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Senior School Summer Reading 2025!
All students are required to read 2 books over the summer. One title for English class, and one title from a list of books on the theme of Acting Ethically. Please review the information below to find your assigned English text, and select your Acting Ethically themed book.
English Required Text: See the list below for your Form’s text. You should be prepared to discuss it in your English class, so be sure to read and take notes so that you have some knowledge of it in your working memory when you are back on campus; your first semester English teacher will give you more details about what you will do with that knowledge when you meet on the first day of classes. Above all, enjoy the reading!
Form III (Grade 9)
Form IV, V, and VI (Grades 10, 11, 12)
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Please see below for more information about each title. If you have any questions regarding Summer Reading, please reach out to Dr. David Barndollar or Mrs. Lindsey Myers.
Acting Ethically Required Read: This summer, students are required to read 1 title from the following list of books. The book options are:
Once you have selected a book, please fill out THIS FORM to let us know which title you will be reading. Full descriptions of the books are below.
When we return to school in the fall, we will meet in groups to discuss the text. More details to come in August. Happy reading!