Quincy Public Schools Summer Reading

Reading List for
Quincy High School

Standard or Honors students will read one book. Advanced students must read two.

Incoming Freshmen

Grade 9 Standard:
The Rifle - Paulsen
Drivers' Ed - Cooney

Grade 9 Honors:
Tex - Hinton
The Alchemist - Coelho

Grade 9 Advanced:
The Chocolate War - Cormier
December Stillness - Hahn

Incoming Sophomores

Grade 10 Standard:
The Water is Wide - Conroy
Down a Dark Hall - Duncan

Grade 10 Honors:
Monster - Myers
The Moon is Down - Steinbeck

Grade 10 Advanced:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Haddon
Wizard of Earthsea - Le Guin

Incoming Juniors
Grade 11 Standard:
Butterfly Revolution - Butler
Deathwatch - White

Grade 11 Honors:
Girl With A Pearl Earring - Chevalier
Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

Grade 11 Advanced:
The Awakening - Chopin (Read only the novella)
This title can also be found online here.
Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

Incoming Seniors

Grade 12 Standard:
Bless the Beasts and the Children - Swarthout
Summer of My German Soldier - Greene

Grade 12 Honors:
Ordinary People - Guest
The Color of Water - McBride

Grade 12 Advanced:
Epic of Gilgamesh - Ferry
Iron and Silk - Salzman

Transitional English

The Prophet of Yonwood - DuPrau
Chinese Cinderella - Mah