Summer Reading

Grade 1 – Each student received a set of Primary Phonics Readers. These are to be read in conjunction with your copy of Classical Phonics. The accompanying letter can be found HERE, and the lesson plans can be found HERE.

Grades 1-3 – Each student received a 100 Days of Summer Reading Challenge Journal. The suggested book lists can be found HERE, and expectations for participants can be found HERE. Students who complete this journal by the first day of school will be recognized with a certificate at an Opening Assembly in September.

Grades 4-7 – Story of the World books were sent home. Students will return these books to school in the fall. All other required summer reading books need to be purchased or borrowed from the library.

If you have any questions, please give us a call or email Mr. Borah at jborah@hls.org.

REQUIRED READING LIST

*Grade*	*Title*
Rising 4^th Grade	Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer*
Rising 5^th Grade	Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer*
Rising 6^th Grade	Story of the World Volume 3: The Early Modern Times by Susan Wise Bauer*
Rising 7^th Grade	Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age by Susan Wise Bauer* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Rising 8^th Grade	Girls read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Boys read Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester†
Rising 9^th Grade	All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Rising 10^th Grade	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Rising 11^th Grade	The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Rising 12^th Grade	Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

*Story of the World books will be provided by HLS. Please return them to school in the fall. Students should be prepared for a class book discussion and simple quiz over the assigned reading during the first week of school.

† See also the Emmy Award winning A&E series Horatio Hornblower, starring Ioan Gruffudd.