Summer Reading 2026
2026–2027
Summer Reading
Required reading information for IWA students by grade level.
Read at least one book
Evaluation during LAP 1
No summer writing required
A summer full of family, fun, and a few good books.
The English Department encourages consistent reading throughout the year. Students will complete an evaluation activity when school begins.
No writing is required during the summer.
Class of 2030
Incoming Ninth Graders
Required for all levels: Choose One
Watch Us Rise
Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai
HN Composition 1 Students
Just Mercy adapted for young adults version by Bryan Stevenson
ISBN-13: 978-0525580034
HN Comp 1 students are required to read two books over the summer.
Project completed during LAP 1 in August.
Optional Extra Credit Reading
Read one selection and write a 250–300 word reaction for up to 5 extra credit points. Reactions must be submitted during the first week of classes.
- Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
- A Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Class of 2029
Sophomores
Required for all levels: Choose One
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Kindred
Octavia Butler
Assessment required during LAP 1.
Class of 2028
Juniors
Required for all levels: Choose One
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
Modern fantasy novelWaiting for Godot
Samuel Beckett
Modern playJane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Novel of the 1800sThe Queen of the Tambourine
Jane Gardam
Contemporary novelAssessment required during LAP 1.
Class of 2027
Seniors
Required text is based on Fall English course
World Literature and Honors World Literature ACP
Circle of Friends
Maeve Binchy, Irish
We Are Displaced
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel, Mexican
Honors American Dream ACP
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Chinese American
Assessment required during LAP 1.