School Summer Reading

Elk Grove High School | Holmes Junior High | John Hersey High School | Lincoln Middle School | Prospect High School | River Trails Middle School | Rolling Meadows High School

Elk Grove High School

EGHS students are asked to complete five activities in the “Choose Your Own Adventure” Summer Reading Challenge. See the EGHS Challenge game board: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y56mdLGYce5Swe8cgPFsYAa9Byl0_E_gG6ogDzILz5s/view

Holmes Junior High

There is no mandatory summer reading assignment for Holmes students this year.

John Hersey High School

JHHS challenges students to read 30 minutes a day this summer. See the JHHS Summer Reading website for details and suggestions. https://jhhssummerreading.weebly.com/

Lincoln Middle School

There is no mandatory summer reading assignment for Lincoln students. See Lincoln’s summer reading letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A9UiKCQL3eaDxwUR9hYDfSxtFZBAF84Q/view

Prospect High School

PHS Summer Reading website https://libguides.phs.d214.org/summeread2020

The Handmaid's Tale book cover

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Mamba Mentality book cover

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

Hill Women: finding family and a way forward in the Appalachian mountains book cover

Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes book cover

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Recursion book cover

Recursion by Blake Crouch

The Woman in the Window book cover

The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn

Picture us in the Light book cover

Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Great Alone book cover

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

wool book cover

Wool by Hugh Howey

a good girl's guide to murder book cover

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

classic krakauer book cover

Classic Krakauer by Jon Krakauer

hey kiddo: how I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction book cover

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka

the hike book cover

The Hike by Drew Magary

the voyager record: a transmission book cover

The Voyager Record: A Transmission by Anthony Michael Morena

Becoming book cover

Becoming Michelle Obama

the astonishing color of after book cover

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

such a fun age book cover

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

trail of lightning book cover

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

the fountains of silence book cover

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

mind a matter: life in math and football book cover

Mind and Matter: a Life in Math and Football by John Urschel

slaugherhouse five, 50th anniversary edition book cover

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

River Trails Middle School

RTMS Summer Reading website http://rtms.rtsd26.org/news/whats_new/summer_reading_information

6th Grade
becoming kareem: growing up on and off the court book cover

Becoming Kareem by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

me, Frida, and the secret of the peacock ring book cover

Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes

New Kid book cover

New Kid by Jerry Craft

the only road book cover

The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz

stormy seas: stories of young boat refugees book cover

Stormy Seas by Mary Beth Leatherdale

front desk book cover

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

7th Grade
they call me güero book cover

They Call Me Güero by David Bowles

marcus vega doesn't speak spanish book cover

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya

superstar book cover

Superstar by Mandy Davis

Blended book cover

Blended by Sharon M. Draper

Out of My Mind book cover

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

I was their American dream book cover

I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Ghariba

ghost boys book cover

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Karma Khullar's Mustache book cover

Karma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi Wientge

American Born Chinese graphic novel

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

8th Grade
the crossover book cover

The Crossover by Kwame Alexande

(Note: Students should read the novel, not the graphic novel adaptation

rules of the road book cover

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer

I will always write back: How one letter changed two lives book cover

I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda & Caitlin Alifirenka

unstoppable book cover

Unstoppable by Tim Green

all rights reserved book cover

All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

42 is not just a number book cover

42 is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport

ghost book cover

Ghost by Jason Reynolds

the red bandanna book cover

The Red Bandanna (Young Readers’ Edition) by Tom Rinaldi

okay for now book cover

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

Rolling Meadows High School

RMHS Summer Reading Information https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AR-ULpVOS_4EJ28ym72hsTiaNs0H-7Zc?usp=sharing

swing book cover

Swing by Kwame Alexander

the naturals book cover

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

a heart in a body in the world book cover

A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti

After the Fire book cover

After the Fire by Will Hill

Dreamland Burning book cover

Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

every falling star book cover

Every Falling Star by Sungji Lee

when I was Puerto Rican book cover

When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

Dry book cover

Dry by Neal Shusterman

the gravity of us book cover

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

they called us enemy book cover

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

the turn of the key book cover

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

P.S. I like you book cover

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West