Keefe Technical Regional School
2022 Summer Reading
All students enrolled in a Keefe Tech English class are expected to read at least one book from the list below. However, we encourage you to read multiple books throughout the summer.
All students will be expected to complete an essay upon returning to school in September during their first academic week. The essay will be graded and will count as a classwork grade for term 1.
It is recommended that students take notes to help them write their essay; however, notes will not be collected or graded. Notes are allowed during the essay writing process. We suggest you use the Keefe Technical High School Summer Reading Worksheet.
Grade 9:
Turtles All the Way Down - John Green
We Were Liars - E. Lockhart
The Living by Matt De la Peña
The Sun Is Also a Star - Nicola Yoon
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card - Sara Saedi
Darius the Great is Not Okay - Adib Khorram
After the Shot Drops - Randy Ribay
Ginny Moon - Benjamin Ludwig
X: a novel - Ilyasah Shabazz
Nimona - Noelle Stevenson
Grade 10:
Illuminae by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Solo - Kwame Alexander
Still Life with Tornado - A. S. King
Picture Us in the Light - Kelly Loy Gilbert
Eleanor and Park - Rainbow Rowell
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass - Meg Medina
Hey, Kiddo - Jarrett Krosoczka
They Called Us Enemy - George Takei
Throne of Glass - Sarah Maas
Blank Confession - Pete Hautman
Grade 11:
I’ll Give You the Sun - Jandy Nelson
Kindred (graphic adaptation) - Octavia Butler/Duffy
One of Us is Lying - Karen McManus
Far From the Tree - Robin Benway
The Book of Unknown Americans - Christina Henriquez
Dread Nation - Justina Ireland
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? - Mindy Kaling
The Porcupine of Truth - Bill Konigsberg
Invisible - Peter Hautman
Grade 11 AP Language & Composition
Students must read one book from the list below:
Where Men Win Glory - John Krakauer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Grade 12:
Inexplicable Logic of My Life - Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Best We Could Do - Thi Bui
The Grief Keeper - Alexandra Villasante
Educated - Tara Westover
Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
Scythe - Neal Shusterman
On the Come Up - Angie Thomas
The Turn of the Key - Ruth Ware
Grade 12 AP Literature & Composition
All students MUST read:
The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver
Framingham Public Library Digital Collection
https://framinghamlibrary.org/find-online/digital-collections/