Below is a list of the summer reading books and assignments expected for each student in grades 5-12. All readings and assignments are to be completed by the dates noted below. When necessary, specific editions or translations have been noted; please ensure your child reads the correct book.

Clicking on each book title will take you to the Amazon page for each approved edition.
Rising 5th Graders
BookMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (any edition)

Assignment: Read the entire book and come prepared to discuss it in class during the first week of school.
Rising 6th Graders
(Introduction to Literature & Composition)
Book: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (any edition)  

Assignment: Read the entire book and come prepared to discuss it in class during the first week of school.
Rising 7th Graders
(Literature & Composition 7)
BookBruchko (Olsen) Copies are available for pickup at the GCA Office during summer office hours.

Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 16.
Rising 8th Graders
(Literature & Composition 8)
Book: Pilgrim's Progress: Part One by John Bunyan (original version)  

Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 16.
Rising 9th Graders
(Ancient Literature & Composition)
Book: Selected portions (see selected reading list below) of Mythology by Edith Hamilton (ISBN 978-0446574754)
Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 16.
Rising 10th Graders
(Medieval Literature & Composition)
Book: Beowulf (Anonymous; trans: Heaney)

Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 23.
Rising 11th Graders
(American Literature & Composition)
BookThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 16.
Rising 12th Graders
(British Literature & Composition)
Book: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Broadview Edition)

Assignment: Read the entire book and complete the attached study guide by Friday, Aug. 16.
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