All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Bk. 1, Cursebreakers Series) by Brgid Kemmerer
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
The Red Scrolls of Magic (Bk. 1; Eldest Curses series) by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
Rewind by Carolyn O'Doherty
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Atomic Women by Roseanne Montillo
Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
White Rose by Kip Wilson
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for their Rights by Mikki Kendall
Beastars, Volume 1 by Paru Itagaki
Cosmoknights (Bk. 1) by Hannah Templer
The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea (author); Yana Bogatch (illustrator)
The Astonishing of After: A Novel by Emily X.R. Pan
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
How to Make Friends with the Dark: A Novel by Kathleen Glasgow
Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary by Nonieqa Ramos
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
Only Child: A Novel by Rhiannon Navin
The Purpose of Summer Reading
The Newington High School summer reading initiative is designed to promote the enjoyment of reading and to help students find books they will love. Our aim is to celebrate summer reading as the enjoyable activity it is meant to be and encourage students to develop the habit of lifelong reading. To that end, all NHS students are encouraged to read at least one book of their choice during the summer.
During the summer, NHS students are encouraged to:
Finding a Great Book
This page has several tools for locating titles that you may like. Please use the links on this page to access a variety of book lists and videos to help you select a title that interests you. As you look for a book, keep in mind that you may read fiction or nonfiction. This includes books of poetry or short stories, narrative nonfiction, and informational texts.
Feel free to contact Mr. Hartley @ bhartley@npsct.org over the summer for book recommendations! I'm happy to help!
NOTE: Students taking some courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) classes have additional work assigned by their teachers.
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
Becoming Kareem: Growing up on and off the Court by Kareem Abdul-Jabar and Raymond Obstfeld
Golden Arm by Carl Deuker
Gravity by Sarah Deming
Gut Check by Eric Kester
The Prodigy by John Feinstein
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Along for the Ride: A Novel by Sarah Dessen
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
Tweet Cute: A Novel by Emma Lord
When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger
Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Solo by Kwame Alexander, with Mary Rand Hess
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
The NHS Fiction collection is divided among the following genres (or topic categories). A description of each of these genres can found HERE. Click below to browse each of the NHS Fiction genres.
1922 by Stephen King
Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Inheritance Games (Bk. 1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
Sadie by Courtney Summers