Find your required summer reading and other assignments by department or by the grade you will enter in Fall 2025. 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 
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things by 
The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life by 
Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course by 
The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by 
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by
Optional discussion questions with BMS Biology summer reading:
You are not expected to complete these over the summer, however, they will be used to frame in-class discussion of the book in the fall. Here are the discussion questions to guide your reading:
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.
Honors French 6: Packet (online) including exercises for listening and reading practice, as well as 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 A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things 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 Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life by Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course by The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Optional discussion questions with BMS Biology summer reading:
You are not expected to complete these over the summer, however, they will be used to frame in-class discussion of the book in the fall. Here are the discussion questions to guide your reading:
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.
Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course by The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life 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.
Honors French 6: Packet (online) including exercises for listening and reading practice, as well as 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.
