Honors students should read the selected books prior to the beginning of the school year. They are encouraged to secure their own copies. A key to success for middle school students in a summer reading program is parental involvement. Please engage in the text with your child and ask them about what they are reading!  The summer reading assignments and the summer reading project (completed during the school year) will count as a test grade on the students’ first nine weeks.
7th Grade Honors
Required book: Refugee by Alan Gratz
Additionally, you are required to read one of the following choices:
- Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Alexander Hamilton:Â Â The Making of America by Teri Kanefield
- Michael Vey:Â The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
Honors English I (8th Grade)
Required book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Additionally, you are required to read one of the following choices:
- Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerÂ
- The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Friendly Reminders:
This link explains how to use your student ID at the Henderson County Public Library.
These titles are available wherever books are sold or lent.
Adults are encouraged to read as well. Join the fun!
