Upper School Summer Reading
The following list is the required summer reading for Upper School for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
English
9th Grade
- The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Honors
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Young Adult Adaptation)
10th Grade
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Honors
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller
11th Grade
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
AP
- 1984 by George Orwell
12th Grade
- 1984 by George Orwell
AP
- Maus, Vol 1 and 2 by Art Spiegelman
World Literature
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
History
10th Grade
AP World History
- Amsco AP World History – Introduction and Prologue
Amsco book is being ordered and will be available mid-June. Mrs Berman will notify students by email when it’s available for pickup in the Upper School Office
AP World History Summer Assignment
11th Grade
AP United States History
- The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis
ISBN-13: 978-0143038276
12th Grade
AP American Government & Politics
- The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. Ellis
ISBN-13 : 978-0804172486
Upper School Calendar
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Dec 09Monday
Christmas with the Arts
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Dec 10Tuesday
Alpha & Omega Christmas @ Break
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Dec 11Wednesday
Refreshed/Bonded Bible Studies @ Lunch
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Dec 12Thursday
Soda Shop @ Break/Lunch
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