Caraval (Caraval Series, 1) by Stephanie Garber
Divine Rivals (Divine Rivals Duology, 1) by Rebecca Ross
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes Series, 1) by Sabaa Tahir
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Legendborn Cycle (Legendborn Cycle Series, 1) by Tracy Deonn
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Prison Healer (Prison Healer Series, 1) by Lynette Noni
Sky in the Deep (Sky and Sea Series, 1) by Adrienne Young
Spin by Rebecca Caprara
The Sunbearer (Sunbearer Duology, 1) by Aiden Thomas
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games Series, 0.5) by Suzanne Collins
Throwback by Maurene Goo *
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Ethel's Song by Barbara Krasner
For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome *
A Million to One Jaigirdar, Adiba
They Went Left by Monica Hesse
White Rose by Kip Wilson (Link is to Audiobook owned by NHS)
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Between Shades of Gray by Andrew Donkin
Cat + Gamer (Series) by Wataru Nadatani
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
Heartstopper (Series) by Alice Oseman *
Lunar New Year by Gene Luen Yang *
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds *
The 9:09 Project by Mark Parsons *
The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho *
When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao
* = Nutmeg Nominee
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg*
Darius the Great (Duology) by Adib Khorram
Gather by Kenneth M.Cadow
Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
Home Body by Rupi Kaur
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith
Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley *
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green *
We are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
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.
Don't Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd
Game Changer by Tom Greenwald
Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
Indian Horse: A Novel by Richard Wagamese
No Stopping Us Now by Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Swing by Kwame Alexander
The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Sequel to Beartown)
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes *
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
To All The Boys I've Loved Before (Trilogy) by Jenny Han
Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds
Whiteout: a Novel by Clayton, Dhonielle; Jackson, Tiffany D.; Stone, Nic; Thomas, Angie; Woodfolk, Ashley; Yoon, Nicola
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe *
Golden Boys (Duology) by Phil Stamper
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner *
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany Jackson
This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Check out titles from these popular young adult/teen authors!
To borrow an NHS audiobook, log into your NHS Destiny Account:
Username = ID Number (e.g., 12345)
Password = Last Name (e.g., Hartley)
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe *
My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron
Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
The Spirit Bears its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White *
Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill
Warrior Girl Unearthed (Firekeeper's Daughter Series, 2) by Angeline Boulley
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
* = Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
Black Girl You Are Atlas by Rene Watson
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Vincent & Theo by Deborah Heiligman
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.
