Upper School Summer Reading

The following list is the required summer reading for Upper School for the upcoming 2026–2027 school year.

English

9th Grade
  • “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
Honors
  • “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
  • “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck
10th Grade
  • “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller
Honors
  • “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller
  • “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck
AP Seminar
  • “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller
11th Grade
  • “1984” by George Orwell
AP Language
  • “1984” by George Orwell
12th Grade
  • “1984” by George Orwell
AP Literature
  • “Maus” by Art Spiegelman

History

9th Grade

AP Human Geography

  • “Prisoners of Geography” by Tim Marshall
10th Grade

AP World History

  • Amsco Advanced Placement Edition: World History Modern (1200-Present), 2nd edition
    * Students will pick up these texts in the Upper School office beginning June 3.

    AP World History Summer Assignment
11th Grade

AP US History

  • “The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding” by Joseph J. Ellis
12th Grade

AP Government

  • “The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789” by Joseph J. Ellis

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Upper School Calendar

  • Jun 08
    Monday

    Credit Recovery Term 1 Begins

  • Jun 13
    Saturday

    National ACT @ JA

  • Jun 25
    Thursday

    Credit Recovery Term 1 Ends

  • Jun 29
    Monday

    Summer School Term 2 Begins

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