disrespected — and worse — by some of his peers and his officers. With courage, hard work and loyalty, however, Curzon gains the respect and even the friendship of many of his fellow soldiers. Curzon and his comrades struggle just to survive, showing the horrifying details of life in Valley Forge.
Shiver, Maggie Stiefvater
The Testing, Joelle Charbonneau
9th Grade College Prep Required Reading
1st Book Required Reading:
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
2nd Book Required Reading - choose 1 of the following:
Lost in the Barrens, Farley Mowat
Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
Conneticut Yankee in King Author's Court, Mark Twain
April Morning, Howard Fast
The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier
Jurrassic Park, Michael Critchton
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor
Fantastic Voyage, Isaac Asimov
The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
Marked by Fire, Joyce C. Thomas
Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddock
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
2nd Book Required Reading - choose 1 of the following:
Lost in the Barrens, Farley Mowat
Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson
Conneticut Yankee in King Author's Court, Mark Twain
April Morning, Howard Fast
The Chocolate War, Robert Cormier
Jurrassic Park, Michael Critchton
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred Taylor
Fantastic Voyage, Isaac Asimov
The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton
Marked by Fire, Joyce C. Thomas
Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddock
9th Grade Honors Required Reading
1st Book Required Reading:
Swallow the Ocean, Laura Flynn
When Laura Flynn was a little girl, her beautiful, dynamic mother, Sally, was the center of her imagination. It wasn’t long, however, before Sally’s fun-loving side slowly and methodically became absorbed by madness.
2nd Book Required Reading:
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
3rd Book: Read a fictional novel of your choice.
Swallow the Ocean, Laura Flynn
When Laura Flynn was a little girl, her beautiful, dynamic mother, Sally, was the center of her imagination. It wasn’t long, however, before Sally’s fun-loving side slowly and methodically became absorbed by madness.
2nd Book Required Reading:
Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom rediscovered his college professor and mentor, Morrie Schwartz, in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited Mitch every Tuesday, just like in college. This is a chronicle of their time together and their final “class”: lessons in how to live.
3rd Book: Read a fictional novel of your choice.