High School Atoms Summer Reading Guide

Friday, July 5, 2019–While school may not be in session right now, the learning doesn't stop here. A summer filled with literary adventures can begin today! Atoms in grades 6th-12th, find out what makes Jay Gatsby so 'Great,' embark on an adventure with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which (and Meg, Calvin and Charles) in A Wrinkle in Time, head on a summer adventure with the 'Septembers' and their magical pants, put on your detective hat and discover what might have happened to the Dog in the Night-Time, and much more. Atoms are also eligible to partake in New York State's Summer Reading Program for free digital books by visiting http://www.summerreadingnys.org/.

• 6th Grade
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L' Engle
  • Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
• 7th Grade
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  • Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
  • Monster by Walter Dean Myers
• 8th Grade
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
• 9th Grade
  • I am Malala by Malala Yousafzi
  • Ghost by Jason Reynolds
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashers
• 10th Grade
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
  • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  • Tangerine by Edward Bloor
• 11th Grade
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
  • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
• 12th Grade
  • The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  • The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch