DeBakey High School Summer Reading List - All Grades

Dear Parents,

     Your student has received the Summer Reading List identifying the reading required before entering the English class for this 2025-26 school year.  The purpose of summer reading is to: encourage reading, set expectations for English classrooms, assess reading and writing skills, and expose students to literature found on the AP exams.  We are confident that this reading program will enrich our exemplary school curriculum as well as our students for future academic challenges; however, please be advised that some selections contain adult language, themes, and situations. In addition, we highly recommend that your child has a physical copy of the book(s). It is important for him/her to actively engage with the reading, and this can be done through annotating (highlighting and writing in the book) as he/she reads. Encourage your student to begin reading and annotating now. Please read the instructions and the list below before the end of this school year.  During the first cycle, students will be formally assessed (project, test and/or essay) on their comprehension of these works, usually within the first week of school.

9^th Grade:       English I:  Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)- Novel

**incoming 9^th grade students: if you have already completed English I in the 8^th grade, you will need to read the novel(s) assigned to English II.

10^th Grade:     English II and English II HADV/PAP: Animal Farm (George Orwell)- Novel

                         English II HADV/PAP additional- Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)- Novel       

11^th Grade:       English III and AP Lang. and Comp.: The Crucible (Arthur Miller)- Drama

                          AP Lang. additional- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)- Nonfiction                                            

12^th Grade:       English IV and AP Lit. and Comp.: Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) -Novel       

                          AP Lit. additional- Brave New World (A. Huxley)- Novel

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Student and parent please sign as an indication that you have received and read the 2025-26 summer reading list and requirements.  Please bring this page printed and signed with you to your English teacher on the first day of school.  

Thank You.

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