With these goals in mind, the Shenendehowa High School English Department provides a suggested summer reading list for each grade level. These lists include timeless classics, popular picks, books thematically related to other books the students may have read, and titles connected to specific English courses. It is our hope that each student will choose at least one book from the list for his/her next grade level. Please note that all Honors and AP English courses at Shenendehowa will continue to have required summer reading assignments. Students will be informed of these assignments before the school year ends.

Teachers in the High School English Department are avid, enthusiastic readers, who understand the power of books to change lives. We are more than willing to answer questions about books and to recommend specific titles to students. We look forward to discussing summer reading books with the students in the fall.

The utmost care has been taken to prepare lists with a large variety of books appropriate for high school students, but parents are urged to review the titles with their children and make choices as a family. Some of the titles are available at the HS libraries and can be checked out over the summer. Also, they are available at the local public libraries and at Borders in Clifton Park.