Hey High Schoolers!

Congrats on making it through another year of school… and what a year of school it was!  We are SO proud of all the hard work that you have put into shifting from a traditional school to a digital classroom. And we want you to know that we are here to support you in your academic journey!  

With summer fast approaching (and no homework or school to worry about), it’s the perfect time to relax and crack open a good book or a few (who’s counting?🤷).  We know that it’s hard to drag yourself away from #BookTok, but we promise that these are worth your time!

Check out the CCPS High Schools’ Summer 2023 Reading List and get some ideas… and maybe a head starts on the 2023-2024 school year. 

And yes, yes… we know that this might seem like a shameless plug for the high schools.  But we know the value of reading throughout the summer to prevent that dreaded “summer slump” and if that gets you ready for next year, that’s a win in our books! (Just a little library humor there 😁)

Below you will find links to every book we have available in our digital collections that are on the high school lists, along with a link to all of the resources provided by CCPS reference (or if the dog eats it!). And don’t forget, if you do not have a printer at home, you can print it with us for a nominal fee.

Did you know that you ALREADY have a library card with CCPL? Learn more.

CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER READING LISTS 2023-2024

The Charles County Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment English program requires students to complete summer reading to prepare them for the upcoming school year and to give teachers a common ground with which to begin instruction.

AP summer assignments will be posted on the appropriate school website and shared with students through their English classes. 

AP Summer Reading Lists By High School and AP Class

AP Literature 

August Wilson, Fences 

Thomas Foster, How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Revised Edition – copyright 2014)

AP Language

Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy

Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle 

AP Literature

Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

Kate Chopin, The Awakening 

AP Language

Greta Thunberg, No One is Too Small to Make a Difference 

Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle 

AP Literature

Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House 

AP Language

Jeannette Walls,  The Glass Castle 

Hayslip & Wurts, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman’s Journey from War to Peace

AP Literature

George Orwell, 1984 (REQUIRED)

AND choose one from the required list below: 

Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye

Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man

Kate Chopin, The Awakening

William Styron, Sophie’s Choice

AP Language

Marcus Luttrell,  Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 

Tara Westover, Educated

AP Literature

Thomas C. Foster, How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Revised Edition – copyright 2014) 

Kate Chopin, The Awakening 

AP Language

Dave Eggers, Zeitoun

Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo 

AP Literature

Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House 

August Wilson, Fences 

AP Language

Jeannette Walls,  The Glass Castle 

Ron Suskind, A Hope in the Unseen

AP Literature

Kate Chopin, The Awakening

Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights 

AP Language

Arthur Miller, The Crucible 

Truman Capote, In Cold Blood 

AP Literature

Kate Chopin, The Awakening

George Orwell, 1984 (REQUIRED)

AP Language

Dave Eggers, Zeitoun

Jeannette Walls,  The Glass Castle