Summer Book List Released
The middle and upper school summer reading program is designed to remind students of the joys of the imagination, the thrill of adventure, and the necessity of compassion. Here are the books our students will be reading this summer.
This year's list features classics and recent prize winners, reliably unreliable narrators and flights of fancy. Students will engage novels serious and challenging, hysterical and shocking, innovative and philosophical.
Barstow Summer Reading Books 2023
Grade 6
Eleven, by Tom Rogers ISBN: 978-0991181001
Refugee, by Alan Gratz ISBN: 978-1407184326
Grade 7
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton ISBN: 978-0142407332
Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan ISBN: 978-0803738553
Grade 8
Piecing Me Together, by Renée Watson ISBN: 978-1681191072
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, by Jason Reynolds ISBN: 978-1484788509
Grade 9
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ISBN: 978-0060935467
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger ISBN: 978-7543321724
Grade 10
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson ISBN: 978-0143039976
The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi ISBN: 978-0375714832
Grade 11
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy ISBN: 978-0307387899
Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead ISBN: 978-0345804327
Grade 12
Thin Blue Smoke, by Doug Worgul ISBN: 978-1942280118
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley ISBN: 978-0143131847
Students should complete the reading before school begins in August. The English faculty encourages
parents to read the books that their children are reading. A conversation about a book, perhaps over dinner, maybe in the car, can be a great way to connect and share perspectives.
If you want book ideas or would like to share a recommendation, follow @barstow_english on Instagram.
Please purchase the title by its ISBN, and we encourage you to support local booksellers when possible. If you have any questions, contact English Department Chair Mark Luce.
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Barstow Summer Reading Books 2023
Grade 6
Eleven, by Tom Rogers ISBN: 978-0991181001
Refugee, by Alan Gratz ISBN: 978-1407184326
Grade 7
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton ISBN: 978-0142407332
Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan ISBN: 978-0803738553
Grade 8
Piecing Me Together, by Renée Watson ISBN: 978-1681191072
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, by Jason Reynolds ISBN: 978-1484788509
Grade 9
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee ISBN: 978-0060935467
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger ISBN: 978-7543321724
Grade 10
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson ISBN: 978-0143039976
The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi ISBN: 978-0375714832
Grade 11
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy ISBN: 978-0307387899
Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead ISBN: 978-0345804327
Grade 12
Thin Blue Smoke, by Doug Worgul ISBN: 978-1942280118
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley ISBN: 978-0143131847
Students should complete the reading before school begins in August. The English faculty encourages
parents to read the books that their children are reading. A conversation about a book, perhaps over dinner, maybe in the car, can be a great way to connect and share perspectives.
If you want book ideas or would like to share a recommendation, follow @barstow_english on Instagram.
Please purchase the title by its ISBN, and we encourage you to support local booksellers when possible. If you have any questions, contact English Department Chair Mark Luce.
