Summer Reading Guide - Honors English - 2023-2024

Did you know research shows that regular reading…

• improves brain connectivity
• increases your vocabulary and comprehension
• empowers you to empathize with other people
• reduces stress
• lowers blood pressure and heart rate
• fights depression symptoms
• prevents cognitive decline as you age
• contributes to a longer life

We encourage all students to read over the summer, and reap the many benefits of reading. Choose from the recommended titles that are listed below or find something else that sparks your interest.  Get lost in a good book this summer!

Any student enrolled in an honors English class for the 2023-2024 school year MUST choose one book from the list below and be prepared for an assessment in the fall.

Recommended Titles:

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
• Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Susan Collins
• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
• The Hate u Give by Angie Thomas
• Scythe by Neil Shusterman
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
• Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
• Educated by Tara Westover 
• Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
• The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
• A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez
• Sooley by John Grisham 
• Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Happy Reading!