The objective of summer reading for the students is to assist them in cultivating skills that have been built upon throughout their academic year. It is the hope that reading will strengthen and reinforce those skills that are vital to all aspects of academics and beyond. We hope that this will foster the love of reading while still allowing students to strengthen their reading and comprehension skills. Students entering the ninth grade will have a heavy reading requirement during the regular school year prior to their final exam. While reading the novel, you must take detailed chapter notes. It is imperative that you read one of these novels and come to school prepared. Start now to get a great beginning to your freshman year!
Time frame:
1. Students read literature over the summer and complete detailed, hand-written notes with references to:
- Plot
- Characters
- Setting
- Conflict
- Theme
2. Teachers review assignment and format during the first week of school.
3. Exact dates will be designated upon return in September 2023.
Listed below are resources for students:
A video explaining how to access online reading and audiobooks from SORA: SORA Instructions
Make sure to check out your school’s library:
PBHS: https://sites.google.com/pinebushschools.org/pbhs-library/home
Don’t forget your local libraries!
- Pine Bush Area Public Library- 223-227 Maple Ave, Pine Bush, NY https://pinebusharealibrary.org/
- Middletown Thrall Library- 12 Depot Street, Middletown, NY https://www.thrall.org/WelcomeHome.html
- Mamakating Library- 128 Sullivan Street, Wurstboro, NY https://mamakatinglibrary.org/
You can check the availability of each text from the following merchants:
Grade 9 Regents Summer Reading: (* available on SORA)
- Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman:
- Poison Princess by Kresley Cole:
- Monster by Walter Dean Myers: *
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier: *
- The Sun is a Star by Nicola Yoon:*
- On the Devil’s Court by Carl Deuker:
- Boy21 by Matthew Quick:
- Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse: *
- One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus: *
- After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay: *