Summer reading lists

Books US public schools commonly assign as summer reading. Lists are tied to the grade the student is entering in the fall — pick a grade to see the titles for that year.

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Grades 9-12

16 summer reading titles

Every book with at least one school or district summer-reading citation in our database, sorted by grade level.

Summer-reading assignments are sourced from state departments of education, district curriculum pages, Common Core exemplar lists, and AP Central course-audit documents. Each title’s detail page links to its primary source.

Canonical URL: https://readinglist.school/summer-reading