Summer Reading Program
On behalf of the Hinsdale Central English department, I would like to introduce you to the 2023 Summer Reading Program. Our hope is that students can take some time over the summer to recapture the pleasure of losing themselves in a book.
We encourage students to read one book of their choice from the designated level, and, if inspired, keep reading from all the lists. When school starts in the fall, students should expect to take a survey in class about their summer reading experience.
If you have any questions, please contact David Lange, English Department Chair, at dlange@hinsdale86.org. If you’re interested in learning about the benefits of reading for pleasure, check out this great research summary here. Thank you and happy reading.
9th Grade Titles |
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The Running Dream |
Wendelin Van Draanen |
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The Henna Artist |
Alka Joshi |
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I Must Betray You |
Ruta Sepetys |
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption |
Laura Hillenbrand |
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Unsouled |
Will Wight |
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Concrete Rose |
Angie Thomas |
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Slay |
Brittney Morris |
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Burn Baby Burn |
Meg Medina |
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The Great Alone |
Kristin Hannah |
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We Are Not From Here |
Jenny Torres Sanchez |
10th Grade Titles |
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The Poet X |
Elizabeth Acevedo |
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The Children of Blood and Bone |
Tomi Adeyemi |
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The Nightingale |
Kristin Hannah |
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You Will Know Me |
Megan Abbott |
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Beautiful Country |
Qian Wang |
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All We Have Left |
Wendy Mills |
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A Place for Us |
Fatima Farheen Mirza |
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Call Us What We Carry |
Amanda Gorman |
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Dry |
Neil Shusterman |
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter |
Erika L. Sanchez |
11th Grade Titles |
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Kindred |
Octavia E. Butler |
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The Storyteller |
Dave Grohl |
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The Lincoln Highway |
Amor Towles |
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Such a Fun Age |
Kiley Reid |
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The Book of Unknown Americans |
Cristina Henriquez |
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Punching the Air |
Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam |
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How the Word Is Passed |
Clint Smith |
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Loneliest Americans |
Jay Caspian Kang |
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Almost American Girl |
Robin Ha |
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From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry |
Paula Yoo |
12th Grade Titles |
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Talking to Strangers |
Malcolm Gladwell |
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The Energy Bus |
Jon Gordon |
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Founders |
Jimi Soni |
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The Vanishing Half |
Brit Bennet |
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Homegoing |
Yaa Gyasi |
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Crying in H Mart |
Michelle Zauner |
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Quiet |
Susan Cain |
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race |
Williams Isaacson |
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Sea of Tranquility |
Emily St. John Mandel |
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town |
Jon Krakauer |