Find your required summer reading assignments by department or by the grade you will enter in Fall 2024. Then choose a book from the list of student-nominated titles.
All Upper School students will read one book of their choice from the student-nominated list.
The Poet X by 
Everything I Never Told You by 
The Things They Carried by 
Gender: a World History by 
We Were Eight Years in Power by 
The Price of Everything by Warning: This book contains scenes that mention physical and sexual abuse.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by There is also a separate APES summer assignment that you will receive from Dr. McMillan. You may email if you have questions.
The Martian by Spanish 4 Honors: Packet (online) including an article from the newspaper, a short writing piece and grammar practice. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link.
French 4 Honors: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, the short story "Rex", by Sempe-Gosciny, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew to get the link.
AP French Language: Packet (online) including a variety of listening and writing activities. Email Dr. Barck to get the link.
AP Spanish Language: Packet (online) with various activities including a choice of short stories, by Juan Rulfo, Isaac Aisemberg or Isabel Allende. Email Mr. Mendaro to get the link.
French Honors Senior Seminar: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, a reading selection of poetry by René Philombe, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew for the link.
Spanish Honors Senior Seminar: Packet (online) including a documentary about Cuba, a vocabulary exercise and a short writing piece. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link to summer work.
Complete the summer reading and assignments for the courses you are taking. Remember: if you are taking any courses at Gilman or RPCS, check their summer reading assignments, linked at the bottom of this page.
The Poet X by Everything I Never Told You by Gender: a World History by Spanish 4 Honors: Packet (online) including an article from the newspaper, a short writing piece and grammar practice. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link.
French 4 Honors: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, the short story "Rex", by Sempe-Gosciny, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew to get the link.
The Things They Carried by We Were Eight Years in Power by Warning: This book contains scenes that mention physical and sexual abuse.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by There is also a separate APES summer assignment that you will receive from Dr. McMillan. You may email if you have questions.
The Martian by Spanish 4 Honors: Packet (online) including an article from the newspaper, a short writing piece and grammar practice. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link.
French 4 Honors: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, the short story "Rex", by Sempe-Gosciny, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew to get the link.
AP French Language: Packet (online) including a variety of listening and writing activities. Email Dr. Barck to get the link.
AP Spanish Language: Packet (online) with various activities including a choice of short stories, by Juan Rulfo, Isaac Aisemberg or Isabel Allende. Email Mr. Mendaro to get the link.
The Price of Everything by We Were Eight Years in Power by There is also a separate APES summer assignment that you will receive from Dr. McMillan. You may email if you have questions.
The Martian by Spanish 4 Honors: Packet (online) including an article from the newspaper, a short writing piece and grammar practice. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link.
French 4 Honors: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, the short story "Rex", by Sempe-Gosciny, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew to get the link.
AP French Language: Packet (online) including a variety of listening and writing activities. Email Dr. Barck to get the link.
AP Spanish Language: Packet (online) with various activities including a choice of short stories, by Juan Rulfo, Isaac Aisemberg or Isabel Allende. Email Mr. Mendaro to get the link.
French Honors Senior Seminar: Packet (online) including listening and grammar exercises, a reading selection of poetry by René Philombe, and a short writing activity. Email Mme McAndrew for the link.
Spanish Honors Senior Seminar: Packet (online) including a documentary about Cuba, a vocabulary exercise and a short writing piece. Email Ms. Perez-Grose to get the link to summer work.
If you will be taking classes at Gilman School or Roland Park Country School this fall, be sure to check their summer reading assignments.
