Summer Reading Assisgnments
Learning should not stop simply because students are out of school for the summer. For this reason, all students at Lutheran High School East have a summer reading assignment. The assignment varies by class, but will involve reading and then completing a series of writings about the books read. There will also be a test on the readings early in the first quarter of each school year.
All the books are readily available at local libraries. Students who have their school-provided Chromebooks can download the books for free using the OverDrive® website and their school accounts. Students can log in to OverDrive® by clicking here.
If you have questions about your assignment, please email [email protected] for assistance.
2021 Summer Reading List
Grade 9: Grammar and Composition:
Choose between Uglies by Scott Westerfield, Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper, or Unstoppable by Tim Green.
Grade 9: Honors Grammar and Composition:
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson AND choose between Uglies by Scott Westerfield, Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper, or Unstoppable by Tim Green.
Grade 10: Literary Selections:
The Giver by Lois Lowry AND choose between Legend by Marie Lu, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, or Crossover by Kwame Alexander.
Grade 10: Honors Literary Selections:
The Giver by Lois Lowry, Just Mercy (Adapted) or Hidden Figures, AND choose between Legend by Marie Lu, Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, or Crossover by Kwame Alexander.
Grade 11: American Literature:
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Divergent by Veronica Roth
Grade 11 & 12: Honors American Literature:
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Grade 12: World Literature:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Odyssey by Homer, AND choose between The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, Night by Elie Weisel, and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.