Student Information

Hixson High School Summer Reading 2025

1. Students in all regular and honors English classes should read 2 books of their choice from their upcoming grade or school favorites list and complete a project for each. These projects should be turned in to their English teachers during the first full week of school.
2. If a student is taking an AP English class, please see the directions under the AP section.
3. Many of these books are available to check out from our school library.
4. All book titles are linked to a book review from Amazon.
5. Project options: You must do a different project for each book. You can either make a copy of the file, use Kami, or print it to write on.

• Break It Down
• Scavenger Hunt
• Sign-Post Bookmark
• Book Talk

1. Students may choose to listen to the audiobook through Audible, YouTube, the Chattanooga Library, or other platforms instead of reading the physical book.  They may also choose to read the graphic novel version if it is applicable.
2. Students may also choose to read the book in another language if English is not their first language.

School Favorites List (Senior Class recommendations)

• The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore (Class of 2020)

• Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (Class of 2021)

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Class of 2022)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Class of 2023 and 2025)
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (Class of 2024)

9th Grade List

• Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

10th Grade List

• • Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  • The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

• Julius Caesar OR No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

• Poe: Stories and Poems – A Graphic Novel Adaption by Gareth Hinds
• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

11th Grade List

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee : An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
• In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

12th Grade List

• Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
• Grendel by John Gardner
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Twelfth Night OR No Fear Shakespeare: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
• The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

AP classes: These selections are non-negotiable per the College Board. Students must complete the following:

• AP Language (11th grade): You should have received a packet of information from Mr. Doxsee at the end of the school year. Here is also a link to the information. If you have any questions, please email him at doxsee_mitchell@hcde.org.

• AP Literature (12th grade): You should have received a packet of information from Mrs. Smith before leaving for the summer. If you have any questions, email smith_dana@hcde.org.

Required – Choose ONE novel you haven’t read before and complete the Summer Reading Workbook (also given in paper form). This is a graded assignment due when school starts!

• King Lear by William Shakespeare
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Invisible Man by Richard Ellison
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
  

*This is not the extensive list, so please contact Mrs. Smith  if you would like to see more options.

Please click the link below to see the announcements for Seniors this week! It is updated regularly, so please check this frequently to ensure you are informed on all relevant deadlines and activities.

Welcome future wildcats!