Summer Reading

As a department, we strongly believe in summer reading and, of course, in reading anytime of the year! That being said, we as a department do not assign summer reading. Our first priority coming into a new school year is building relationships and creating a welcoming classroom. Because not everyone has access to summer reading and because we meet new students and families to the North community over the summer and at the beginning of the school year, we believe a summer reading curriculum can divide rather than unite a class in the fall.  

We also believe that it is important for students to read what appeals to them over the summer and to investigate what kind of readers they are. From September to June, English teachers assign texts students must read. While we hope that our students will ultimately want to read these, we acknowledge that they have a wide variety of reading interests. The summer is the time for students to choose books that suit their reading interests or to discover authors and genres that are new to them and open up a whole other world.

Ultimately, reading is an important skill that students should continue to foster over the summer with books they have chosen for themselves. While we don’t have a specific summer reading curriculum, we do encourage students to read at least two to three books of their choosing. To that end, the English Department and Library Learning Commons have worked together to create a list of suggested titles, which students and families can use as a resource if they need some direction on what to read. 

Happy reading and see you in the fall!

NNHS Library Learning Commons - Newton Public Schools
Summer reading is up and ready to go. Librarians asked us to advertise widely, and if teachers want to bring their classes down, to email them to arrange a time.

Newton public library

And scroll down to the DISCOVER SECTION  to see recommendations in a variety of categories.

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Registration 2023-2024

NNHS Course Catalog Opportunities In Secondary Education (English pages 36-41)
23-24 English Level descriptors