• MHS SUMMER 2020 READING LIST - ACADEMIC THROUGH HONORS LEVEL

     

     

    With the summer reading program, the Methacton High School English department promotes the importance of reading year round and how it is fundamental to lifelong learning. We hope that families will support this initiative and encourage students to read this summer. The summer reading assignment for all students in Academic and Honors level English classes is to read a book at the appropriate grade level (books written for young adults). Below is a list of suggested titles. Books labeled as “classics” are in the public domain and available for free online. All books listed are available as ebooks, either for free or through purchase. Please see the information at the bottom of the page for ways to obtain ebooks.

     

    Book Title                                                        Author                          Year                 Genre

    After the Shot Drops                                          Ribay, Randy                2018                 realistic/sports fiction

    Alice's Adventure in Wonderland                        Caroll, Lewis                 1865                 fantasy fiction; classics

    All American Boys                                             Reynolds, Jason           2015                 realistic fiction

    Anne of Green Gables                                       Montgomery, L.M.         1908                 historical fiction; classics

    Book Thief, The                                                 Zusak, Markus              2005                 historical fiction

    Born Confused                                                  Desai-Hidier, Tanuja      2003                 realistic fiction

    Call of the Wild                                                  London, Jack                1903                 adventure fiction; classics

    Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The                             Black, Holly                   2013                 horror fiction

    Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Haddon, Mark               2004                 mystery/realistic fiction 

    Descendant of the Crane                                    He, Joan                       2019                 fantasy/mystery fiction

    Dracula                                                             Stoker, Bram                 1897                 horror fiction; classics

    Everlost                                                            Shusterman, Neal          2006                 science/fantasy fiction

    First Part Last, The                                            Johnson, Angela           2003                 realistic fiction

    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus          Shelley, Mary                1818                 gothic/science fiction; classics

    Girl in Translation                                              Kwok, Jean                   2010                 realistic fiction

    Graceling                                                          Cashore, Kristin            2008                 fantasy fiction

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl                      Jacobs, Harriet              1861                 autobiography; classics

    Jane Eyre                                                         Brontë, Charlotte           1847                 gothic fiction; classics

    Kidnapped                                                        Stevenson, Robert Louis 1886                 adventure fiction; classics

    Little Women                                                     Alcott, Louisa May         1868                 historical fiction; classics

    Me and Earl and the Dying Girl                           Andrews, Jesse             2012                 realistic fiction

    Paper Covers Rock                                           Hubbard, Jenny             2011                 realistic fiction

    Paper Daughter                                                 Ingold, Jeanette             2010                 mystery/realistic fiction

    Peak                                                                 Smith, Roland               2007                 adventure/realistic fiction

    Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)                             Barrie, J. M.                  1911                 fantasy fiction; classics

    Picture of Dorian Gray, The                                Wilde, Oscar                 1890                 gothic/horror fiction; classics

    Pride and Prejudice                                           Austen, Jane                 1813                 fiction; classics

    Salt to the Sea                                                  Sepetys, Ruta               2016                 historical fiction

    Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda                 Albertalli, Becky            2015                 realistic fiction

    Stupid Fast                                                       Herbach, Geoff             2011                 realistic/sports fiction

    Treasure Island                                                 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1883                 adventure fiction; classics

    Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea          Verne, Jules                  1870                 science fiction; classics

    War of the Worlds                                             Wells, H.G.                   1898                 science fiction; classics

    X: A Novel                                                        Shabazz, Ilyasah           2015                 historical fiction